Manfred Mann’s version is quite different than Bruce’s. For that reason, it is really tough for me to like this song as I am not sure if I am to focus on Bruce or the band. They feel like they are competing for the same space. The band seems to be playing a different song than Bruce is singing. And I think they are part of the problem with this one. The horns and keyboards are a plenty in the song and the E Street band is jamming away. Musically, it was is one of only two songs on the first album to feature Clarence Clemons on Saxophone.
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Bruce vocals are done in a singing / speaking format rather than full on singing which is typical Bruce. The chorus was catchy, no doubt, but it is a difficult song to get in to with the way it is presented. No person listening to the radio could remember all the words. and it was probably because it had so many words. BRUCE SPRINGSTEENĪs I said, the song flopped in the U.S. He went nuts with the words and threw everything in, but I don’t see the kitchen sink. So, sitting in his bedroom with a rhyming dictionary, Bruce threw so many words together and came up with this beast. The song came about because the record company felt he needed a single. There were a ton of references to friends, his youth experiences and even him getting sick. The song was very auto-biographical for Bruce.
It took someone performing his song for him to get a #1 song…interesting considering how much he is acclaimed as being The Boss. And…it flopped! Manfred Mann’s version was released in 1977 and went all the way to #1 and I believe it was Bruce’s first #1 song and his only. off his 1973 debut album, Greeting From Asbury Park, N.J. For Bruce, it was his first single in the U.S. The Cover, we are going to explore the Bruce Springsteen song “Blinded by the Light” which was later covered by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. It's just complete dogshit, and seeing all these dipshits walking around feeling so gosh darn proud of themselves over the lamest shit imaginable. It doesn't offend me as a left leaning person, it offends me as a fan of comedy. Second, and most importantly, it's so fucking dumb and they all think they're being so goddamn clever with it. Then again, hypocrisy is kinda the name of the game with these people, so I'm not surprised at all either. So, it's a bit hypocritical for them to flip on that so easily. Even the most diehead Joe Biden fans don't give a shit.įirst, we all had to spend the last 4 years hearing these dipshits say, "He's your president and he deserves your respect," every time we said "Fuck Donald Trump." They're always talking about unity and ahit. I'm as liberal as it gets, and seriously, fuck Joe Biden all you want, I don't give a shit. Submit news article (no analysis/opinion) If your post is not a good fit for /r/news, consider submitting to one of these subreddits instead: advocates or celebrates the death of another person.Įxtreme or repeat offenders will be banned.is a cheap and distracting joke or meme.is racist, sexist, vitriolic, or overly crude.Your comment will likely be removed if it: violates reddit's site-wide rules, especially regarding personal info.has a title that does not match the actual title or the lede.is an opinion/analysis or advocacy piece.Your account must be email-verified to participate in /r/news.
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