PINK CADILLAC

Official studio version



Well now you may think I'm foolish for the foolish things I do
You may wonder how come I love you when you get on my nerves like you do
Well baby you know you bug me, there ain't no secret 'bout that
Well come on over here and hug me, baby I'll spill the facts
Well honey it ain't your money 'cause baby I got plenty of that

I love you for your pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls, feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night
Honey I just wonder what you do there in the back
Of your pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac

Well now way back in the Bible temptations always come along
There's always somebody tempting, somebody into doing something they know is wrong
Well they tempt you man with silver and they tempt you sir with gold
And they tempt you with the pleasure that the flesh does surely hold
They say Eve tempted Adam with an apple but man I ain't going for that

I know it was her pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls, feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night
Honey I just wonder what it feels like in the back
Of your pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac

Now some folks say it's too big and uses too much gas
Some folks say it's too old and that it goes too fast
But my love is bigger than a Honda, yeah it's bigger than a Subaru
Hey man there's only one thing and one car that will do
Anyway we don't have to drive it, honey we can park it out in back

And have a party in your pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls, feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night
Honey I just wonder what you do there in the back
Of your pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac...
[fades out]


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Info

PINK CADILLAC is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and first released as the non-album B-side of DANCING IN THE DARK in 1984. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's official studio version of PINK CADILLAC as released in 1984.


The official studio version of PINK CADILLAC was included on the Tracks box set in 1998 and the 18 Tracks compilation in 1999.

Writing and Recording

SECTION NOT YET COMPLETED

According to the Tracks booklet liner notes, PINK CADILLAC was recorded on 31 May 1983 at The Hit Factory in New York City, NY. Springsteen handles guitar and vocals, and is accompanied by Garry Tallent on bass, Max Weinberg on drums, and Clarence Clemons on saxophone. The track was recorded by Toby Scott, mixed by Bob Clearmountain, and produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, and Steven Van Zandt.

Single Release

SECTION NOT YET COMPLETED

Bruce Springsteen -- Dancing In The Dark"
Bruce Springsteen -- Dancing In The Dark

7" single - Sony Music (A 4436) - Germany, 2024

Germany-only promotional single given away exclusively with the May 2023 issue of the German edition of Rolling Stone magazine.

A1- DANCING IN THE DARK
B1- PINK CADILLAC
Bruce Springsteen -- Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen -- Dancing In The Dark

12" single - CBS (TA 4436) - Holland, 1984

A1- DANCING IN THE DARK [Extended Mix]
B1- PINK CADILLAC
Bruce Springsteen -- Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen -- Dancing In The Dark

7" single - CBS / Sony (07SP 810) - Japan, 1984

Comes with a picture insert. Promotional copies are identical to the commercial ones with the exception of "NOT FOR SALE / SAMPLE" (in Japanese) imprint above the catalogue number on the labels.

A1- DANCING IN THE DARK
B1- PINK CADILLAC
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen

12" EP - CBS (SAMPLER 93) - Australia, 1984

Promotional EP. The Australian pressing comes in a unique picture sleeve totally different from the remaining pressings of this EP. It also has two tracks on side A and three tracks on side B instead of one track and four tracks respectively as on the remaining pressings.

A1- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
A2- SHUT OUT THE LIGHT
B1- PINK CADILLAC
B2- JERSEY GIRL [Live 09 Jul 1981 version]
B3- SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen

12" EP - Columbia (CDN 178) - Canada, 1984

Promotional EP.

A1- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
B1- SHUT OUT THE LIGHT
B2- PINK CADILLAC
B3- JERSEY GIRL [Live 09 Jul 1981 version]
B4- SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen

12" EP - CBS (SAMP 89) - Holland, 1984

Promotional EP.

A1- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
B1- SHUT OUT THE LIGHT
B2- PINK CADILLAC
B3- JERSEY GIRL [Live 09 Jul 1981 version]
B4- SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce Springsteen

12" EP - Columbia (AS 1957) - USA, 1984

Promotional EP.

A1- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
B1- SHUT OUT THE LIGHT
B2- PINK CADILLAC
B3- JERSEY GIRL [Live 09 Jul 1981 version]
B4- SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]

The official studio version of PINK CADILLAC was included on the Spare Parts EP in 1988.

Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (652962 6) - Australia, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

CD EP - CBS (652962 2) - Australia, 1988

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (61502) - Brazil, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (652962 6) - Europe, 1988

Pressed in Holland for the European market.

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

MiniCD EP - CBS (652962 3) - Europe, 1988

Pressed in Austria for the European market.

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (652962 6) - Israel, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Tunnel Of Love Express II
Bruce Springsteen -- Tunnel Of Love Express II

MiniCD EP - CBS / Sony (15EP 8010) - Japan, 1988

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (XCB 6104) - South Africa, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

MC EP - CBS (10 6104) - South Africa, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (BRUCE T4) - UK, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

MC EP - CBS (652962 4) - UK, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

CD EP - CBS (BRUCE C4) - UK, 1988

Comes in a cardboard sleeve.

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

CD EP - CBS (BRUCE C4) - UK, 1988

Comes in a tin can.

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]

The official studio version of PINK CADILLAC was included on some pressings of the Secret Garden EP and the European pressings of the Murder Incorporated EP in 1995.

Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden

CD EP - Columbia (661295 2) - Austria, 1995

Austrian pressing for the European market.

01- SECRET GARDEN
02- BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Live 28 Dec 1980 version]
03- PINK CADILLAC
04- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden

CD EP - CBS/Sony (661295 2) - Austria, 1995

Austrian pressing for the Spanish market.

01- SECRET GARDEN
02- BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Live 28 Dec 1980 version]
03- PINK CADILLAC
04- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden

CD EP - Columbia (44K 77854) - Canada, 1995

01- SECRET GARDEN [LP version]
02- SECRET GARDEN [with strings]
03- MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 21 Feb 1995 version]
04- THUNDER ROAD [Live 22 Sep 1992 version]
05- PINK CADILLAC
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden

CD EP - Sony (SRCS 7632) - Japan, 1995

01- SECRET GARDEN [LP version]
02- SECRET GARDEN [with strings]
03- MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 21 Feb 1995 version]
04- THUNDER ROAD [Live 22 Sep 1992 version]
05- PINK CADILLAC
06- ROULETTE
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden

MC EP - Sony (no catalog number) - Japan, 1995

One-sided promo tape.

A1- SECRET GARDEN [LP version]
A2- SECRET GARDEN [with strings]
A3- MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 21 Feb 1995 version]
A4- THUNDER ROAD [Live 22 Sep 1992 version]
A5- PINK CADILLAC
A6- ROULETTE
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden

CD EP - Columbia (CDSIN 30 I) - South Africa, 1995

01- SECRET GARDEN
02- BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Live 28 Dec 1980 version]
03- PINK CADILLAC
04- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen -- Secret Garden

CD EP - Columbia (44K 77854) - USA, 1995

01- SECRET GARDEN [LP version]
02- SECRET GARDEN [with strings]
03- MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 21 Feb 1995 version]
04- THUNDER ROAD [Live 22 Sep 1992 version]
05- PINK CADILLAC
Bruce Springsteen -- Murder Incorporated
Bruce Springsteen -- Murder Incorporated

12" EP - Columbia (661313 6) - Holland, 1995

Dutch pressing for the French market, withdrawn for unknown reasons.

A1- MURDER INCORPORATED
A2- BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Live 28 Dec 1980 version]
B1- PINK CADILLAC
B2- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)
Bruce Springsteen -- Murder Incorporated
Bruce Springsteen -- Murder Incorporated

CD EP - Columbia (661313 2) - Austria, 1995

Austrian pressing for the French market.

A1- MURDER INCORPORATED
A2- BECAUSE THE NIGHT [Live 28 Dec 1980 version]
B1- PINK CADILLAC
B2- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)

Tracks

In the liner notes of his Tracks box set, Bruce Springsteen introduces the box set as follows:

During long intervals between my record releases, as I was spending more and more time in the studio, when I met a fan out on the street I was often asked, "What are you guys doing in there?" I regularly pondered that question myself.

What we were doing in there was making a lot of music, a lot more music than I could use at any one time. As a result, my albums became a series of choices — what to include, what to leave out? I based my decisions on my creative point of view at the moment — the subject I was trying to focus on, something musical or emotional I was trying to express. In certain instances, as on Darkness on the Edge of Town, Nebraska, and The Ghost of Tom Joad, these choices crystallized the album I was making. On some of my other records the reasons I had for choosing one song over another, in hindsight, feel a good deal less significant. One of the results of working like this was that a lot of music, including some of my favorite things, remained unreleased.

This collection contains everything from the first notes I sang in the Columbia recording studio, my early and later work with the E Street Band, through to my music in the 90s. It's the alternate route to some of the destinations I travelled to on my records, an invitation into the studio on the many nights we spent making music in search of the records we presented to you. I'm glad to finally be able to share this music; here are some of the ones that got away.

- Bruce Springsteen, September 1998

Bruce Springsteen's albums were thematically linked even if they were not strictly concept albums; so some tracks that didn't fit the theme of the album ended up orphaned, not necessarily because they didn't meet his high standards, but because, he says, they didn't fit in with the tone or themes he mined for each set. Many of these unreleased studio outtakes got under the hands of bootleggers. Discussing that issue in 1984, Springsteen told Rolling Stone's Kurt Loder, "We record a lot of material, but we just don't release it all. [...] I always tell myself that some day I'm gonna put an album out with all this stuff on it that didn't fit in. I think there's some good material there that should come out. Maybe at some point, I'll do that."

During a break in The Ghost Of Tom Joad Solo Acoustic Tour, Springsteen thought that "if it's gonna be a year or longer in between records, I have all this music that I know is very good that I never released and I should release some of it whether it was just a CD or something. In that period of time, I should put something out because people would like to have it and I'd like to see it get out." He told Toby Scott (his audio archivist and recording engineer), "send me all the archives, send everything that we recorded". Scott then went to work gathering the potential material from Springsteen's massive audio library (located, along with Sony's sound archives, in the high-tech Iron Mountain facility near Buffalo, NY). "For a week or so," he told Billboard in a Nov 1998 interview, "I just listened to everything that I'd done that we hadn't put out. I made some very brief notes in a notebook, and then I just put it away. It was something that I could do at some point when I get to that place in a new project where I'm not sure how long it's going to take and it would be nice to sort of fill the gap so the fans wouldn't be so long without hearing any music from me".

Springsteen told Mark Hagen in an interview for Mojo magazine published in January 1999, "So it began just with that idea and we listened to about 250 songs, maybe more, I made quick notes in a notebook and put it away. A year went by, more maybe, and I came off the Tom Joad tour and I began to write acoustically again and I wrote about half a record. Then I got stuck and said, 'Well, I'm going to put this aside for a while.' Then I wrote half of an electric record, and hit the same place. So I thought, instead of waiting for another year to put something out I'll put some of this music together. So once again I went back to the archives." According to interview comments made by engineer Toby Scott (Springsteen's audio archivist and recording engineer), it was in February 1998 during solo sessions being conducted at Thrill Hill Recording (Springsteen's home studio) in Colts Neck, NJ, that Springsteen told Scott that the time was right to proceed with the long-anticipated box set of archived, unreleased studio takes. Thrill Hill Recording served as the main operational center for all Tracks project activities. Note that the "Thrill Hill Recording" name is used for whatever home studio Springsteen is recording at, whether it's in Rumson, NJ, Colts, NJ, or Beverly Hills, CA.

Springsteen told Billboard that the songs were culled from between 200 and 300 tunes. According to Toby Scott, the number was down to about 128 songs by late June 1998. It was then narrowed down yet again in July to about 100 songs that were prepped for the Tracks release. Although the project was originally projected to be a 6-disc set, there was a commercial decision made later in the summer to reduce the size of the release to a 4-disc (66-track) set. The package was delivered to Sony in mid-September in order to facilitate the mid-November 1998 release schedule.

Unreleased songs from the Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ sessions were not included on the box set due to ongoing and still-unresolved court proceedings involving most of these unreleased 1972 recordings. The court battle wasn't resolved until in 2001 (April 2001 in the UK and June 2001 in the U.S.), and those recordings are now free for release at any time. The opening four tracks of the box set — which were culled from Springsteen's 03 May 1972 Columbia Records audition — were not part of the court proceedings.

On 16 Jul 1998, Springsteen attended a convention for Sony Music Entertainment Inc. in Miami, FL, where he officially announced that a box set was the works and he played a tape of three songs: WHERE THE BANDS ARE, LOOSE ENDS, and I WANNA BE WITH YOU.

The Tracks box set was released on Columbia Records on 10 Nov 1998. It was issued on both compact disc and audio cassette formats. It's a 4-disc (or 4-cassette) set consisting of a total of 66 tracks (almost 4.5 hours long), 10 of which were heretofore unavailable single B-sides, 6 were demos and alternate versions of already-released material, and 50 (48 studio and 2 live) were never-before-released songs recorded during the sessions for Springsteen's many albums. Some tracks were treated with a recent touch-up here or there to give the older recordings a fresh polish.

  • Disc 1 consists of material from 1972 to 1980, including Springsteen's very first Columbia Records audition for legendary A & R executive John Hammond. This disc also features additional songs most of which recorded for (but never released on) Springsteen's first four albums.
  • Disc 2 consists of material from 1979 to 1983, taken primarily from the recording sessions of The River, Nebraska, and Born In The U.S.A.. Springsteen describes this disc as "almost the completely other album from 'The River'."
  • Disc 3 consists of material from 1982 to 1987, taken primarily from the recording sessions of Born In The U.S.A. and Tunnel Of Love.
  • Disc 4 consists of material from 1989 to 1998, taken primarily from the recording sessions of Human Touch.
Bruce Springsteen -- Tracks
Bruce Springsteen -- Tracks

Disc 1:

1.MARY QUEEN OF ARKANSASRecorded on 03 May 1972 at CBS Studios, New York City, NY
2.IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITYRecorded on 03 May 1972 at CBS Studios, New York City, NY
3.GROWIN' UPRecorded on 03 May 1972 at CBS Studios, New York City, NY
4.DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET?Recorded on 03 May 1972 at CBS Studios, New York City, NY
5.BISHOP DANCEDRecorded live on 31 Jan 1973 at Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY
6.SANTA ANARecorded on 28 Jun 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
7.SEASIDE BAR SONGRecorded on 28 Jun 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
8.ZERO AND BLIND TERRYRecorded on 28 Jun 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
9.LINDA LET ME BE THE ONERecorded on 28 Jun 1975 at The Record Plant, New York City, NY
10.THUNDERCRACKRecorded on 28 Jun 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
11.RENDEZVOUSRecorded live on 31 Dec 1980 at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
12.GIVE THE GIRL A KISSRecorded on 10 Nov 1977 at The Record Plant, New York City, NY
13.ICEMANRecorded on 27 Oct 1977 at The Record Plant, New York City, NY
14.BRING ON THE NIGHTRecorded on 13 Jun 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
15.SO YOUNG AND IN LOVERecorded on 06 Jan 1974 at The Record Plant, New York City, NY
16.HEARTS OF STONERecorded on 14 Oct 1977 at The Record Plant, New York City, NY
17.DON'T LOOK BACKRecorded on 02 Jul 1977 at The Record Plant, New York City, NY

Disc 2:

1.RESTLESS NIGHTSRecorded on 11 Apr 1980 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
2.A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND (PITTSBURGH)Recorded on 05 May 1982 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
3.ROULETTERecorded on 03 Apr 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
4.DOLLHOUSERecorded on 21 Aug 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
5.WHERE THE BANDS ARERecorded on 09 Oct 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
6.LOOSE ENDSRecorded on 18 Jul 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
7.LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLDRecorded on 07 Dec 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
8.WAGES OF SINRecorded on 10 May 1982 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
9.TAKE 'EM AS THEY COMERecorded on 10 Apr 1980 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
10.BE TRUERecorded on 21 Jul 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
11.RICKY WANTS A MAN OF HER OWNRecorded on 16 Jul 1979 at The Record Plant, New York City, NY
12.I WANNA BE WITH YOURecorded on 31 May 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
13.MARY LOURecorded on 30 May 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
14.STOLEN CARRecorded on 26 Jul 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
15.BORN IN THE U.S.A.Recorded in January 1983 at Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, NJ
16.JOHNNY BYE-BYERecorded in January 1983 at Thrill Hill Recording, Beverly Hills, CA
17.SHUT OUT THE LIGHTRecorded in January 1983 at Thrill Hill Recording, Beverly Hills, CA

Disc 3:

1.CYNTHIARecorded on 20 Apr 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
2.MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWNRecorded on 05 May 1982 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
3.THIS HARD LANDRecorded on 11 May 1982 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
4.FRANKIERecorded on 14 May 1982 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
5.TV MOVIERecorded on 13 Jun 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
6.STAND ON ITRecorded on 16 Jun 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
7.LION'S DENRecorded on 25 Jan 1982 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
8.CAR WASHRecorded on 31 May 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
9.ROCKAWAY THE DAYSRecorded on 03 Feb 1984 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
10.BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGES ('83)Recorded on 04 Sep 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
11.MAN AT THE TOPRecorded on 12 Jan 1984 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
12.PINK CADILLACRecorded on 31 May 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
13.TWO FOR THE ROADRecorded in February 1987 at Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, NJ
14.JANEY, DON'T YOU LOSE HEARTRecorded on 16 Jun 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
15.WHEN YOU NEED MERecorded on 10 Jan 1987 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
16.THE WISHRecorded on 22 Feb 1987 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
17.THE HONEYMOONERSRecorded on 22 Feb 1987 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
18.LUCKY MANRecorded on 04 Apr 1987 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY

Disc 4:

1.LEAVIN' TRAINRecorded on 27 Feb 1990 at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2.SEVEN ANGELSRecorded on 29 Jun 1990 at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, CA
3.GAVE IT A NAMERecorded on 24 Aug 1998 at Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, NJ
4.SAD EYESRecorded on 25 Jan 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
5.MY LOVER MANRecorded on 04 Dec 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
6.OVER THE RISERecorded on 07 Dec 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
7.WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUTRecorded on 06 Dec 1990 at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
8.LOOSE CHANGERecorded on 31 Jan 1991 at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
9.TROUBLE IN PARADISERecorded on 01 Dec 1989 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
10.HAPPYRecorded on 18 Jan 1992 at A & M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
11.PART MAN, PART MONKEYRecorded in January 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
12.GOIN' CALIRecorded on 29 Jan 1991 at A & M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
13.BACK IN YOUR ARMSRecorded on 12 Jan 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
14.BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGERecorded on 22 May 1995 at Thrill Hill Recording, Beverly Hills, CA

18 Tracks

18 Tracks is a Bruce Springsteen compilation album released on Columbia Records in 1999. The album compiles 15 tracks from the Tracks box set, plus 3 previously unreleased recordings. The collection release was intended for the more casual fans who didn't purchase the pricey 4-disc box set. It also served the purpose as a promotional tie-in for the E Street Band's The Reunion Tour that was announced at the same time of the sampler's release.

Bruce Springsteen -- 18 Tracks
Bruce Springsteen -- 18 Tracks

18 Tracks was released on 13 Apr 1999 on Columbia Records. It features 18 Springsteen compositions and clocks at 71:12. The album was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, and vinyl.

Side 1:

1.GROWIN' UPRecorded on 03 May 1972 at CBS Studios, New York City, NY
2.SEASIDE BAR SONGRecorded on 28 Jun 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
3.RENDEZVOUSRecorded live on 31 Dec 1980 at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
4.HEARTS OF STONERecorded on 14 Oct 1977 at Record Plant, New York City, NY
5.WHERE THE BANDS ARERecorded on 09 Oct 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY

Side 2:

1.LOOSE ENDSRecorded on 18 Jul 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
2.I WANNA BE WITH YOURecorded on 31 May 1979at The Power Station, New York City, NY
3.BORN IN THE U.S.A.Recorded in January 1982 at Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, NJ
4.MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWNRecorded on 05 May 1982 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
5.LION'S DENRecorded on 25 Jan 1982 at The Power Station, New York City, NY

Side 3:

1.PINK CADILLACRecorded on 31 May 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
2.JANEY, DON'T YOU LOSE HEARTRecorded on 16 Jun 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
3.SAD EYESRecorded on 25 Jan 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
4.PART MAN, PART MONKEYRecorded in January 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
5.TROUBLE RIVERRecorded on 06 Apr 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA

Side 4:

1.BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGERecorded on 22 May 1995 at Thrill Hill Recording, Beverly Hills, CA
2.THE FEVERRecorded on 16 May 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
3.THE PROMISERecorded on 12 Feb 1999 at Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, NJ
1.GROWIN' UPRecorded on 03 May 1972 at CBS Studios, New York City, NY
2.SEASIDE BAR SONGRecorded on 28 Jun 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
3.RENDEZVOUSRecorded live on 31 Dec 1980 at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
4.HEARTS OF STONERecorded on 14 Oct 1977 at Record Plant, New York City, NY
5.WHERE THE BANDS ARERecorded on 09 Oct 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
6.LOOSE ENDSRecorded on 18 Jul 1979 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
7.I WANNA BE WITH YOURecorded on 31 May 1979at The Power Station, New York City, NY
8.BORN IN THE U.S.A.Recorded in January 1982 at Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, NJ
9.MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWNRecorded on 05 May 1982 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
10.LION'S DENRecorded on 25 Jan 1982 at The Power Station, New York City, NY
11.PINK CADILLACRecorded on 31 May 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
12.JANEY, DON'T YOU LOSE HEARTRecorded on 16 Jun 1983 at The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
13.SAD EYESRecorded on 25 Jan 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
14.PART MAN, PART MONKEYRecorded in January 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
15.TROUBLE RIVERRecorded on 06 Apr 1990 at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, CA
16.BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGERecorded on 22 May 1995 at Thrill Hill Recording, Beverly Hills, CA
17.THE FEVERRecorded on 16 May 1973 at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY
18.THE PROMISERecorded on 12 Feb 1999 at Thrill Hill Recording, Colts Neck, NJ

Other Official Releases

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Bruce Springsteen -- Sad Eyes
Bruce Springsteen -- Sad Eyes

CD single - Columbia (667491 5) - UK, 1999

Unreleased second commercial UK pressing.

01- SAD EYES
02- BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Official studio version]
03- PINK CADILLAC

The official studio version of PINK CADILLAC also appears on one Bruce Springsteen promo-only sampler.

Bruce Springsteen -- Killer Bs (From The USA)
Bruce Springsteen -- Killer Bs (From The USA)

MC - CBS (CDNT 239) - Canada, 1985

Canada-only promotional cassette tape sampler compiling 10 Springsteen single B-sides.

A1- HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN
A2- PINK CADILLAC
A3- SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]
A4- JOHNNY BYE-BYE
A5- BE TRUE
B1- JERSEY GIRL [Live 09 Jul 1981 version]
B2- SHUT OUT THE LIGHT
B3- TRAPPED [Live 06 Aug 1984 version]
B4- STAND ON IT
B5- JANEY, DON'T YOU LOSE HEART

Other versions of PINK CADILLAC were also officially released.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984
The live 05 Aug 1984 version of PINK CADILLAC was released on the Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 official live download in 2015.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Brendan Byrne Arena August 6, 1984
The live 06 Aug 1984 version of PINK CADILLAC was released on the Brendan Byrne Arena August 6, 1984 official live download in 2020.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Brendan Byrne Arena, NJ August 20, 1984
The live 20 Aug 1984 version of PINK CADILLAC was released on the Brendan Byrne Arena, NJ August 20, 1984 official live download in 2015.

Live History: on-tour

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Live History: off-tour

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Covers

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At least 22 artists have recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's PINK CADILLAC.

Richard Coleman -- I Can't Believe It's Not... Bruce Springsteen
Richard Coleman -- I Can't Believe It's Not... Bruce Springsteen

CD - Pegasus (ICBINCD 047) - Germany, 2001

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Studio 99 -- Born In The USA: Springsteen - A Tribute
Studio 99 -- Born In The USA: Springsteen - A Tribute

CD - Going For A Song (GFS402) - UK, 2001

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Session musicians featuring David West -- Pickin' On Springsteen Volume 2
Session musicians featuring David West -- Pickin' On Springsteen Volume 2

CD - CMH (CD-8463) - USA, 2003

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Various artists -- A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen
Various artists -- A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen

CD - Big Eye (BIG 4268-2) - USA, 2003

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album. PINK CADILLAC is performed by Shane Torrel.
Various artists -- Light Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen
Various artists -- Light Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen

2xCD - Schoolhouse Records / Big Daddy (SHR0022-2) - USA, 2003
2xCD - Good Sounds / DiscMedi Blau (DM 797E-02) - Spain, 2003
3xCD - Good Sounds / DiscMedi Blau (DM 797-02) - Spain, 2003
2xCD - Schoolhouse Records / Revolver (REV XD244) - UK, 2004
2xCD - Revolver / Sony (MHCP 928-9) - Japan, 2005

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album. There are five issues of this album (with three track configurations) and this track was included on all five issues listed above. PINK CADILLAC is performed by Graham Parker.
New Jersey All Stars -- A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen
New Jersey All Stars -- A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen

CD - Cedar (1402) - Europe, 2004

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Paul Baribeau & Ginger Alford -- Darkness On The Edge Of Your Town Tour
Paul Baribeau & Ginger Alford -- Darkness On The Edge Of Your Town Tour

CD-R - no label (no catalog number) - USA, 2006
CD-R - no label (no catalog number) - USA, 2009

This is a live Bruce Springsteen tribute album. CD-R copies were sold on tour and online. The 2006 issue contains 10 tracks and the 2009 reissue includes 5 additional tracks. PINK CADILLAC can only be found on the 2009 reissue.
Studio Group -- A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol 2
Studio Group -- A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol 2

Digital album - Charly Records (no catalog number) - unknown country, 2006

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Lullaby Players -- Sleepytime Tunes: Bruce Springsteen Lullaby Tribute
Lullaby Players -- Sleepytime Tunes: Bruce Springsteen Lullaby Tribute

CD - Copycats Entertainment (CCE 9048) - USA, 2009

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
The Pop Royals -- Sing The Hits Of Bruce Springsteen
The Pop Royals -- Sing The Hits Of Bruce Springsteen

Digital album - Marathon Media (unknown catalog number) - unknown country, 2009

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
The Hit Co. -- A Tribute To The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Box Set
The Hit Co. -- A Tribute To The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Box Set

Digital album - Planet Music (unknown catalog number) - unknown country, 2010

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album. It was also released the same year as three separate volumes: Long Live The Boss: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol. 1 1973-1985, Long Live The Boss: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol. 2 1980-1989, and Long Live The Boss: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen Vol. 3 1990-2009. A Tribute To The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Box Set however includes two tracks not found on the three separate volumes. In 2012, the same tracks found on A Tribute To The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Box Set were distributed over three download-only digital Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp tribute albums: Working Class Heroes: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, Vol. 1, Working Class Heroes: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, Vol. 2, and Working Class Heroes: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, Vol. 3.
The Boss Band -- The Ultimate Tribute To Bruce Springsteen
The Boss Band -- The Ultimate Tribute To Bruce Springsteen

Digital album - Big Eye Music (unknown catalog number) - USA, 2011

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Ameritz Tribute Club -- Working On The Highway - A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen
Ameritz Tribute Club -- Working On The Highway - A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen

Digital album - Ameritz Music (unknown catalog number) - UK, 2012

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Déjà Vu -- Tribute To Working Class Hero Bruce Springsteen - Vol. 2
Déjà Vu -- Tribute To Working Class Hero Bruce Springsteen - Vol. 2

Digital album - Zulu (unknown catalog number) - USA, 2012

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Various artists -- Long Distance Salvation: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Various artists -- Long Distance Salvation: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

LP - no label (no catalog number) - USA, 2012
Digital album - no label (no catalog number) - USA, 2012

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album, available in downloadable digital form and on limited edition colored vinyl. The digital version contains three tracks not found on the LP issue. PINK CADILLAC is performed by Joe Fletcher. The song is one of the tracks found only on the digital version.
Various artists -- Return To Nebraska
Various artists -- Return To Nebraska

Digital album - no label (no catalog number) - Holland, 2012

This is a free download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album. PINK CADILLAC is performed by Daan van Rijssel.
Rock Riff Tones -- We Love (A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen)
Rock Riff Tones -- We Love (A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen)

Digital album - Devoted Music (unknown catalog number) - unknown country, 2013

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Hungry Hearts -- Tortona City Serenade
Hungry Hearts -- Tortona City Serenade

Digital album - no label (no catalog number) - Italy, 2014

This is a download-only digital live Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Laptop Instrumental -- The Bruce Springsteen Instrumental Collection
Laptop Instrumental -- The Bruce Springsteen Instrumental Collection

Digital album - Loudr (no catalog number) - USA, 2014

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
New Jordal Swingers -- NJS Live! (Remastered)
New Jordal Swingers -- NJS Live! (Remastered)

Digital album - Universal (unknown catalog number) - Norway, 2014

This is a download-only digital live album. Includes three Bruce Springsteen covers: FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME), PINK CADILLAC, and STAND ON IT.
New Tribute Kings -- World Allstars - Bruce Springsteen Tribute Hits
New Tribute Kings -- World Allstars - Bruce Springsteen Tribute Hits

Digital album - Legacy Records (unknown catalog number) - unknown country, 2014

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Heaven Is Shining -- Born In The USA
Heaven Is Shining -- Born In The USA

Digital album - Rosenklang (unknown catalog number) - Germany, 2021

This is a download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.

Available Versions

List of available versions of PINK CADILLAC on this website:

PINK CADILLAC [Official studio version]
PINK CADILLAC [Home demo version]
PINK CADILLAC [Live 19 Nov 1984 version]
PINK CADILLAC [Live 01 Sep 2001 version]
PINK CADILLAC [Live 03 Oct 2003 version]
PINK CADILLAC [Natalie Cole's version]
PINK CADILLAC [Graham Parker's version]
PINK CADILLAC [Jerry Lee Lewis' album version]

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