"All Mixed Up" is a song by the Cars and the final track on their 1978 self-titled debut album. It was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek.

Background

On the album, "All Mixed Up" is bridged together with "

Moving in Stereo "Moving in Stereo" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It appeared on their first album, ''The Cars'', released in 1978. It was co-written by Ric Ocasek and the band's keyboard player Greg Hawkes, and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. Recep ...

". Released as the B-side to the single " Good Times Roll", the song has received widespread airplay on American FM rock radio stations, and is generally played together with "

" on AOR and classic rock radio stations. The song also saw single release in the Netherlands, backed with " You're All I've Got Tonight" (also from ''The Cars''.) "All Mixed Up" features bassist

Benjamin Orr Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as the bassist, co-lead vocalist, and co-founder of the rock band The Cars. He sang lead vocals on sever ...

on lead vocals in the studio version, though Ocasek sang lead vocals on the demo version. The song afforded Hawkes a chance to step away from his many synthesizers and play the closing saxophone solo, the only one in the Cars' discography. "All Mixed Up" also featured the Mu-Tron Octavider pedal, which

recalled he "had to have."

Other versions

*When Cars guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes recruited new musicians to replace Ocasek, the deceased Orr, and drummer David Robinson, they chose Todd Rundgren as primary singer, but "All Mixed Up" and the hit ballad "

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" were sung by bassist/vocalist Kasim Sulton. *This song was later covered by the Red House Painters on their 1996 album, ''

Songs for a Blue Guitar ''Songs for a Blue Guitar'' is the fifth studio album by Red House Painters, released on July 22, 1996 in the UK, and a day later in the US. It is effectively a Mark Kozelek solo album, since no other members of the band are listed in the liner ...

''.

References

The Cars songs 1978 singles Songs written by Ric Ocasek Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker 1978 songs Elektra Records singles {{1970s-single-stub