PINK CADILLAC^©

Jerry Lee Lewis' version

[Bruce Springsteen:] Come on now, Killer!
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] 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
Ain't no secret 'bout that
Well come on over here and hug me, baby
I'll show you where it's at
I ain't into your money
Baby I got plenty of that
I love you for your pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Hidin' in the back
Oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Go spending all my money
On a Saturday night
[Both:] Honey I just wonder what you do there in the back
Of your pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Whoah!

Way back in the Bible
Temptation always come along
[Both:] Always somebody tempting somebody
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Into doing something they know is wrong
Well they tempt men with silver
And they tempt you, sir, with gold, whoah!
[Both:] And they tempt you with the pleasure
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] That flesh does surely hold
They say
[Both:] Eve tempted Adam with an apple
But man, I ain't going for that
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] I know it was her
[Both:] Pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back
Oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Spending all my money
On a Saturday night
[Both:] Honey I just wonder what it feels like in the back
Of your pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac


[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Whoah!
[Bruce Springsteen:] Oh, that's right!
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Whoah! Whoah!
[Bruce Springsteen:] Now come on!

[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Yeah some folks say it's a little too big
And
[Bruce Springsteen:] Whoah!
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Uses too much gas
[Both:] Some folks say it's too old
And goes just a little too fast
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] But my love is bigger than a Honda
[Bruce Springsteen:] That's right
It's bigger than a Subaru
And man there's only one thing
[Both:] And there's one car that will do
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Anyway we don't
[Both:] have to drive it
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
[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Spending all my money on a Saturday night
[Both:] Honey I just wonder what you do there in the back
Of your pink Cadillac; pink Cadillac
[Bruce Springsteen:] Whoah!

[Jerry Lee Lewis:] Rrrr!
Yeah baby!
Put the seat down a little bit
I'll show you a trick
The killer will show you a trick, baby
[Bruce Springsteen:] Whoah, come on, Killer

Page last updated: 09 Jun 2010

Intro

Jerry Lee Lewis recorded PINK CADILLAC as a duet with the song's writer. He released it on his Last Man Standing album on 26 Sep 2006 (U.S. release date). Springsteen shares harmony vocals on the track.

Recording

Around November 2003, Springsteen overdubbed backing vocals for the Jerry Lee Lewis cover of Springsteen's own PINK CADILLAC. The basic track had been recorded by Lewis in another studio some months earlier, and Bruce merely added his parts at Thrill Hill West, Springsteen's home studio in Rumson, NJ. His contribution was one of the first completed for a work-in-progress album that turned out to be the much-delayed album Last Man Standing, released in September 2006.

Official Release

In the works for years, Jerry Lee Lewis' first new studio album in more than a decade is finally seeing the light of day, released on 26 Sep 2006 on the Artists First Records label. Last Man Standing consists of duets between Lewis and some of the biggest names in music, past and present. The title derives from the generation of 1950's Sun Studios recording artists such as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley, all of whom had died, leaving Lewis the "last man standing".

Receiving positive reviews, Last Man Standing charted in four different Billboard charts, including a 9-week stay on the Billboard 200 where it peaked at number 26.

Other Official Releases

In addition to the regular Last Man Standing album release, Jerry lee Lewis' cover of PINK CADILLAC was also included on aan advance promo CD issue of the album, in addition to a 2-track European CD promo single and a 1-track US CD promo CD single.

• Last Man Standing
  Promo CD - Artist First (CD PRO) - USA, 2006 - features a different artwork than the stock copy

• Last Man Standing
  CD - Artist First (AFT-20001-2) - USA, 2006 - comes in a digi-pack
  CD - Full Fill (ARTFULCD55) - UK, 2006
  CD - Edel Records (???) - Germany, 2009 - Diamond edition
  CD - Victor Entertainment (VICP-63671) - Japan, 2006 - comes in mini LP sleeve with obi strip

• Pink Cadillac
  Promo CD single - Go Entertainment / Shangri-La (GO 70378) - EU, 2006

• Pink Cadillac / Rock N' Roll
  Promo CD single - Shangri-La (unknown catalogue number) - USA, 2006

• Pink Cadillac / Travelin' Band / Trouble In Mind
  Promo CD-R single - Playground Music Scandinavia (unknown catalogue number) - Sweden, 2006

Available versions

List of available versions of PINK CADILLAC on this website:

• Official studio version
• Outtake version
• Live 19 Nov 1984 version
• Live 01 Sep 2001 version
• Live 03 Oct 2003 version
• Natalie Cole's version
• Jerry Lee Lewis' version
• Graham Parker's version

Related pages:

• Official releases list
• Released covers list

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake from BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help. Thanks disc-kid for providing scans for the promo singles. Info for the some of the above releases are taken from the Nebraska website.

Request

I need:
- Scans for the "Pink Cadillac / Rock N' Roll" U.S. promo CD single
- Scans for the UK issue of the Last Man Standing album
- Complete scans, or at least the catalogue number for the German issue of the album
If you can provide any of the above, please contact me via the below form or by email: . You will be credited. Thanks in advance.