Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann

[Swede]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0J-GGDZ4Wk

Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

[Heidi]

1. As a point of trivia, I grew up thinking that song had the word

"douche" in it. :shrug:

[Hippo_Tron]

5. You're not the only one Heidi

My friends and I all thought the same for quite a while.

[Heidi]

6. Hi!!!!

Look! We're both nekkid (ie, no gray ghosts)! :rofl: :spray:

How ya been? :hug:

[Hippo_Tron]

8. Yup, it's sooo cold!!

I've been pretty good lately. How about yourself?

[Alexander]

11. Seconded.

I even wondered why they didn't censor it on the radio.

[last_texas_dem]

13. I think that's actually what is being said

in the Manfred Mann version. IIRC, there was a story about the singer trying to decipher the correct lyrics by listening to Springsteen's original version, and translating "revved up like a deuce" as "wrapped up like a douche", and those were the lyrics used when the band recorded their version. I wonder if it will always hold the distinction of being the only #1 single with the word "douche" in it? haha

[Heidi]

2. Dupe. Self-delete. (nt)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. Written by Bruuuuuuce.

It's on Bruce's first album, The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle.

However, Manfred Mann's version is much peppier and sounds like a different song. That version was the big hit when I was in Court Reporting school in college (am I old or what?).

The line is "Wrapped up like a deuce, you know they roll her in the night."

Whatever that means.

[Hippo_Tron]

7. I think it's "Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night"

A deuce being a type of car I believe.

[pokerfan]

10. A "Deuce Coupe" specifically

The 1932 Ford coupe.

[WCGreen]

9. It's actually on his first Album, Greetings from Asbury Park...

The Wild and the Innocent....

is his second release...

FYI...

MAnfred Mann also covered Spirit in the Night from that Album as well...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

12. My Bad.

[PVnRT]

14. And "For You"

Bruce's versions of both are much better.

[Critters2]

4. Dressed up like a douche, ya know, the roller in the night.

:wtf: