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The Cars — Blue Tip
Album: Move Like This
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Released: 2011
Length: 3:11
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You believe in anything
They tell you how to think
Simpletons a circling
The raging roller rink

Trading in the alley
Bucking up a storm
Forget about reality
Cause nothing is the norm
Yeah yeah

So what can you do
You say
They owe me a few yeah
Blue tip me a cue yeah

You got that look on your face
You'd like to be in the race
You cannot hide your disgrace
You leave without a trace

Sanctuary your heartland
Black and white tv
Stroking all the gun heads
To the ninth degree

You here the screamers coming
They clamor in disguise
They think that you'll be running
To the other side
Yeah yeah

So what can you do
You say
They owe me a few yeah
Blue tip me a cue yeah

You got that look on your face
You'd like to be in the race
You cannot hide your disgrace
Can't fill an empty space

(Ahh)
You stupify the thinkers
(Ahh)
You're hugging all the flakes
(Ahh)
And all the things you think are true
(Ahh)
Only mystify the fakes

Keep your hat on backwards
And keep your lips tucked in
The world is full of quackers
And belly button rings

I know you'd like to be immune
To the things they say
You're hung up on your heroes
And upon the beast you pray
Yeah hey

What can you do
You say
Well they owe me a few yeah
Blue (blue) tip me a cue yeah

You got that look on your face
You'd like to be in the race
You cannot hide your disgrace
You leave without a trace

You got that look on your face
You'd like to be in the race
You cannot hide your disgrace
You leave a bitter taste
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I loved this band, until I saw them live in Philadelphia Spectrum 1979.  Lover Boy opened for them, they were the better band that night, not the Cars.

My friend I went ot the show with fell asleep after 3 songs.  :-(
Posted 1 year ago by Rstrickster    [ Reply ]
Vastly underrated with a killer exit...just focus on the siren that starts just before the outro. Classic Cars. Man, I miss this band.
Posted 1 year ago by yobyot    [ Reply ]
Lyric corrections:
You hEAr the screamers coming
And upon the beast you prEy

Posted 2 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by LeonD    [ Reply ]
Seems rather relevant today. 
Posted 2 years ago by vancourt7027    [ Reply ]
 rock_a_rolla wrote:
In my eyes: underrated!
Some passages remind me of David Byrne / Talking Heads














Indeed! TH and this band both broke big at the same time, and blew us all away with their wild and unique new style... And on this excellent effort, Ric still really WOWs me with that same quintessentially quirky Ocasek delivery he used back then on "Night Spots" from Candy-O... "A real Romantic with the SULTRY STARE/ You keep on messing with your BLONDE, LONG HAIR, yeah!"  R.I.P., Ric, you were a true Pioneer. You and your amazing band-mates did much to change the landscape of the entire U.S. music scene -- and, my life!
WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 countyman wrote:

I got a Devo/Oingo Boingo vibe on this one.




Me too! ...and, I  really like both of those bands!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 joejennings wrote:

EXCELLENT!!!




What excellent words ,, yes it is excellent 
Posted 2 years ago by Quetzal    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I got a Devo/Oingo Boingo vibe on this one.
Posted 3 years ago by countyman    [ Reply ]
 Rijidij wrote:

I was convinced this was LCD Soundsystem when I first heard it.



I thought LCD Soundsystem was The Cars when I first heard them
Posted 3 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
In my eyes: underrated!
Some passages remind me of David Byrne / Talking Heads
Posted 3 years ago by rock_a_rolla    [ Reply ]
When this came out, it had been 24 years since the original 'CARS' cut a record.
Posted 3 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
I was convinced this was LCD Soundsystem when I first heard it.
Posted 3 years ago by Rijidij    [ Reply ]
Why have I never heard this?  Please play more from this album!
Posted 3 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:
The world is full of quackers And belly button rings


Trying to visualise a duck with a belly button ring, especially since they don't have inies or outies either for that matter. 
 
Try visualizing the ring with a duck hanging off of it.

Just more malarkey.  I can't help myself.
Posted 3 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
This sounds better now for some reason than it did when it came out. Hmm.
Posted 3 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 billybob123 wrote:
And only $4.99 for the album download at Amazon!  Be sure to click through from RP!
 
Now it's $42!
Posted 4 years ago by louis315    [ Reply ]
 andrew2112 wrote:
I was just listening to this album for the first time.  I hadn't heard anything from it before, and it's really good.
 
That makes two of us, and I'm really impressed with how 80s they made this sound in 2011....8 off the bat and LLRP for playing new Cars!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
I was just listening to this album for the first time.  I hadn't heard anything from it before, and it's really good.
Posted 5 years ago by andrew2112    [ Reply ]
Two in a row from the Cars!  I'm cool with an all-day tribute 

RIP Ric
Posted 5 years ago by CowboyJJ    [ Reply ]
Rik & Benj are rocking out there in the cosmos.  xoxoxo
Posted 5 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
The world is full of quackers And belly button rings


Trying to visualise a duck with a belly button ring, especially since they don't have inies or outies either for that matter. 
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
I sense a theme I this playlist...
Posted 11 years ago by CopyrightX    [ Reply ]
 nmcvaugh wrote:
Strange - it's like a Devo/Cars hybrid.
 
Yes, it sounds like that.     {#Dance}
Posted 12 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
 buddy wrote:
They're back!
 
Don't they make something for that now?
Posted 12 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
They're back!
Posted 12 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
Strange - it's like a Devo/Cars hybrid.
Posted 12 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]
 hencini wrote:
Yeah, not feelin' this one.  And I really liked these guys back in the day... :
 

if this was on the first record or second record it would probably have been pretty good. problem is time moves but apparently the cars haven't figured that out.
Posted 12 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Yeah, not feelin' this one.  And I really liked these guys back in the day... : \
Posted 12 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
 gemtag wrote:
Can't wait for the new albums from Billy Joel and Haircut 100!!

 
I almost laughed out-loud...inappropriate in my current environment

Posted 12 years ago by MaryM    [ Reply ]
Can't wait for the new albums from Billy Joel and Haircut 100!!

Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
I'm sure they figured if LCD Soundsystem was making money off of stuff that sounds like old Cars songs, then it was time for a new album.
Posted 12 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
This song brings back SO many memories. Back around 1980 when The Cars were huge, I used to gas up Ric's cars, he had a Mercedes 300TD wagon and a black Jaguar XJ6. The Jag would take a pint of power steering fluid every time you gassed it up, they just couldn't make that car stop leaking PS fluid.

Ah, good times!

True story. 
Posted 12 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
With headphones...crank it!  YEAH!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
amazing how good they sound after so long.
Posted 12 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
And only $4.99 for the album download at Amazon!  Be sure to click through from RP!
Posted 12 years ago by billybob123    [ Reply ]
Nice. this sounds more like the Cars that I know and love.
Posted 12 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
God, it's so fun hearing that distinctive Cars buzz, hum, and thrum again...and the Ocasek vocals are as quirky as ever; the words even more biting and downright political than ever...and perhaps no one knows their way around the fret-board like Easton — JAM!
 

nice summation.
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
God, it's so fun hearing that distinctive Cars buzz, hum, and thrum again...and the Ocasek vocals are as quirky as ever; the words even more biting and downright political than before...and perhaps no one knows their way around the fret-board like Easton — JAM!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear The Cars again!
Posted 12 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
The Cars are the Cars. I don't think they are capable of doing anything too different, that is fine. They are just not the type of band that can reinvent the wheel, I am sure people will still buy this based on nostalgia. Some people may enjoy it, most will probably say meh. Our money is still good, they will be able to cash some checks, good for them.
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Sure this sounds like their old stuff.... but ain't nuthin' wrong with that!  {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 12 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:
"Just the tip baby," Is what a guy I knew from Brooklyn used to say to girls he was hooking up with. No word on how many babies have been born in Bay Ridge with green eyes and a weak chin.
 
Heehee! You hear about the moyel who worked for free? Yeah, he only took tips.

Posted 12 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Oh, YIPPEE!!!! {#Dancingbanana} I don't think they sound the same as they did years ago - lots of edgier guitar and meatier bass lines.  I ordered this CD a couple of days ago, and I can't wait to hear the whole thing! 

Did I mention YIPPEE?  

Posted 12 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Bags are packed. I'm heading to Vegas for hotel room dancing with Romeo.{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 SheRidesABeemer wrote:
we needed "new" Cars?  Can's we just play the old stuff? Sounds the same.
 
You could probably say that about a lot of bands!

Posted 12 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
"Just the tip baby," Is what a guy I knew from Brooklyn used to say to girls he was hooking up with. No word on how many babies have been born in Bay Ridge with green eyes and a weak chin.
Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}Fun, Fun, Fun!
Posted 12 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
I knew this was the Cars within the first three seconds I first heard this number.
Posted 12 years ago by kgish    [ Reply ]
This car is running on retreads
Posted 12 years ago by Colandrio    [ Reply ]
 SheRidesABeemer wrote:
we needed "new" Cars?  Can's we just play the old stuff? Sounds the same.
 
I hate it when a band sounds like themselves.  

Posted 12 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Glad to see some other songs from this cool new release are making it into play on RP.  I admire Ric immensely for his wily wit and mighty chops in biting into politics with such slick and sly verve on it, too!  GO CARS!

Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]

oh when you bite your lip

It's some reaction to love, o-ove, o-ove...


Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Nice and happy. They still work for me.

{#Dance}
Posted 12 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
we needed "new" Cars?  Can's we just play the old stuff? Sounds the same.
Posted 12 years ago by SheRidesABeemer    [ Reply ]
Yeah this one's better than the other stuff I've heard so far...
Posted 12 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Now, that just has to be an old Casio at the start. I wonder if Rolf Harris is moonlighting for these guys? ;)
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Like the old Cars!!!
Posted 12 years ago by unclemrbig    [ Reply ]
Way to go Bill, one of the better songs on this CD!
Posted 12 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]