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#BenjaminOrr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ySLmwsfP4Q

This week’s #80smusic #flashbackFriday is Benjamin Orr with “Too Hot to Stop” (1986), the second single from his sole solo album, The Lace. #80s #BenjaminOrr

The Cars, The Cars (Self-Titled), 1978 on Elektra

Debut album from Boston’s own The Cars, out in 1978 on Elektra, and produced by Thomas Baker. Killer debut, with “Just What I Needed,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Good Times Roll,” and “Moving In Stereo.” Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, and Greg Hawkes in the original lineup.

My copy, via a private sale, is an RCA Club edition pressed at RCA’s Indianapolis plant, with the original inner.

#1970s #BenjaminOrr #Elektra #ElliotEaston #GregHawkes #RCAMusicService #RicOcasek #TheCars #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

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#BenjaminOrr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ySLmwsfP4Q

"Drive" is a song by American #rock band #theCars from their fifth studio album, #HeartbeatCity (1984). It was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written by #RicOcasek, the track was sung by bassist #BenjaminOrr and produced by #RobertJohnMuttLange 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGfAtXM8rOU

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#BenjaminOrr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYOadbDt1-s

#CurrentlyReading This is a pretty good read if you're into #TheCars. Most everyone who had anything to do with the band is interviewed. Love the chapters about the early years when #RicOcasek + #BenjaminOrr were ambitious but kinda rootless and unfocused. Also some insights into the industry's transition from bloated 1970s arena rock to garish 1980s video rock. Ain't always pretty LOL! 🎵 🎶 📖 👍 😁 #GregHawkes #ElliotEaston #DavidRobinson #ClassicRock #Music #Books #Biographies #PublicLibrary

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#BenjaminOrr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ySLmwsfP4Q

"Just What I Needed" is a song by American #rock band #theCars from their self-titled debut album (1978). The song, which first achieved radio success as a demo, took inspiration from the #OhioExpress and #theVelvetUnderground. The song was written by lead singer and rhythm guitarist #RicOcasek and sung by bassist #BenjaminOrr. "Just What I Needed" was released as the band's first single in 1978, reaching number 27 on the US #Billboard Hot 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvy2yqUHLLg

#NowPlaying #BenjaminOrr #RIP2000 https://open.spotify.com/track/7zJnmSjZKjntHmOvEokGb3?si=JdHmfBeIQ4esWMTuY9FE2g