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nojarama<p>Remembering Ric Ocasek of The Cars on his birthday. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AndyWarhol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndyWarhol</span></a></p>
Aaron V. Humphrey<p>Today I was listening to "Fireball Zone" by Ric Ocasek (1991)<br><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/listening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>listening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Drive" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theCars</span></a> from their fifth studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HeartbeatCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeartbeatCity</span></a> (1984). It was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a>, the track was sung by bassist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BenjaminOrr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminOrr</span></a> and produced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RobertJohnMuttLange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertJohnMuttLange</span></a> with the band. Upon its release, "Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKkeo7QdZpc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=vKkeo7QdZp</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p>
Welcome to the Boomtown<p>Remembering Ric Ocasek who passed away five years ago today. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/80smusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80smusic</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 2019, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> [Otcasek], American rock singer-songwriter (The Cars - "Best Friend's Girl"; "Shake It Up"; "You Are The Girl"), found dead at 75.</p>
50+ Music<p>"Good Times Roll" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theCars</span></a> released as the first track from their 1978 debut album The Cars. Written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> as a sarcastic comment on rock's idea of good times, the song features layered harmonies courtesy of producer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoyThomasBaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoyThomasBaker</span></a>. "Good Times Roll" was released as the third single from the album in 1979, charting at number 41 in the United States. It has since received positive critical reception. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6xHnDAwHw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6xHnDAwH</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Drive" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theCars</span></a> from their fifth studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HeartbeatCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeartbeatCity</span></a> (1984). It was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a>, the track was sung by bassist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BenjaminOrr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminOrr</span></a> and produced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RobertJohnMuttLange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertJohnMuttLange</span></a> with the band. Upon its release, "Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/NFkAJ0HOWkM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/NFkAJ0HOWkM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMetalDogArticleList</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/louder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>louder</span></a><br>A beginner's guide to The Cars<br>"I don't like to write with others. I started The Cars to play music that I wrote"</p><p><a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-cars-beginners-guide" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">loudersound.com/features/the-c</span><span class="invisible">ars-beginners-guide</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregPrato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GregPrato</span></a></p>
JohnBarronIII<p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/NowSpinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowSpinning</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BadBrains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadBrains</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/GodOfLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GodOfLove</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/LP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LP</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Legends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legends</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/HR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Doc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doc</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Earl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earl</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Darryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darryl</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Hardcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardcore</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Reggae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reggae</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Punk</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/JusticeKeepers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeKeepers</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ThankJah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThankJah</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BigFun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigFun</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Let's Go" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theCars</span></a>, written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> for the band's second studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CandyO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CandyO</span></a> (1979). A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/newWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newWave</span></a> rock song, the song's hook was inspired by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theRouters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theRouters</span></a>. The song's vocals are performed by bassist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BenjaminOrr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminOrr</span></a>. "Let's Go" was released in 1979 as the debut single from Candy-O on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElektraRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElektraRecords</span></a>. The single was a chart success, reaching number 14 in the United States and charting in multiple other countries. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/vlfl0hxE4xY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/vlfl0hxE4xY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Shake It Up" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theCars</span></a> from their fourth studio album of the same name (1981). It was released on November 9, 1981, as the album's lead single. Although appearing for the first time in 1981, it was actually written years earlier by the band's songwriter and lead singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a>. The song became one of the Cars' most popular songs, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/K3SA5Z-cbC8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/K3SA5Z-cbC8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Welcome to the Boomtown<p>Remembering Ric Ocasek on what would have been his 80th birthday. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/80smusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80smusic</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>It's so freaking hot out with hella high humidity &amp; zero breezes. I tried going outside &amp; ran back in because the heat hit my face upon opening the door - while doorway is shaded!</p><p>I got Summery songs on the brain.</p><p>Starting with one of my fave Summer themed <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MusicVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideos</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TheCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCars</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/E0Kv6vxZwL8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/E0Kv6vxZwL8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Youtube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SummerVibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SummerVibes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MusicFromMyYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicFromMyYouth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/eighties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eighties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FaveBands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaveBands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FaveSongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaveSongs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GenX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/StuckOnTheEighties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StuckOnTheEighties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>I still love this song to this day.<br>Perhaps, and likely because I've never experienced receiving a deeply caring love that is like the beauty expressed in this song. I've given it. I have yet to experience it, mutually. I don't settle anymore.<br><a href="https://youtu.be/uVXy7AsjvL4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/uVXy7AsjvL4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a></p>
nojarama<p>Happy anniversary to The Cars album, ‘Heartbeat City’. Released this week in 1984. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/thecars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thecars</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/heartbeatcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heartbeatcity</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ricocasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ricocasek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/youmightthink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youmightthink</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/drive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drive</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/helloagain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helloagain</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/whycantihaveyou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whycantihaveyou</span></a></p>
Welcome to the Boomtown<p>40 years ago today, Ric Ocasek released his debut solo album Beatitude (1940). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Beatitude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beatitude</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/80smusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80smusic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/boomtownpodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boomtownpodcast</span></a></p>
TheRealJG<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NewWaveWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewWaveWednesday</span></a> (Thursday edition) </p><p>Ric Ocasek <br>Beatitude (Geffen, 1982) </p><p>Other than the Cars debut, Beatitude is the most consistent &amp; solid album of Ric's career. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RicOcasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> #1982 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nowspinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nowspinning</span></a></p>
Alien-91 (外星人👽<p>RT @JasonIsbell@twitter.com</p><p>“It doesn’t matter where you’ve been, as long as it was deep.” There’s a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ricocasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ricocasek</span></a> lyric for you.</p>
NYTimes Homepage<p>Ric Ocasek, New Wave Rock Visionary and Cars Co-Founder, Is Dead <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/arts/music/ric-ocasek-cars-dead.html?emc=rss&amp;partner=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2019/09/15/arts/mu</span><span class="invisible">sic/ric-ocasek-cars-dead.html?emc=rss&amp;partner=rss</span></a> <a href="https://route66.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deaths</span></a>(Obituaries) <a href="https://route66.social/tags/popandrockmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopandRockMusic</span></a> <a href="https://route66.social/tags/ricocasek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RicOcasek</span></a> <a href="https://route66.social/tags/thecars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCars</span></a></p>
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