Night Spots
- Side one
- "Let's Go"
- "Since I Held You"
- "It's All I Can Do"
- "Double Life"
- "Shoo Be Doo"
- "Candy-O"
- Side two
- "Night Spots"
- "You Can't Hold on Too Long"
- "Lust for Kicks"
- "Got a Lot on My Head"
- "Dangerous Type"
"Night Spots" is a 1979 song by The Cars from their second studio album, Candy-O. It was written by Ric Ocasek.
Background
"Night Spots" was a leftover from The Cars' first album, The Cars.[1] The original version, recorded around the time of The Cars, according to the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology liner notes, "has a sinister, stripped-down feel that anticipates the more experimental direction of later Cars music."[1] This version remained unreleased until it appeared on the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology compilation album.[1]
Reception
"Night Spots" has generally received positive reception. AllMusic critic said that the band "rocks out on ... 'Night Spots'", and in the Billboard review of Candy-O, "Night Spots" was noted as one of the "best cuts".[2][3] Rolling Stone critic Tom Carson said, "In 'Nightspots,' Greg Hawkes' synthesizer jabs and jumps like the flashing lights on a rainy, late-night highway, and the tune's hopped-up rhythms and stuttering singing have a tense, jittery momentum that's exactly right."[3]
Covers
- The Cautions covered "Night Spots" for the tribute album Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars.
- Johny Dey covered the song for the tribute album Just What We Needed: A Tribute To The Cars.
References
- ^ a b c Milano, Brett. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology. Rhino.
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Candy-O". allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Candy-O album reviews". www.superseventies.com.
External links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu5xiqx6Fsc
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