New Wave/Synthpop songs ranked from #200 to #1, one per day.
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Number 66: Gary Numan - Cars
The second of three Gary Numan songs on my Top 200, "Cars" was Gary's biggest hit, reaching #1 in the UK and Canada, and #9 in the USA. The first single off his third album, The Pleasure Principle, the video for "Cars" became a staple on MTV (and other music video channels, like Canada's MuchMusic). I have "Cars" at #66.
And when Fear Factory did a great remake with an accompanying awesome video .... Gary appeared in it and sang on it. Total class.
ReplyDeleteYes I've always liked the Fear Factory version too.
DeleteLove this one. To me, hearing this song in the context of the whole album is completely different than hearing the single on the radio.
ReplyDeleteI agree and that's true of a lot of Numan songs.
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