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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.
Go Away
The Cars Lyrics
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The best I ever had
And I think of you when I'm drivin'
Myself completely mad
(Why don't we go)
Why don't we go away?
(Why don't we go)
Walkin' on the footbridge
High above the clouds
Listenin' to your yesterday
Didn't make a sound
Dazzled by your sweet lips
Touchin' on me
Here comes trouble
Can't you see?
(Why don't we go)
(Why don't we go)
Why don't we go away?
(Why don't we go)
(Why don't we go)
Why don't we go away?
Well I think of you when I dramatize
The things we never did
And I think of you when I'm flyin'
Or when I'm feelin' just like a kid
(Why don't we go)
(Why don't we go)
Why don't we go away?
(Why don't we go)
(Why don't we go)
Why don't we go away?
(Why don't we go)
(Why don't we go)
Why don't we go away?
(Why don't we go)
(Why don't we go)
Why don't we go away?
(Why don't we go away?)
(Why don't we go away?)
The Carsโs โGo Awayโ is a love song about a man's desperation to have a fantasy love affair with a woman despite the consequences. He admits that he thinks of her constantly and is driven mad with thoughts of her. He then suggests going away together as if to act out his fantasies, perhaps realizing that his thoughts are too intense and he needs to take action. The bridge of the song takes on a dreamlike quality, as if they are in another world and everything else around them has disappeared. However, reality breaks in, and he acknowledges that their love will likely bring trouble.
Overall, the song seems to be a plea for escapism, as the singer canโt stop thinking of this woman and wants to live out the fantasies that heโs created in his head. The song's metaphorical and cryptic lyrics are complemented by the repetitive and catchy chorus, making it an easy-to-sing-along-to synthesizer-pop classic.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I think of you when I fantasize
I often think of you when I have imaginative and unrealistic thoughts
The best I ever had
You are the best possible thing that has ever happened to me
And I think of you when I'm drivin'
My thoughts often turn to you when I am driving
Myself completely mad
I become consumed by my thoughts and go crazy
Why don't we go away?
Let's escape from our current situation
Walkin' on the footbridge
Walking on a bridge for pedestrian traffic
High above the clouds
The bridge is located at a high elevation above the sky
Listenin' to your yesterday
I pay close attention to your past experiences
Didn't make a sound
You did not speak or make any noise
Dazzled by your sweet lips
I am greatly impressed and captivated by your beautiful lips
Touchin' on me
You are touching me in a physical way
Here comes trouble
Something difficult or problematic is about to happen
Can't you see?
Why can't you or anyone else see the situation for what it really is?
Well I think of you when I dramatize
I often think of potential scenarios that are exaggerated or theatrical
The things we never did
The things we never had the chance to do or experience together
And I think of you when I'm flyin'
My thoughts often turn to you when I am flying in an airplane
Or when I'm feelin' just like a kid
When I feel young and carefree, like a child
(Why don't we go away?)
Let's leave our current situation behind and start fresh
(Why don't we go away?)
We can escape from our problems by going away
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gregory A. Hawkes, Ric Ocasek
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Dmitri Ortsiev
That bassline!
His voice was full of magic!
WhenWorldsCollide91
This whole album, Door to Door, is music in perfection. Bottom line. Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr were real people.
Michael Berry
Most underrated Car album!
JC
@Michael Berry My favourite Cars album
lmw_blue
No. This album am for the most part is not good at all. The production sucks. This one song, Go Away, does kick ass tho.
zxlr8r
No words can express ! Awesome song !
MrWahid1969
It's so good to see people on here appreciating this under rated band (not by me of course). The Cars are the sounds of my teenage years. Brilliant.
Rosemary Strickland-Cantali
underrated? they just made the rock & roll hall of fame! Even Styx can't make that claim & they were so rude to these guys on the road when they were opening for them, so said by Eliot Easton himself. payback is a bitch
Michael T New York Night's
@Rosemary Strickland-Cantali The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is Bullock's! Not surprised that Styx behaved in that manner.
Katherine Bartol
Dear Benj - Beautiful smooth baritone resonance, beautiful person... So sadly missed <3ย I believe this album was way under-rated.ย Itย is more artistic than the previous perfectย pop sound. People weren't - and are still not ready for more intellect in music.ย Bravoย all members of The Cars <3 XO