# Candy-O guitar solo

> Elliot Easton's guitar solo on Candy-O by The Cars (1979) starts at about 0:57. From the album Candy-O. Ranked #544 of all time across 80 lists.

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The Cars, 1979, from *Candy-O*. Solo by *Elliot Easton*.

A tight, fiery solo that shows Easton's rockabilly and hard-rock roots beneath the Cars' cool surface.

Candy-O shows the rock and roll fire beneath the Cars' cool, synth-laced surface, with Elliot Easton delivering a tight, blazing solo. His lines draw on rockabilly and hard rock, packing fast runs and punchy bends into a compact space. The tone is bright and aggressive, cutting through the dense arrangement without losing clarity. Like his other work with the band, the solo is concise and carefully shaped, but here it has an extra edge of danger. Listen for how Easton moves quickly from one idea to the next without losing the thread, and how the solo seems to accelerate toward its finish, adding energy to the song's driving rhythm.

Candy-O by The Cars is ranked #544 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Elliot Easton and the song was released in 1979. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #116 (Guitar Tricks).

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest New Wave Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/new-wave/) — #8
- [The Best The Cars Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-cars-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1979](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1979/) — #17

## Sources

- [Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time) — #116

### Who played the guitar solo on Candy-O?

Elliot Easton played the solo on The Cars's Candy-O (1979).

### Where does Candy-O rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#544 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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