Cars

Cars

Genres: new wave, 80s, rock, classic rock, pop

About Cars

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Cars is a popular American new wave/power pop band that formed in 1976, after going through several different incarnations. The band was founded in Boston, Massachusetts and were signed to Elektra Records in 1977. The band originally consisted of David Robinson (drummer), Benjamin Orr (singer/bassist), Ric Ocasek (singer/rhythm guitarist), Elliot Easton (lead guitarist), Greg Hawkes (keyboardist). During their career, they have released seven albums: The Cars (1978), Candy-O (1979), Panorama (1980), Shake It Up (1981), Heartbeat City (1984), Door to Door (1987) and Move Like This (2011). The first five of these albums all were certified platinum by the RIAA, and their self-titled debut was one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s, remaining on the Billboard album charts for over a year. They experienced a second wave of popularity in 1984 with the album Heartbeat City and the popular MTV staples"You Might Think," "Magic," and "Drive," the last of which was their highest-charting single, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1985, the group released a greatest hits album, which contained "Tonight She Comes", a mega-hit that reached #1 on the Billboard 'Top Rock Tracks'. However, after that peak, they vanished from the public eye and worked on solo projects, and released one final album, Door to Door, before breaking up in early 1988. Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in October 2000. Guitarist Elliot Easton played in a surf music group and joined a touring act called Creedence Clearwater Revisted with ex-members of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Lead vocalist Ric Ocasek married supermodel Paulina Porizkova not long after The Cars' breakup and has since become a prolific producer, working on albums by such diverse artists as Bad Brains,Weezer, Guided by Voices and No Doubt. He has also released a number of solo albums, including 2005's Nexterday. Greg Hawkes and Elliot Easton have recently teamed up with Todd Rundgren and his rhythm section as The New Cars; they have released a live album and are currently touring. Ocasek gave the band his support but otherwise is not involved. The remaining members reunited in 2010 to record a new album, titled Move Like This, which was released on May 10, 2011. The first single from the album was Sad Song. It was released to radio on March 1, 2011. (Source Songfacts) 2) Cars is an experimental group from the UK consisting of Patrick Farmer and Pascal Nichols.

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On RadioStar

137
stations playing
16
countries
51
tracks tracked
most active station (The United States Of America)
Heard alongside: QUEEN MICHAEL JACKSON MADONNA

Radio Stations sorted by tracks on rotation

Number one
1 track on rotation
AAC+ : 32
1309 Likes

98fm Dance
1 track on rotation
AAC : 64
68 Likes

SWH
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 192
5 Likes

Cars — Top 30 songs of 52

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
CARS DRIVE
CARS Drive
CARS LET'S GO
CARS GOOD TIMES ROLL
CARS JUST WHAT I NEEDED
CARS TONIGHT SHE COMES
CARS MAGIC
CARS LET(&)apos
CARS DRIVE (1984)
CARS MAGIC 1984
CARS YOU MIGHT THINK
CARS HEARTBEAT CITY
CARS YOU'RE ALL I GOT TONIGHT
CARS SHAKE IT UP
CARS MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL
CARS DRIVE [1984]
CARS ITS ALL I CAN DO
CARS GARY NEUMAN
CARS YOU MIGHT THINK 1984
CARS Hello Again
CARS BYE BYE LOVE
CARS Heartbeat city
CARS JUST WHAT I NEEEDED
CARS AGITALO
CARS ES MAGICO
CARS JUST WHAT I NEEDED@@@@@mode=updinfo,OMD
CARS Peters Plattenthek Spezial: Exhale: Musik zum ausatmen
CARS Good Times Roll
CARS Just What I Needed
CARS DRIVE
DRIVE
Drive
LET'S GO
GOOD TIMES ROLL
JUST WHAT I NEEDED
TONIGHT SHE COMES
MAGIC
LET(&)apos
DRIVE (1984)
MAGIC 1984
YOU MIGHT THINK
HEARTBEAT CITY
YOU'RE ALL I GOT TONIGHT
SHAKE IT UP
MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL
DRIVE [1984]
ITS ALL I CAN DO
GARY NEUMAN
YOU MIGHT THINK 1984
Hello Again
BYE BYE LOVE
Heartbeat city
JUST WHAT I NEEEDED
AGITALO
ES MAGICO
JUST WHAT I NEEDED@@@@@mode=updinfo,OMD
Peters Plattenthek Spezial: Exhale: Musik zum ausatmen
Good Times Roll
Just What I Needed
DRIVE