A cynical rock hack might argue that Manfred Mann made a career out of Bob Dylan in the 60s and a career out of Bruce Springsteen in the 70s.
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It is also Springsteen’s only Number 1 single as a songwriter on the Hot 100. Blinded By The Light by Manfred Manns Earth Band: the tune that made Mann a better career out of Springsteen in the 70s than Springsteen himself. Provided to YouTube by Virtual Label LLCBlinded By The Light Springsteen himself has said that it was not until Manfred Mann rewrote the song to be about a feminine hygiene product that it became popular. Only it’s not Bruce singing: it’s Chris Thompson, lead singer of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, covering the first track from Springsteen’s 1973 debut album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light She got down but she never got tight She's gonna make it through the night She's gonna make it through the night - guitar solo - But mama, that's where the fun is But mama, that's where the fun is Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun But mama, that's where the fun is Some brimstone baritone Anticyclone Rolling stone Preacher from the east Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone Hit it in its funny bone And that's where they expect it least" And some new-mown chaperone Was standin' in the corner Watching the young girls dance And some fresh-sown moonstone Was messin' with his frozen zone Reminding him of romance The calliope crashed to the ground But she was. By Hugh Fielder ( Classic Rock ) February 12, 2018. The iconic keyboard intro, the rattle of the high-hat, and then Bruce Springsteen’s immortal words, Blinded by the Light. Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Some silicone sister With a manager mister Told me I got what it takes She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong Play the song with the funky break" And go-cart Mozart Was checkin' out the weather chart See if it was safe outside And little Early-Pearly Came by in his curly-wurly And asked me if I needed a ride Asked me if I needed a ride Well she was.
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Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner (fade out) in the night 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 The calliope crashed to the ground The calliope crashed to the ground Well she was.