Pink Cadillac (song) you for your pink Cadillac" was originally a veiled pudendal reference. Springsteen, in fact, vetoed the first attempt by a female singer to release a version of "Pink Cadillac", that being Bette Midler in 1983. However, "Pink Cadillac" had its highest profile incarnation via an R&B interpretation by Natalie Cole, which became a top-ten single in 1988. Springsteen originally wrote "Pink Cadillac" as "Love Is a Dangerous Thing" in December 1981; this version was lyrically distinct from the eventual "Pink Cadillac" except for the line "Eve tempted Adam with an apple", which Springsteen decided to make the basis for a
Point Blank (Bruce Springsteen song) Point Blank (Bruce Springsteen song) "Point Blank" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and first released on Springsteen's 1980 album "The River". In Europe, it was also released as a single in 1981, backed by another song from "The River", "Ramrod". Although it was not released as a single in the US, it did reach #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Point Blank" was written in 1978, and was the first song Springsteen wrote after completing the "Darkness on the Edge of Town" album. "Point Blank" had its live premiere on July 7, 1978 in a concert