It even inspired Bruce Springsteen’s 1980 song Cadillac Ranch on his album The River, while the video for James Brown’s 1985 hit Living in America featured imagery from the installation.

But we’re gonna play it tonight.” The song in question was “Pink Cadillac,” a loose and goofy B-side from 1984, and a fine match for Springsteen’s free-wheeling hour on the Count Basie ...