Bye Bye Love

I couldn't resist, The Cars were on my mind, so I'm posting a second song by them, Bye Bye Love. This song was also released on the Cars' first album in 1978, and though it was not released as a single, it was said to be their longest radio hit. It was written by their acoustic guitarist, Ric Ocasek, and was sung by him in the demo, but in the album version, it was sung by Benjamin Orr, the bassist. In my opinion, it's about being in a relationship with someone, but them always drifting off and thinking about some other guy. One can only take that for so long, and so Bye, Bye Love.

Good Times Roll

Stop! Don't pause the song, the first few bars may seem a bit off at first, but listen on. Good Times Roll was written by The Cars, and released on the first album, The Cars, which was released in 1978. The album itself was immensely popular when it came out, and they had to suspend their second to be released on a later date, so as to not clash with the remaining popularity of their first. This song has a funky intro I'll admit, and even into the verse, but as soon as that second guitar and drums enter into the song, it transforms the song, adding plenty of body, and quite and sturdy feel to it. The song was written by Ric Ocasek, the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, and he creates the sort of psychedelic and surreal feel to the song, with lots of synth, many now refer to this as new wave rock. My personal feelings about the subject that the song refers to is a euphoria, and trying to keep those good times, so Let the Good Times Roll!