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Just What I Needed

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  • The Cars
    the Cars
    / Origins and early years

    …sent a demo of ā€œJust What I Neededā€ to the Boston radio stations WBCN and WCOZ in early 1977, and news of the song’s overwhelming listener response attracted the attention of Elektra Records, which signed them to a record contract.

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    …sent a demo of ā€œJust What I Neededā€ to the Boston radio stations WBCN and WCOZ in early 1977, and news of the song’s overwhelming listener response attracted the attention of Elektra Records, which signed them to a record contract.

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  • Devo
    new wave

    …Top 40 success with ā€œJust What I Neededā€; and an artier avant-garde that included Devo and Talking Heads.

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    …Top 40 success with ā€œJust What I Neededā€; and an artier avant-garde that included Devo and Talking Heads.

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