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Throwback Thursday: Gary Numan – Cars

Gary Numan – Cars Album: The Pleasure Principle Released: 1979 “Cars” was written by English musician Gary Numan, and was Numan’s only hit in the US. The song is about how…

Gary Numan - “Cars”

“Here in my car/I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors/It’s the only way to live/In cars.”

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Gary Numan - Cars

Album: The Pleasure Principle

Released: 1979

"Cars" was written by English musician Gary Numan, and was Numan's only hit in the US. The song is about how people use technology and materialistic items to distance themselves from other people. It charted #1 in the UK and #9 in the US.