# My Best Friend's Girl guitar solo

> Elliot Easton's guitar solo on My Best Friend's Girl by The Cars (1978) starts at about 2:12. From the album The Cars. A new wave classic from the 1970s.

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The Cars, 1978, from *The Cars*. Solo by *Elliot Easton*.

Easton channels Carl Perkins-style twang into a bright rockabilly solo that keeps the song's retro charm.

My Best Friend's Girl by The Cars is #3 in our ranking of the best The Cars guitar solos. The solo is played by Elliot Easton and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Cars Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-cars-guitar-solos/) — #3

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on My Best Friend's Girl?

Elliot Easton played the solo on The Cars's My Best Friend's Girl (1978).

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