DRIVE
THE CARS
SONGWRITER: RIC OCASEK
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: HEARTBEAT CITY
LABEL: ELEKTRA
GENRE: BLUE-EYED SOUL
YEAR: 1983
"Drive" is a song by American rock band the Cars from
their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City(1984).
It was released on
July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written
by Ric Ocasek, the
track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John
"Mutt" Lange 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 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart. It reached number five (number four on re-entry in 1985) in
the United Kingdom, number four in West Germany, number six in Canada and
number three (number five on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland.
The song is most associated with the July
1985 Live Aid event,
where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia event;
the song was also used as the background music to a montage of clips depicting
the contemporaneous Ethiopian famine during the London event, which
was introduced by English musician David Bowie.
Following the concert, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number four in August 1985. Proceeds from the sales of
the re-released song raised nearly £160,000
for the Band Aid Trust; Ocasek presented the charity's trustee Midge Ure with a
cheque for the amount while he was in London in November 1986 promoting his
solo album This Side of
Paradise.
In a retrospective review of the single, AllMusic journalist
Donald A. Guarisco praised the song for being "a gorgeous ballad that
matches heartfelt songwriting to an alluring electronic soundscape. The music reflects the lyrical
tone with a lovely melody that rises and falls in a soothing yet sad fashion."
Who's gonna tell you when
It's too late?
Who's gonna tell you things
Aren't so great?
You cant go on,
thinkin'
Nothings' wrong, but bye
Who's gonna drive you home
Tonight?
Who's gonna pick you
up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?
Who's gonna pay
attention
To your dreams?
And who's gonna plug their ears
When you scream?
You can't go on,
thinkin'
Nothings wrong, but bye
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
Who's gonna hold you
down
When you shake?
Who's gonna come around
When you break?
You can't go on,
thinkin'
Nothin's wrong, but bye
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
Oh, you know you
can't go on, thinkin'
Nothin's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
Postagens
