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"Gimme Some Slack"
Song
B-side"Don't Go to Pieces"

"Gimme Some Slack" is a song by the American rock band The Cars from the album Panorama. The song was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek.

Release and reception

"Gimme Some Slack" was first released on Panorama, but in 1981, the song was released as the third single from said album. However, the song failed to chart in any countries, making it one of the band's least successful singles. The song has since appeared on on the compilation album Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology.

Allmusic reviewer Greg Prato stated "'Gimme Some Slack' proved to be a fierce rocker."[1] In the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology liner notes, Brett Milano said, "Rockers like 'Getting Through' and 'Gimme Some Slack' had a heavier sound than before [Panorama.]"[2]

B-side

The song's B-side titled "Don't Go To Pieces", which was also the B-side to "Don't Tell Me No," features Benjamin Orr on lead vocals. The song can be described as one of their more punk-oriented tracks, but with a perfect blend of soft rock, it includes rare backing vocals from lead guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes singing "You can make the switch, you can have your wish", followed by the band joining and singing the chorus "don't go to pieces, b-b-b-baby."

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Panorama". allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Milano, Brett. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology. Rhino.
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