#cadillacranch Cadillac Ranch is a song written by Bruce Springsteen that was first released on Springsteens 1980 album The River. Cadillac Ranch is an exuberant, playful rocker with rockabilly influences.[6][7][8][9] The song begins with pounding drums and a memorable intro guitar solo by Springsteen.[citation needed] The upbeat tempo remains unperturbed throughout the song.[citation needed] Unlike other Bruce Springsteen songs, on which he and Clarence Clemons would solo consecutively,Springsteen played an in-fill on this number, while Clemons sax solo can be heard on the outro section.[citation needed] Bruce would seldom play the in-fill live while embarked on the Born in the USA tour and onwards.[citation needed] According to music critic Dave Marsh, it made dinosaurs dance.[10] It is highlighted by Clarence Clemons saxophone solo.[4] Author June Skinner Sawyers called the song pure rowdy fun and listed it as one of Springsteens ten funniest songs.[11] John Cruz of Sputnik Music called the song just plain fun, noting its infectious beat.[12] However, the theme of the song is the transitoriness of all existence and the inevitability of death.[7][12][13] Marsh called the song one of the smartest songs ever about the inevitability of death.[13] Marsh further noted that although the protagonist of Cadillac Ranch seems similar to the protagonists of earlier Springsteen records, in this song he appears naive and vulnerable rather than bold and innocent.[8] The songs title comes from Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas.[4][7] Cadillac Ranch is a sculpture showing ten Cadillac automobiles with their hoods buried in the ground.[4] Springsteen used Cadillac Ranch as a metaphor for his theme; that these once elite cars are now expendable.[7] Among the real life people namechecked in the song are Burt Reynolds, Junior Johnson and the deceased James Dean.[4][7][14] However, in concert Springsteen can be flexible with the names used. For example, in 1985 concerts in Australia, Reynolds was replaced by the fictional Mad Max.[10]
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