The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl
You're always dancing down the street
With your suede blue eyes
And every new boy that you meet
He doesn't know the real surprise
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
Ooh, she'll make you flip
(Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
I kinda like the way she dips
She's my best friend's girl
She's my best friend's girl
But she used to be mine
You've got your nuclear boots
And your drip dry glove
Ooh when you bite your lip
It's some reaction to love, o-ove, o-ove
(Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
Yeah, I think you'll flip
(Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(Here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
'Cause she's my best friend's girl
Well she's my best friend's girl
And she used to be mine
She's so fine
You're always dancing down the street
With your suede blue eye-eyes
And every new boy that you meet
Doesn't know the real surprise
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(Here she comes again)
Oh, she'll make you flip
(Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(Here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips
'Cause she's my best friend's girl, uh
She's my best friend's girl-irl uh-irl
She used to be mine
She so, fine
oh
(My best friend's girlfriend)
She used to be mine
(My best friend's girlfriend) yeah yeah
(My best friend's girlfriend)
Said she used to be mine
(My best friend's girlfriend) oh, yeah yeah yeah
(My best friend's girlfriend)
She used to be mine
(My best friend's girlfriend)
(My best friend's girlfriend)
Ric Ocasek的音樂生涯始於1978年The Cars的首張同名專輯,1988年樂團解散後,他以個人身份持續發表作品,並投入唱片製作,塑造Weezer的藍色與綠色專輯,以及龐克樂團Bad Brains的《Rock for Light》專輯等。
Weezer在Instagram上向Ric Ocasek致敬:「Ric對我們意義重大,他製作了三張Weezer的關鍵專輯,包括藍色、綠色與2014年的《Everything Will Be Alright in the End》,並教導我們每個人關於錄音、歌曲藝術等眾多關於音樂的技藝。但更重要的是,他告訴我們,一個握有巨大力量、處於被尊崇的地位的人,同時也能絕對謙虛,並擁有這個產業鏈中最甜蜜無比的心。」
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die
2018年The Cars入駐搖滾名人堂(Rock & Roll Hall of Fame),形容樂團「精巧扣合新浪潮與經典搖滾成完美複合。」The Killers主唱Brandon Flowers去年為The Cars入駐搖滾名人堂擔任引言人,稱Ric Ocasek是「我的第一個國王」,在青年時期發現The Cars,鋪展他的職涯道路,成為自己想成為的大人,也找到幸福與心愛的女子結為連理。
I know tonight she comes
She's takin' a swipe at fun
She gives me a reason
For sighting my sights
Well I know tonight she comes
She jangles me up
She does it with ease
And sometimes she passes through me
Just like a breeze
She gives me a reason
For feelin' all right
Oh well
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
She comes
And I know she's gonna do it to me
One more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
In my mind
Why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)
Ah yeah, I know she's gonna do it to me
One more time (one more time)
I know she's gonna stay implanted
In my mind
Oh, why does she keep me hanging on the line, oh yeah
(why does she keep me hanging on the liiiiiiine)
I know the way she feels
And all of the hearts that she steals
She tells me it's easy
When you do it right
Oh well, ell I know tonight she comes
(I know tonight she comes)
She tells me it's easy
When you do it right
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight) she comes
(she comes)
I know tonight, oh yeah
(know tonight, I know tonight)
(I know tonight) well I know tonight
(know tonight, I know tonight)
Tonight she comes
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die
Ric Ocasek生於巴爾的摩的波蘭天主教家庭,父親是一名計算機系統分析師,小時候因愛上The Crickets的〈That’ll Be the Day〉,祖母送他一把吉他作為禮物。青年時期開始練吉他,練琴卡住便轉向定期創作音樂,為了讓作品能被聽見,隨之成立樂團,設想如果演奏得好,也能激發更多創作靈感。除了樂團,也發表個人作,最暢銷的歌曲是與The Cars風格一致的〈Emotion in Motion〉,收錄於1986年的個人專輯《This Side of Paradise》。
The Cars..From Ric's son: Our dad was a prolific doodler. His passing was sudden, unexpected, and beyond heartbreaking. Yesterday, we found this last doodle on his armchair. He couldn’t have known what it would end up meaning to us. We love him so much.
▲Ric Ocasek的兒子在Instagram發文,提及父親喜愛塗鴉,並附上其生前最後一張塗鴉的照片,寫道:「他突然過世,令人意外也萬分心碎。昨天我們在他的扶手椅發現這張最後的塗鴉,他始料未及這張圖最後會給我們什麼樣的意義。我們非常愛他。」
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die
The cars--Let's Go
She's driving away with the dim lights on
And she's making a play, she can't go wrong
She never waits too long
She's winding them down on her clock machine
And she won't give up 'cause she's seventeen
She's a frozen fire, she's my one desire
I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown
When she says, "Let's go
I like the nightlife baby"
She says, "I like the nightlife baby"
She says, "Let's go"
She's laughing inside 'cause they can't refuse
She's so beautiful now, she doesn't wear her shoes
She never likes to choose
She's got wonderful eyes and a risqué mouth
And when I asked her before she said she's holding out
She's a frozen fire, she's my one desire
I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown
When she says, "Let's go"
I like the nightlife baby"
She says, "I like the nightlife baby"
She says, "Let's go"
"I like the nightlife baby"
She says, "I like the nightlife baby"
She says, "Let's go"
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die
You might think I'm crazy
To hang around with you
Maybe you think I'm lucky
To have something to do
But I think that you're wild
And inside me is some child
You might think I'm foolish
Or maybe it's untrue
You might think I'm crazy
But all I want is you
You might think it's hysterical
But I know when you're weak
You think you're in the movies
And everything's so deep
But I think that you're wild
When you flash that fragile smile
You might think it's foolish
What you put me through
You might think I'm crazy
But all I want is you
And it's so hard to take
There's no escape without a scrape
You kept it going till the sun fell down
You kept it going
You might think I'm delirious
The way I run you down
But somewhere sometime
When you're curious
I'll be back around
And I think that you're wild
And so uniquely styled
You might think it's foolish
This chancy rendezvous
You might think I'm crazy
But all I want is you
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die
Who's gonna tell you when
It's too late
Who's gonna tell you things
Aren't so great
You can't go on thinking
Nothing's wrong, oh oh
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
Yeah, who's gonna plug their ears
When you scream
You can't go on thinking
Nothing's wrong, oh oh
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 thinking
Nothing's wrong, oh oh
Who's gonna drive you home
Tonight
You know you can't go on thinking
Nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home
Tonight
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die
I don't mind you coming here
And wasting all my time
Cause when you're standing oh so near
I kinda lose my mind
It's not the perfume that you wear
It's not the ribbons in your hair
And I don't mind you coming here
And wasting all my time
I don't mind you hanging out
And talking in your sleep
It doesn't matter where you've been
As long as it was deep, Yeah
You always knew to wear it well
And, You look so fancy I can tell
And I don't mind you hanging out
And talking in your sleep
I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
I don't mind you coming here
And wasting all my time, time
Cause when you're standing oh so near
I kinda lose my mind, Yeah
It's not the perfume that you wear
It's not the ribbons in your hair
I don't mind you coming here
And wasting all my time
I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed
Yeah Yeah, So bleed me
You're just what I needed
You're just what I needed
You're just what I needed
Yeah yea-Yeahh
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die
Uh well, dance all night, play all day
Don't let nothin' get in the way
Dance all night, keep the beat
Don't you worry 'bout two left feet
Shake it up
Shake it up, oo yeah
Shake it up
Shake it up
Dance all night and get real loose
You don't need no bad excuse
Dance all night with anyone
Don't let nobody pick your fun
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, yeah yeah
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up
That's right, I said
Dance all night
Go go go
Dance all night
Get real low
Go all night
Get real hot
Well, shake it up now, all you've got, woo
Dance
Oo dance
Uh well, dance all night and whirl your hair
Make the night cats stop and stare
Dance all night, go to work
Do the move with a quirky jerk
Just shake it up, oo oo
Shake it up, oo yeah
Shake it up
Shake it up
Uh well, dance all night
Go go go
Get so light
Get real low
Dance all night
Get real hot
Shake it up, with all you've got, woo
Shake it up, make a scene
Let them know what you really mean
And dance all night, keep the beat
And don't you worry 'bout two left feet
Just shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, oo oo, yeah
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, oh, yeah
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, shake it up, yeah yeah, shake it up
Oo oo, shake it up
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die, Till you die, oh till you die