The Cars' music is easy for almost any group to enjoy. They're light-hearted, energetic, and on my go-to party playlist. Shake It Up is a fun song and video.
Originally Posted by IndigoSky
"Shake it up" is cheezy as Hell. it has a certain earworm quality though.
Cars were a third rate band in the 80s.
Originally Posted by pyramider
The Cars were named "Best New Artist" in the 1978 Rolling Stone Readers' Poll and won "Video of the Year" for "You Might Think" at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. Their debut album, The Cars, sold six million copies and appeared on the Billboard 200 album chart for 139 weeks. As of 2001, the Cars had sold over 23 million albums in the United States.
Not bad for a "third rate" band.
Originally Posted by Bowser98
he did say 80's, and your post confirms that. the Cars are like several other bands of that era, who struck Gold on their debut (Van Halen, Boston), then quickly lost momentum. they had a quirky charm, but when you peel back the layers, none of their members is a particularly adept singer, musician, or songwriter. the cheezy keyboards and quirky vocal sound get annoying fast.
I rate them a 6..