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Ziggy Marley — Drive
Album: 50 First Dates Soundtrack
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6.3

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Released: 2004
Length: 4:18
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Who's gonna tell you when
It's too late
Who's gonna tell you things
Aren't so great
You know
You can't go on
Thinking nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight

Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call
Who's gonna pay attention
To your dreams
Who's gonna plug their ears
When you scream

You can't go on
Thinking nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight

Who's gonna hold you down
When you shake
Who's gonna come around
When you break
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Love this song, nice cover. For the record: "Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Upon its release, "Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories."
Posted 3 months ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

Nice! Also, it makes me appreciate the staggering power of The Cars' original even more. Ocasek was a peerless songwriter, and Ben Orr's voice & bass are inimitable...



Indeed - and a sad loss to pop rock!
Posted 7 months ago by GarrySR07    [ Reply ]
 secretsauce wrote:

Sometimes the best thing about a cover version is not so much the new version, but just pointing out a song that deserves special notice as a great bit of songwriting, rather than just a recording by the original artist.

Don't think I ever noticed what a gorgeous sentiment this song represents.  Kudos to Ocasek for writing it, and for Ziggy for noticing.




you are absolutely right. I like the original version but I never paid attention to the lyrics till Ziggy's version. Very nice.
Posted 9 months ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
such a great cover. I love the original too. I say this cover is not better nor worse, it’s just so unexpected that it could be its own original. 
Posted 10 months ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
Much better than the original
Posted 11 months ago by costoonces    [ Reply ]
 secretsauce wrote:

Sometimes the best thing about a cover version is not so much the new version, but just pointing out a song that deserves special notice as a great bit of songwriting, rather than just a recording by the original artist.

Don't think I ever noticed what a gorgeous sentiment this song represents.  Kudos to Ocasek for writing it, and for Ziggy for noticing.



And kudos to Ben Orr for the beautiful original vocals. 
Posted 11 months ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Excellent rendition
Posted 11 months ago by mylokline    [ Reply ]
I just bumped this up from 7 to 8. It's really calming and I like it as much as Ric's. 
Posted 1 year ago by dw    [ Reply ]
Whenever I hear this song, any version, a tinge of sadness for Benjamin Orr always hits me. And some gladness too, for the song he & Rick gave us.
Posted 1 year ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
Love the original. Love this cover. 
Posted 1 year ago by atomicpunk    [ Reply ]
Sent chills down my spine when I heard this. For people in the UK, the video from this will bring back painful memories -relates to the drought situation in Africa in the 80s (it's been commented on before, I know).
Upped to an 8. For a copy, this is really well done and cool.
Posted 1 year ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
Works for me.
Posted 1 year ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
I really enjoy this cover, but I think Aimee Mann really dialed the mood up a notch when it comes to the plaintive and longing nature of this one.
Posted 1 year ago by ufamsm    [ Reply ]
 secretsauce wrote:

Sometimes the best thing about a cover version is not so much the new version, but just pointing out a song that deserves special notice as a great bit of songwriting, rather than just a recording by the original artist.

Don't think I ever noticed what a gorgeous sentiment this song represents.  Kudos to Ocasek for writing it, and for Ziggy for noticing.



And to Benjamin Orr for perfecting it. 
Posted 1 year ago by jimlandwehr2582    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this song (Cars or Ziggy) I think of Edie Sedgwick. Such a shame.
Posted 1 year ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
There are just some songs that need to be left alone. 

This is one of them

RIP: Ben ORR
Posted 1 year ago by doktorkev    [ Reply ]
reminds me of The Cars and Live Aid which I attended almost 38 years ago
Posted 2 years ago by ecojot    [ Reply ]
♫ Who's gonna hold you down
When you shave ♫
 
hmmm...
 
(rechecks lyrics)
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Jeez... I can't click on the 'Skip' button quick enough.
Posted 2 years ago by trebzuk    [ Reply ]
Nice! Also, it makes me appreciate the staggering power of The Cars' original even more. Ocasek was a peerless songwriter, and Ben Orr's voice & bass are inimitable...
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
It's all good!
Posted 2 years ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
An artist with average talent cashing in on his father's name.
Posted 2 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Terrible version of a great song, done by a talentless tool riding on daddy's fame.
Posted 2 years ago by cjs73661    [ Reply ]
Adds nothing to The Cars and takes a whole lot away.
Posted 3 years ago by radioparadise35    [ Reply ]
I fully expected not to like this, but, strangely, enjoyed it. A wholly unnecessary cover, but for all that an interesting take.
Posted 3 years ago by grimdarc    [ Reply ]
 SurfDoc wrote:

I do not understand how this song has a relatively low rating.




It's too jaunty for the lyrical content. Amazing Grace sung as Having My Baby.
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Bad cover good cover whatever, it's not what you think about when you think about this song. For good or bad, thats the RP way!
The mix to this today from U2's One Tree Hill was superb!
Musically, it was perfect, the keys of the songs flowed perfectly (Dont know if its the same key or a complimentary transition) and the pacing was PERFECT
Consider One Tree Hill is about Greg Carroll, a friend of the band, who was killed in a motorcycle accident, then hearing "Whos gonna drive you home?" and I got MAJOR CHILLS
Kudos Bill you are one of a kind
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
I prefer the version "The cars"
Posted 3 years ago by Benedito    [ Reply ]
I do not understand how this song has a relatively low rating.
Posted 3 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]
I wasn't waiting for this.
Posted 3 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
Oh no - so bad
Posted 3 years ago by loopbitz    [ Reply ]
Refreshing reinterpretation
Posted 3 years ago by jalfreziman    [ Reply ]
That reggae tempo ruins the  song completely.
Posted 4 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
Seems kind of cold to me.
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
What was Ziggy thinking!!.... ah yes the money!!!
Posted 4 years ago by Pioneer_Sing    [ Reply ]
Muzak for Jamaican grocery stores. Sigh...
Posted 4 years ago by mbolch30307    [ Reply ]
 buddy wrote:
Drive is one of those songs that just doesn't work as a cover, which can't hope to capture the emotional content of the Cars tune.  Not to mention it just doesn't work as Reggae song in any way, shape, or form.
 
Yeah...  I often appreciate a bold cover.  But just slapping a reggae beat on it doesn't make it a bold cover.
Posted 4 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
 cbhutchinson50 wrote:

Not all songs suit conversion into reggae format but this works fine
 

Posted 4 years ago by cbhutchinson50    [ Reply ]
 alexpohlenz wrote:
I agree! What is it with all de "versions" in R. P.?
Great song, horrible version.
 

 

Posted 4 years ago by cbhutchinson50    [ Reply ]
Sometimes the best thing about a cover version is not so much the new version, but just pointing out a song that deserves special notice as a great bit of songwriting, rather than just a recording by the original artist.

Don't think I ever noticed what a gorgeous sentiment this song represents.  Kudos to Ocasek for writing it, and for Ziggy for noticing.
Posted 4 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
 boltonblue242 wrote:
Wow, thanks Zig, this is a great version!
 

Right?  What's with the low ratings? 
Posted 4 years ago by crackker8385    [ Reply ]
 boltonblue242 wrote:
Wow, thanks Zig, this is a great version!
 

Also a very difficult song to find. I had to break down and buy this album to hear this song.  Even on Spotify the song for the album is not Ziggy! Drove me nuts.
Posted 4 years ago by PeteMa    [ Reply ]
Your comment:

 uksminas wrote:
 

Posted 4 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Drive is one of those songs that just doesn't work as a cover, which can't hope to capture the emotional content of the Cars tune.  Not to mention it just doesn't work as Reggae song in any way, shape, or form.
Posted 4 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
 Thirdrose wrote:
Mais qu'essssst ce que c'est que c'te version de meeeerde !
 
Rien que d'la merde.....
Posted 4 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
meh.
Posted 4 years ago by LauraVan    [ Reply ]
Wow I can't believe how many bad comments and low ratings this elicits.  I think it's great!
Posted 5 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]
 Droidac wrote:
 
 
Agree. This version is... at least strange. ;-)
Posted 5 years ago by rgabriel    [ Reply ]
Mais qu'essssst ce que c'est que c'te version de meeeerde !
Posted 5 years ago by Thirdrose    [ Reply ]
 Droidac wrote:
Great song, horrible version.
 
Meh song, satisfactory version.
Posted 5 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
It's pleasant.
Posted 5 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
muzak
Posted 5 years ago by marysclark    [ Reply ]
time to go to YouTube and see how it's really done. This version gets a 1.
Posted 5 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
I agree! What is it with all de "versions" in R. P.?
Great song, horrible version.
 

Posted 5 years ago by alexpohlenz    [ Reply ]
Great song, horrible version.
Posted 5 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
I am going to hit the next button, this Song SUCKS
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
The Cars !!!!!! My eighteen old !!!!!!!!!!!
Coooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 5 years ago by Tsunamie333    [ Reply ]
Like any Adam Sandler movie ever made this one gets a 3 unless it goes much longer...then we start thinking about reaching for a 2
Posted 5 years ago by tovarisch    [ Reply ]
 eveliko wrote:
Frustrating version because he's singing all the the "who's gonna..." lines with the same feeling, without using his vocal potential to hold the notes at the expected places, like "who's gonna drive you ho-o-o-o-o-o-me tonight". It sounds lazy compared to the original, therefore not matching the grade for me as a cover.
 
So you wanted him to cover this with exactly the same vocal interpretation as The Cars' original? {#Ask}

I do agree that he could have used his vocal potential more... in his own way, not as a carbon copy. And that this version sounds a bit lazy.

That said, it's not offensive - if not particularly exciting.
Posted 5 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this did not need to be made.
Posted 5 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
Oh its not that bad.  The reggae beat has to make you smile.  Ric Ocasek should have thought of this for this song.
Posted 5 years ago by Retrograde-orbit    [ Reply ]
 Queue wrote:
I think the only reason I like this at all is that I love the original so much.

That being said, I'd rather have heard the original.
 

Reading through the comments, I see this one, and feel compelled to reply and agree with the sentiment.  Then I happened to notice who made the original comment!!!  LOL...

I'm glad I'm in agreement with myself.
Posted 5 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}
Posted 5 years ago by beinder    [ Reply ]
Not felling it, Ziggy. Sorry. Feels like a wedding version of the song.
Posted 6 years ago by bwood11243    [ Reply ]
C'mon, it's just a stupid, sweet little love song. Lighten up!
Posted 6 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
No. Just no.
Posted 6 years ago by bendame    [ Reply ]
 aaronm wrote:
Standard RP disclaimer: I love the station, I love the wildly eclectic mix, I love having my musical sensibilities challenged, etc. etc. 

That said: this song is hot garbage.
 
 
Gif of Sesame Street Ernie and Bert looking shocked
 
 
Despite Ernie's demented cackling, Bert's soul is driven by the purity of aaronm's true words to cleanse this sordid world of mediocre reggae covers.
 
Repent, ye sinners!
Posted 6 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I originally rated this a 1, but I appear to be in more mellow place today and I'm quite enjoying it.  It is lifting my brow off the top of my nose and de-stressing my forehead, so I can only apologise for my earlier rudeness.  Take a 5 for your trouble today, Mr Marley and thanks for the mellow vibe.
Posted 6 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I think the only reason I like this at all is that I love the original so much.

That being said, I'd rather have heard the original.
Posted 6 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
Great version of a song that changed the world - July 13, 1985
Posted 6 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Frustrating version because he's singing all the the "who's gonna..." lines with the same feeling, without using his vocal potential to hold the notes at the expected places, like "who's gonna drive you ho-o-o-o-o-o-me tonight". It sounds lazy compared to the original, therefore not matching the grade for me as a cover.
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
13 years between playing!
Posted 6 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 RoyalTS wrote:
This should be rated -10, but I only found 1 :(
 
This is a perfect example of "ATBGE" ... Awful Taste But Great Execution.  Nicely performed, good recording quality, but overall I hate it.
Posted 6 years ago by TonyApuzzo    [ Reply ]
Standard RP disclaimer: I love the station, I love the wildly eclectic mix, I love having my musical sensibilities challenged, etc. etc. 

That said: this song is hot garbage.
Posted 6 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Nothing new here. Why bother?
Posted 6 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
Give me a break. This is hard on the ears.
Posted 6 years ago by danoodles    [ Reply ]
Wow, thanks Zig, this is a great version!
Posted 6 years ago by boltonblue242    [ Reply ]
There's a reason why this song version has a 4.3 listener rating
Posted 6 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
Interesting cover choice.
Posted 19 years ago by kevbo77    [ Reply ]
Not a bad cover at all.
Posted 19 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
I think I like this.
Posted 19 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Beez wrote:
I like it. :nodhead:
Same here, Beez. Sentiment be damned.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
This should be rated -10, but I only found 1 :(
Posted 19 years ago by RoyalTS    [ Reply ]
I like it. :nodhead:
Posted 19 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]