MANFRED MANNS EARTH BAND / BLINDED BY THE LIGHT-REACTION

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• Blinded by the Light ~...

[@browncoat13]

This is a cover of a 1973 song written and recorded by "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen.

[@timrscott]

I heard the Springsteen song in 1979 and though it was a great cover of Manfred Mann's song lol

[@moe92870]

"Revved up like a deuce" refers to a 32 Ford

[@njineermike]

Moe howard beat me to it.

[@randyc1422]

Moe howard I thought he was referring to a Chevy deuce

[@njineermike]

Deuce coupe. As in the beach boys Little Deuce Coupe".

[@randyc1422]

Moe howard I seem to remember Bruce talking about it as the Chevy deuce which was the precursor to the Chevy Nova . I could be wrong!

[@randyc1422]

Moe howard original words were cut loose like a deuce

[@kathrynk007]

A lot of people thought it was douche, back when we didn't have lyrics at the tips of our fingers. We had to figure it out and hope for the best. lol :)

[@shannonswift2233]

kaykay Jones Yes, I’m a lot younger (22) but growing up as a young child the radio was our outlet but there were no smartphones. We were already hoping that what we were singing was not innuendo or euphemism and our parent(s) heard! This being said, mondegreens (mishearing of a certain word and/or phrase) were our specialities!

[@floorticket]

"Atmospheric" has long been a term used to describe this sound. Yes, it's rock. I was ten in 1977 when this came out ... almost eleven. The double lyrics at the end is just like a "round". It's fucking amazing and one of the most recognizable parts of the song. Now go listen to the original.

[@RoverWaters]

this track is the perfect example of high quality analog studio production

[@KGM317]

This song was in the movie "Blow" with Johnny Depp. Great movie by the way.

[@CatT1987]

This was so enjoyable. You made me laugh when you said "I don't think he's making sense or he's making sense to himself." You nailed that! The song doesn't make a whole lot of sense but it's a great song never the less and thank you for reacting to it.

[@jiminut]

I'm still busy pushing Jane's Addiction to anyone who'll listen. Bill Burr said Ritual was a better album than Nevermind. I'm not saying Janes is in my Top 5 (The Allman Bros...) but they belong on every hard rocker's playlist!

[@theweekendmurders4958]

wouldnt flex Jane's vs Nirvana but Jane's Addiction's 3 Days is close to perfection - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJuboqtoZ5ymra8

[@jiminut]

twm twm to each his own but I'll take psychedelic funk/metal with politically charged lyrics.

[@theweekendmurders4958]

cool ... for me i choose both they both have their transcendence and were meaning full for me in the day.

[@jiminut]

twm twm Nirvana deserves the hype. I remember when they changed the whole rock music landscape for the better and I always turn up the volume for them. In comparison Jane's is underrated. Almost no airplay besides Been Caught Stealing and Jane Says. Perry Farrell did break new musical ground and also rebooted the rock festivals with Lollapalooza. Musically I think they're on par. Lyrically I give the edge to Jane's. Probably it's just that I'm not punk enough to get Nirvana.

[@theweekendmurders4958]

no doubt Jane's Addiction is under rated nothing's shocking still relevant and killer today .... selfishly wished Nirvana was under rated.. maybe Kurt would be around kickin something... Nirvana bursting the corporate music scene ultimately kinda ended the genre and community that was alternative music ... as RRT comments he was surprised that Metal heads mosh against each other and they weren't a competing violent force but sharing the scene of alienated togetherness this was how it was in the day..

[@kyleatwood381]

This will always be my all time favorite song. I heard it in preschool and it just stuck with me. Something about the chorus and that solo that moves you.

[@LearnToRefine]

But Mama, That's Where the FUN IS !!!! That whole jazzy instrumental part with the guitar, bass, and drums jamming.. That's My Shit.. Don't get too caught up in "what genre is this?".. Just have fun with it :)

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

From this era, I'd recommend Golden Earring - "Radar Love."

[@jamies327]

JoJo McJoJo or Twilight Zone. that has a great bass line

[@kitoyobeni1]

Man, for being such a key lyric (and the number of times it's repeated), you would think they would spell deuce correctly. Deuce, by the way, refers to the hot rods shown in the video ('32 Fords). Like the Beach Boys tune "Little Deuce Coupe"...

[@dajerk7082]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Reminds me of my childhood.

[@technoforever888]

Me too!!!

[@patrobertson1318]

Somebody tell this dingbat stop pausing it

[@robertasirgutz8397]

Thanks for being so open to classic rock. It's a journey second to none..

[@matthewdrake4385]

The songwriter for this track was the one and only Bruce Springsteen. He's been known to write about cars, so that helps.

[@jonm7888]

It's written by Bruce Springsteen, if you like the lyrics listen to Bruce's first album Greetings from Asbury Park.

[@johnnosiennek7066]

He wouldn't know who Bruce Springsteen is LOL

[@dio52]

Rock music is the overall term for anything that is descended from rock and roll, which is what guys like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley played in the early '50s, which was a blend of jazz, rhythm and blues and country. From the 50s to now you had progression of all kinds of styles... rock and roll, rockabilly, doowop, British invasion, psychedelic, surf rock, folk rock, garage rock, soft and hard rock, progressive rock, funk, heavy metal, punk, new wave, alternative, grunge, hardcore, nu metal. It's all some branch of rock music history.

[@wickedmirage]

I wish there was a "love" button instead of just like. You nailed it, I hope Rap Rat reads this

[@matthewdrake4385]

I think the inspiration for the way the lyrics was written was Bob Dylan. Dylan's writing style was kind of stream of conscious, in other words, lyrics that didn't have to rhyme, but as a song flowed well.

[@dknight1221]

He is talking in 70's jive like slang during the Disco and early classic rock time period right before the Bee Gees blew up. Duece 2 door hot rod/ reved up the engine. This song is in Billboards top 200 of the seventies singles sales charts for that decade but this group was kind of a one hit wonder alot of seventies bands were one hit wonders. This song has been in over 100 movies hundreds of TV ads globally it is one of the most commercially successful tunes of all time.

[@ZekeMan62]

One of the best guitar solos of any rock song to come out of that era. Building a solo from a whisper, to a murmer, to a moan, to a fever pitched scream is a lost art. You seldom hear it done that way anymore, but if done right it hits you in the "feels" like nothing else can. Yeah... I'm a guitar player... so maybe a bit biased, but I love that kind of thing. Gives me goose bumps.

[@kimbunchalastnames5357]

i absolutely love you, man. i love your takes on songs and your openness to new things; i love your descriptions of things (in a talking heads clip, you said the band members looked like teacher's aids, and that was so on point but hilarious that i choked). you literally make me laugh out loud. you're the best. p.s. you should listen to springsteen's original version of this song. (p.p.s. have you reacted to a springsteen song yet? i looked through your videos and couldn't find one, but maybe i missed it. if you haven't, i nominate "thunder road" for your consideration.)

[@kimbunchalastnames5357]

p.p.p.s. plus you're cute af. i feel like i've said that before, lol

[@themightyfp]

😃 ooh compliments always welcome and no I have not done any Springsteen I look forward to thunder road thanks for the help. P.s please subscribe to my new cooking channel I’m starting on New Year’s Day hope you come through and check it out. ✌️

[@kimbunchalastnames5357]

@@themightyfp i'll be looking for it. :)

[@kathleen109]

My sister loved this song back in the day, and I've ALWAYS thought they were saying "douche." I knew they probably weren't, but never bothered looking it up to see what they were actually saying.

[@bosgaurus1]

In case you want to hear what a rapped up Deuce sounds like, look up "Red Hot Deuce Coup Custom Rod" here on YT. Sorry, for some reason I was unable to cut and paste here.

[@JerryDurante]

Rock is the parent category and all the others are sub categories. Heavy metal, hard rock, rock and roll and so on are all types of rock. Although rock and roll came out 1st. As it was the rock that was made in the 1950's, I think it is currently called rock-a-billy.

[@texadan314]

Found you tonight and subscribed tonight. Anyone who encompasses Chris Stapleton, Dolly Partin, Jethro Tull, Barry Manilow, Carlos Santana, and Manfred Mann has my respect.

[@themightyfp]

Texadan Scooter 😃 it’s a weird fun ride thanks for the sub ✌️

[@matthieujoly424]

We're doing the same mistake... sometimes we're earing, not listening. You're so right about how a music can catch a moment. By the way, good reaction!

[@Xarg0s_with_a_Zero]

Last time I actually heard this long version is 20 years or so ago. Good reaction RRT

[@johnr8095]

one of the most famous examples of getting the lyrics wrong. we always thought it was "wrapped up like a douche". its actually "revved up like a deuce"

[@fotogme11]

Back in the day, I listened to this song on AM radio and had no idea what many of the words were. But I absolutely loved the music!

[@vonbass1300]

I love your music choices, nothing I would've suggested so far, but fantastic man.

[@morninggloryvine9280]

I know this is wierd.. I remember roller skaying in the 70s, at my Daddy's house in the kitchen to this song... Lol also to Abba!

[@chemist5163]

This is a great song, listened to it all my life. I used to think they were the most bazaar lyrics ever....but now always being a metal head and listening to more hip hop now, it makes more sense lol! With the rhyming and all it's more understanding!😆

[@dons106]

We always sang "Wrapped up Like a Douche"....lol

[@abahgus]

Deuce

[@jonm7888]

Bruce Springsteen said it was deuce, but said Manford Mann was right when he said douche because he had a hit with it.

[@johncampbell756]

Looks like everyone has explained the Springsteen original (very different) and what "deuce" means. Rock and Roll is probably the widest ranging category, with only pop possibly being bigger.

[@toddcoolbaugh9978]

PS- one of the best parts of this song was making up our own lyrics after smoiking some you know what. PPS- this is a remake of a Bruce Springsteen song.

[@toddcoolbaugh9978]

I agree with your observations about moments

[@dzlmacaroni1758]

This song is so nostalgia! You definitely catch a moment listening to this! It’s more of a gibberish song but a storyline as well! Yes this song was off the movie “ Blow” with Johnny Depp when he’s walking through the airport selling drugs on his come up 😎

[@jasperlit1345]

Hey RRT, I really enjoy your honesty in your reactions , Hey another WTF Wednesday reaction could be Motorhead "Back at the Funny Farm"? Awesome channel!

[@themightyfp]

Thanks for the kind words will add motor head to list thanks for the help peace ✌️

[@McFlySwatter]

The cymbal crash adds the "shhh" just when he is finishing the word "deuce." That's why it sounds like that. Bruce Springsteen wrote this and his version sounds completely different.

[@richardlacey4923]

Really? Thanks for letting our alien friend here in on it ..

[@leew718]

It was and still is a fun song to listen to. A style that was way ahead of it's time. And around nine minutes in, you were right. Some music is just music. But some songs when they play, take you back to an earlier time and refresh memories that are sometimes misplaced. It's a song that you don't really want to like, but it cannot be helped. Nice pick for the day. And as for what the words mean, you would have to ask the mumbler Bruce Springsteen.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

This is a great song. Thanks my friend. Doing better. Hope you're well too my friend.

[@themightyfp]

Hoosier Daddy good to hear. Be well peace ✌️

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Rap Rat Trapped. Thanks kind sir. Peace to you as well my friend. 👍

[@donnygat]

I love the lyrics to this song, they were always unclear to me because i would get caught up in the rhymes but i really enjoy it so much. It's so fun!

[@CatOnTheGrill]

This is a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song. Take a listen to that version, very different.

'Revved up like a deuce'. AFAIK it really is just word soup. Free association. I love it.

[@Pugiron]

"Deuce" 1932 Ford Coupe, the ideal "hot rod' base vehicle in the early custom car world.

[@xerravon]

This reminds me of youth, for me age 16, out and about getting into adventures and trouble and one girl I used to know and miss... And miss those days, especially because I became severely crippled.

[@jameshartwell413]

This song is definitely a trip. Imagine hearing it on acid. Here's another really fun one for What the Fuck Wednesday - a band called Scatterbrain and their song Down With the Ship.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

This song is Rap and Roll with the lyrics. 😂😂 This song fit perfect with WTF wednesday. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@matthewdrake4385]

Deuce like a deuce coupe.

[@whatchatalkinboutwillis9894]

YOU CANT BRING ME DOWN - SUICIDAL TENDENCIES -Lyric Video for unedited version -METAL MONDAYS

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Nah he's talking about the music industry perversions. Love this song. Love all the elements.

[@agemoth]

I never knew this song was so long! I only have the 'radio edit' or something.. I'll have to download it again now!

[@ratowey]

A great band that evolved from the 60`s band Manfred Mann, this band had many hits.

[@tomvespestad6764]

Mahavishnu Orchestra: "Eternitys breath".

[@MoMoMyPup10]

And.... you know... there was a time where we just sang and enjoyed the tune without needing to know what the fruit the meaning was! Good times Rip Rat. Best of times.

[@libertylion6088]

The song is just catchy. I was driving with my 8 year old daughter and 5 year old son and the song came on the radio. They instantly loved it and asked me to put it on cd to listen in the car. So I did. I kid you not by the 3rd time they heard the song, they were arguing whether or not he was saying deuce or doosh (and they don't even know what either of those words mean).

[@themightyfp]

Randy Ward lol 😂 that’s funny 😄

[@libertylion6088]

Before the days of internet, that was always a common argument/debate with people who listened to classic rock. It was funny to listen to my kids pick it up so quickly, the same debate I grew up with.

[@TheKarret]

I don't know if they're officially distinct genres or anything, but when I think of "rock", I think of more modern stuff, and when I think of "rock'n'roll" I think of stuff like from decades past, like the 50s-early 70s.

[@TheKarret]

I like the beat, btw; kinda brings to mind like rain dripping on pipes in a big city at night; like imagery-wise.

[@vernonallen3370]

Ive heard this song a million times too, I never knew what it was about and it didn't matter.

[@cookypuss8603]

It was in the movie Blow starring Johnny Depp. Great fucking movie!

[@psycojuggalo1642]

That backing vocal you don't think goes with the song is the first verse of the song

[@TheNatalieAnna]

Haha, I think we’ve all heard this one, but I have never known the lyrics- makes it so much more fun, lol 😂

[@aprildavis-washington5734]

They're called transitions - Popular in the 60's and 70's. For many successful transitions in 1 song listen to Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

[@johnr8095]

if you are doing 70's songs try Gerry Rafferty - either Right Down the Line, or Baker Street. Also this is one of the few Bruce Springsteen songs that I like. His version is nowhere near as good as this.

[@jamee1457]

Baker Street❤

[@brucevaudrien3373]

It was in the movie blow.the deuce is a reference to the deuce coupe automobile.this man was very complicated with his lyrics.

[@scottbowermaster567]

its telling a story...this is one of those songs that appeal to people that posses more inteligence ...you jus gotta listen and understand the story thats unfolding...killer drums bass guitar &vocals!!!

[@stormraven3536]

It’s what you said in the beginning. The song means something to Springsteen who wrote it but and only he knows what he was talking about. A lot of the lyrics pertain to things in his life, such as his love for hot rods.

[@darrellwaller6205]

Now this is more like it. I love all the music from this time period the most (mid 70's) because that was my formative years. I've heard this song a million times but I still dont know what the fuck it's about. The words don't make any damn sense, but I still like the song. I wish you would do comparison videos of these remakes and compare it to the original song. Yes, this is a remake of a Bruce Springsteen song (which in my opinion sucks donkey balls). A fun comparison of songs would be the Beatles "Come Together" and then the Aerosmith remake of it. Another is the Beatles "Helter Skelter" and the Motley Crue remake. Anyway, thanks for posting this. You know I live for WTF Wednesdays! lol (Wednesday is one of my days off so it's nice to pop open a beer early in the morning and see what you have for me this day). Be well, my friend!!

[@themightyfp]

Darrell Waller peace the comparison idea is really good I’ll try and figure that out thanks again

[@uBoBaMnupa]

Korn - Wicked

[@Weapon01]

I remember a Halo machinama short made with this song. One of the Spartans watches a plasma grenade fly through the air, then an Elite >suddenly assassinates him. Fairly sure it's been taken down since all those years ago. Good memories anyway.

[@cindycline2536]

70s was when music was made often to trip out while taking drugs...hence "psychedelic rock". That's where I place this one. Acid trip would have interesting with this one..

[@Johnjohn-gq3du]

Thanks for the response. Springsteen wrote it. Your a cool dude.

[@patrickvecchio8138]

I used to think he sang “Dressed up like a douche.” Hey,it was the 70’s when a lot of people dressed that way,especially at the disco’s.

[@Easy_Skanking]

This song kind of haunted me through the 70's & 80's as it was overplayed and I got so tired of hearing it. If I never hear it again, I'll be just fine. :) I liked the beat, RRT. It could go places.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Easy Skanking This song did get played over and over on pop and rock radio. I was thinking this was a 70s song, but couldn't remember for sure.

[@mattkenary]

I'm right there with ya, radio has ruined many of songs for me by overplaying them.

[@Easy_Skanking]

Things have only gotten worse as corporate takeovers consolidated the independent stations unto 3 or 4 corporations. Now just about every genre plays the same damn songs on a loop for eternity all across the US. Radio stopped playing deep cuts or lesser known artists that the really good DJ's used to find. Corporatism has completely killed radio for me. Satellite radio is only marginally better. There's still so many great deserving artists that never get heard because of that homogeneous corporate mindset.

[@mattkenary]

That's why I listen to the local public/independent or college radio stations and stay away from the generic classic rock/pop machines.

[@Easy_Skanking]

Even the indies fell behind of my widening tastes. ;) I love prog rock, prog metal, ragga metal, reggae, jazz, funk, soul, D'n'B and all kinds of great stuff that almost never gets played on radio. I have to dig for the good stuff myself. The last I listened to radio was when Z-Rock died.

[@allensaunders449]

Oceans of slumber winter

[@pinball1970]

Davy's on the road again- another good one

[@StevOPelO]

This shit sounds like a west cost acid trip! Classic rock

[@БълхатаНаКоткатаНаНикиБанков]

Rage Against The Machine - Mic Check

[@modsquad20]

Lyrically this was a young Bruce Springsteen who hadn't done much living yet and tended to play with rhymes as an endzone in itself. Insight or a message wasn't the intention.

[@Liz-mm1sy]

I always thought this song was about a drug trip through the eyes of someone who also loved drag racing.

[@krisjooganah3253]

You, think it was an American Band, but it was sung by a British Band. Im glad Rap music and rock are looking at different genres. All the best from London UK

[@RennyBQUEEN]

Also, it was about sex 😂 but that doesn't mean you aren't a pervert also 😂

[@tonyeckman4822]

Rap Rat Trapped rules!

[@dalecurran5236]

I thought that was the coolest way to write a song about teenagers in the back of a car a an outdoor theatre.

[@therealbassun89]

Clutch - Escape from the prison planet Would like to hear your thoughts on that band

[@23fields]

was on the movie BLOW also

[@grokur9714]

In the End, it's the original Manfred Mann singing

[@whatchatalkinboutwillis9894]

RUBBER JOHNNY -APHEX TWIN -Do full length video - for WTF -It will totally spinn you out

[@RennyBQUEEN]

To your idea of preprograming vs true enjoyment, they are not mutally exclusive. If you consider any song you've ever enjoyed, you like it because when you heard it you got that programmings added. That wire in the brain. So if you've heard the song before, and you liked it then, it's likely you will enjoy it again. Sorry for the disjointedness of this post. Btw, you should check out Black Star. By Bowie next 😁

[@themightyfp]

PsychOdelicHatter thanks for the suggestion. And what you said makes sense peace ✌️

[@69Phuket]

Think the video was produced by a Deuce Fan Boy....Ford Rod....That's why confusion. Weird Wednesdays suggestions....The Water Boys: Bang on the Ear .....Sparks: Moon over Kentucky....

[@mindfuct8862]

Pirates fan eh? I'm sure it makes sense to you. Hahahhahaha. DiG it man

[@image3320]

Images of an old movie were on the video... kinda Wizard of Oz at a carnival. It's a great song real talk. 2 songs in the rear view after this The Real Thing Faith No More SOUNDGARDEN drawing Files

[@uBoBaMnupa]

Deftones - Back To School

[@tommieboler6669]

I think you should sample this homie. I haven't heard anybody do it and you could chop it up pretty good it think. Also, I always liked that chopsticks part.

[@themightyfp]

Tommie Boler yeah the chopsticks part was dope. I might try and do something with it have to listen again thanks peace ✌️

[@wickedmirage]

It's been sampled at least 12 times, even Lil Wayne has hit this

[@floorticket]

Yeah, if you saw the movie "Blow" it's in the soundtrack. Hell ... it IS the soundtrack of the '70s. This song positively reeks of the 70s. Bruce Springsteen said somewhere that he wanted to write like Bob Dylan .. and these lyrics seem like his attempt at that.

[@jameshartwell413]

It sure does sound like he's saying douche. But deuce is a car reference. I don't remember exactly what the reference is, though.

[@0okamino]

Likely the same car the Beach Boys were referencing. :)

[@jasonodonnell7636]

Another good review thx

[@Kuliden]

I like "California" by these guys!

[@rockymountainrocker5630]

I'm gonna laugh my arse off.. (haven't even started the stream yet and I just KNOW) :)

[@johnnosiennek7066]

Let it run man FGS Then react

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

It does sound like he has a speech impediment on that word duece. He says DOUCHE. 😂😂 Yeah, he's just playing with words. This was like Pop rock, or almost top 40s rock back in the day if I had to pigeon hole it. That moment was a guitar solo with some very well done effects including a wah wah pedal, maybe a flanger, and delay.