The Lost Songs Project

The Lost Songs Project

"Pink Cadillac," Natalie Cole (1988)

This song might be dirty!

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Mark Blankenship
Nov 04, 2024
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Peak: #5 on the Hot 100
Streams: 5.1 million

I don’t want to seem prurient, but I think “Pink Cadillac” might have a dirty subtext. Consider this lyric…

I love you for your pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street

When we hear that something is “oozing,” it’s hard to think we’re discussing a car, you know?

And then we ge…

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