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Just What I Needed

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In the Cars: Origins and early years
…sent a demo of “Just What I Needed” 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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In new wave
…Top 40 success with “Just What I Needed”; and an artier avant-garde that included Devo and Talking Heads.
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