In many ways, The Cars were the prototypical American new wave band of the 1980s. Barging into a pop-music scene then overwhelmed by English New Romantic pretty-boy bands, The Cars' highly polished, chrome-plated four-on-the-floor rock 'n' roll charged up the charts like a souped-up Camaro racing to the checkered flag--with the band's Alberto... Continue Reading

Top Hits

Re-sorting...
CLICK BELOW FOR 30-SECOND SAMPLES
#
TRACK
ARTIST
ALBUM
TIME
POP.
MP3
HI-DEF

More Stuff

Liner Excerpt from THE CARS ANTHOLOGY

by Brett Milano

Liner Excerpt from THE CARS ANTHOLOGY

The Cars played their first gig at an air force base, and became a fixture at the clubs. But their initial success owed more to a studio session that happened a couple months after the first gig.

CENTER STAGE

See All of Center Stage

Video - The Cars - Shake It Up

"Shake It Up" appeared on The Cars' 1981 album of the same name.  The track would go on to reach #2 on the mainstream rock charts and it endures as one of the band's catchiest and most upbeat...

Excerpt: Liners from The Cars Anthology

During the late ’70s and early ’80s, most rock fans were split into two camps, with hardly any common ground. Either you listened to “punk” bands like The Clash, Talking...

About The Cars

In many ways, The Cars were the prototypical American new wave band of the 1980s. Barging into a pop-music scene then overwhelmed by English New Romantic pretty-boy bands, The Cars’ highly...

Video - The Cars - Drive

This was the third single from The Cars' 1984 album, HEARTBEAT CITY.  "Drive" was written by Ric Ocasek but it's Benjamin Orr who sings lead on it.  It would go on to be the...

Video - The Cars - You Might Think

"You Might Think" was the first single from The Cars' fifth studio album, HEARTBEAT CITY (1984). The video is considered ground-breaking in its use of computerized effects, and it would go on...


See All of Center Stage
Free Shipping