NEW * Dangerous Type - The Cars {Stereo} 1979

"Dangerous Type" is a 1979 song by the Cars from their second studio album, Candy-O. It was written by Ric Ocasek.
The core guitar riff that "Dangerous Type" is centered on resembles the T. Rex song, "Bang a Gong". The song features Ric Ocasek on lead vocals. AllMusic critic Tom Maginnis compared the song to "All Mixed Up", a track on The Cars' self-titled debut album, as they both were the final track on their respective albums, with both tracks "vamping on an upsweep of grand chord changes as the group's entire sonic palette eventually fills the tape to capacity for the big finish."
Although "Dangerous Type" never was released as a single, the song has since become a fan favorite. It has appeared on numerous compilation albums, among them Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology and Complete Greatest Hits.
"Dangerous Type" has received positive reception from music critics. AllMusic critic Greg Prato said it was one of the "plenty of other standouts [besides "Let's Go" on Candy-O that] can be found" and cited the track as a highlight from Candy-O.Tom Maginnis said, "'Dangerous Type' is the Cars' idea of a musical epic", and went on to say, "After the impossibly infectious leadoff single 'Let's Go,' 'Dangerous Type' would become the album's second-biggest hit." In the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology liner notes, Brett Milano said, "'Let's Go' and 'Dangerous Type' [stood] out as the best of [Ric] Ocasek's enigmatic-woman songs."

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[@julenepegher6999]

Thanks for this, a favorite of mine!

[@ronreed811]

I'm an 80's freak and love the Cars!! Thanks for sharing!

[@Daddy53751]

Nice work dude!🤘🏻

[@kittensanddaisies5615]

@@julenepegher6999 this is one of my favorites from the early days. First time watching this video, glad i came across it today. Ben looking cool in his boots 😎

[@frankiebats4thebronx]

Awesome I am in, thank you

[@timwagers6933]

My childhood all on one whole cassette tape.

[@Barrelsmoke]

The car has completely defined what the eighties would sound like. This song is a great classic

[@davidholubetz177]

The Cars were the soundtrack to my high school years ... we didn't know how good we had it.

[@SeniorGymBro-Tom]

Right on man! Same here!

[@markfromct2]

LoL I am 70 The Cars were (and still are) the sound track of my LIFE. I KNOW how good I have it! Peace 🕊

[@mariechapman9679]

Elliott Easton is an awesome guitarist!!!

[@dlucks174]

Back when music was music

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

I usually prefer the songs Ben did lead vocals for over Ric's as a general rule, but this is one of Ric's standouts imo. Sucks that both of em are gone now. Here's hoping their legacy and the legacy of their bandmates live on like they have already

[@TheLoghouseTeacher]

I feel the same about Ben’s vocals, his voice was more appealing to me. May they both Rest In Paradise.

[@richardingrassia4276]

Elliot Easton is one of the best guitar players ever

[@mikerieck306]

@@BrianCarnevaleB26 What??

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

exactly right, Joe.@@mikerieck306

[@smilinacha]

@@mikerieck306 - That very common statement usually translates into “XXX XXXX is my favorite xxxxx,” that’s all. We’ve all said it prolly more than once😉..

[@mikerieck306]

@@smilinacha That makes much more sense. To paraphrase one of Iggy Pop's lyrics "Who plays the best guitar......who F'ing cares." And yes Eliot is a very clever guitar player. His solo's are always great....even if the song isn't.

[@scottdavis4335]

He played Bass

[@patwasilko8005]

The left handed 🎸player, is great!!!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Elliot Easton

[@PeakIntoTomorrow]

The Cars are the coolest

[@thecarolinashreds196]

Pure Badass. The coolest song they wrote. Toward the end of the song the build up is genius!! Great band. Wish they were still around

[@eewright2001]

Hey @thecarolinashreds196, You hit the nail on the head with your comment, on the build up at the end of the song being genius! First time I heard it I was blown away!!!

[@waltercolombe6105]

Especially when the synth hits that extended note at the end.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@waltercolombe6105 Agee it’s like a tornado 🌪️ swirling around and around drawing us UP higher and higher in the powerful vorTeX! 🎉

[@ericmcdaniel4029]

Hard to decide between this and moving in stereo

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

I just gotta say this, first of all I Love The Cars. Second, I'm 65 years old and this build up of sound y'all are talking about is nothing new. It's been part of rock n roll since the 60's. It's a natural progression used to build up the energy, the beauty of the song itself and finally the climax of the whole musical experience. I and millions of others have been rockin' out to music like this for decades! Glad y'all are getting to have the same great experience! ✌️❤️

[@gantech]

David Robinson the drummer is awesome

[@tabithagamblin5117]

Yes he is.

[@susanbezio6708]

David is a artist. He helped design the album covers and the Cars logo.

[@gantech]

@@susanbezio6708 He was so talented on so many levels... amazing man

[@brucekalin9551]

Love his playing, his technique as he sways to the rhythm & beat. Great band all very talented.

[@javiermiranda1308]

HE IS A VERY GOOD BASKET BALL PLAYER TOO.!

[@sararichmond8476]

The Cars. The most dangerously cool band that ever was. 😎💟🎸🎹💋

[@jamesschmidlap305]

I saw them in Houston! 1980

[@sararichmond8476]

So so lucky! I never got to see them. They're the band I most wish I could have seen. I love Ben Ric, and most of all GREG and play the music almost every day.

[@43captrexkramer]

Proof that Rik Ocasik was a pioneer in the mullet department.

[@ralphsarcello3085]

ALL YOU HIPSTERS & YOUNG PUNKS LEARN THAT WE GREW UP W/ THE GREATEST MUSIC EVER THE 70's & EARLY 80"S

[@larryp.450]

Totally underrated song. Love it.

[@jmrebel306]

Song is absolutely incredible. VERY underrated

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Overrated {Underrated} comment, strikes again … 😛

[@dwightkline3991]

A Great time to be Alive.

[@LoneLee2022]

It was. Sex drugs and Rock N Roll.

[@richardthomas6331]

The Cars were great classic rock legends.

[@RICHFUREY-db6nb]

The Cars Dangerous Type is one of my favorite songs 🎵!

[@LoneLee2022]

That guitar just takes you away!

[@LoneLee2022]

The 1st album was incredible, the 2nd album blew me away. It sat on my turntable for 6 months.

[@colonelangus3157]

I was 17 in "79" when this came out...such great memories. Those were wonder years drinking on the beach near Cape Cod. Glad to have grown up near Boston and all the great music.😊❤🏆

[@JacarandaJo]

Same-17!!!

[@Rocknroll4evr]

Was 15 and rockin

[@gassit137]

I was 16 and in Australia, greatest times and music no matter where in the world we were....we were all very lucky to have grown up in this era 🤙

[@SouthernStorm_61]

I was 18 and recently graduated from High School.....awsome tune.

[@dougkabler3032]

I have always loved the drums on this song. And on the whole album too. Roy Thomas Baker really made them pop.

[@MsLawrence321]

That's it !!!!, I gotta invent time travel .

[@brucevolk9729]

This encapsulates the magic of the era. I was 13 when this was recorded.

[@GeorgeFlippin]

I remember like it was yesterday when I was in a record store in Thornton, Colorado, North Valley Mall. They were doing a promo for The Cars first. At that time it was still a lot of Zep, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath. But the new sounds were on their way with The Cars, Van Halen, Blondie, Prince and many others. Working in a movie theater back in the late 70's to the first years of the 80's, who could ask for more with that and music like this. A great time to be living. Not everything was perfect in the world, but The Cars and many others made it seem like it was.

[@seanjones2456]

One of my favorite Cars songs! So many cool things in it. The drums sound incredible! The effects on the vocals at the end was a great addition. This song could go on for another 20 minutes and noone would give a shit!

[@TracyJames-sr7vc]

So true

[@gantech]

I listen to this song constantly because it was so so so bad ass

[@LoneLee2022]

So much talent in that band.

[@Mike-ky9jz]

Ben and Ric....your swag on stage was absolutely undeniable. RIP .....your legacy lives on.

[@roccocambareri2147]

Like how everyone respects each other's talents in this Band, Thanks, for HUGE Post,

[@toradog5719]

Just can't get enough of the Cars.

[@RobertPlant-rh9ro]

I had the great opportunity to see them at the original Boston Gardens! I'm 70 years old and these guys put on a good show.

[@TheSilmarillian]

1958 model here same .

[@unclegus-vx7jc]

touche

[@frankiebats4thebronx]

Jesus what a great video the 70s what a great time

[@ThomasGerard-kh5ib]

They were killer

[@gosteelers8322]

Just another awesome and classic "CARS" hit, all these YEARS LATER. These guys were simply unforgettable with their hit songs and performances throughout the 70s and 80s.

[@lightblueeyedgirl1442]

Classic!

[@joycewalbert1413]

Greg Hawkes!❤🧡💛💚💙💜❤

[@sararichmond8476]

Isn't he just a darling? 💖💖💖

[@luanamedeiros3556]

These boots are made for walkin 🎸 RIP Ben. You were the coolest ❤️

[@manomyth11]

too many memories man'''''''

[@julenepegher6999]

My ultimate rock band “The Cars” RIP Master Ric and Gorgeous, Sexy Ben. Great boots, Ben!

[@alejandroperez4528]

Elliott and Ben boots

[@386Clarke]

I’m glad you like Bens boots. I can’t get behind anything in his whole outfit lol He has looked better imo but I love the song. Cheers!

[@julenepegher6999]

@@386Clarke Hahaha, I agree he has looked better but then again he could wear a paper sack and he would look fantastic 🤩

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@julenepegher6999 Ben Boots. Benjamin looked like the “dangerous type” 😅!!

[@julenepegher6999]

@@KittyGrizGriz yep! So did Janis, I love her I used to imitate her when I was 10 years old. My older sister would blast her music. I listen to her often!

[@petercook3143]

These are my buddies form the 80s, grew up with them and my friends.

[@TheSilmarillian]

I hear you.

[@wjcalderonwc]

Just beautiful

[@dbpiercy1]

Great song

[@tabithagamblin5117]

I love Ben's boots their cool and groovy.

[@kelseymariel2127]

He was cool and groovy.

[@tabithagamblin5117]

Yes he was cool and groovy l have to agree with you. 😎

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Definitely, red and shiny,,,he looks so iconic~ly cool wearing them…yum

[@samf9634]

Thanks for posting. Its easy to forget just how really good the Cars music was They were on the leading edge of so much more great music to come in the 1980's. RIP Ben & Ric you have forever left your imprint on the world.

[@smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach]

Amen.

[@davidherringgo]

Miss the Cars . Thanks to Y.T. they are still around.

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

Until Ric put an end to that. I hope Benjamin was able to forgive him. I will love you forever Benjamin. You have a heart of gold. 🧡🧡💖💖💕💕❣️❣️🌹🌹💝💝✝️✝️✝️✝️🇺🇲🇺🇲 From Sherri not Pete

[@bobduncan9015]

An all time classic. RIP Ben & Ric. Always loved Elliot's playing but even more since he's a lefty like me & Paut :)

[@gantech]

Perfection

[@josephconte]

1979 senior year in highschool

[@richardstrode7846]

This reminds me of my high school dances and the bands that tried to play this song. This song was extremely popular "she's a lot like you" I'm from the class of '85 Great time to be alive...

[@frankiebats4thebronx]

Oh my God I love this song what great times 70s

[@wilsoncaddis]

I lived through these exciting times...thanks for the music....it's legendary !

[@TheChef470]

Masterclass in cool. I was a freshman in high school when their first album came out.......blew my mind.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Saw them in ‘79, right out of the gate🌸

[@Johnny-so5xv]

Rip ben orzewski and ric ocasek

[@user-do4wn5pk4j]

I WAS 32 WHEN THIS WAS SONG THE DANGEROUS TYPE WAS RECORDED. I FOLLOWED THE CARS AND WENT TO OVER TWO DOZEN OF THEIR SHOWS IN NEW ENGLAND AREA. THEY WERE PURE NEW WAVE ROCK & ROLL. I HAVE EVERY VINYL THEY RELEASED IN MY EXTENSIVE VINYL COLLECTION. I MISS THEM.

[@jeffkaufman9875]

Great song from their second classic lp, and their last…

[@WaveRyeDer99]

Hands down my fav Cars song!

[@unclegus-vx7jc]

i was 21 and the best was about to come!!!! the 80’s were pure bliss…..

[@dynjarren7523]

They were the epitome of New Wave only now that label means nothing just like Alternative rock or Grunge mean nothing now. What’s left is the music and Cars had great songs because Ric Ocasek wrote great songs and he and Orr sang them well. They also weren’t afraid of technology and embraced it early on. Using Synths and Electronic drums for effect. The result was they sounded so futuristic and still do! Those first two albums are almost perfect and Produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Thanks Ric, Ben and Roy!

[@reneechristopher2121]

Love Ben's outfit, especially the boots.

[@crashjones9575]

My favorite Cars tune. Just brilliant!

[@Rocknroll4evr]

15 when this came out, probably explains my taste in women, the dangerous type 😂 rock on

[@frankiebats4thebronx]

the greatest of times this song brings me back to the greatest moments in my life. God bless this band and all of its members and families. what this song does for me is priceless thank you Cars. Elliot thank you

[@RobLents]

7th grade study hall and the teacher has the local rock station on. Good memories

[@billholdenjr9661]

When these guys jammed it was unbelievable 😊

[@blueprismquivers4540]

Can't begin to tell you the impact The Cars had in the late 70's. Most of the big bands had fizzled. Beatles, Led Zeppelin and even the Stones were doing disco. Boston picked up the heavy guitar mantel and lifted us up again. But New Wave bands were picking the 70's up and getting us fired up for the 80's. The Cars wrote and performed some of the most legendary tunes of my generation. Candy-O was my favorite (I married a redhead) but their first 3or 4 albums set the tone for all of the dance clubs in SoCal for years.

[@wayneg.8232]

One of my favorite Cars songs.

[@wilsoncaddis]

my favorite song of all....what terrific years...

[@patwasilko8005]

What a crowd !😀👌left handed 🎸,is awesome the whole song!

[@gantech]

The best

[@rafa77766]

Great band and amazing album Candy O.

[@ozzygood2]

You're all I've got tonight. Another cool song.

[@AcesMacRae]

I was 12 in '79, grew up with the most insane rock to ever come out of Boston. 🤘❤️😎

[@dtmcbride]

Legends

[@richardshort311]

Ben Orr the man, the legend.

[@randyteta9170]

My favorite cars song , I had to learn this on guitar

[@IntoTheMindlessAbyss]

I first heard this song in a movie back in 2003. I was around 16 going on 17, we were using CD players and the console of choice was the PS2. Anyway, it was Times Square on a gamble of choice. It seemed like an interesting film ( I didn't see any trailers nor read any articles or reviews in regards to the film I was about to take a gamble on) I was sold immediately simply on the fact the film was set in a late 70's - early 80's, Tim Curry was included in the cast and I had nothing left to lose. After viewing the film it left quite an emotional impact. I thoroughly enjoyed the soundtrack and this song was part of that soundtrack.

[@jilllinson6087]

This is such a fabulous song!! One of my all time favorites!! ❤❤❤❤

[@jennyjacques573]

A work of pure musical genius...Enigmatic, bewitching paradox.

[@boathemian7694]

Guys were so original. From just another folk band to this.

[@acdc5579]

Great music and times.

[@sranney1]

Memory lane

[@user-Stephen-1967]

I recently met a young woman, who is so aptly described in this song, unfortunately 😔for 😕me, 😐she 😞was too dangerous for me😑and it didn't end well for us.😪 😮😢

[@martyc2637]

I think I was with that same girl for a year. What a crazy ride before she dumped me for a younger guy. She said she used to go out with David Robinson.

[@kornkobbler1]

2022 still listening

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

2023

[@hauntedhighway2166]

THANKS!! GREAT footage of one of my favorite Cars songs. CLASSIC!!

[@tajtandoori9076]

My favourite Cars song!

[@jbcaddy12]

What a year that was !!!!! Fantastic!!!!

[@brent4770]

Timeless song!

[@lenkareznicek2778]

Who else here wishes that gorgeously climactic looong fadeout were cranked up full volume, eh?

[@tajtandoori9076]

YESSSSSS!!!!!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Yes, music feels like it goes around and around in a huge circle and gets larger and larger, while climbing higher & higher….awesomeness 🎶

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

"Please sir, may I have some more?" (That's a line from a Charles Dickens novel). Just thought I'd let you know.

[@pams9548]

My favorite Cars song! I jammed this song all the time

[@chrismccray5362]

I know a person like this Type Dangerous alright

[@rickyarvizu7535]

God's Speed, Ric...

[@timothywolfe3891]

Absolutely my favorite Cars song!

[@joesalinas7281]

Still badass to this day.

[@tylerhilgar7432]

One of the best all time bands/classic Rock/lost a good guy Rick Ocasic

[@andifisaytoyoutomorrow0]

Imo one of their best!

[@colonelangus3157]

Ben Orr looks so different with brown hair. RIP BEN💔

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Ben would look hot bald 🙃. He’s buffed up here, almost looks like he’s got a chest costume like Superman underneath shirt. Yes: R.I.Power music man🕊️🎶🥀

[@astrobot702]

Full disclosure: I grew up with The Letters To Cleo cover. Those were some wild times. Very Based.

[@larrywhite6521]

Wow,showed Elliot eastern doing the rift, on a lefty telecaster like mine,great song.

[@kengaskins5083]

For me, easily my favorite Cars song, and they had so many! Number 2 would be "Mixed Up". A lot of talent in that band, and they definitely had their own sound. I like their "gets up" too, Easton lookin' all cool like he's from The Byrds or The Doors, Ocasek with the shades & red jacket and Orr with the cool red boots! So much talent back then in Rock, R&B, Pop, you name it! What the hell happened?

[@user-op1mi1be6n]

Those are my choices as well

[@user-op1mi1be6n]

My favorite cars song