Cadillac Ranch

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Disc 2 track 2 of The River, 1980.

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The River (1980)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, percussion

^{Performed live 482 times.}

2023-02-16 Moody Center, Austin, TX
2019-11-16 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2016-08-28 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, Australia
2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
2013-09-12 Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
2013-07-23 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
2013-07-20 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
2013-06-29 Stade De France, Saint Denis, France
2013-05-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013-05-11 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
2013-03-26 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
2012-09-02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
2012-06-07 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2012-05-25 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
2011-01-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
2010-09-11 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
2009-11-15 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2009-10-17 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
2009-10-02 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2009-09-21 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
2009-09-13 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL
2009-07-30 Estadio Municipal De Foietes, Benidorm, Spain
2009-07-05 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
2009-06-09 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
2009-06-04 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
2009-05-02 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2009-04-24 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2009-04-08 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
2008-08-24 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
2008-08-18 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
2008-07-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2008-07-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
2008-07-07 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
2008-07-04 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2008-05-30 Emirates Stadium, London, England
2008-05-13 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
2008-04-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
2008-03-17 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2007-12-04 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
2007-10-21 United Center, Chicago, IL
2007-10-06 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
2007-04-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
2006-10-07 Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia, Italy
2006-06-24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
2006-06-17 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
2006-06-16 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2006-06-14 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2006-05-28 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
2006-05-27 Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA
2006-05-20 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
2006-05-17 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
2006-05-16 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006-05-12 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
2006-05-10 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2006-05-08 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
2006-05-07 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England
2006-04-26 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2006-04-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2006-04-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2005-06-23 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
2005-06-22 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005-06-20 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2003-09-27 Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI
2003-09-14 Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2003-07-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2003-06-17 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
2003-05-19 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2003-05-15 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain
2003-05-08 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2003-03-02 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
2002-12-22 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
2002-12-05 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2002-11-19 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Arena, Birmingham, AL
2002-11-16 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2001-07-31 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
2000-04-18 Compaq Center, Houston, TX
2000-03-13 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
1999-11-09 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
1999-10-26 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
1999-10-18 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
1999-09-28 United Center, Chicago, IL
1999-09-21 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
1999-08-06 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1999-06-20 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands
1999-06-15 Stadion Am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach, Germany
1999-06-07 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain
1999-06-03 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
1999-05-25 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
1999-05-23 Earls Court, London, England
1999-04-28 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
1999-04-24 Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
1999-04-20 FilaForum, Milan, Italy
1995-07-22 Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ
1995-04-05 Sony Music Studios, New York City, NY
1995-02-21 Tramps, New York City, NY
1989-12-17 Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA
1988-10-15 Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1988-10-12 Parque Antártica, São Paulo, Brazil
1988-10-09 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1988-10-07 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe
1988-10-03 Olympiáko Stádio "Spyros Louis", Athens, Greece
1988-09-30 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India
1988-09-27 Tōkyō Dōmu, Tokyo, Japan
1988-09-23 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
1988-09-21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1988-09-19 John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
1988-09-17 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, QC
1988-09-15 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
1988-09-13 Estadio Nacional De Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
1988-09-10 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
1988-09-08 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
1988-09-06 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary
1988-09-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
1988-09-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
1988-09-02 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1988-08-03 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
1988-08-02 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
1988-07-30 Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany
1988-07-27 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
1988-07-25 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark
1988-07-22 Waldbühne, West Berlin, West Germany
1988-07-19 Radrennbahn Weissensee, East Berlin, East Germany
1988-07-17 Olympia-Reitstadion Riem, Munich, West Germany
1988-07-14 St. Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switzerland
1988-07-12 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany
1988-07-10 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
1988-07-09 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
1988-07-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1988-07-02 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1987-04-12 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
1986-03-02 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
1985-10-02 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-29 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-24 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
1985-09-23 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
1985-09-19 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
1985-09-18 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
1985-09-14 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
1985-09-13 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
1985-09-10 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
1985-09-09 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
1985-09-06 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN
1985-09-04 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI
1985-09-01 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-27 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON
1985-08-26 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON
1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-19 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-15 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
1985-08-14 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
1985-08-11 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
1985-08-09 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
1985-08-07 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH
1985-08-05 RFK Stadium, Washington, DC
1985-07-07 Roundhay Park, Leeds, England
1985-07-06 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1985-07-04 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1985-07-03 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1985-06-30 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France
1985-06-29 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France
1985-06-25 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France
1985-06-23 Stade Richter, Montpellier, France
1985-06-21 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
1985-06-18 Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany
1985-06-15 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany
1985-06-13 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1985-06-12 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1985-06-09 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
1985-06-08 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
1985-06-05 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England
1985-06-04 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England
1985-06-01 Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland
1985-04-23 Ōsaka-jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan
1985-04-22 Ōsaka-jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan
1985-04-19 Kyoto Furitsu Taiikukan, Kyoto, Japan
1985-04-16 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-15 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-13 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-11 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-10 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-04 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia
1985-04-03 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia
1985-03-31 QE II Jubilee Sports Centre, Brisbane, Australia
1985-03-28 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-27 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-24 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-23 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-21 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-01-27 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY

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Released on The River (1980), Cadillac Ranch (Single, 1981), and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).

A live version is released on Live/1975–85 (1986) (recorded July 6, 1981).

Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:

2023-02-16 Moody Center, Austin, TX
2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2016-08-28 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, Australia
2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-20 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-19 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

CADILLAC RANCH - V1a	2:58	DROC2 / RO / ATMF
CADILLAC RANCH - V1b	3:03	private cdr
CADILLAC RANCH - V1c	3:05	private cdr
CADILLAC RANCH - V1d	3:03	private cdr
CADILLAC RANCH - V1e	3:01	O&S
CADILLAC RANCH - V1f	3:01	RIVER

Note: Recorded at the Power Station on February 16, March 9, 15 and 17, and mixed at Clover Studios in Los Angeles on April 9 and 26, 1980. All of the above are mixed variations of the same basic recording. V1b has less echo on lead vocal, V1c is take #47 with piano and guitar higher in the mix, V1d is described as "basic rundown take 2", and V1e adds a siren and screeching tires to the introduction.

^{Studio Sessions: The River}

Cadillac Ranch

Well there she sits, buddy, justa gleaming in the sun
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch

Eldorado fins, whitewalls and skirts
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth
Well buddy when I die throw my body in the back
Drive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

James Dean in that Mercury '49
Junior Johnson running through the woods of Caroline
Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans-Am
All gonna meet down at the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up them engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Driving alone through the Wisconsin night
You're my last love, baby you're my last chance
Don't let 'em take me to the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Pulled up to my house today
Came and took my little girl away

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}