Touch and Go - The Cars (1980) 192kHz/24bit Audio

"Touch and Go" was released on the Cars' third studio album, Panorama, in the summer of 1980.

Until now, The Cars have been one of the last of my very favorite bands that I hadn't made even a single video for....though there are of course parts scattered about mind and drives! :-) This was a band that I was a huge fan of until the very end (of course Ric released a string of amazing strong solo albums....also thinking of some of my favorites in those mines!)....wow, we used to have a good time all over the place with The Cars playing in the background. This video was to be just another of my simple attempts at a stylish cartoony moving picture edit and it was actually almost finished before something went terribly wrong and even after every trick I knew to save the project, I finally gave up and almost decided not to redo it....I eventually had to re-render the video and start from scratch with the editing....ugh. ;-( It's difficult to make the original low res source video (again for these efforts I really want to try and achieve the effect of a painting in motion!) I had look spanking new in HD 1080p, but you at least get the 24bit Remastered track as the source.....which sounds amazing! I hope you enjoy "Touch and Go" and THANKS FOR WATCHING!

Elliot Easton is such a truly great guitar player....a good sized chunk of my very favorite and tastiest! guitar solos are Elliot Easton's....put on any Cars album and listen to Elliot's work if you need to be reminded! ;-)

The record marked a change from the upbeat pop rock and hard rock of the group's previous albums, representing a more aggressive and experimental sound. It was not as commercially successful as The Cars' previous or subsequent albums (until 1987's Door to Door). However, it did hit #5 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

As a single off the album, the song "Touch and Go" peaked at #37 on the Billboard 200.

[Lyrics]
All I need is what you've got
All I'll tell is what you're not
All you know is what you hear
I get this way when you come near

Then I know it's gone too far
Uh, oh, I touched your star
And it felt so right
Just like the hush of midnight
And then you said
With me it's touch and go-o-o-o
Touch and go-o-o-o

All I need is you tonight
Flying like a cement kite, yeah
In your headlock on the floor
Who could ever ask for more

And I know it's gone too far
Uh, oh, I touched your star
And it felt so right
Just like the hush of midni-ight
And then you said
With me it's touch and go-o-o-o
Touch and go-o-o-o

All I want is you tonight
I guess that dress does fit you tight, yeah
You know that look does make me shake
It almost looks too good to fake

And I know it's gone too far
Uh, oh, I touched your star-r-r
And it felt so right
Just like the hush of midni-ight
Then you said
With me it's touch and go-o-o-o
Touch and go-o-o-o

Well it's touch and go-o-o-o
Its touch and go-o-o-o

Well it's touch and go-o-o-o
Touch and go-o-o-o
Touch and go-o-wo yeah

Well it's touch and go-o-o-o
Touch and go-o-o-o
Touch and go

All I need is what you've got

[mariosoto]

45 years have passed and still this song Sound Better RIP Ocasek and Orr

[Vinnybrain]

Gawd I love this song!!... I think it's got to be one of my favorites of all the cars songs probably because it didnt get so overplayed on the radio that he got ruined... it's just perfect every member of the band puts in such a great performance !! Easton's guitar solos --unbelievable!! the bass riffs just so solid!! Greg Hawkes.--man with a keyboard Guru !! but none of it could have been done without Ocasec's voice.

You're GREAT CARS! RIP RIC AND missed already!!

[douglasdegraff]

This is the first song of The Cars I heard, fell in Love with them.

[ifgwelf]

I love this song so much. So well crafted

[jasoncarpp]

Awesome video! Awesome music! I haven't heard The Cars since I was a boy. My favourite song at the time was You Might Think, from Heartbeat City, and Drive. :)

[richardmoras]

I saw the Cars in 1984 at the US Festival in Devore Ca Elliot Easton is just as good Live as he is in the Studio, He is the greatest guitarist!!!! He kicks ass in this music video as well as all of the other Cars music videos,

[ericfaw]

great song choice, my friend! peace2u! eric

[whatmust]

Good music truly lasts forever NEVER get tired listen to. This song has been more than 3 decades and that was when i bought the LP and listened to it. Still like it as ever.

Unlike many crappy musics nowadays that the kids like. To me they are not musics; they are moaning while singing. I hate nowadays musics.

[sproutcentral]

Looks good...sounds great. Well done :))

[johnford]

Never forget this song on the little radio, working at The Athlete's Foot at 17, hormones raging surrounded by fit coworkers and customers. Things would quiet down as 7 o'clock came around and those "destination unknown" keyboard sounds would fill the store even from that little radio.

[robhart-cw]

68 y.y.. Back then it was the Cars, the Police and the Talking Heads for me. “All I need is what you got”. The late 70’s and early 80’s. Touch and Go.

[samatoid]

The whole song is a set up for Easton's solo. God I love the Cars! Though I'm not much into God.

[modernmilner]

Damn, that lefty guitarist is getting it!

[jamessmith-rdsf]

Dude has some crazy looking ears but love their music 🙂

[GENOBURRITO]

Cool video but I wish it was not shown in reverse format. Elliot is left handed and Ben and Ric are both right handed. This vid shows just the opposite.

[agustinmarquez]

ELECTRIZANTE SOLO DE 🎸, QUE DIGO FORMIDABLE

[neilrushworth]

Video is reversed, one of the great songs though, three different lead solos, fab.

[audiomez]

Listen to that triggered bass/kick in the verses

[JorgeMartinez-noyo]

buen tema the cars exelente guitarra de eliot easton