Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played only on the first two albums ('Cabretta' and 'Return to Magenta'). For the remaining albums and for tours, Willy DeVille assembled musicians to play under the name Mink DeVille. After 1985, when Willy DeVille began recording and touring under his own name (saying that he felt tired of being referred to as 'Mink' after performances), his backup bands were sometimes called 'The Mink DeVille Band,' an allusion to the earlier 'Mink DeVille' group.
Cadillac Walk
Mink DeVille Lyrics
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Rita starts to creep around
Gets a flame in her blood fire on her breath
Fourteen names notched on her chest
She gotta rose tattooed on her thigh
Dead men raise and sigh
And it drives my young blood wild
When Rita turns down her bed
Grown men plead and beg
Baby honey baby you're the one
Carve your name right on my gun
Ain't she something nice
Bones rattle my dice
I slobber down my side
My baby's got the Cadillac walk
Lonely tonight honey hear my call
She said boy I won't make you crawl
Rita pound by pound
Knows how to work it down
Weep and cry to and fro
Leave your heart she'll steal your gold
No matter what the cost
Ooh...them duel exhaust
Make my motor sigh
My baby's got the Cadillac walk
"Mink DeVille's song Cadillac Walk" is about a woman named Rita who is a seductress and has an aura of mystery around her. The song starts with the singer telling how Rita tends to come out when the moon rises and starts creeping around with a flame in her blood and fire on her breath. She has fourteen names notched on her chest, and a rose tattooed on her thigh. The singer then talks about how dead men raise and sigh because of her as she drives his young blood wild with her Cadillac walk.
The next verse talks about how when Rita turns down her bed, grown men plead and beg for her attention. She carves her name right on the singer's gun, and he finds her something nice as bones rattle his dice. The singer slobbers down his side, and his baby's Cadillac walk still continues to drive him wild. The last verse talks about how lonely the singer is tonight, and he calls out to Rita. He asks her to ignore his request as he doesn't want to crawl. Rita knows how to work it down pound by pound, and she weeps and cries to and fro. The amplifier of her seductive nature is her ability to steal men's gold and leave their heart. The song ends with the singer saying that the duel exhaust of her Cadillac makes his motor sigh.
Line by Line Meaning
When the moon comes up the sun goes down
As the day ends and the night takes over, Rita starts to move around.
Rita starts to creep around
She starts to move stealthily and seductively.
Gets a flame in her blood fire on her breath
She becomes passionate and fiery, exuding sexiness.
Fourteen names notched on her chest
She's had many lovers and has the evidence to prove it.
She gotta rose tattooed on her thigh
She's adorned in a symbol of seduction and beauty.
Dead men raise and sigh
She's had such an effect on some men that they may as well have died for her.
And it drives my young blood wild
She has an effect on the singer that is hard to control.
When Rita turns down her bed
As she prepares for the night, men beg for her affection.
Grown men plead and beg
These men are grown, but still they can't resist her charms.
Baby honey baby you're the one
She's so captivating that men will do anything for her.
Carve your name right on my gun
They want to claim her as theirs, and are willing to fight for it.
Ain't she something nice
She's a beautiful and irresistible woman.
Bones rattle my dice
She shakes things up and excites the singer.
I slobber down my side
He's completely under her spell and helpless to her charms.
Lonely tonight honey hear my call
The singer is lonely and desires her presence.
She said boy I won't make you crawl
She reassures him that he doesn't need to beg for her attention.
Rita pound by pound
She's confident and knows her worth and power.
Knows how to work it down
She knows how to use her sexuality to get what she wants.
Weep and cry to and fro
Men will do anything to have her, even if it means crying for her.
Leave your heart she'll steal your gold
She's cunning and manipulative, willing to take from men what she needs.
No matter what the cost
She's willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
Ooh...them duel exhaust
She's as hot and powerful as the dual exhaust of a Cadillac car.
Make my motor sigh
She has such an effect on the singer that he compares himself to an engine and sighs in admiration.
My baby's got the Cadillac walk
She's confident, sexy, and powerful like the iconic car.
Contributed by Samuel S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.