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| Bye, bye love... |
Man, it has not been a good week for some of my rock and roll favorites from my youth--Eddie Money on Friday and now news that Ric Ocasek , the wizard behind the Cars, was found dead at the age of 75 in his apartment on Saturday. My loyal followers (both of you) will recall that I wrote about the Cars' song "My Best Friend's Girl" on Friday Night Jukebox a little more than a year ago.
It's hard to understate what a breath of fresh air the Cars were when they first arrived on the scene--while they may have eventually thrown their lot with commercial success, their first album was unlike anything that many of us (especially those of us growing up in small and conservative midwestern towns) had ever heard. Ocasek was the quirky genius (Jesus, he's one of the few humans that could make dorkiness look and seem cool) who brought it all together--his lead guitar, vocals, and songwriting had a uniqueness that opened the door for a lot of bands that followed.
Fortunately, as a great man (Bob Seger) once noted in song, rock and roll never forgets--the sadly appropriate, "Since You're Gone":
Fuck Donald Trump,
emaycee
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