Night Spots
{{Infobox song
| name = Night Spots
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| artist = The Cars
| album = Candy-O
| released = June 13, 1979
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| recorded = 1979 at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles
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| length = 3:15
| label = Elektra
| writer = Ric Ocasek
| producer = Roy Thomas Baker
| tracks = {{Candy-O tracks}}
}}
"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. 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." This version remained unreleased until it appeared on the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology compilation album.{{cite book|last1=Milano|first1=Brett|title=Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology|publisher=Rhino}}
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".{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|title=Candy-O|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/candy-o-mw0000193204|website=allmusic.com}}{{cite web|title=Candy-O album reviews|url=http://www.superseventies.com/spcars.html|website=www.superseventies.com}} 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."
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
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External links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu5xiqx6Fsc
{{The Cars singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Ric Ocasek