Let's Go - The Cars | The Midnight Special

The Cars Performed September 28, 1979

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[mfactor]

if you werent there. you have no idea how much of a game changer this was. the album was amazing. then Candy-O happened. 2 in a row!

[JumpinJAKEFlash]

Greg Hawkes really was a groundbreaking keyboardist with a recognizable soundscape that was so important to The Cars. One of the best of all time.

[danielevans]

The Cars were one of those rare “new wave” bands that even Zeppelin and Aerosmith fans liked.

[DougMcDave]

Did they realize they were inventing how music in the 80's would sound? This was still 1979!

[sammcbride]

If they had bands like this today I would still be buying records.

[johnnichols]

What a luxury having two incredible singers. These guys never put out a mediocre album

[fretfix]

Elliot Easton is such a master of sonic expression. He could do more with an 8-bar lead than anyone in the business. I got to see The Cars in Atlanta shortly after the release of Candy-O in the Summer of '79. They were on fire, and the crowd went bonkers for them.

[Jreb]

It's Summer of 1979, I had just graduated high school, and had met a young lady with the most beautiful green cat eyes, who like me loved The Cars and Pink Floyd. We were young, inseparable, and were going to live forever... But when you're young, love is like fireworks on a hot 4th of July. A quick build up with a lot of sparks, explosions, and of course - a fiery end. And plenty of pieces to pick up....
So now every time I hear The Cars, it's Summer of 79 again, and I can still picture Jennifer, the girl with the kaleidoscope eyes looking at me and singing "Lets Go"...

[jimlane]

The Cars provided the soundtrack for my years in high school. I was a freshman in the fall of '78 when their first album was still riding high, and graduated the summer of 1982 just after Panorama came out. Hearing their music always takes me back to those carefree years

[gogrape]

Midnight Special has many great memories...September 2024....

[MrTgrewell]

Killer version and thanks again to Midnight Special for releasing all of this important music and footage!

[graciesmom]

RIP Ben and Ric. Thanks for the great music. ♥️♥️

[rosecarey]

I remember in the 70s as a child, how i fought sleep, , struggled to stay awake so i could watch midnight special with my boy cousins, , i thought i was so cool.

[michaelCress-zy]

They Were The Greatest Live Band Of All Time .Thanks For The Memories .

[kenelder]

This song is over 40 years old and yet sounds like it could be from 40 years in the future. Outstanding!

[Boblobblaw]

That second album was so tight, and sychronized....like the gears of a car. The defining LP for me. I bought it the day it came out-and still remember being blown away and just getting chills from it when I put it on to my brothers turntable. Harder to find moments like that later in life, isnt it?

[Zappo]

Finally! One of my favourite Midnight Special performances. Others being 'Blinded by the light' by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, 'Frankenstein' by Edgar Winter Group, 'Just what I needed' by The Cars and 'Watcher of the Skies' by Genesis.

[massapower]

We drastically Desperately need an 70's & 80's RESURGENCE of amazing New Music today...😎✌

[rhgamecock]

They were really good. Anyone else think they should have let Orr sing more?

[Docjonel]

What a talented group of guys. There was no one else like them when they appeared on the scene.

Sad that Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek are gone, but so glad to see this performance see the light of day again.