Friday Night Videos
August 26th, 2011 - 7:27 pm
The Cars’ sophomore effort, Candy-O was an uneven effort compared to their self-titled debut album. But if it wasn’t as solid from front to back, Candy-O sure came out swinging with “Let’s Go.” The opening chords were practically a command to do just what song title said.
Most importantly, Candy-O introduced me to the pinup art of Vargas at the tender age of ten. He died just three years after painting one of the most beloved album covers of all time.
That rocked. Totally awesome.
The Cars are probably the group I most associate with my high school years. Rather ambivalently, admittedly. Moved just before my sophomore year, so was completely uprooted, blah, blah, blah. The Cars were huuuuuuge at the high school I moved to. All the way through graduation in ’83, they were the musical group of choice.
I hated high school, so thus the ambivalence. Too many negative associations. But I’ve grown to appreciate them more and more as the years have passed and the memories have faded. Which is good, as they’re completely worth listening to.
Gonna have to go Youtube surfing while Irene plows through this weekend, and catch up on the classics.
Rule FIVE…
Always works. (Sigh)
Well I was the Violent Femmes class of ’83. But this song utterly effin’ rocks. It’s just GOOD.
CRAP I just woke up the wife AND the kids