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Ric Ocasek, The Cars, by Lynn Goldsmith (1982)
…so we’ve got a lot of commemorations tonight. Don’t worry though–I’ve got plenty of new music too. Tune in now to 11 PM (Tues, 09/17/19, US Eastern) to @wmucradio:http://wmuc.umd.edu/wmuc-high.m3u
Edit: Show’s over now, but you can stream/download the archived file till Monday, 09/23/19, at midnight.
THE CARS - *HEARTBEAT CITY* TURNS 30 TODAY: A Look Back…
In 1984 The Cars were everywhere. My earliest memories of watching MTV for the first time in the summer of that year includes two images: Ric Ocasek buzzing around as an animated fly (“You Might Think”) and Ric walking on water across a pool as others chasing him fell in (“Magic”). That was my first taste of The Cars. The band had many hits in their reign from about 1978 to about 1987. But Heart…