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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek Found Dead in Manhattan Home at 75
Damn. First Eddie Money, and now Ric Ocasek.
Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, died Sunday in his Manhattan home, an NYPD spokesperson said.
He lived on East 19th Street.
Ocasek was found unconscious and unresponsive in bed around 4 p.m., police said. Emergency medical services pronounced him deceased at the scene.
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PJMcK
(22,037 posts)Ocasek was a masterful musician and showman.
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)JDC
(10,127 posts)RIP
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,985 posts)malaise
(268,998 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Aristus
(66,357 posts)I'll never forget the first time I saw The Cars perform; it was on SNL.
IIRC, they sang "You Might Think", or maybe it was "Magic". Either one. I remember, at the end of the song, Ocasek, this scowling, scarecrow-like guy, broke into a warm happy smile. It transformed his face. I understood later what Paulina Porizskova must have seen in him.
It's sad that he's gone. My heart always aches when I listen to Ben Orr singing "Drive"; now it will ache even more when I listen to The Cars.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Coventina
(27,120 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,980 posts)Hope it was easy.
Ohiogal
(31,998 posts)Saw the Cars last year perform at the Rock Hall induction watch party.
I just cant believe hes gone. What great hitmakers they were.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,609 posts)RIP Ric
Mendocino
(7,491 posts)At the World Series of Rock, I saw Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren with Utopia, Bob Welch, The Cars and Eddie Money.
Now three are gone, I'm getting too old.
Aristus
(66,357 posts)But I can't count how many of his songs sound like something Buddy Holly might have written and sang if he hadn't died so young.
Anyone else hear Holly in songs like "Just What I Needed" or "My Best Friend's Girl"?
Ligyron
(7,632 posts)Not that 75 is old but ... well you know what I mean.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)Definitely a life well lived. He left behind a wonderful legacy for his family and friends.
IcyPeas
(21,871 posts)shanti
(21,675 posts)Norbert
(6,039 posts)I was tired of disco and was never really into metal. To this day I still listen to the Cars.
RIP Ric.
Straw Man
(6,624 posts)Bassist Ben Orr died in 2000. He sang several of their biggest hits.
Raine
(30,540 posts)R-I-P Ric