The Cars es una de esas bandas que encapsulan el espíritu de una época. Fundada en 1976 en Boston, Massachusetts, se destacó por fusionar el rock con elementos del new wave. El grupo integró la experimentación tecnológica en su sonido, algo que resonó con una audiencia hambrienta de innovación musical. La formación original incluyó a Ric Ocasek (voz y guitarra rítmica), Benjamin Orr (voz y bajo), Elliot Easton (guitarra principal), Greg Hawkes (teclados) y David Robinson (batería).
El álbum debut homónimo "The Cars", lanzado en 1978, fue un éxito rotundo. Con hitos como "Just What I Needed", "My Best Friend's Girl" y "Good Times Roll", capturaron la atención tanto del público como de los críticos. La capacidad del álbum para mezclar guitarras eléctricas con sintetizadores audaces lo hizo destacar en la escena musical.
La dinámica entre los miembros de la banda fue un factor crucial en su éxito. Ric Ocasek y Benjamin Orr compartieron responsabilidades vocales, lo que añadió una diversidad tonal a sus canciones. Greg Hawkes implementó teclados y sintetizadores que caracterizarían el sonido distintivo del grupo, mientras que la batería precisa de David Robinson y las guitarras decididas de Elliot Easton completaron el cuadro.
El segundo álbum "Candy-O" (1979) consolidó su lugar en el firmamento del rock. Temas como "Let's Go" y "It's All I Can Do" siguieron manteniendo a la banda en las listas de éxitos.
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and it didn't come off
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a big waste of time
you were tryin' to get rough
but you're waiting in line
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they don't hear a word you say
you can't make it with the down boys
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but they couldn't wait
you were trying to be eternal
but uh that didn't rate
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you're rough on the edges
you were tryin' to be, hysterical
and I still ain't laughin'
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just stay out of their way
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but they left you out [yelp?]
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two different worlds
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oscillation in shame
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but you're lost in the game
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they don't hear a word you say
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