Playing small venues, such as bars along the Jersey Shore, Springsteen recounts various characters from these events.
It then attained its greatest success when it was covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, whose version reached Number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1977."ΔΆ) "Those swiftly-paced, jumbled lyrics are stream of consciousness descriptions of a series of bizarre individuals he met while a young artist in New Jersey. "It was a dud, failing to chart, although the track later gained airplay on progressive rock radio. 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.1) ""Blinded by the Light" is a song written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen." 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.
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.