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" Stay the Night " is the debut solo single by the Cars co-lead vocalist and bassist Benjamin Orr, released in late 1986 from his debut solo album The Lace. The song reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as #2 Adult Contemporary, in early 1987, becoming Orr's only top 40 hit as a solo artist.
" Drive " is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr [4] and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. [5] Upon its release, "Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the ...
Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, The Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Queens of the Stone Age) Stefan Olsdal (Placebo) Jerry Only (The Misfits) Cait O'Riordan (The Pogues) Benjamin Orr (The Cars) Jackie Orszaczky Joe Osborn (The Wrecking Crew, The Nashville A-Team) Franc O'Shea Mat Osman (Suede) Merrill Osmond (The Osmonds) Mark Owen (Take That) Scott Owen (The ...
This Place, This Time: Fans of the Cars leave personal items at Benjamin Orr's headstone in rural Geauga County
Door to Door was both the band's last studio album with the original line-up before they disbanded in 1988 and the last to feature bassist Benjamin Orr before his death in 2000. The band would not release another studio album until Move Like This (2011). Although by 1987, the Cars had reached the heights of superstardom, this album was an attempt to return to the band's original roots. For ...
" Just What I Needed " is a song by American rock band the Cars from their self-titled debut album (1978). The song, which first achieved radio success as a demo, took inspiration from the Ohio Express and the Velvet Underground. The song was written by lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. "Just What I Needed" was released as the band's first single in ...
Rock music is traditionally built on a foundation of simple syncopated rhythms in a 4 4 meter, with a repetitive snare drum back beat on beats two and four. [7] Melodies often originate from older musical modes such as the Dorian and Mixolydian, as well as major and minor modes. Harmonies range from the common triad to parallel perfect fourths and fifths and dissonant harmonic progressions. [7 ...
The discography of the American rock band the Cars includes seven studio albums, eight compilation albums, four video albums and 26 singles. Originating in Boston in 1976, [1] the band originally consisted of singer and guitarist Ric Ocasek, singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson. [2][3] The band disbanded in 1988 and Orr ...