Ben had the looks and the voice... What an AMAZING rockstar

@mr.majestic3851

2 ай бұрын

Ben making all the girls sick in 78

What a voice Ben had. No computers, no tuners, just a microphone plugged into an amplifier. Incredible.

@stevenvondrak

20 күн бұрын

Vocal Analysis from "Wings of Pegasus" KZread channel - kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3mWu7Oyn7G7Y9I.html

Ben's voice has a clarity like distilled water. One of the best singers of his era.

@hankscorpion

10 ай бұрын

I can hear a voice that inspired goth singers everywhere... DEFINITELY like his vocals over the howard stern looking guy

@wheelinthesky300

10 ай бұрын

@@hankscorpion Rick had a good voice, but more of a novelty sound. Ben had one of the best voices of the late 70s/early 80s.

@deenine

10 ай бұрын

@@wheelinthesky300 I think Rick and Ben had very similar voices.

@wheelinthesky300

10 ай бұрын

@@deenine There was some similarity. But Rick's voice kind of wobbled, had a little hippity hop, and was a bit more baritone, with Ben more staccato, leaning tenor. Could be that Rick wanted Ben to sing things a certain way. As Rick wrote most of the material, I'll wager he sang on demo tracks and Ben tried to emulate him to a degree.

@deenine

10 ай бұрын

@@wheelinthesky300 Once I learned to listen I could hear it, but as a kid I always thought it was one guy.

Almost forgot how incredibly sexy Orr was as a front man, and not just his look but his voice. This Midnight Special segment is so much better than when I saw them live in 1984, so so much better.

@bradowen761

Ай бұрын

It's crazy because I always thought of him as another random older rocker dude in the 80s, but watching this now... my goodness, he really was so beautiful.

@Candy_O_11

Ай бұрын

@@bradowen761 Totally agree - I was too young to appreciate Ben when this song came out but OMG he is perfection! Both as a musician, vocalist and rockstar!

When you are almost 60 and never knew Ric wasn't the only singer for the Cars. Seriously appreciate learning about Benjamin and his talent. He was truly awesome

@mowieboy

3 ай бұрын

I thought the exact same thing! I had no idea, but now I can hear the difference. And I’m 59! Lol

@mikehawk6782

2 ай бұрын

So you thought Ric was the one who sung Drive?

@torreyintahoe

2 ай бұрын

I always thought Rick was the singer and I was listening to these guys in the early 80's.

@DavidMoore-bl7gb

2 ай бұрын

It was a long time before I realized Rick was not the main singer. I bought their double cassette when I was 11 it wasn't til I was about 30 I learned my mistake.

@TheAgentAssassin

2 ай бұрын

Yeah isn't that weird? I always thought Ric sang all the songs. Some sort of weird Mandela effect. I was in my 50s when I found out. How did this happen?

Benjamin Orr, one of the coolest guys ever!

@Jbones72

Жыл бұрын

People don’t realize how many hits he sang!

@groovedohg

Жыл бұрын

Especially in the beginning of this song, he reminded me of a male equivalent of Debbie Harry. Those 2 together would have been an unbeatable couple

@mfsb8473

Жыл бұрын

Ric Ocasek should have let Ben sing all the songs. When you have a guy in the band as handsome as Ben, you make him the front man.

@TuckerSP2011

Жыл бұрын

He absolutely was. So talented yet humble.

@Fordham1969

Жыл бұрын

@@mfsb8473 No. Orr may have had a "better" voice in the traditional sense but Ocasek's was definitely more interesting sounding and was one of the elements that made the band unique and original.

Benjamin Orr was a beautiful man in every sense of the word.

@sweetsinnndy5201

4 ай бұрын

He really was

@mikeyoungblood1642

4 ай бұрын

Yep. I’m heterosexual but that man was fucking gorgeous and badass

@kimmyfreak200

2 ай бұрын

yup... kinda has the bobby from karate kid/luke skywalker look

@danettewelborn5577

2 ай бұрын

Very gorgeous man and he sings good too!

I am angry I didn’t understand how Ben was vital to my life until now. He is a treasure and I am grateful for his voice. Cancer sucks.

Ben was such an incredible singer. But also he exuded amazing charm, and coolness. He was mesmerizing to watch.

@johnwatts8346

10 ай бұрын

and he was a good looking fella as well.

@simbagabrielle5891

10 ай бұрын

Mesmerising and hot AF … my first rock ❤❤❤

@KittyGrizGriz

10 ай бұрын

He was a very humble man too, makes him all the more 🥵!!

@gordonmills2748

10 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, he was an incredibly handsome man. True "rock star" good looks.

@Woozlewuzzleable

10 ай бұрын

Anyone else think he looks like Jude Law.

My God Ben was a beautiful creature.

@MarinaLund

Ай бұрын

No kidding

@snydedon9636

Ай бұрын

You girls need a cold shower.😂

@Darin.Pearson

Ай бұрын

Yup

@Darin.Pearson

Ай бұрын

I'm a completely heterosexual man, and I can see it clearly.

@starlitestarbright514

24 күн бұрын

I knoooow ! ❤

Ben owned that stage- cool and charismatic to the max.

You can't make kids today understand how important the Midnight Special was, back when you had 3 TV channels and no internet.

@AbsurdlyGeeky

2 ай бұрын

It was a cultural moment that will only ever exist in posterity. Time grinds onward.

@pdogg6470

2 ай бұрын

Well said.

@paulmartin7737

2 ай бұрын

I am just discovering it, we never got it in Aus. Marc Bolan's was a great clip!

@EvilEndz

2 ай бұрын

Late night live music shows are the absolute best thing ever. We have Later with Jools Holland these days. Priceless.

@tjs114

2 ай бұрын

We had more than 3 channels when Midnight Special aired, but we were in the San Francisco bay area, so maybe that explained it. Friday night/Saturday morning after Johnny Carson. Between Midnight Special, Rock Concert and later Videowest Backstage Pass; live music was something we could see at home.

He is good looking. Straight guy and father, just giving respect

It's nuts how good Ben Orr is. He's nailing the vocals and the visuals... while playing bass. And he's nailing that too.

Ben at his most confident, cool and sexy. Thanks for the music. RIP Ben, you are so missed.

This video is special. The closeup of Ben Orr is Gold. I wasn’t a big fan of Cars when they started but that has changed since I saw this video. Yes Ric was a genius. The other band members were great but Ben Orr , the voice, the face, the hair, this is his Best. Cheers Ben please rest in peace except to hear those who get such joy from your presence on Earth. Thank you Sir.

@Goawaykidyoubotherme

5 ай бұрын

Or was the straw that stirred the drink

Ben was so incredibly GORGEOUS 😍 with a rockstar body, rockstar voice & beautiful angelic voice, as well. He was extremely humble & so proffessional. RIP Ben Orr 😢 & Ric -you both will never be forgotten. I wish I had got the chance to see Ben perform live with The Cars ❤

@torreyintahoe

2 ай бұрын

He was a beautiful man inside and out.

I never seen a more beautiful man in my life . A real life angel and a talented one at that

@devrawilliams3652

9 ай бұрын

He was a stunner.

@MatteoLC

9 ай бұрын

My wife just said the same thing… and “if he was the front man I’d probably let you listen to them in the car”

@henrylee8510

9 ай бұрын

You haven't met me yet! Lol. Or more than likely you'd run away

@jimstull2751

6 ай бұрын

I think he has the highest percentage of female admirers of any man who ever lived!!

@devrawilliams3652

6 ай бұрын

@@jimstull2751 with good reason. He had many gifts.

I totally agree with all of the Benjamin Orr comments. He is captivating on stage, with his unique voice, stage presence, and looks. I never get tired of watching him play no matter how many times I see him. Thanks for the memories, Ben!

@hindlewalker9330

3 ай бұрын

And l agree with you.

Ben sounds amazing! Great voice.

@bengrimshaw4811

11 ай бұрын

Was just about to write the same. The vocals are pitch perfect here. Most modern singers would kill to sound like this live!

This song is still better than virtually ANYTHING on the pop or rock charts in 2024. Crazy.

@KeikoMushi

Ай бұрын

I generally try to avoid listening to new music because it is generally disappointing what music producers push on consumers. However, I have found bands like The Heavy and Ghost Hounds that are enjoyable listens. Just move away from the pop and popular country and the options become more tenible.

@Big_Island_Boi

Ай бұрын

@@KeikoMushi Certainly the basic musicianship seems to be lacking in our society today. 100 yrs ago, just about everybody played some kind of instrument, sang, etc. People didn't sit around and watch TV or surf the net... they DID things... like play music with friends, family, church members, etc. Even 40-ish years ago when I was in grade school, just about everyone was in some kind of music program or group. The band. The choir. But not so much anymore. The focus is now more on sports and test scores. One reason so many great musicians and bands have come out of Great Britain over the years is their music curricula in public schools and universities--which still values and emphasizes music... though also not as much as in the past.

I can't stop watching this. He's was just so beautiful, and talented with a captivating stage presence. More importantly, he was humble and grateful for his time with The Cars. Interviewer: "Are you the sexy one, Ben?" Ben: "Hell, no!" How I wish he was with us longer! ❤

They were so good. Benjamin Orr was gorgeous.

Their first album could have been a greatest hits album it is that good !

@jimomertz

Жыл бұрын

It’s one of those rare perfect debut albums.

@MrAitraining

10 ай бұрын

Most debut albums are made up of all the band's best stuff they've written and compiled during their pre record deal career years. the 2nd and 3rd album is the real trick. Less time and more pressure.

@johnwatts8346

10 ай бұрын

yep, total class.

@ronaldmilner8932

10 ай бұрын

Wait...I thought it was a greatest hits album!!!

@Kingfisher1215

10 ай бұрын

And yet Candy O was a better album. It was significantly more refined.

A band who defined the 80's pop sound in the 70's

@neonfroot

9 ай бұрын

Most decade cultures often start in the last years of the previous decade.

@RubbelisPro

9 ай бұрын

100% ahead of their time. Same with Talking Heads, and so many other great bands that spawned in the mid-'70s.

@richardlefaive1944

8 ай бұрын

Bingo. These guys were new wave 5 years b4 the term even existed. 80s synth pop was basically launched off these guys.

@techlab1883

8 ай бұрын

And the 70s were riding off the waves of the 60s

@MontagTheMagician

7 ай бұрын

I'd say that was the B-52s.

I loved this band so much! Ben Orr was such a beautiful human!!! RIP TO BEN AND RIC ❤

Benjamin Orzechowski September 8, 1947-October 3, 2000 Polish-American, Rock God! Thanks for the music! We miss you! Rest In Peace!

@stevenvondrak

11 ай бұрын

Ben's father and paternal grandfather were born in present day Ukraine. His mother, born Alzbeta Benova, was Carpatho-Rusyn and born in present day Kojšov, Slovakia.

@devintariel3769

11 ай бұрын

​@@stevenvondrakYup ethnic distribution completely changed post world war 2.

@Markothunder

11 ай бұрын

Even Ric Ocasek😢

@ConteL62

11 ай бұрын

@@stevenvondrak Thank you for this comment, first I've ever read that was correct about his ancestry. His mother's birth location was Hungary at the time, but border changed to Czechoslovakia 6 years before she emigrated. Many people from that town settled in the Cleveland area. Mother Hungarian, Father Russian by birth location. Religion was Russian Orthodox.

@MissJensk1

10 ай бұрын

❤

I love the Cars; Benjamin Orr is awesome! Elliot Easton very underrated.

Ben Orr was gorgeous ... a beautiful voice as well ...

probably my fav solo break of all time - so short, concise, so perfect...

@frozendivots1564

10 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. He has many solos that said what was needed without dragging on.

@zookytar

2 ай бұрын

Apparently it's also incredibly technically difficult

It's rare when everyone in a band is a genius and totally compatible for the music. Well these guys were absolute geniuses. And none of them could have done it alone. Their first two albums were absolute flawless master pieces. Every song, not one note out of place, feeds you into the next, on both albums. They blew the lid off of old rock and ushered in the new rock in 1979 and 1980.

@mobanewman7139

2 ай бұрын

Not a miss on that first album

@TucsonDude

Ай бұрын

Supposedly Ric's wife (Paulina) provided financial assistance to the Cars only to be kicked to the curb.

How did I go so many years liking the cars without realising how damn gorgeous Ben Orr is?!

@AmayzArt

Ай бұрын

Ive just arrived to this too.......

Love this song! Benjamin was smoking hot. So much talent in one band!

This band is the perfect example of a well oiled machine. They sounded exactly like being in the studio when they played live.

@misterwirez7731

6 ай бұрын

That's kinda how they made records back in the day. They go in the studio and get everyone's sound just right, and the mics were setup for each instrument and the sound they wanted to capture. Then the band all just played.

@florpcorp

3 ай бұрын

@@misterwirez7731 that's actually a pretty uncommon way of recording, even back then. I don't think they recorded the album that way either

@Rondo2ooo

3 ай бұрын

​@florpcorp so and so... even today bands play together and jo track-wise, especially if they are good.

@Cruciferaer

2 ай бұрын

Thought the backup vocals were a little rough here honestly

One of the most perfect pop records ever made. In 1978, I was at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, waiting for Elvis Costello and the Attractions to come on. This single had recently been released and came on over the PA. The audience, already familiar with it, went up for grabs. Brilliant.

Okay, I’m an 80’s child who was born in 78 and had no idea there was a front man before Ric and this is the first time I’m seeing Benjamin Orr. My mind is absolutely blown. Just blown.

@lambyUK2007

2 ай бұрын

There wasn't a frontman before Ric, it's just that he and Benjamin occasionally would alternate singing duties.

@tjs114

2 ай бұрын

Ben Orr wasn't showy like Ric; but he did some of their best ballads. I believe the last to really stand out was "Drive" released in 1984 which hit #3 in the Top 100 and #1 in Adult Contemporary. It's also the only single the Cars ever had that certified Gold.

@zookytar

2 ай бұрын

@@tjs114 He did some of their best hard rockers, too.

Oh my goodness Benjamin Orr you are one of a kind . You are a Beautiful man. R.i.p .

Growing up, don’t think I ever appreciated what a unique sound Ben Orr had with his vocals - especially when he goes deep into his basement voice. I mean, he and the other singer sound British (kinda like Bowie) yet it’s an American band! And for some reason, I always thought of the Cars as a purely ‘80s band, didn’t remember “Just What I Needed” coming out as early as ‘78. I used to listen to Casey Kasem’s weekly Top 40 show religiously, his annual Top 100 show & often saw the Midnight Special. Maybe it took a few hit songs for the Cars to really get on my radar? There was so much great music back then, a lot of really great bands/tunes competing to stand out, but the Cars were really first-rate. Plus I was a kid and really took things for granted, there was so much great music - hard rock, pop, punk, funk, rhythm & blues, soul, the beginning of post-punk & New Wave alternative rock. I loved a lot of stuff but didn’t truly appreciate it as I do now!

@SpiritusMundi4EVER

4 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks for your life story. How is your bowel movement? 🙄

Benjamin was supremely talented, Magical singing and vocals

Here's to Benjamin! RIP Taken too soon. Thank you for the music!

There really was something awesome about Ben's voice, the timber and the smoothness of it. Grew up listening to The Cars in Jr High and Highschool, I loved them then, and now I look back and realize how lucky I was to come up in that time in music history.

Peak Benjamin Orr captured by the great Midnight Special 🎸 🔥

Early this morning I drove up from Virginia to the Cleveland area to watch the total solar eclipse, but also took the opportunity for a first-time visit to Benjamin Orr's gravesite. Returning home this evening I reflected on my visit, The Cars' music, and what a truly talented and wonderful person he was. Very much missed by all.

Mr. Ben Orr has one of those faces that is absolutely Beautiful ❤

I just turned 60 and this band still gets me and the wife of 34 years up and rocking.

@mikeparker3865

3 ай бұрын

me too my friend. saw them on Halloween 1979 in Portland Maine and it still ranks as one of my all time favorites slightly behind two Eagles front rows in Boston and a meet and greet with Joe Walsh.

@dystopian..

3 ай бұрын

@@mikeparker3865 wow. Now that’s amazing.

Man he was a rockstar

So many great memories from that show. Staying up, "sleepovers" with my best friend. I saw an interview of Ben, and he said he didn't really like doing vocals. I'm so glad he did. The songs they chose for him to sing were perfect because he sang them.

The 70' and 80' were magic! Kids today will NEVER know how special the music world was back then. At least they can watch video of it.

@AmayzArt

2 ай бұрын

They'll never know how special life can be either....

The Cars were so freaking good

what made the cars so great was easton's masterful guitar playing, and those sweet, sweet melodic leads

@MrkB-gt5tv

26 күн бұрын

EE was brilliant. He was like their unacknowledged secret weapon. Everybody fawned over Ben and Ric, but EE's parts and playing were absolutely *crucial* for this band. Brilliant.

@garyolshan4177

26 күн бұрын

@@MrkB-gt5tv Well said,

Rik Ocasek once said something to the effect that all their best songs were given to Benjamin to sing. Exhibit A:

The fact that this was sung live is very impressive. Kudos to all involved!

@jumpinjojo

10 ай бұрын

Songs are always sung live.

@GeoffGillDrums

10 ай бұрын

Ridiculous compared to 2023. Sounds like the frikkin album. Sick band.

@TheRambler

10 ай бұрын

Have you ever been to a concert?

@The_Kirk_Lazarus

3 ай бұрын

​@@jumpinjojoTell that to Don Henley.

@intothesunset3

2 ай бұрын

​@@jumpinjojoOn most TV shows, the singing was not live, it was lip-synced. The Midnight Special was an exception.

Talented, perfectly rehearsed band, killer guitar solo and that singer has to be the most physically beautiful human being that’s ever lived.

@shorthandable

28 күн бұрын

Well put. They must have rehearsed their asses off because there are a lot of moving parts to that song! And yes, Benjamin Orr was gorgeous! 🔥 RIP, Ben and Ric

Damn his vocal here is so much better than the studio version! Legend, RIP, gone wayyyyyyy too soon.

@animemanganet

6 ай бұрын

Actually I think all of their older live versions are better than their recorded versions. Once they toured in 1984 though I think the powers that be synthesized their voices whilst in concert. Ruined it for me. I concentrate on these older performances : )

How beautiful this man is...I could stare into those eyes forever.

stellar live performance and Benjamin was beautiful

This is such a great song. Still a banger and sounds as fresh as it did in the 1978.

one of the best albums EVER! still playing it in my CAR

Orr has to be the coolest .. so effortlessly they craft their sound.. that whole album was once important in my driving life… good times. Rest Well Benjamin

I miss real music like this. One of my favorite bands for sure. I loved the Midnight Special!

@Mankind_-

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. Thank God for video and KZread.

@thomasdidymus1393

11 ай бұрын

Hell Yeah!!! The Cars 🚗 were an amazing band. ONE OF A KIND!

@johnroche7541

10 ай бұрын

The Midnight Special was magical as we saw all the best bands the world has produced at their zenith. Thank God for You Tube for these amazing clips of great bands. I think hundreds of years from now people will look at the music of the 197O's and 1980's the same way we look back at the Renaissance. The music from the 1990's to the present day is awful.

@srothmissouri61

10 ай бұрын

@@johnroche7541I remember watching Midnight Special when David Bowie had that red or orange hair. I remember sitting there going holy sht wtf. First time I had ever seen something like that.

@ellab8897

10 ай бұрын

@@johnroche7541- I wouldn’t go quite so far back as to when music became awful, but I agree with you.

looking back now with perspective, I think the Cars I one of the under appreciated groups of all-time. Great songs, great vocalists , sad they are gone

Real music. No lip syncing. Clear in tune voice. These are real musicians.❤

@Wooley689

9 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. Nothing like todays recorded tracks and auto tune mess.

No autotune...just talent...what a concept (great song...great band). Benjamin left the planet way too soon...f#@k you cancer!!!❤☮🌎

Ben Orr, carried the rhythm and the chorus, and a beautiful bastard to boot.

RIP Benjamin and Ric. Benjamin was eye candy to humanity at large. Great band with a unique sound.

Ben Orr and Drive remains one of my all-time favs.

Benjamin era muito lindo. Muito talento. Sem falar na voz. Voz de anjo.

Elliot Easton was such a fantastic guitarist, his live solos were spot on to the studio recordings! Clean crisp and not a missed note! He was so underrated!

This is in my top 5 performances from the cars . They had everything so tight , the double down was a smoky eyed lead singer to make the girls swoon and the guys be in jealousy chains .

One of the GREATEST tunes ever.

Amazing voice, gorgeous man, Benjamin Orr you are greatly missed.

Benjamin Orr was the CARS….great voice man great talent gone too early..may he RIP😔🙏

One of the greatest American rock bands.

I love this song more now that I know Ben was on vocals, and I have been listening to them since I was 11 in 1980. The mainstream did not showcase Ben adequately, and Ric was focused on more. One of my favorite vocal endings to any song! Classic.

Ben Orr, was probably the most beautiful cat ever in Rock and Roll next to Elvis. He looked like the male version of Deborah Harry!!!

@weirdfishesoveryonder

Ай бұрын

seriously though!!!

@marcusaurelius1187

25 күн бұрын

oh that one too, Deborah Harry, gosh these people are immortal

The Cars stand the test of time. One of the best to ever rock n roll.

Ben Orr is one of those few guys like say Otis Redding (regardless of style diff) who could communicate in short stoccato notes so many different nuances within one octave or so.

@bobthebear1246

5 ай бұрын

Same with Ric Ocasek.

Exceptional performance by The Cars, what a wonderful era of music, thank you The Midnight Special for this exceptional collection, you rock..and roll!

My sister and were traveling up the coast of California I was 17. I had long hair and I had this album. We stooped at a friend of hers house where she lived with her parents and 16 year old brother. We stopped to spend the night with them. The brother and I hit it off and started to play this album. The parents asked me to leave and I had to stay in a hotel, Rock and Roll were against their religion. It was just what needed, I learned a lot about religion that day. Funny how music brings back memories

I can never get enough of him. Saw them in Dallas. What a great show. Taken way too soon. RIP Ben, Ric.

One of the most underrated singers ever Benjamin Orr at least they finally got their due to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unfortunately He wasn't there RIP Ben

@melissatyree566

10 ай бұрын

It seems like the RRHOF wants to wait until people are dead before they induct them.😢 RRH of SHAME.😠

@johnurban7333

10 ай бұрын

When he was singing was he thinking “Man, why am I such an underrated singer”

@KittyGrizGriz

10 ай бұрын

Gosh I can’t stand the word underrated, it’s way ‘Overrated’ in comments 💤 💤

@johnurban7333

10 ай бұрын

Exactly what makes a singer underrated

@ellab8897

10 ай бұрын

@@johnurban7333- I’m not fond of the overused “underrated,” either. In terms of Benjamin Orr though, an element of under recognition, thus under appreciation, is there. Even amongst fans of The Cars it’s largely unknown how many of their songs have Benjamin’s lead vocals. He seems too obscure relative to all of his talent. I don’t know as underrated is the word for it, but something seems wrong.

Outstanding!! My first ever album was The Cars, given to me as a gift on my 9th birthday in 1978. Benjamin Orr is one of my favorite vocalists. You don't hear "real" male voices like that much anymore.

Ben Orr had the classic rock star "look". The hair, the clothes, the "snarl", that booming bass guitar sound. The last 30 seconds of this song sound so damned killer...

Ben is gorgeous ♥

Ben WAS the voice of the Cars.

No autotune. No pitch correction. No flashy show with dancers. Just raw talent.

The Cars were the sound track for every smokin adolescent girl that I'd have no clue what to do with, what a great band. I played the hell out of that first record when I was 10, 11, 12 years old and still absolutely love it today. Great stuff!

Funnily enough my first thought when I saw the singer was “dang that’s one attractive dude, especially for the 70’s.” And ofc the comment section are 50+% people head over heels over him😂

To this day, being fortunate enough to see The Cars at The Warehouse New Orleans one of the best shows I've ever seen. And I've lived alone time. Seen a lot of shows. Rest in peace Ben and Ric. God bless The Cars

Imagine how many other great albums that the Cars would have if the band never broke up. RIP Ben & Ric ❤

Uhh, I love this! Benjamin is soo gorgeous! In the MTV era it seems like he was kinda pushed to the background, even on Drive you couldnt see him for all the acting going on around him. This is a perfect performance! Thank you so much for posting these super talented guys! Love this channel and seeing all of these amazing bands in their prime!

@yvonnes3947

10 ай бұрын

Agreed! MTV videos showcased Ric Ocasek as the lead singer, and I never Benjamin Orr sang my favorite Cars song until today.

@KittyGrizGriz

10 ай бұрын

I saw them live in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium nose bleed seats. We made it down to the standing room only floor section when Cars came on (all day concert). They sounded great but never ‘saw’ them up close, figured Ric sang lead back then also. If only I’d known what Ben looked~played bass like, I’d have squirmed my way to him! 😂😅

@erichschorr2609

10 ай бұрын

Ben Orr as good looking as we was he was very private and reserved, introverted of you will. So I don’t think he necessarily even cared about being in the background.

@April-pw5ub

10 ай бұрын

⁠@@erichschorr2609No, he did mind as did the rest of the group. After a while Ric was in the forefront and it was part of the tension that lead to the breakup.

So good. These guys were definitely ahead of their time. Bens cool base licks and vocals and Elliot’s precision guitar playing. Simply awesome !!!!

God he was beautiful.

@weebercorey

3 ай бұрын

Ben Orr wasn't bad either!

He was really beautiful!!

One of the greatest Rock bands of all-time with one of the greatest debut albums of all-time. The Cars are forever Rock icons. 🌹🌹

Miss you so much, Benjamin! ❤

The epitome of a perfect band 💜

I'm 60, and grew up in Boston with The Cars. Since I was never that into their music, I only saw viewed Ben briefly, with a passing "he's kinda cute", and thought Rick sang all the songs. It's only been TODAY that I realized that Ben was the voice of the songs I did like, and how damned BEAUTIFUL he was. His looks are what I'd imagined a literal Angel might look like.

@zookytar

2 ай бұрын

This song has been one of my favorites for decades. Same opinion and knowledge of Ben until a couple days ago. Same opinion of him now! Wow!

Benjamin Orr was the true heart of The Cars, he sang on the best songs, but the general public all seem to think it was Ric Ocasek on everything.

@timhoovermusicman

11 ай бұрын

I did too back then...

@yvonnes3947

10 ай бұрын

I blame MTV. Ric sang in every video except for Drive, which I thought was just a one-off

@susanhartline7539

10 ай бұрын

I'm 63 and Just realized all my favorites are sung by Ben, who is so dang handsome!! Back in the 70's and 80's, you had to buy a music magazine to see good pictures of bands. When MTV happened, I didn't have a TV. I do love YT for all the footage I get to watch and all have yet to discover.

@Garvarino

10 ай бұрын

check out some of his solo stuff,,, incredible

@LeeFred78

10 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing...that Ric sang all their songs. I stumbled across this video a few years ago here on YT and found out different. Lots of talent in The Cars!

They were just a fantastic band Benjamin Orr was a really sweet guy I have read stories about him over the years and with all the fame he just lived like a regular guy.....RIP Ben and Rick....