The Cars - Drive | FIRST TIME REACTION | (Official Music Video) Irish Girl Reaction

[@suucat]

RIP Ben... Rick... Thank you for the music.

[@michaeltipsword7396]

And Benjamin as well. They are both missed.

[@williamthomas9200]

@@suucat A.en

[@1RCPILOT]

These guys were very popular in the 80s. Their music still KICKS ASS Today!!! 😎

[@mtevilone]

They were popular in the 70’s as well.

[@jbw3118]

AMEN!

[@robmeekel9198]

70's .. 1978 to be exact.

[@1RCPILOT]

@@robmeekel9198 The Cars in 1978. Heartbeat City In 1984. Big in the 80s. 😎

[@metatechnologist]

@@1RCPILOT I can't believe there is anything one that doesn't know or hasn't heard this song!! It's so 80's played a zillion times!!

[@raydurz]

Rick Ocasek (I always pronounced it Oh Cay Sek /shrug) and Paulina Poriskova were married, but they unexpectedly divorced not too long ago and Ric died shortly after. Paulina was my 3rd favorite SI Swimsuit issue model. Yes, I have a list and ranking.

[@DianeJennings]

😂 ok! I’m sure you’re right

[@rodthebodfromcanada]

She was my #1 back in the day

[@Wud-f2r]

I still maintain that she was the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. She’s 59 and still drop dead gorgeous.

[@Dularr]

You can now watch Stacy's Mom music video. That band dressed up as the Cars and wanted Paulina Poriskova as the mom.

[@bodan1196]

She didn't get much praise for her attempt at acting. Though I actually remember the movie, where she acted with Tom Seleck as not that bad.

[@rowdyrooster8389]

That song gives me Classic MTV flashbacks.

[@mmm-mmm]

or just mtv before it was shit...

[@cranken72]

These reactions give me "pup up video" vibes!

[@walterfleury3840]

Miss these guys! RIP Ben and Ric. One of the great Boston bands!

[@leftcoaster67]

Benjamin Orr was the singer in this song. Heartbeat City the album didn’t have a bad song on it.

[@MrBrenren]

agreed - one of the best 80's albums

[@robmeekel9198]

Their first album changed music forever. The new wave was a tidal wave that year. So many debut albums in 1978 but The Cars The Cars remains one of the best. Van Halen came out in 1978 and Eddie Van Halen changed the sound of rock guitar single handedly that year too.

[@egbertrapp2503]

One of the most beautiful songs of all time. Extremely melodic, with a touch of melancholy. I love this song, just like the 80s in general. Very charmingly presented. ♥

[@CarlosPinto-v6v]

Interpretada majistralmente por ejamin orr...se lo extraña!!

[@damienfallon8980]

It is NOT about driving someone home after last call. It is about mental issues. I lived with my ex who had bi-polar and struggled with it for 15 years until she lost her battle and this song 1,000% makes sense to me.

[@charlespapps2389]

Most reactors have NO CLUE about what this song means or is about.

[@KatieBarnes-nz2hz]

@@charlespapps2389exactly this young people get nothing

[@user-ok8tn4uj7b]

@damienfallon8980 sorry mate it's actually about domestic violence

[@brianvernon249]

My wife suffered from mental abuse for being too pretty. And then when time finally caught up with her & she lost the power she used to have over men, it just broke her. She was a legit 9 for many years. When she’d have “tantrums” I’d start singing this song and she’d actually get a grip and stop taking me for granted, until next time.

[@interstellardave]

This music video doesn’t help affirm anyone’s thoughts about what the song means. Clearly we have people, particularly a woman, in distress, but then we have mannequins moving around, the singer sitting at a little chair-desk, other odd things here and there.

[@ladycatsinger]

My favorite Cars song. Ric Ocasek sang lead on many of their hits, but Benjamin Orr is the singer on this track. He sadly passed away just after his 53rd birthday in 2000 from pancreatic cancer, just 5 months after his diagnosis

[@DianeJennings]

That’s very sad 😢

[@CusterApollo]

My favorite Cars song as well about a very tough subject. Trying to take care of someone dealing with deep depression is no joke. In the song the writer is asking the one he loves who's gonna drive you home tonight?

[@CarlosPinto-v6v]

Si..lamentable! Lo de benjamin..que era muy cool....una pena!! Se lo extraña!

[@BillW1]

More good Cars songs include Let The Good Times Roll, My Best Friends Girl, Your All I've Got Tonight, and Dangerous Type. Dangerous Type is probably my favorite, although I like all that I listed. I almost forgot Shake It Up.

[@DavidSmith-pg1ob]

"Moving in Stereo" is a great car song!

[@bhpinball]

"You Might Think" is a goofy video, the tonal opposite of "Drive"

[@user-gk9lg5sp4y]

OMG! Touch and Go, and my most favorite and always must be played together, Moving in Stereo/All Mixed Up!

[@Docjonel]

Love the sharp guitar tones in "Candy-O".

[@samson9535]

Bye, Bye Love, It's All I Can Do.

[@thephranc]

Some time in the 80s I found a cassette tape on the side of the road. Using a trusty number 2 pencil I fixed the ribbon. It was a Cars tape and it was glorious.

[@MichaelW-nu3nv]

What a good score!

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

👍 Nice , Gen x life skills

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

​@@j.robertsergertson4513Question is,did it sound good?

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

@@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg idk? About his tape but I had a RUSH tape that got soaked in beer,flushed it with tap water ,let it dry a couple day and it was perfect.

[@gritnix]

@@j.robertsergertson4513 It was probably better. :)

[@ivorwelch8446]

This song was heavilly used on Live Aid television pieces around 1985, the video accompanying it was of the children and people in Africa which was what the concert was raising money for, very emotional at the time

[@robmeekel9198]

The Cars changed music forever in 1978. Same year many great new bands came out like Van Halen. The Cars were known for throwing new sounds / instruments into their songs. The band had dual power vocalists with Benjamin Orrs smooth voice (on this song) and Ric's quirky voice and lyrics. YOU have to listen to their first album's songs "Just What I Needed" "My Best Friend's Girl" "Good Times Roll", "Moving in Stereo". Back when you didn't have music streaming this was one of those albums you could listen to front to back both sides and LOVE every song.

[@Wayne-m6f]

Such an amazingly deep and beautiful song.

[@rusnikfromtranscarpathia]

Cyndi Lauper---Time After Time, Nene--99 Luftbaloon, Katrina &Waves--WalkingonSunahine...my all-time: MenWithoutHats---ExtendedVersion, SafetyDance!

[@shawnmurphy759]

The Cars were not focused on live performances and found steady income for decades marketing their music to your favorite Hollywood movies from 85-95. You have undoubtedly heard many of their songs in movies!

[@johnsample7391]

The Cars were somewhat unique in that they had two lead singers, Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar) and Benjamin Orr (bassist). While this song was written by Ocasek, the lead was sung by Orr. Sadly, Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, prior to the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

[@sinappanis]

It's still crazy to me that bands like The Cars took so long to get into the hall of fame yet there were other non rock related artists inducted long before for no real contribution.

[@user-el2nh5uo1w]

Fast Times at Ridgemount High. The coming out of the pool scene is a Cars song “Moving in Stereo.”

[@d.rodrickeamon6133]

I was sure that there was a Cars song in Ridgemont High! Thanks for confirming that my brain hadn't whacked out.

[@kentnottingham9635]

Their first album, as a joke was almost called “Cars Greatest Hits”. Funny, pretty much came true. Nearly every song on it was a hit! Second album, SAME! They were (still are) SO GOOD!

[@joekautz5610]

I love love The Cars. I was so into them in my high school days and college years. Thank you for a nice trip down memory lane.

[@jackmessick2869]

Bonny Tyler and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" the video is iconic

[@rodthebodfromcanada]

They have tons of great songs. You Might Think, Tonight She Comes, My Best Friends Girl, Magic, Just What I Needed, Hello Again

[@Donald909090]

The 70' and 80' music was the best. Keep checking the bands from those years. You will not be disappointed.

[@gregmcmahon957]

Happy Friday!! I really love this video.Have a great weekend.

[@wadstur8429]

Paulina was one of the most beautiful and popular Sports Illustrated swimsuit models ever. And NO ONE could believe it when she decided to be with Ric Ocasek.

[@robertdedrick7631]

She would accompany Ric to basketball games in my town that was near the beach, she would come down, get bored and go to the beach. She was and is a hottie.

[@MarcoZamora]

I was in high school when that song was released; it's been in the background at some events in my life since then. It was a treat to share your first time hearing it.

[@brianharrington4045]

Ahh I recognized the song in the first Transformers live action movie! If you're interested in 80s synth wave music groups, check out Depeche Mode. Have a great weekend 🎉

[@ninawildr4207]

DM rules❤❤❤

[@TreyXanthean-c5h]

Paulina Poriskova is in fact one of the most Beautiful models ever to have modeled (post 1978)...

[@susanmolnar9606]

Very popular Cars song. Very melodic and thoughtful lyrics. They might be gone but never forgotten. More classics by this band. Enjoy Diane.

[@johncampbell9120]

Its nice discovering what you like...congratulations on coming out😊

[@Awetopsy1703]

when i used to drag main in high school these guys were blaring from my speakers cause they are so cooooooollll !!!!

[@BigTroyT]

The Cars released their debut album in the late 70s, and were a combination of rock and new wave. They had nearly 20 hit singles from the late 70s into the early 90s, with their biggest album, Heartbeat City, spinning off a number of singles that were also made into iconic and hugely popular videos on MTV. These videos used a variety of then-new computerized techniques and were ground-breaking at the time. My favorite of those hits and videos was Magic, but all of the songs from that album featured Ric Ocasek's future third wife, model Paulina Porizkova - she'd been hired for the first video when Ric was still married to his second wife, who he divorced in 1989, marrying Paulina soon after. My very favorite Cars song is Let's Go, from their second album Candy-O. It's full of joy and energy and is a perfect driving, sing-along song - though to be fair, that's true of most of their music.

[@ZootapZooKeeper]

The song Moving in Stereo by The Cars was featured in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I was in my 20's during the 80's. I loved every day of that decade.

[@BC-ui9yt]

As a guy of a certain age, I especially loved the use of the song there.And I think all you guys of that certain age know exactly what I mean

[@frankconley6321]

My mother who grew up during WWII and a completely different music era loved this song. Always think of her when I hear this song.

[@danquinnell3502]

@@frankconley6321 i really love these kind of personal anecdotes. My mom really stayed in tune with pop music through almost her whole life even though graduating in the 40s.

[@a.c.m.e.ink.4568]

Diane, it sounds familiar, because you also heard this in the movie Transformers. The movie was released in 2007. The scene where the song is played. Takes place when Shia LeBoeuf gives Megan Fox a ride home. 😉 The song was produced in 1985.

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

The Cars were an amazing band and I loved them starting as a teen in the 80s. Both of their lead singers, Ben and Ric, had very different voices and styles but they both worked so well. I think my favorite song with Ben Orr singing is probably "Just What I Needed" and my favorite song with Ric Ocasek on lead vocals is probably "You Might Think". They had a lot of good high energy cheerful songs and they had some great videos during the heyday of MTV. Most of their songs would give lead guitarist Elliot Easton a guitar solo, and I always enjoyed those. Dang it, now I want to find all my Cars tapes and CDs and play them for the rest of the day. 😀

[@mikeh720]

I vaguely recall a local (Baltimore-his hometown) classic rock station playing a significant number of the Cars songs when Ric passed in 2019. They were one of the 80s bands that dominated MTV way back when, with the likes of Huey Lewis & the News, Menudo, Spandau Ballet, etc. That was a fun stop on Diane's Musical Motorcade. Cheers, Diane! 💚

[@aragorn1ring]

I always thought this song was about watching a friend or lover go through addiction and always being there to drive them home

[@donaldpicard7752]

The lead singer Rick Okasick RIP recently passed, was maried to the girl in this video .

[@chercee]

The singer of Drive is Benjamin Orr. Ric is the guy who has scenes with Paulina. Ben passed away from cancer.

[@aquilapetram]

@@chercee And Ocasek died in 2019.

[@ericryden4273]

Great band great concerts, glad you covered them. 😊

[@scottpawlus6168]

Going to high school in early 80's, Car's were the band on MTV daily, all songs seem to make you think What??, while were popular to dance too, or just rock out! Plus, they had some of the most beautiful girls in their videos.

[@paullangland7559]

I hear this song at work at lot. I think a radio station in the area has this on their playlist frequently.

[@bigron725]

Love them . Saw them in concert . The first 2 albums were my favs ( The Cars and Candy O ) . I loved Moving in Stereo because of how it moved around in headphones or quad speakers . Just saying . Great reaction as always !

[@kevinmorris4133]

The first Cars song to play on the radio was "Moving in Stereo." After that, I was hooked!

[@godzillalover2]

strangely in the 80's we called him Oh case ick.

[@historyhunter3332]

This song brings back memories of being out on my own for the first time after joining the USAF and getting sent to an Air Force Base in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

[@analiajimenalopez4666]

So perfect unique and amazing voice Benjamin Orr had..you gone Ben but wll never be forgotten

[@markusheadmaster1844]

when radio songs late at night were pure romantic vibe, we miss that magic time so much

[@tbmike23]

I can listen to this song on repeat, because it's gorgeous. I can also listen to this song endlessly, because I know the girl he's singing about, and many of us do. The hot mess who you think your love can save. Maybe the song is even introspective. What a departure from the Cars regular content, though, and what a masterpiece.

[@tonyidle7813]

I still have this c.d. I bought back in the 80s.

[@mattblatchley2061]

their songs vary in style so much...whatever you listen to next will sound totally different! that was fun! two of those dude take turns singing lead

[@thomashiggins9320]

This was just a solid band with some good tunes. 😎 My favorites were, "You Might Think", "Let the Good Times Roll" and "My Best Friend's Girl."

[@ed-straker]

I was in Boston, late 1984, walking on Huntington Ave, and Ric Ocasek drove by in a white convertible Mercedes.

[@TheMoneypresident]

I was somewhere else that very day.

[@patrickwentz8413]

Ric Ocasek, was from Baltimore, and the band still gets lots of airplay in central Pennsylvania. Great band. Loved it. I believe the song was about a relationship that was on the rocks.

[@DavidGlover-s7x]

Great group. Lucky to have them during my high school years. A classmate of mine played guitar for Ric Ocasek in later years.

[@rhodalphssanitorium5010]

Our US Navy ship was in dry dock, in Boston. 1988. A couple buddies and me happened upon Ric, inside a bar there. No Paula, but we waited around for a while. Love the Cars.Many riffs run through my mind.

[@johnprice6066]

Hi Diane! Here are a couple of '80s bands to check out: Rockpile and Translator... Rockpile was the touring band for Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds in the late '70s and early '80s. The song I would pick is "Teacher, Teacher" or "If Sugar Was As Sweet As You." Translator was a relatively unknown band from the '80s from San Francisco, but they did a really cool song called "Everywhere That I'm Not".

[@garyd1125]

Another episode of songs I remember but never remember the artists😂😂😂 have a great one Diane

[@stephenpaxman6180]

80s music is awesome !!!!!!

[@smhollanshead]

#suggestion: Magic by the Cars.

[@EvilTheOne]

As a fan of 'The Cars' and the band 'Heart', they both share these similarities; both bands were formed in the mid-70's, and DIDN'T have their respective lead singers sing vocals on their highest charting songs. 'Drive' was lead vocal by Benjamin Orr, and Nancy Wilson of 'Heart' lead vocal 'These Dreams'. Side note, Benjamin Orr's solo album 'The Lace' was outstanding! Lastly, Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek met while making this music video.

[@Mhantrax]

Oh man, the memories. It was great being an '80s kid. I used to listen to The Cars record back when vinyl was old and lame technology and cassette tapes were the new glory.

[@MadSlantedPowers]

They were my favorite band back from about 1979 until the mid to late 80's. Their first two albums are still amongst my favorites of all time. The drummer, David Robinson, had been in the band The Modern Lovers. The next band I really got into was Talking Heads, and their keyboardist/guitarist, Jerry Harrison, had also been in The Modern Lovers.

[@rbailey1240]

I was never much of a Cars fan but I have always loved this song!

[@winterburden]

Thanks for reacting to it Diane!

[@greghamann2099]

I have seen this song performed live at Rockford Speedway near Chiago. Mott The Hoople and REO Speedwagon also performed that day. It was a mind-blowing experience that is unforgettable, So much talent.

[@kenbrandon6434]

Ric Ocasek most well known as the lead singer, but he often shared the duty with Benjamin Orr, who took the lead on this song. Orr also had a couple solo hits. One was “Stay the Night”, a personal favorite of mine.

[@ggmiethe]

Love The Cars. I was in my wild teens in the 80s. Here are some great songs for your consideration: • Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions • Heart of Glass by Blondie • True by Spandau Ballet • Gimme All Your Lovin’ by ZZ Top • Joey by Concrete Blonde • Let My Love Open The Door by Pete Townsend • Centrefold by The J. Geils Band • Jump by Van Halen • Venus by Bananarama That should keep you jumpin’

[@nlitnd1isaloof]

The Cars have so many songs that iconify the 1980's it's insane and it is some of the MOST 1980's sounds you will hear in any music. Amazing group. 100% complete nostalgia for me. BTW, Music with this level of talent in writing, singing, delivery, and painting a picture of the moment just doesn't really exist in any significant degree these days. There is a little of it but for those that know.... think about the depth of what The Cars brought to music. It's hard to match.

[@Tuishimi]

The Cars were amazing and ground breaking.

[@Tuishimi]

The Police, The Cars, Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Boston, J Geils Band, Foreigner, and so many more from the late 70's and early 80's...

[@warmongerel9743]

They said that they named themselves "The Cars" because they mixed their music to sound good on car stereos. Back in the 70s and 80s, cars came with crappy radios and speakers. The 1st thing you did when you bought a car is upgraded the stereo and speakers. I had a few cars where the stereo was worth more than the car that it was installed in. And The Cars sounded great in them.

[@viceman8152]

Ric Ocasek was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band, also the driving force and genius behind the band. However, he did not sing the lead in this song. He wrote the song in order to feature the bassist Benjamin Orr's voice. The model was his wife (Paulina Porizkova).

[@splender88]

That's more of an explanation than I was ever aware of. I love the song the video not so much. The cars had a few really good songs back in the 80's this may have been the best IMHO!

[@ChrisFreund-rt8rf]

Just a great song,by a great band! Lots of memories in this song for me.

[@ross4970]

Loved it the first time i heard it. Takes me back.

[@mikedauplaise7477]

I own all of the albums by The Cars, plus solo efforts by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr. I also saw the band live a few times. They still rank as my favorite band from my youth. Ric wrote everything and shared lead singing duties with Benjamin Orr (who was the favorite of the ladies). No band sounded like them.

[@Halloween111]

This was the 80's "Stardust" phase. Songs like this one, Silent running, Broken Wings, Sunglasses at night, and several others. Lots of synth with an almost dream like feel to them.

[@glennblackwell9679]

Happy Friday to you Diane. If I had to guess I think the song is about manic depression. I remember this video, it is one of the most 1980s videos that ever 1980d lol.

[@danielbenincasa770]

Hi Diane. I saw the Cars in concert. They are New Wave, Power Pop & Pop Rock music.

[@enerpro2955]

Paulina, originally from my country, was the first supermodel. I did a TV interview with her in the 90s and besides beautiful she was 1 very funny chick

[@allenswanson2423]

although my response at the time (i was 18 or 19) was the same as Diane's -- that's the most beautiful woman i've ever seen -- she certainly wasn't the first supermodel. the term as now used goes back decades. even immediately before Paulina, there were supermodels such as Cheryl Tiegs.

[@Wayne-m6f]

One of the greatest bands ever!

[@av6162]

"Drive" was partially used in a drive-away scene in the 2007 sci-fi film Transformers.

[@max-zd6yj]

Yes, you heard this band >>>>>>you just don't remember.😍

[@Tennisman81]

Just what I needed was my favorite song from the cars

[@mikekuhn214]

May the Lead Singer on this track Benjamin Orr and also Ric Ocasek of this band RIP! We all miss both of u men!

[@ALAN_COX]

This was one of my go to choices of karaoke songs when karaoke was so popular some years ago.

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Makes me think of my Father...and i couldent have asked for a better one. Someone who was there through all of the up and downs, but there being a rock.

[@cstains5543]

Shake it up by the Cars is pretty good.

[@rlrudedog]

I knew of the Cars just did not have time to listen to their music. When I did find time to listen to music, I would times get to hear the Cars at work when one of my coworkers like Punk and such. This was when I got to listen to Berlin also. It took a short while for me to start liking the band, as this was around 1984-86. Then I got station to Bethesda Naval Hospital. No one listen to the Cars or Berlin. So, I bought a few CDs of each group and played them after work continued working. Then what both bands quit. Drive is my favorite song. I also enjoyed all those vids back in those days. On the USS Carl Vinson CVN 70, we had TVs in the berthing. The ship had 24/7 something on the TVs mostly music videos. This was 1982 when I trans off to Scotland January 1985.

[@Member319]

The song "Drive" by The Cars, released in 1984, is a reflective and somewhat melancholic song that deals with themes of emotional support and dependency in a relationship. The lyrics, sung by bassist Benjamin Orr, center around someone asking a loved one who is going through tough times, "Who's gonna drive you home tonight?"-a metaphor for providing care and emotional stability. The song explores feelings of loneliness, vulnerability, and the need for reassurance and help when facing life's challenges. The underlying theme of "Drive" suggests a person in a difficult situation who might not be able to manage on their own, raising questions about who will be there to support them when they are struggling emotionally or mentally. It's a poignant look at relationships and dependency.

[@spgtenor]

Interesting. Drive is certainly an esoteric title, but had there not been a video for the song, I may have thought something similar. But rather I believe the song is about someone who has lost their mind. It could be about drug addiction, but I think it's much darker, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, at least the lyrics suggest someone who is not at all in control of their thoughts or actions.

[@big8dog887]

While "Drive" is a nice song, and their biggest chart hit, it's actually fairly atypical of Cars music, which generally tends to be a lot more upbeat. Most of the other songs people are suggesting are more indicative of what you would expect of a Cars song. In particular, "You Might Think" is very fun video.

[@Smedley61]

This band was a monster. This is one of their last hits. Their debut album is one of the best debuts in rock and roll history and the followup was very strong as well.

[@GaryBruyere-f9b]

This song is truly beautiful... as are you Diane!

[@LostButMakingGoodTime]

First time seeing your channel. I thought your comment about Paulina in the thumbnail was a bit ironic because in your photo YOU struck me as a particularly beautiful woman. Definitely one of the prettier women I’ve ever seen in the land of KZbin and reactions. After a watch, I’ll stand by that. Definitely in the top two. 😁 Nice work mom and dad! 😂😂 All the best. 😋

[@CapnDan57]

Nice, Irish Girl! This was one of their slow ballads. I believe it was featured in "Transformers", "50 First Dates", and on MTV alot. Two New Wave bands ina row...go for three? Music Reaction 100 is two away!

[@edwolf5256]

It was used in the Transformers 2007 movie, when Sam was watching Mikaela leave the park and than Bumblebee plays this song on radio to push Sam to drive Mikaela home.

[@JohnL-qe4pi]

I loved this song when it came out and still listen to it on my car radio. Paulina was a stunner. In hindsight, this was a song of future betrayal. Ric Ocasek married Paulina, but she said he became distant, and he would eventually divorce her. When he died, it was alleged by Paulina that he had cut her off from his estate and left her virtually nothing. Sad ending to a sad story

[@alanbarr9327]

That song was the "lights out" call almost 49 years ago in discos and dance halls around the world!

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@chrisignatz1728]

Ric and Ben have both passed away. Ben was from my home state of Ohio. He's buried in a small cemetery in Thompson Oh only about 40 miles from my hometown. The band was part of the soundtrack of our teen yrs. Great memories ❤