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Ric Ocasek is a huge Buddy Holly fan. It is rumored that he would guide The Cars albums to be where he thought Holly would have been had he not taken that final flight.
On another note, if you’ll remember around this same time, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were situated firmly in the “New Wave” rock music category with The Cars. Now they’re both “Classic Rock” rotation staples.
Feel old yet?
Enjoy!