Cars and music are woven into the fabric of American culture. Artists have sung about cars and the open road since the early 1900s, and, regardless of genre, cars — and trucks — still serve as musical ...

In 1978, The Cars made their debut with a self-titled album that showcased their signature brand of new wave power pop. The first single from the Boston-based band, featuring Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, ...

Led by singer/guitarist/songwriter Ric Ocasek, The Cars were the prototypical new wave band. Scoring a string of hit singles ...

Andrew Unterberger of Billbooard ranked the song among the "Best Car Songs of All Time" (meaning the automobile, not the band ...

Bill Janovitz was 12 years old when his friend’s older brother introduced him to the Cars. It was 1978 and their self-titled debut LP — featuring “Good Times Roll,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Just What ...

This story, part of a special entertainment section on Bruce Springsteen, originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on July 11, 2003. Bruce Springsteen is not a mass-transit kind of guy. When he ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Written by Ocasek, the song burst The Cars onto the scene with its catchy start-stop guitar hook and irresistible vocals by Orr.