FIRST TIME HEARING Gary Numan - Cars | REACTION

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[@sirrodneyffing1]

You have NO idea how revolutionary that was in Britain when it hit the radio. You’ listening to it now with all the benefit of hearing thousands of tracks that came after.

[@sharilynbratton6476]

I confess at almost 61 I still love this song ha!

[@AdamConus]

This makes me remember MTV in the beginning. This video was in heavy rotation back when there were only about 30 videos.

[@CarMadLV1]

To this day, Gary still tours and his concerts are packed with faithful, lifelong fans like myself.

[@steveshute3810]

This song was a HUGE hit when it came out. It's truly pioneering and groundbreaking - just imagine how many other bands were influenced by this sound.

[@donnamoskowitz4978]

Yes we did dance to this song in clubs!!!

[@stephendennis5911]

I've been a fan of Gary numan since 1979

[@joannetyndall3625]

Remember hearing this,as a kid,vividly.

[@jaquettajones]

OH! We DEFINITELY Hit the Dance Floor for This ONE!

[@rlamorea1]

I love that the "refrain" for Cars is a synth line. No lyrics, but serves the exact same role in the song.

[@drogna3905]

As a lifelong Gary Numan fan, I loved this! Gary still going strong, still touring, still making albums. Suggest My Name is Ruin for a more up to date feel for his music. But another from back in the day is Are Friends Electric? He also reworked On Broadway. The synth solo by Billy Currie is INSANE! Thanks again.

[@thelwulfeoforlic6482]

Drogna - Ah! BUT a better track for synth lines is the 81 version of “Everyday I Die” taken from the Wembley concerts - good times!

[@thelwulfeoforlic6482]

‘Fear Factory’ did an excellent cover of “Cars” featuring Numan as a guest vocalist, back in 1999

[@James-hd6ez]

​@@thelwulfeoforlic6482back in the 1970s-80s their wasn't such thing here in the UK as dance charts, as any music like this and other artists like Simple Minds, Blonde, Bowie, Roxy etc got played in Discos and nightclubs and the dance floor filled lol.

[@jimmycranier3668]

If you like this you will love .."Are friends electric" Tubeway army

[@traci4187]

This was my first real introduction to New Wave music thanks to my older brother (who was WAY into new wave and industrial rock - especially DEVO). I still love the sound of this song - Gary Numan fully embraced synthesized sound.

[@dgator3599]

Oh yes, I was on the dance floor every time this song was played. I am a lifelong classic rock fan, graduated in 1982, so I was already going into clubs at 17, two years before (my sister's ID). So by the time I was in my 20s, the "alternative" music was all over the airwaves. Techno is what my friends and I called it and many bands started following suit using more synthesizers like one of my favorite bands, Rush. I shook my head and was bummed by it all but now, when I hear these 80s treasures, it reminds me how much I enjoyed the quirky artists growing up.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

This brings back great memories from my adolescent years ❤️❤️

[@johnhelwig8745]

Oh how I miss early MTV!!!

[@nancymjohnson]

He looks like Sheldon Cooper LOL. I played this hundreds of times on the air. Still love it. ☮️❤️

[@bigjoe330]

Trent Reznor from NIN Invited Gary on stage to perform this song

[@GaryBonaducci]

Yeah, and that's a great live performance of the song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqTRi6yimrKifLc

[@FLmickey90]

Thought of this as well! Great performance of it as well!!

[@stephendennis5911]

I've been fortunate enough to have seen Gary live twice in new Zealand

[@undergroundwarrior70]

Gary Numan's music to this very day is very futuristic. And will be for decades to come.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Played all the time in the dance clubs back in the day.

[@mocknburd23]

I was 11 when this came out, and it was a very new sound for me. I loved it then and I love it now!

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

80s were AWESOME!!! ❤

[@AmyW-qo4se]

Some songs are just fun. This is a different and fun song. So sit back or get moving and have fun.

[@Gravel-Idle]

I've been into Numan since my teenage years in 1979 and got to see him just two days ago at the Electric Ballroom, Camden, London and this was number two in the set. Good times

[@StoneShards]

"Are Friends Electric" is iconic! There must be a hundred covers of it out there! Gary even covered it himself on the Hybrid album. That version will scrape the barnacles off your soul!

[@tannonwraith4692]

One of my favorites. Thanks.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Gary Numan is one of my favorites, his music is amazing and very influential. He uses his voice like another instrutment. He was a big influence on Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and industrial music in general. This song was played extensively in the alternative music dance clubs but I'm guessing those clubs didn't exist in 1979 when this song came out so it probably didn't make the dance charts. Other songs to check out: I Can't Stop it, New Thing From London Town, Call Out the Dogs, My Breathing. God Only Knows, I Am Dust. Great stuff!

[@crunchyfrog22]

And Trent had him play this on tour with NIN. Great live video of them playing on KZbin.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

@@crunchyfrog22 Yeah, love that live video!

[@stuckinthe80s85]

When this song hit the radio, it was SOOOOOOOO different, you just had to keep playing it over and over. It is really hypnotic! My high school years... The 80s Baby!

[@Una...]

Loved it then, loved it now! Gary was very experimental, and influenced many new wave bands. He's still around, still experimenting.

[@rosieb949]

So, it was just fun. Had to be there, maybe, but it was FUN!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

The "pleasure principle" is a thing in Freudian analysis, it just means that people tend to seek pleasure and avoid pain.

[@dranet47]

He has a fairly recent song called "My Name is Ruin" and he sings with his daughter. Definitely worth a watch.

[@niged]

I remember this belting out in clubs in the 80's. Brilliant track. Sounds awesome when played loud, in a car!!

[@markosswald7041]

In a world full of heavy metal, no mobile phones, no computers and internet. THIS WAS HUGE!! FUTURISTIC, AMAZING!!

[@charlenewebb5893]

42 Years Ago I Remember ! Big Hit

[@rockwhk]

There are some dark wave discos where this song is a classic. You can't help dancing it in the ballroom 🎉

[@tonybarruk2]

Numan's "trick" was to use the synth as a lead instrument in an otherwise orthodox rock band set-up, which gave his records a "snap" that most other synth artists lacked... you could argue that he was just aping Low/Heroes-era Bowie (and Ultravox/John Foxx for that matter), but he was a real tunesmith and had a great image, and I love that he's still going and hailed as an innovator to this day... Next stops would be Are Friends Electric (another UK number one) and Down In The Park, released under his former name of Tubeway Army, enjoy!

[@FireMunki63]

I can remember exactly where I was when I first heard this track on the radio (The school bus on the way to our sports field). Never forgotten it and been a big fan of Gary Numan since. Live versions are brilliant as is the version with Nine Inch Nails too.

[@pommie5093]

I just watched a video last night of Gary Numan singing this tune with NIN-very cool!

[@annewoodard6803]

I saw him tour Pleasure Principal probably 10 years ago or so. It was a great show, even decades after this came out. This song was everything!

[@stevehulse4005]

He was one of the synth pop pioneers in the late 70’s early 80’s. Like you say super catchy and minimal vocals but suited this song perfectly.

[@sonjarussell7332]

Oh, wow. Talk about old school! Thanks for the memories.

[@IsabelleRSG]

such an amazing song, he's a true pioneer of the genre

[@mdj-ie7rj]

Was def a dance club hit in the 80s-for good reason ❤

[@annesmith2259]

He was certainly a pioneer of the genre, try Are Friends Electric?He was in Tubeway Army for that one and his first major hit .. I still play it now

[@shannonbennett987]

The thing to do with this song is ignore the words and listen to the music. The sounds in this song are fantastic.

[@1teamski]

I was obsessed with this song as a kid and bought the 45. I played that thing to death. Metal was on the B-side. What a wonderful time it was to live.....

[@ronparsons8786]

Very influential as one of the first to be melding together different sounds rock, synth, etc. There is an absolutely insane banger version of this where Gary joins nine inch nails on stage to do this song live. Gary numan was actually a heavy influence for nine inch nails. You got to check that version out

[@DJMARCD1000]

12 years old when this was released I was at the skating rink imagine hearing this in 1979 at the skating rink it was phenomenal and the last minute and a half I always gives me goosebumps 😢😊 at the time ....

[@Bangpath247]

this is his most 'pop' song, the rest is very experimental. I'd suggest M.E. , down in the park, are friends electric? as a good sample

[@PriestessOfNothing]

I would think this song is permanently drilled into the entire world's brains but I forget how old I really am LOL it's so iconic and not surprisingly used in a car commercial fairly recently

[@bearballin]

Cars by Newman was a game changer in the new wave genre. Please check out "Are Friends Electric?", and his live/ robotic performance of "Down in the Park" featured in the New Wave rockumentary "URGH! A Music War".

[@paulgutzke348]

Back in 78/79 this was one of the few videos on video concert hall. It just played on a loop of a dozen videos.

[@jodij6280]

This song was played to death on Mtv back in the day

[@loisvansciver9194]

Not a very complex song but so so catchy. I was a teenager when this song came out and I loved it! Still listen to it on my Apple Music ❤

[@TTM9691]

GREAT reaction! I love that most of this song is instrumental! And when he does sing, he just sings along with the instrumental riff. When Malcom McLaren came to NYC in 1979 or 1980, he saw (for the first time in his life) break dancers break dancing to this song. (which led to his track, "Buffalo Gals". Great record). LOVE this record, it is a perfect record. As you say: catchy as hell!! Production perfect, performance, and restraint not to sing all over every moment of this song, and just let the music do all the work. The idea of a top ten record having so much instrumental sections is unheard of now!

[@veronicaambler1846]

Will never forget the first time I heard Tubeway Army/Gary Numan on Peel Sessions in 1979. Been a fan ever since!

[@NathanWind99]

It's hard to convey just how striking and novel this was. We had never heard anything like this on the radio. Massively groundbreaking and influential.

[@annmonaghan4360]

Crikey, a was only a teenager when this came out

[@bearguyva9025]

Okay, I’ll admit I’m getting old. It’s fun watching you discover and react to songs I remember from high school (and sometimes before.) If I can be allowed a couple of suggestions: Thomas Dolby (especially “She Blinded Me with Science”) and just about anything by Alan Parsons Project, with “Sirius/Eye in the Sky” probably being his best known. Cheers!

[@robspotts9821]

A classic. I love the synth work in this song.

[@daviddeath6029]

Thanks for doing this gary is criminally underrated please delve deeper try down in the park or are friends electric for starters. Please please please 😊

[@TTM9691]

PS: There weren't dance charts at that time, that's a relatively new thing. But this was a HUGE dance club hit, as well as one of the few new wave records to cross over into a pop hit, and an international one at that. In the U.S., that was particularly rare.

[@bryanforis1839]

Great live band and a great a hit song And so good there still doing it today watch them live

[@pubuapubua]

'Professor of rock' did an interview with him; Gary is as cool as you think he is.

[@NaturalMuscleSF]

Gotta check out the Nine Inch Nails live cover with Gary Numan on vocals. Awesome.

[@jamesdaves2169]

Maybe already mentioned…but Trent Reznor NIN, did live version of this many years later with a Gary. Great watch the crowd booming along. 🤘

[@mmoura1104]

Yay. Gary numan rocks. I've been a fan since first hearing Tubeway Army

[@Don-lg3oy]

I remember being mesmerized by the synth sounds back then. I was 9 at the time. Still love it. There’s an awesome live performance of Gary with Nine Inch Nails performing this song. Crazy awesome.

[@iamhere4now980]

You really didn’t hear the song a lot on the radio here in the USA but when I did hear it, it was considered one of my favorite songs and I had a little 45 record of it back in the day. Thanks for the reaction because I really like this song is like totally different. Have a good day.

[@dougwill8850]

Liked it then, like it now. Does a live version with Trent Reznor that's cool too.

[@scottjones758]

Right after disco so still danceable!

[@edwilson7187]

Gary started around 77 and it looked to me like he had a Devo vibe. Devo started around 71 so might have been an influence for Gary. Have a band you might want to check out, it's White Witch. Check out the song Auntie Christi/Harlow. The singer Rod Goedert had an amazing voice. Never got to see them live but heard the show was one of the best they had seen. It's the best band you never heard.

[@ivanalaff5346]

Wow! I have not heard this since, well, the 90s! Thank you…

[@Swisswavey]

As others have said, his guest appearance on stage with Nine Inch Nails is well worth a watch. This song has one of the most iconic synth riffs

[@randytorres8211]

When I hear this song it takes me back to my Dr. Demento days where he played "Bras on 45" by Ivor Biggun which was a Parody of this song.

[@dragon-shepherd]

A lot of people thought that Gary was a David Bowie wannabe, but his talent is undeniable. For another 'just fun' song, check out Randy Newman's Short People, or Ozark Mountain Daredevils' If You Want to Get to Heaven. 🎹🎹🎹 🎸🎸

[@bradleypaulus2926]

His album The Pleasure Principal is killer if you like his futuristic space sound. Just incredible.

[@stephanie.r382]

His live shows are absolutely amazing especially the early ones. You should check them out .

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

Had THE worst crush on him as a little girl. 45 years later and I still do (but now it's a little old lady crush). Seen him in concert many times. He's still laying down mad good, heavy tunes to this day.

[@juliecowen3641]

Love gary numan

[@conrad4667]

One of the first hits to define New Wave, heavy in the synthesizer, weird in the vocals too.

[@fabian4ever69]

This is one of my favorite songs to roller skate to back in 1980 when I was 12 years old. My other favorite was Pop Musik by M.

[@bedtimesnook]

my all time fav album

[@KevinRCarr]

"Dance Charts" weren't a thing, when this song was released. I think Billboard only started doing Dance Mix tracking in the early 2000s.

[@johncollins1177]

It was definitely an 80’s club song. I’m 58yo😊 some great times.

[@Prone2Thrill]

As a teen I went and bought the 45 single of this and Metal was on the B side accident thinking it was the Cars. I wasn't disappointed however being an electronica fan = Gary was a major influence on Trent Reznor from NIN - so much so they toured together, you can find live performances of it. I also STRONGLY recommend you listen to his later track When the sky bleeds remixed by Tweaker Ray again. FABULOUS TRACK

[@johndef5075]

Down in the Park is a cool Gary Numan tune.

[@garymc3519]

Story behind this was he was victim of a road rage incident, thought he was going to get thorough kicking so to escape locked all the doors and had to drive along the sidewalk with people jumping out of the way.

[@andyyoung9463]

He has so many songs worth listening to. I suggest Down In The Park for something a little more sinister

[@Siansonea]

This song was EVERYTHING when I was in sixth grade.

[@giorgiopolloni7936]

Got LOTS of club play back in the day here in Vancouver.

[@dcg4mn]

Yeah think of Devo, earliest B-52s & Talking Heads, Bowie, Klaus Nomi, maybe Television, Kraftwerk, Sprockets, 😄 It was DEF in the dance clubs. Was a brief period just a few years ✌🏽 EVERYONE turned their head the first time they heard it. It wasn’t the only one (Blondie’s Rapture for ex) but it was so distinctive.

[@mikerochburns4104]

Yazoo - Nobody's Diary (1983) Once you listen to Alison's voice and the musical hook, you'll never forget.

[@revgurley]

Gary was a big influence on early '80s New Wave - the synths, the sound. Didn't sound like anything else, at the time. Bands like Tears for Fears, Africa Bambaataa, and Nine Inch Nails claim Newman's work influenced their own sounds. Aw - Adore by Prince was blocked?! As a wedding minister/officiant, I like to recommend that song for the first dance. Only slightly risque, since you have heard it now. Hope you can get it back up - would love to see your reaction!

[@tikimicheal1]

Bought this when it came out. The entire album is incredible. It’s the album that turned my musical preference to synth music as my main course. On that note, if you liked this you will LOVE VNV Nation - When Is The Future! It’s the last time I’m gonna suggest you hear it. It’s a shame, no a crime you haven’t tried it or given it a chance. It’s that d*** good. You’d kick yourself for not doing it sooner I would bet.

[@Billis75]

Even though you had acts like Kraftwerk doing a similar style years before, this was in the mainstream. It was a big deal for electronic music. What's interesting to me is that he put out an album very recently, and it's really good. It's rare to have musicians popular in the 70's and 80's putting out a new record I like. They usually just end up mimicking what is popular, or they evolve past me. Gary Numan - Saints and Liars from 2021 - thumbs up.

[@paullavan3097]

I once read that Prince used this as his soundcheck...

[@davidanderson6372]

The whole Pleasure Principle album is outstanding. If you like this, check out "Metal" or "Films."