Magic by The Cars was released on May 7, 1984, with I Refuse as the B side. It was a single from the band’s fifth studio album, Heartbeat City. Continue reading
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80s Song of the Day: Since You’re Gone by The Cars
Since You’re Gone by The Cars was released on March 8, 1982. It was a single from the band’s fourth studio album Shake It Up. The U.S. 7″ release of Since You’re Gone featured Think It Over on the B side; the U.K. release included Maybe Baby on the B side. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Shake It Up by The Cars
Shake It Up by The Cars was released November 9, 1981, with Cruiser as the B side. It was the first single from the band’s album of the same name.
The song was The Cars’ highest charting Billboard hit at the time, peaking at No. 4 in early 1982. In 1984, the single Drive would climb a notch higher to No. 3. Continue reading
80s Song of the Day: Tonight She Comes by The Cars
Tonight She Comes by The Cars was released on October 14, 1985, with Just What I Needed as the B side. It was a single from the band’s Greatest Hits album. Just What I Needed, which also appeared on the Greatest Hits album, was originally released on May 29, 1978 as the debut single from the band’s self-titled debut album.
Tonight She Comes was the first of two songs to be released as a single from the Greatest Hits album. The second was a remixed version of I’m Not the One, previously recorded for the 1981 album Shake It Up.
The Cars’ fourth Top 10 hit, Tonight She Comes reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.
80s Song of the Day: Drive by The Cars
Who’s gonna pay attention
To your dreams
Who’s gonna plug their ears
When you scream
Drive by The Cars was released on July 23, 1984, with Stranger Eyes as the B side. It was the third single from the album Heartbeat City. Written by Cars vocalist Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. Continue reading
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