According to Rolling Stone, on the Cars official Facebook page, the band posted a photograph of the surviving members — singer Ric Ocasek, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, drummer David Robinson and guitarist Elliot Easton — gathered together in a Boston studio surrounded by their instruments. The picture has been taken down. “I hate to be vague, but I really can’t say,” keyboardist Hawkes told the Boston Globe when asked whether the band was reuniting. “It’s a crazy world.” The original members of the band haven’t recorded together since 1987.
Sadly, not all of the original members are with us now. Bass guitarist and singer Benjamin Orr passed away on October 3, 2000 from pancreatic cancer. He sang He sang several of The Cars’ greatest hits, including “Just What I Needed”, “Let’s Go”, and “Drive”.
In 2005, some members of the Cars reunited to form The New Cars. Instead of Ric Ocasek as the singer, the band had Todd Rundgren. But, they have not performed any shows since September of 2007.
Here is one of my favorite videos by The Cars:
Loved this video as a kid. Had religious relatives who claimed it mocked jesus, cuz he walked on water and such. Bollocks!
Yeah, some people need to have a sense of humor! I didn’t take it as mocking Jesus. They just had a little fun that was innovative.