Artist: The Cars
Video: From YouTube.
The Cars were a classic rock band with a new wave twist. Or maybe vice versa. Featuring Ric Ocasek and the late Benjamin Orr on lead vocals, this Bostonian crew released a string of rollicking good-time songs in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
“Tonight She Comes” didn't make much of an impact on me in 1985. The first Cars songs I really liked were "Drive" and "You Might Think", which led me to buy this very Greatest Hits album and discover their classic songs. I never did buy any of their studio albums, but The Cars’ Greatest Hits is a great listen.
Actually, the song wasn’t a Greatest Hit when the compilation was released. It was a brand new song that ultimately proved worthy of the album title, as it peaked at #7 in the Billboard Hot 100. I was surprised to learn this song was one of only 4 top 10 singles recorded by The Cars. The others were "Drive" (#3), "Shake It Up" (#4), and "You Might Think" (#7).
This song is about.....hell, just read the title.
The video is mildly reminiscent of the "You Might Think" video, which won the first Video of the Year award in 1984. The creativity was not at that level, but the style includes many of the same fun, psychedelic elements. It has kind of a crazy fun house quality, full of funky shapes, patterns and polka dots, and Ocasek appearing in miniature size next to the titular woman of the song.
When I think of this song, I immediately think of my old college roomate, who would use the full line from the chorus when he explained why frontman Rick Ocasek ended up marrying Pulina Porizkova..."I know tonight she comes."
ReplyDeleteWhether or not it's true, he certainly outkicked his coverage.