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Or perhaps this person doesn't have the "Drive" to get better. I think Rik Ocasek may have written this about a former girlfriend who he had to eventually split up with because she couldn't get clean and sober. I first heard it in West Germany after my German boyfriend and I had separated...I was feeling quite alone at the time in a foreign country.
Watch the video closely, and you will see Ben Orr say two words after 'nothings wrong'. Based on his lip movements, the first word most definitely begins with a 'W' and the second word ends with a 'T'. Personally, when I hear this song I think of my 15 yr old daughter with ADHD.
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Steph, I totally agree and the band once said the song was about living with someone with a mental condition. This song is about an alcoholic and it is sung from the perspective of the person who loves them. I am glad that none of you have ever been in a deep relationship with an addict/alcoholic. It is painful to walk away from someone you care about, realizing that your being with does not help them and is destroying you.
One of my favorite songs from the 80s, from my childhood, and the MTV generation. What is with all the speculation about the lyrics? Lol It’s literally “…but now….” Look up the lyrics! “You can’t go on, thinking nothings wrong…. Who’s gonna drive you home tonight….” It’s really not that hard, people…..
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Mood disorders were not even talked about much in those days but they still existed. In the beginning, most want to think that there’s nothing wrong and it will pass. Benjamin Orr was gorgeous even if he just stood still on the stage... Ambiguous lyrically, the song could be either metaphorical about an emotionally troubled person, or literally about an alcoholic. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. A beautiful song, no doubt about that.
He is walking away from a relationship where her dependency is spiraling out of control. He's been through the ringer and is walking away, hence the lyric, "You can't go on thinking nothing's wrong", trying to get her to admit her problem. He is asking her, "Who's gonna..." do all of the things he has done to protect her from herself while she has gradually declined into full addiction.
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I'm sorry to say you are all out of your minds if you think this is about "driving your baby home" or "not dumping your significant other" because of this song. If that is the case, you have bigger issues that this song. This song reminds me of a man I really liked in a relationship gone wrong...pretty much broke my heart. Reminds me of someone with mental and emotional problems. The singer is trying to get through to the person that there is problems that need to be faced.
This song is a rewrite of two other songs - "I'm Not In Love" by Godley & Creme, and "Crazy Circles" by Bad Company. It uses the electronica mood, arrangement, and some melodic material from the first, and the start of the bridge from the second. I'm sure the other bands were flattered, not insulted. As Ben said in a previous comment, it’s as “apparent as the nose on your face”. This is about the struggle that millions deal with every day.
The falling, the screaming, the shaking, the breaking, the hanging up...it's all there. Bass player Ben Orr, who sang on this song, died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. The song was played in his honor at a memorial service at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the 10th of November 2000.
'Drive' is, to me, synonymous with the report on BBC News of the Ethiopian famine In Oct.'84. The lyrics just sum up what I felt at that time and still do. This song is obviously about someone with a chemical dependency, likely to be alcoholism. "Who's gonna drive you home tonight?" seems to point to a person who can't "Drive" because they are too drunk.
The Men Without Hats lead singer wrote "The Safety Dance" after getting kicked out of a bar for dancing too aggressively. The song is literally about being safe to dance if you want to. The people shown in the video were lucky to have a blanket to wrap around them. To me. "Drive" signifies the chasm between "haves" and "have nots" So let's not cheapen it by "Are we talking drugs here?" references. "Drive" get a lot of people digging deep in their pockets. I cannot listen to this tune without a lump forming in my throat.
Could be anything that would prevent someone from being able to drive home or take care of their self. Try keeping your mind open (just because you might have a heroin addiction, alcohol problem, schizophrenia, etc. doesn't mean this song is about that). It's is about someone with a problem written by someone who has feelings for them and is not going to be around to 'drive them home'. I'm surprised no one has got this yet. Rick was really upset about it and originally another member of the band sung it because he found it really hard.
Benjamin Orr really hit this song out of the park, no question. Ironic, since it was one of the few Cars singles that did not feature a brilliant Elliot Easton guitar solo. With someone exactly like the person the song is about. Mary - Darby, Mt -Comedian Peter Kay joked about him saying Pork Pie and now that's what I hear in the song. But I think he says "Or I" in the beginning and later in the song "But-Bye" and towards the end "Good Night".
I don't love her anymore but if i leave her who'd take care of her because she needs me like hell. This song is the reason why i'll never dump her. Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. This is one of my most favorite & saddest love songs…. A top New York studio musician, Ralph played guitar on many '60s hits, including "Lightnin' Strikes," "A Lover's Concerto" and "I Am A Rock." Dexys Midnight Runners' "Come on Eileen" is based on a real girl called Eileen that the band's Kevin Rowland had a relationship with in his early teenage years.
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Since the first time I heard it, I realised it's a guy's song to a girl who he still cared for although they've already parted ways. Did everybody not see Ric's vivid recollection of this song? I joined this group specifically so I could comment on this song. I don't give a tinker's cuss about drugs et al, but I watched the video made for the first Band Aid concert by journalists... In which the Cars tune meshed beautifully with the video. In the line "Whose gonna listen to your screams" a starving baby sreamed...
