[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
The Cars — Keep On Knocking
Album: Move Like This
Avg rating:
6.9

Your rating:
Total ratings: 1377









Released: 2011
Length: 3:49
Plays (last 30 days): 0
share tweet wikiwebsitesearchamg
cd
mp3
search
Oh well the long street goes
For miles and miles
And it's picking up some strangers
And it's picking up some smiles
And the half breeds holler
They're educated guesses
And they got a lot of cheers
You guessed it, you guessed it

They keep you in follow mode
They keep you in follow mode
Take the streets you never rode
They keep you-

They keep on knocking
Like the party's on
They keep on knocking
Like the party's gone

I got some friends
In random places
All kinds of ideas
And all kinds of faces
They keep their ready shoes on
They keep their shirts on ice

And they're looking to the future
To loosen the vice

They keep you in follow mode
They hold up their signs
They keep you in follow mode
Most of the time

They keep on knocking
Like the party's on
They keep on knocking
Yeah from dark till dawn

They keep you in follow mode
They hold up their signs
They keep you in follow mode
All of the time

They keep on knocking
Like the party's on
They keep on knocking
Yeah from dark till dawn
Comments (61)add comment
Great song! British 🎸 good old rock...
Posted 3 weeks ago by sonjaflocke    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

THIS PUTS ME BACK IN MY BAD-ASSED CUTLASS and we just scored a cooler full of Grolsch and my Frisbee's full of de-seeded weed and we are parked in the back of the park and 
THE LATEST CARS TAPE IS CRANKED!


Chuckling here with nostalgic envy. Never had a Cutlass and didn't party too much in my youth. I don't miss Grolsch but I do miss the weed that I smoked occasionally back then...
Posted 2 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Art_Carnage wrote:

It's like it's 1979 all over again. Love it!


This is heavier than their 1979 sound...and that works for me! 
Posted 2 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]


Their albums were the soundtrack of my life -- loving all things Cars....
Posted 2 years ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
I love this album!!
Posted 2 years ago by mgrazortx    [ Reply ]
Such a great song, they didn't skip a beat, as if they never stopped. Orr would be proud.
Posted 2 years ago by ParadiseBikes    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

THIS PUTS ME BACK IN MY BAD-ASSED CUTLASS and we just scored a cooler full of Grolsch and my Frisbee's full of de-seeded weed and we are parked in the back of the park and 
THE LATEST CARS TAPE IS CRANKED!




Hello
Posted 2 years ago by markojunge    [ Reply ]
 memo.zamarripa wrote:

Wow! They sound very british!



LOL... you youngsters are very amusing... do some googling ;)
Posted 2 years ago by TC1    [ Reply ]
CAR-JAM! I was jamming "Blue Tip" for a friend at lunch today and I turned him on to this prophetic, killer album full of fun! Ric got political in later days!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Pretty much anything by the Cars I Love!
Posted 2 years ago by jjacque100    [ Reply ]
is this ocasek's voice? it sounds...different.
Posted 2 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
This has really grown on me, I never checked out later day Cars but will have to investigate further.
Posted 3 years ago by ne1    [ Reply ]
Wow! They sound very british!
Posted 3 years ago by memo.zamarripa    [ Reply ]
When I first heard the opening licks, I thought, what metal group is this? I was surprised to find out that it is one of my favorite bands from the 70's/80s. (I stopped following them after Heartbeat City.) Love this tune! Thanks for the find, Bill. RIP Ric.
Posted 3 years ago by jimlandwehr2582    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

Oh, you haters!  I don't even want to know what's in your musical libraries. All I know is that I have this CD in my vehicle, and I just can't stop listening to it. This is, to me, the very best of what The Cars can preview - and I'm betting there's better stuff they'll provide live.





In the last message I got from Anne, she raved about how happy she was that she finally accepted my advice to spend the money for this amazing album -- she loved it; how they sounded a lot like old times and yet somehow had a new, more political edge, and she told me that she had it going 24/7 at home and in her car. Needless to say, I was concerned when she dropped off the radar, and devastated when I found out why... Yet, her spirit lives on, here, as does the jamming magic of Ric and Ben. As Mr Mojo Risin said, "MUSIC is your ONLY FRIEND...until The End..."
Posted 4 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
THIS PUTS ME BACK IN MY BAD-ASSED CUTLASS and we just scored a cooler full of Grolsch and my Frisbee's full of de-seeded weed and we are parked in the back of the park and 
THE LATEST CARS TAPE IS CRANKED!
Posted 4 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Keep on Knocking in the Free World!

Posted 4 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 Gromit_42 wrote:

For anyone else who was curious:

What is Alt + J keyboard shortcut for?



I see what you did there....
Posted 4 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
 Gromit_42 wrote:
For anyone else who was curious:

What is Alt + J keyboard shortcut for?
 
closest for me is â–²
Alt-J only works on an apple
doesn't work on a pc or my linux box
and you missed the song (~_^)
Posted 5 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
For anyone else who was curious:

What is Alt + J keyboard shortcut for?

[Added: Oops, wound up posting this on the wrong song. I hate when that happens.]
Posted 5 years ago by Gromit_42    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:

I'll bet you hear that a lot. Post-coitus.
 

Wouldn't  inter-coitus or quandiu-coitus be a better dig? (i.e., during coitus)

Posted 5 years ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]
I really can't believe half of this band is gone. Pretty good, crunchy tune that didn't sound at all familiar.
Posted 5 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Gosh, I was SOOO excited when 'Move Like This' came out. Rick Ocasek always sounds good. He will be missed....
Posted 6 years ago by guthrieandme    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:
yawn
 
I'll bet you hear that a lot. Post-coitus.
Posted 6 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
 MiracleDrug wrote:
Elliot really is a brilliantly understated player... {#Bananajam}
 
You've got that right!
Posted 13 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
As my good friend Metal Dave put it in the 70's, synth-pop-diddlers...
Posted 13 years ago by Yeoleman    [ Reply ]
 black321 wrote:
Takes an 80s band to put out a current song with a decent guitar riff.
 
No, that would be, "...it takes a 70's band...".

Posted 14 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 Blzrd wrote:
Sounds too dated.
 
Yeah, Daddy-o. Only the cool, NEW-sounding music is worth listening to.

Posted 14 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Sounds too dated.
Posted 14 years ago by Blzrd    [ Reply ]
Oh, you haters!  I don't even want to know what's in your musical libraries. All I know is that I have this CD in my vehicle, and I just can't stop listening to it. This is, to me, the very best of what The Cars can preview - and I'm betting there's better stuff they'll provide live.
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
You're all I've got tonight with the lyrics changed
Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Why, oh why, ONLY this song from the new album??!!!  There are other good ones and this is getting over-played....  Bill?!  Ok, my rant is over - promise no more comments on this topic - just thought a little reminder might do the trick?!  Apparently not.{#Rolleyes}


Posted 14 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Please Bill how about other tracks from the album?! 
 
Oh they're just as bad. 
Posted 14 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
I have this in my vehicle's CD changer, and with the exception of one song, I absolutely love the whole thing. I'll probably listen to it until it won't play anymore... 
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 daveesh wrote:
time has stood still for these guys... gotta wonder what this WOULD have sounded like if benjamin orr was still around.
 
word
Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Elliot really is a brilliantly understated player... {#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
time has stood still for these guys... gotta wonder what this WOULD have sounded like if benjamin orr was still around.
Posted 14 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
This is definitely on my list of music when I can afford to spend a little money.  Every time I hear the opening chords, I perk up and do that whole "oooo-ooo-gotta-turn-this-UP" dance. (It's very unattractive to witness, so be grateful all I did was mention it and not go into detail.)

Meet the new Cars - NOT the same as the old Cars...

EDIT:  I caved. I bought. Can't wait to hear the rest of the CD. YAY CARS!

Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
It's like it's 1979 all over again. Love it!
Posted 14 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Time to drop the cars from the playlist. Nothing new here.
Posted 14 years ago by Colandrio    [ Reply ]
I can't get over how much FUN these guys are having playing again — and it showed when they did this jammer on The Colbert Report — and DIG Mr. Easton's killer solo runs; forever wildly inspired yet always lively and crisp...  There are some other real tasty gems on this record, too.  Can't wait to see what they pull out of the garage next!
Posted 14 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Please Bill how about other tracks from the album?! 
Posted 14 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Tired. Very, very tired.
 
Maybe you should take a long vacation...


Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
"This song is good for the ears..."  Yes ! Indeed it is. So nice to see/hear such a great sound still 
kicking ass.. Still putting down great rock after all these years.


Posted 14 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
Tired. Very, very tired.
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

you've got your nuclear boots and your drip dry glove...  {#Dancingbanana_2}


Posted 14 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
It is funny the two song they are playing are my two least favorite from this CD.  The other one is,  Drag on Forever.  
Posted 14 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
Takes an 80s band to put out a current song with a decent guitar riff.
Posted 14 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Yeah!
Posted 14 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Ok, twice I've come to this page to make sure I'd rated this song, since it was undoubtedly an  "old" Cars tune that I didn't recognize (or remember) from the day.  {#Lol} Good stuff.  Maybe it's just me but it seems RP has been rockin' a little more and a little harder lately.  That's always good in my corner.

Posted 14 years ago by run4more    [ Reply ]
Not bad on first listen.  I loved the Cars when they first hit big.  "New Wave" was a breath of fresh air amongst all the disco and crap that was current.  I got to see them live in Philly just after Candy-O was released.  Probably at their prime right then.  It won't quite be the same without Ben Orr, but still nice to hear something new from them.
Posted 14 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
So often when a band comes back from the past like this they tend to over-produce their music to make up for ... what I don't know. Maybe the slower, more fallow members. I think of any pop-rock from the Stones to Peter Gabriel. They all fall into it. It doesn't seem like the Cars have though. Like somebody said in another comment, the sound is almost too jagged.
Posted 14 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
CRANK IT UP AND LET THE GOOD ROCK ROLL!
Have been rocking this since not long after it came out, and am PSYCHED to say that having a head full of jamming zingers like this makes the crazy world FUN again...
Nobody can work so much going on into such tight, well-crafted, catchy, power-infused MAGIC like these guys, and yeah, Ben, you'll live forever in spirit through the ongoing legacy, DIG IT. 
KEEP ON ROCKIN'!
Posted 14 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I saw the Cars on tour a couple of years ago or so. At that time, Ric Ocasek opted out of the tour and Todd Rundgren filled in as the front man. Although I like Todd, it just wasn't the Cars without Ric. Great to hear them playing together again with new material that makes them viably 'the Cars' once again.
Posted 14 years ago by impediguy    [ Reply ]
wow, this may be the surprise of the year. the only question is who's more frail and gaunt Ric Ocasek or Mick Jagger.
Posted 14 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Blast from the... ah... present!
Posted 14 years ago by Dgradeworkunit    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I really like this new sound from The Cars - it has a harder edge to it, but the same quirky musicianship, and Rik Ocasek's vocals are strong as ever.  I'm seriously going to have to buy this CD. 
 

Needs more sweetness, the hard edge is a bit brittle...

Still, nice to see them back... 
Posted 14 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
I really like this new sound from The Cars - it has a harder edge to it, but the same quirky musicianship, and Rik Ocasek's vocals are strong as ever.  I'm seriously going to have to buy this CD. 
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Nice to see them back....  I think.
Posted 14 years ago by zogma    [ Reply ]