THE CARS' Multi-Million Selling Fifth Album Spawned 5 Hit Singles, But Nearly Broke Up The Band; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)
June 22, 2023, a year ago
Professor Of Rock has released the video below, along with the following message:
"Coming up, it’s 80s power pop at its best. The Cars and their 5th studio album, Heartbeat City. It sold 5 million and churned out 5 big hits, but it didn’t come easy for this lead song from the album. In fact, it was a lifetime in the making… Or at least that’s how it felt to it’s band. Used to kicking out albums on the fly, their first four albums were a breeze to record. However, their fifth? That was a different story. Teaming up with meticulous producer and master of sonic sorcery, Mutt Lange, Heartbeat City took over a year to complete. And it took a devastating toll on the Rik Ocasek and Benjamin Orr and the band. Maybe even breaking them up for good. Tempers flared, plane tickets were bought... and this seminal 80s record was in danger of not getting done. So was it all worth it? Well, if you’ve heard the album and today’s song, 'You Might Think', you know that it was. In fact, it’s cutting edge music video is one of the 80s best and it beat out the biggest selling music video of all time, Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'! Get the story next."
