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ShatsBassoon

ShatsBassoon

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psychicdeath said:
Dave's Song of the Day

Blinded by the Light – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

Saturday song of the day: No, today’s song has nothing to do with a douche.



Early in his career, Bruce Springsteen was obviously Dylanesque in his writing. This is particularly evident in Blinded by the Light, from his 1972 debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. He admitted to making liberal use of a rhyming dictionary when writing this song, and it shows. Blinded by the Light was the first single from the album, and it did not sell very well.

A few years later, however, the Born to Run album had established Springsteen as a big star. Because of this, his back catalogue received more attention, and Manfred Mann decided to record a cover version of Blinded by the Light. Mann had had a #1 hit in 1964 with Do Wah Diddy Diddy, and since 1971 was performing with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. The band recorded Blinded by the Light for their 1976 album The Roaring Silence.

The Manfred Mann cover version was quite different from the Springsteen original. The music was much more polished and lusher, while several of the lyrics were changed. For instance, Springsteen had used the line “cut loose like a Deuce” while Mann changed it to “revved up like a Deuce.” The “Deuce” referred to a 1932 Ford, a favorite of hot rodders – immortalized much earlier by the Beach Boys song Little Deuce Coupe. When the Manfred Mann cover became popular, however, many listeners misheard the line as “wrapped up like a douche.” Many people still don’t know the correct line is referring to a car.

The Manfred Mann’s Earth Band cover became a huge hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Oddly, while Springsteen is now a rock icon and a much bigger figure in music history than Manfred Mann, the cover version of Blinded by the Light is the only song written by Bruce Springsteen to reach #1. His next highest charting single is his own 1984 recording of Dancing in the Dark, which topped out at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, 1976



Bruce Springsteen, 1972



Tomorrow: What you tryin’ to hand me?
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Has to be the most misquoted song of all time.
Little early birdie gave my anus curl a whirly
 
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Well this is a group that I was supposed to be doing a string of shows with this year on their tour (they're opening for RATM this year)... Obviously we know how this year is going..... But I gotta be honest, LOVING this group.

Run The Jewels


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psychicdeath

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Dave's Song of the Day

Funk #49 – James Gang

Sunday song of the day: Today’s song has inconsequential lyrics about a wild girlfriend.



Before Joe Walsh joined the Eagles, he was in a three-piece band called the James Gang. On their second album, 1971’s James Gang Rides Again, they had a song called Funk #49. The song was most notable for its guitar work, and the lyrics were secondary. As Joe Walsh said of Funk #49, “I came up with the basic guitar lick, and the words never really impressed me intellectually, but they seemed to fit somehow.”

When released as a single, Funk #49 was only a minor hit and reached just #59 on the Billboard Hot 100. Since that time its popularity has grown, however, and the song is a staple of Classic Rock radio, and has been featured in movies, TV shows, and video games.



Tomorrow: They won’t be hard to find
 
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