"Rock Candy
" is a song by Montrose from their 1973 debut. Along with Bad Motor Scooter, it is probably the best known Montrose song. It is the sixth track from the album Montrose
, and starts out with a punishing drum beat courtesy of drummer Denny Carmassi and one of Ronnie Montrose's most famous riffs. It was composed by all four members of the band. The song still gets performed on Sammy Hagar's solo tours and even had been re-recorded as the b-side to the Hagar single Little White Lie
by the original band. It was also included on Hagar's live release, "Live: Hallelujah"
.
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ROCK CANDY TICKETS
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Cover versions
The song was covered by the
Glam metal band
BulletBoys for the
Wayne's World soundtrack in 1991. It was also covered by Dixie Witch for the 70s cover compilation album,
Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again
. Canadian rocker
Lee Aaron also covered the song in her album Bodyrock.