Manfred Mann - Blinded by the Light Midnight Special 1975
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@joebig2513 ай бұрын
I'm leaving my comment here so when someone likes it, I can play this masterpiece again 😊
@Kikatebnpagan2 ай бұрын
😊
@ItsNikolai2 ай бұрын
Come back
@jleenorth69752 ай бұрын
72 and still rocking
@kimmyray1234Ай бұрын
And again and again
@amyhawker9516Ай бұрын
Play it again Joe!
@KravMagoo Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I watched The Midnight Special as often as I could. This is why.
@woodybostic11282 ай бұрын
Me too bro 😎 I would have to stay up late to see it, but it was always a joy to me..
@brotherdon0073 ай бұрын
1978,16 years old & smoking pot in my neighbours basement and this song is played and I hear it for the first time, the good old days ! ,before cell phones and internet, the simpler times where people went out more and made friends through the art of conversation, Now everyone's at home lying on date sites and wired on video games...LOL
@GeirRssaak2 ай бұрын
Dear Brother! I like your attitude! We are both musical dinosaurs from the same period! Greetings from geir Røssaak, jessheim Norway!
@4skyebird2 ай бұрын
The 80s.
@GeirRssaakАй бұрын
Dear Don! I have tried to understand Springsteen s text! What is it about?
@JohnLennon81Ай бұрын
So züchtet der Staat Lemminge...
@carolanndenton5933Ай бұрын
lol
@DavidReynolds-kr6yh8 ай бұрын
I can’t believe how well they play this live, such an amazing performance
@AndrewHirschhorn-gv8qs6 ай бұрын
Yes they are do gifted it’s beyond imagining.
@GeirRssaak4 ай бұрын
You are so right!
@cowgillmonkey3 ай бұрын
Absolutely. This live performance is amazing!
@ShredFlintsTone-lc9tnАй бұрын
It's AI
@DavidReynolds-kr6yhАй бұрын
@@ShredFlintsTone-lc9tn hahahahaha
@dianabryan74212 жыл бұрын
I am a black 32 year old woman from Mississippi I was riding with my husband and a car passed by blasting this!!! We spents about the next 30 mins searching for the song! This is the best date night we have had LOL! HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS SONG EXSISTED IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL IT BROUGHT A TEAR TO OUR EYES! I can see why we protect our classics my mom is probably dancing her behind off in heaven I feel like she is proud I found this!!! I can't wait to play this for our 10 year old autistic son😍
@stuanhay2 жыл бұрын
God bless Diana. Hearing this will hopefully enhance his life 10 fold, through the incredible power of music and all of the emotions that it unlocks🙏👍
@randomcomputer72482 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it, my uncle wrote some of the scores for Manfred
@wastelandwarriorz665fanacc82 жыл бұрын
Bruce Springsteen
@Playsinvain2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Dian’s, this song resonates something beyond words.
@LadyGenerationX2 жыл бұрын
U are AWESOME
@jacquehudson15867 ай бұрын
I’m a 61 yr old Black women loved this song during the 70’s in high school. This song always gave me good feelings ❤️
@GeirRssaak6 ай бұрын
Dear mrs Hudson! Greetings from geir Røssaak, jessheim Norway! I grew up with the fantastic american soulmusic, but I listen to all sorts of music. Merry Christmas!
@The.Original.Potatocakes4 ай бұрын
Good music doesn’t care what color you are.
@GeirRssaak4 ай бұрын
@@The.Original.Potatocakes you are so right!
@jackiek87924 ай бұрын
Jacque🥰♥️57 and still celebrating this gem🎶🇨🇦
@RonaldWall-yw3hx4 ай бұрын
SPIRITS IN THE NIGHT
@jaygoldsmith74543 ай бұрын
2024 and I still listen to the best music!!!
@chetsacharko4147 Жыл бұрын
As a teen in the 70s didn't realize at the time how awesome it was.miss those great days so much now!
@davidcarothers331111 ай бұрын
Yes! Damn Right!!
@jenniferbullock186211 ай бұрын
Me too
@proudmama34711 ай бұрын
Absolutely Agree
@anthonybarnhill727410 ай бұрын
Bloody well right
@HaraldPuetz-gk1xyАй бұрын
Me too ! 😅
@SpinMeRoundStore4 жыл бұрын
How many agree??? One of the GREATEST SONG EVER!!!!
@colintapp48764 жыл бұрын
very good but not great.but thats only my opinion,you are very welcome to yours.
@nigelarbury10424 жыл бұрын
It's not one of the best, it is the best. No discussion needed!!
@freespirit21newyork4 жыл бұрын
I'll say 1 of my top shelf favs for sure 🏃🔊✴🏃🔊✴🏃🔊✴🏃✴💜🏃💚✴🏃🔊✴🏃🔊✴
@Express-4204 жыл бұрын
@@freespirit21newyork Great song please check out Manfred Mann`s Earth Band Debut Album Review on my channel
@Express-4204 жыл бұрын
@@nigelarbury1042 Great song please check out Manfred Mann`s Earth Band Debut Album Review on my channel
@Jonathan23422 жыл бұрын
Never thought growing up between the 70’s and the 90’s that I was experiencing the best musical generation that humanity produced
@mrvantagepro2 жыл бұрын
And don't forget the 60's.
@087jhood252 жыл бұрын
Funny how time flies and we never know what we have until it’s gone
@rainbowfoxmagicgrrrl2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@seekeroftruthful Жыл бұрын
Totally
@barbbandurski3679 Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@jamescostello6529 Жыл бұрын
Saw them in a bar/nightclub in Atlanta in the summer of '73. I was into them before then but they blew the doors off my girlfriend of the time. One of the most under appreciated bands of all time.
@antfreeman853910 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@bobufo57298 ай бұрын
Did they blow her back door out
@amandareid31292 ай бұрын
13 years old in 1975, this song epitomises that time in my life when the music was the best!
@annadonaldson78942 ай бұрын
Ive got to agree with you, I was 21 back in 79, the 70's were the best years 😊
@zoki-kj3oxАй бұрын
I was 15 , remember this masterpiece. Was in high school, and meet some nice girl, today my wife! 👍🏴
@Samantha_C1 Жыл бұрын
The piano 🎹 The vocals 🎤 The guitar 🎸 The drums 🪘 Music like this is art. Timelessness 🤍
@Fretless99 Жыл бұрын
What about the bass?
@terry21651 Жыл бұрын
No auto tune....just pure talent!
@Samantha_C1 Жыл бұрын
@@terry21651 Absolute talent!! This is such a feel good tune! Have a great day from the U.K. 🇬🇧😁
@LoneLee2022 Жыл бұрын
Music is art!
@LoneLee2022 Жыл бұрын
@@Fretless99 It's all about that bass!
@donaldgreen74713 жыл бұрын
I'm 68 and still rollin and rockin to this stuff. Its in me blood🍺
@beasaboy3 жыл бұрын
I,m 72 & hear ya brother. One of the best bands I ever saw.
@almason2533 жыл бұрын
I'm a young guy here at 59 but I'll still be rockin' this one to my grave.
@earlbishop12243 жыл бұрын
I'm 73 and still getting after it.
@Playingwith3D3 жыл бұрын
I am 57 and reading these posts inspire me. Rock on brothers, Keep the faith.
@kurtspringer40713 жыл бұрын
@@Playingwith3D me too and I'm 53 fond childhood memories. Keep the faith and keep.rockin
@raydukes4648 Жыл бұрын
I’m 73. I thank my lord for being born when I was. The new music can’t hold a candle. Thank u lord for the best music ever! Beatles , Stones, Led Z and on.
@pjl8119Ай бұрын
I'm 173 so exactly a century older than you. I agree, although I liked the music hall acts of the late Victorian period in the 1880's and 1890's. I guess it's the music of our youths we like. This reminds me of being in my early 100's when life was simpler and more fun.
@jamesbermingham7259Ай бұрын
I agree brother man. Between 50's and 90's...MUSIC WAS AWESOME
@prettyboylucious9813 күн бұрын
I'm 72
@johnshields6852 Жыл бұрын
I was 15 in 1975 and this was always on the radio, it got more play than more famous bands, such a great song. Thank you for ride back in time.
@MrDmi21011 ай бұрын
I was 6 in 1975 and this song still caught the attention of a 6 year old...and my other 6 year old friends. After witnessing 5 decades of music, this song still has it.
@lisamcbride892111 ай бұрын
Same here 15 in 1975, we had the best music in the 70's!
@graemebooth648210 ай бұрын
I was also 15 and the seventiess music was the best
@danielnelson94119 ай бұрын
I also was 15. Sophomore year in HS.
@debbiec42245 ай бұрын
I was also 15 and lived in Germany. Heard this on AFN..
@davesaxon65944 жыл бұрын
Who's listening to this Gem in 2020👌👍.
@nikolauscascio2694 жыл бұрын
Dave Saxon yeh brother
@davesaxon65944 жыл бұрын
@@nikolauscascio269 😆👍
@davesaxon65944 жыл бұрын
@@nikolauscascio269 😆👍
@thubb64 жыл бұрын
All day 👌🏾
@michaeltownley23874 жыл бұрын
Ohh yess
@jackvegt10423 жыл бұрын
I refused to believe this was live. When I realized it was: This is one of the best performances I have ever seen.
@michaelfrazia45693 жыл бұрын
they nailed it for sure
@mattthrun-nowicki86413 жыл бұрын
You can tell it’s live for many reasons, not the least of which is the one and only bum note Mann plays at 5:07. But yeah- phenomenal performance
@DonZollFL2 жыл бұрын
@@mattthrun-nowicki8641, it may have been a bum note, but I think that made the performance a little better. That's just me, though.
@georgeparsard11972 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest recording artists of all, underrated
@geecee88532 жыл бұрын
Just one of the best live versions of a cut song.. True to the recording but also the live content just adds another "level" to the great artistship that the whole band command.. Just amazing and imo the best cover song that ever existed !!!. So much better and on another level than Springsteen's..
@philklemen323011 ай бұрын
He nailed the vocal live!!!! Great performance!!!!!
@allansantos118911 ай бұрын
Yeah
@JUSTAFUTUREBOY9 ай бұрын
YEAH 🎉🎉🎉🎉😤😤
@bigchieftheman-fi1zf9 ай бұрын
Can someone tell me please what is this song talking about
@jacksingh79128 күн бұрын
@@bigchieftheman-fi1zf You'd have to ask "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen
@tombaker60822 ай бұрын
Bruce wrote lyrics and music, and Manfred Mann turned it into a song. Brilliant!
@alexbruce98 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bruce, for a Great Song. Thankyou Manfred Mann's Earth Band for doing it.
@seanl674 жыл бұрын
The 70s was hands down the greatest decade for music.
@sourcreamskillz24104 жыл бұрын
after the 60's ;)
@belleooo4 жыл бұрын
after the 80s lol
@mikek85534 жыл бұрын
@@belleooo Don't forget about Cardi B
@vanadficio82084 жыл бұрын
@@belleooo 80s dont come close to 70s
@freeman100004 жыл бұрын
The Seventies are a close second after the Ninetees.
@noahsepke3338 ай бұрын
Can’t believe how good this sounds live. Amazing
@GeirRssaak6 ай бұрын
Amazing sound!
@jamesdoakes49562 ай бұрын
They should have opened by saying “we’re gonna play BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S song from his debut album Greetings From Asbury Park”
@Alswin277710 ай бұрын
I've been hearing the version of this with the epic guitar solo for well over 40 years on the radio and its still one of my top favorite songs ever. This is probably the best performance of this song I've ever heard! We took music like this for granted growing up. I always thought it would keep getting better but most of that stopped decades ago.
@AussieGriffin9 ай бұрын
We all remember the Rock Drought of the 1990's and early 2000's. *Lights a candle* -.- A.G.
@jamesdaugherty71387 ай бұрын
Well stated. RIP rock.
@GeirRssaak6 ай бұрын
Totally agree, but what is the song about?!
@returnofthebrotha5 ай бұрын
@@GeirRssaak I always wondered that too, but I guess someone else in the comments said it was about the possible end of life in a nuclear war. I guess 'blinded by the light' makes sense in that case. I still don't know what the hook is saying! lol
@b.l.4445 ай бұрын
saw em at ebbits field the denver bar had Klipsch loud speakers hanging from the ceiling they were so fucking loud it was great that guitar player skinny fuck maybe the best i have ever seen blinded by the light still Remember godamn around this time godamn they did cook
@bennylai34252 жыл бұрын
One of the most unusual rock songs ever written in the history of mankind. And these guys nailed it note for note, word for word.
@alphonserollins5308 Жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@ernieels355 Жыл бұрын
You do know they didn’t write it?
@bennylai3425 Жыл бұрын
@@ernieels355 What difference does that make?
@Eeza07 Жыл бұрын
They also changed words/the arrangement from the original.
@shelbypayne59 Жыл бұрын
The Boss wrote the song
@magistrumartium3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to have been a teenager in the seventies.
@traffa23 жыл бұрын
Yep. Went to an Alice Cooper concert (mid 70s), little old lady and a 10 year old beside me. She came along because his parents wouldn't allow him to go on his own so his grandmother volunteered to take him. Talked to her near the end of the concert, she honestly loved it!
@nancysmith22373 жыл бұрын
Luv it. The 70's were something else 🤯
@nancylewis12863 жыл бұрын
And in 2020 you are even still going strong, right ? You go man.
@jimmyroberts11983 жыл бұрын
The Music, Movies, TV, Sports and Food was awesome in the 70s.
@kemart5373 жыл бұрын
Yes we are Mark. It’s great to be old now to have been young then
@heartofhawaii8232 Жыл бұрын
And here it is.. 2023, This song and that piano riff is riveting! such a timeless Classic, and NOW more than ever, a Great Time to be "Blinded by the Light".. as more of us are waking up and allowing the Inner Light of our own Divinity to BlaZe its Way into our Hearts, minds, and bodies. Thank you Manfred Mann!
@dprhire12953 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest underestimated guitar solos of all time.
@christopheryasus36663 жыл бұрын
He owns it. Truth. & that 70's Bowling Alley lighting is spot on
@ronlemons53162 жыл бұрын
I don't see it...
@fredsmith63242 жыл бұрын
yes one of the all time best, but he didn't do it all in this performance, disappointing.
@stephenpemberton852 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah dude just blew me away!!!✌💛🤘
@mik90072 жыл бұрын
Nice guitar, but far away from what Prince was able to do with this instrument.
@JoseGomez-cj1tq3 жыл бұрын
These midnight special performances made musicians bring their A games to rock. It was like a battle of the bands every weekend they came on. It was live performances like it was done in the studio. Just raw talent and people who believed in themselves and their music how they played and sang from their hearts. The good ol days of music. It will never be duplicated.
@marcelosalgado97292 ай бұрын
Extraordinary! I love this band. Completely ahead of its time. In my opinion, Manfred has been underrated. Yet the sound is so crispy and cristal clear. "Watch" is one of the best R&R albums of all times. But this song is simply awesome!!
@karenglenn6707 Жыл бұрын
I am now 62,an Aussie, and this came out when I was about 14. I still remember all of the words and LOVE this song!! So many memories!!
@andybenitez6980 Жыл бұрын
Hi Karen💐💐
@user-xd8cm6jk4w4 ай бұрын
Te vez hermosa solo piensa que la vida es como esta canción
@uv77mc853 ай бұрын
You look good for a 75 yr old
@dennispicone6801Ай бұрын
Hi from Moree NSW.
@dukethomas955 жыл бұрын
No autotune, no multiple takes, they all played their own instruments..it's no wonder music like this is timeless.
@sparra38195 жыл бұрын
he has gorgeous pitch to his voice... edit: actually I meant tone, not pitch : P
@queensbridgemilitia45105 жыл бұрын
@@blake121666 no it's not you fucking cretin
@ricomajestic5 жыл бұрын
This is not lip synched! Practically none of the performances on the midnight special where lip synched!
@herbwheeler44705 жыл бұрын
@@blake121666 you my man are a tool.
@soldadoblanco805 жыл бұрын
The drummer's Style when plays introducing the "musical bridge" is very very marvelous, no words. Greetins from Mexico.
@gr1mrea9er828 жыл бұрын
Written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, in 1972 for his 1973 album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.". The song came about on the insistence of Clive Davis, president of Columbia Records, who felt the album needed a single. Springsteen used a rhythmic dictionary, and that explains the somewhat cryptic meaning. Three years later, Manfred Mann's Earth Band included it as a cover, and their main single on the titular album "Blinded by the light" in 1976, and it was released in 1977. The song went on to become a much bigger hit for MMEB, charting at #1 that year, making it bigger for them, then it ever was for Springsteen. The "Mad man drummer" in the lyrics is a reference to Vini Lopez (later Mad Dog), Bruce Springsteen and the East Streets band first drummer. In a positive review for Rolling Stone, music critic Lester Bangs (played so beautifully by Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Almost Famous") hailed Springsteen as daring new artist who sets himself apart from his contemporaries with songwriting that either have a serious meaning or showcase his uninhibited gift for verbose, overloaded lyrics and rhyme schemes. My Personal feelings about song: Great music in a song. Springsteen's song is much more raw and stripped, while Manfred Manns' version is musically extravagant. Chris Thompson was at the peak of his vocal capacity, and its heard in this song.
@perryspassage94748 жыл бұрын
+Lars Grimstad Good stuff, you obviously like Bruce
@GrikWorldNomad8 жыл бұрын
+perrys passage I love it! Bruce is so underrated as a songwriter, everyone takes credit for his stuff
@Martin-lx2sd8 жыл бұрын
Nice copy and paste
@specialeeffexx8 жыл бұрын
+Lars Grimstad I found similar info! History The song came about when Columbia president Clive Davis, upon listening to an early version of Greetings from Asbury Park N.J., felt the album lacked a potential single. Springsteen wrote this and "Spirit in the Night" in response. According to Springsteen, the song came about from going through a rhyming dictionary and looking for rhymes. The first line of the song, "Madman drummers, bummers, and Indians in the summers with a teenage diplomat" is autobiographical- "Madman drummers" is a reference to drummer Vini Lopez, known as "Mad Man" (later changed to "Mad Dog"); "Indians in the summer" refers to the name of Springsteen's old Little League team; "teenage diplomat" refers to himself. The remainder of the song tells of many unrelated events, with the refrain of "Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night". "Blinded by the Light" was the first song on, and first single from Greetings from Asbury Park N.J. Springsteen's version was commercially unsuccessful and did not appear on the music charts. Lyrics Manfred Mann's Earth Band's recording of the song features several changed lyrics. The most prominent change is in the chorus, where Springsteen's "cut loose like a deuce" is replaced with "revved up like a deuce."[2][3][4] This is commonly misheard as "wrapped up like a douche (the V sound in "revved" is almost unpronounced, and the S sound in "deuce" comes across as "SH" due to a significant lisp)."[5][6] Springsteen himself has joked about the controversy, claiming that it was not until Manfred Mann rewrote the song to be about a feminine hygiene product that it became popular.[7] Cover versions and reissues Manfred Mann's Earth Band released a version of the song on their album The Roaring Silence. Their version includes the "Chopsticks" melody played on piano. The song reached #1 on both Billboard's Hot 100 and on the Canadian RPM chart on 19 February 1977. The Manfred Mann's Earth Band recording of "Blinded by the Light" is Springsteen's only Number 1 single as a songwriter on the Hot 100. In 2002, Danish act Funkstar Deluxe released its disco version of this song. In 2012, the song was covered by Tim Armstrong within his "Tim Timebomb" project. A "jazzified" version can be found on Springsteen's Live in Dublin album, recorded with the Sessions Band.
@mastercez8 жыл бұрын
+Lars Grimstad Thanks for the knowledge, Lars. Ask me if I needed a ride
@snoopy16810 ай бұрын
I'm 60 years old and when I heard this song for the first time I was still a child. But to this day, the song puts a smile on my face.
@GeirRssaak7 ай бұрын
Fantastic song! Was it writtenby Dylan or Springsteen?
@HaraldPuetz-gk1xy7 ай бұрын
Me too ! 😊
@mariolipski93227 ай бұрын
me too i love this musik and i am 64 but still remember this times i cant forget
@nickyjohn23896 ай бұрын
Yes, I absolutely loved the 60's and'70s. Much better times.
@clivenewman48106 ай бұрын
@@GeirRssaakWritten by Springsteen.1,000,000% better than his original version.
@tomwest1246 Жыл бұрын
I hadn’t heard this song in a VERY long time but I woke up in the middle of the night last night and this tune was loud and clear in my head. How do these things happen? This tune, like all good music, has certainly passed the test of time.
@GUENILLA5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bruce for writing the song, but thanks Manfred Mann for the BEST version .
@steelingcable63504 жыл бұрын
@jameshisself no
@Wolfwolveswolf4 жыл бұрын
@jameshisself , Yes- not better, just different. Both great!
@CharterForGaming4 жыл бұрын
@@Wolfwolveswolf It is better for him
@brucedonnellan12904 жыл бұрын
I agree. This is the better version. What do you think BRUCE ?
@sleepyjoshua4 жыл бұрын
TRIGGERED
@coriecolston757 жыл бұрын
I'm a hip hop junkie but I swear I was singing this at work and my supervisor was like wtf...I love all music especially music from the 70s and 80s...
@mandroidmusicvideo35777 жыл бұрын
i think we could be friends
@pressrolls Жыл бұрын
How can a band be this good? Top 10 best live performances of all time. Seriously.
@yeahrightbear88834 ай бұрын
I'm 145 years old. I was 97 when this song came out nearly 50 years ago, and I'm still listening to it to this day.
@andyblatch4 ай бұрын
looking good for 145 :-)
@GeirRssaak4 ай бұрын
I like your sense of humor!
@larrytidwell78854 ай бұрын
Bs
@markprice16474 ай бұрын
I didn't realise that bears lived that long.. Unless you are related to Paddington.. I just wish he would f##k off.. He doesn't share your sense of humour 😂😂😂😂
@pinkyMinky883 ай бұрын
where ??? in hell with lucifer ?? 😅😅😅
@steveforwarduk2 жыл бұрын
This is possibly the best live version of this ever.
@falcumamcdougald97342 жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@philrowley7566 Жыл бұрын
I agree.even better than the studio version.
@bcancun12310 ай бұрын
Blows studio version out the water by far i agree
@JgMcCloskey3 жыл бұрын
Dave Fleck at 3:40. This has to be one of the greatest & under-rated guitar solos of all time! The tone, feel, emotion & expression are all there, subtle but devastating, he ripped the airwaves apart while keeping the mood & spirit of the song intact. Just saying 😉 xxx
@ptrkbnkr40433 жыл бұрын
Dave *Flett* tho...
@haydnlondon963 жыл бұрын
Underated brilliant guitarist
@googleuser34563 жыл бұрын
Looks like Shona Laing playing that solo in this video
@lespauldisciple33493 жыл бұрын
Dave Flett briefly played for Thin Lizzy after one of the times Brian Robertson got kicked out. Great guitarist... I've always loved this version of this song (and I'm old enough to remember when it came out).
@haydnlondon963 жыл бұрын
Listen to his solos on road to Babylon absolutely brilliant
@stormphoenix14 Жыл бұрын
So thankful I lived through the generations of the best musical poets of all time, that well never see again.
@gsx1400madboy Жыл бұрын
This song makes me cry.. It sums up my youth. Born in 63.
@petermosherthepoet4 жыл бұрын
In the age of covid 19, thank the lord for gems like this.
@tirtha116 жыл бұрын
What a guitar solo that was. Brilliant.
@superfluppe5 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Schenker ... both the Flying V and the style.
@awaken775 жыл бұрын
Solo is fucking awesome! so pleasant guitar tone also
@jacintabarrientez45955 жыл бұрын
Trying to find it
@robshane66345 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary
@Tacomadome245 жыл бұрын
My fave rock/pop solo of all time.
@philrowley7566 Жыл бұрын
Incredible one of the greatest live performances ever.
@luluhead8433 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever......it's got everything......love it sooooo much
@marciphillips86822 жыл бұрын
This is just one of the most badass songs made with a killer riff love it
@christopherwood9225 Жыл бұрын
one of the few instances where a cover is 100x's better than the original
@joshualove3073 Жыл бұрын
You damn right and I'm going to cover this hit.
@jenbentzel1981 Жыл бұрын
Sooooo much better than original
@Eeza07 Жыл бұрын
@@christopherwood9225 Massive Springsteen fan, but yep. This is in my top 3 favourite songs of all time,
@blackfinjrblackfinjr3555 Жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%!!
@ryro19752 жыл бұрын
I can listen to the solo over and over . Pure ethereal epicness . Doesn't exist anymore.
@joannemarquez2085 Жыл бұрын
Isn't that the truth! My son is 28 and what he listens to now embarrasses me, but once in a while I catch him listening to my shit. Pretends he isn't. 😂
@rossrichardson6593 Жыл бұрын
Buckethead golden eyes...you'll thank me
@jm12green31 Жыл бұрын
You should check out jam bands like string cheese incident and moe.
@buck_nasty_0747Ай бұрын
Easily one of the best songs ever made if you really listen to it. Music like this from the 70s is rarely beaten today. Idc what you say older artists had so much more talent than most of today’s artists.
@glennjelich3174 Жыл бұрын
It's 2023 and I still remember the lyrics this song word for word.......also one of the best guitar solo's of all time.
@roxanneb6208 Жыл бұрын
Isn’t that crazy? I can remember so many of these old song’s lyrics but I can’t remember where I put my glasses. Lol
@tracylane2803 Жыл бұрын
Indeed
@roscoepettigrew3737 Жыл бұрын
Brooohhhh...3rd of June '23' just me drinking with budweiser and southern comfort. This is outstanding. Reminds me of better times, friends and family both alive. Bless from Aotearoa/New Zealand brother ❤❤🙏🏽🙏🏽
@johnsonfamily8897 ай бұрын
Apparently Slash from GnR agrees with you. Its one of his top 3 most influencial guitar solos.
@GeirRssaak5 ай бұрын
Yes!!! What is the song about?!
@kevinkilduff20642 жыл бұрын
Brilliant song, brilliant band, brilliant singing and guitar work! And this is live. Wow.
@damianbrowne41382 жыл бұрын
I doubt any band nowadays could pull off a performance like this..and LIVE!!!!!
@johneldridge86782 жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane performance!!!
@ronniewall4922 жыл бұрын
NIGHTINGALE AND BOMBERS
@ronniewall4922 жыл бұрын
SAW THEM DO THIS LIVE THEY ARE A TIGHT BAND
@ronniewall4922 жыл бұрын
@@johneldridge8678 LOOK UP NIGHTINGALE AND BOMBERS
@billtomo3 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to 1978 in my local , a quiet summer evening 18yrs old sitting on my own when this came on . I was mesmerised with it and I put it on every chance I got......great days.
@lyndamarra2291 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable skill, power,completely giving their all, they should've got a lot more attention
@felixquintanilla4726 Жыл бұрын
Yup lets go back to the 20th century
@dmitryowens Жыл бұрын
Dave Flett is one of the most underrated rock guitarists of all time - his solo on this song is an absolute masterpiece that rips your heart out.
@terryreed5594 Жыл бұрын
No doubt! the entire arrangement, the layering of music, vocals, tempo change, etc... masterful . I wore out the 45 of this in the mid '70s, and then wore out the album
@clivenewman4810 Жыл бұрын
This would be one of my "Desert island disc" choices
@proudmama347 Жыл бұрын
Amen!!! 🎸
@benharber8139 Жыл бұрын
Do you know what he’s using on the solo the bit where it goes irattic like loads of high pitched destortion it’s just an incredible peace of music .
@clivenewman4810 Жыл бұрын
@@benharber8139 erratic piece of music.
@markboller4313 Жыл бұрын
Love this song. A true classic. Mannfred Mann needs to be promoted more...
@spencertracy45113 жыл бұрын
Any of us that grew up on the Midnight Special are better for it ...we were truly blessed .........
@jhamilton73734 жыл бұрын
Holy cow. Done live, a song of such technical difficulty sounding just like the studio edit. Awe inspiring. Musicians of this caliber are a dying breed unfortunately.
@themanwnoname34544 жыл бұрын
James Hamilton 2019 “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore: (“Respect and dignity!”)
@Express-4204 жыл бұрын
@@themanwnoname3454 Great song please check out Manfred Mann`s Earth Band Debut Album Review on my channel
@valzer843 жыл бұрын
Right!?! Great voice with soul too!
@wmhhealth20183 жыл бұрын
Prog mixed with hard rock. A great formula
@jimpickens96813 жыл бұрын
many metal bands pull it off every week
@brucehursman8874 Жыл бұрын
Still gives me goosebumps after 50 years.
@travislumpkin9857 Жыл бұрын
(ME, TOO!)....
@Melanittanigra Жыл бұрын
Gives me freaking chills... makes me think of the summer of 1975 I was going BUck wild that year haha
@fenderfetish Жыл бұрын
F**k yes 👍🏻👍🏻
@leahflower99247 ай бұрын
This is a Bruce Springsteen song isn't it
@deevanlife40496 ай бұрын
I know ✌️
@MsVivZie Жыл бұрын
I was 11 years old in 1976 and wasn't allowed to listen to rock or country music. My grandmother gave me a set of headphones and I discovered a whole new world.
@allanbrogdon9372 Жыл бұрын
I was 15 and remember going camping at lake Tawakoni and hearing it in my tent listening to a radio outside!
@lazio749511 ай бұрын
What a treat to see these guys play live! We used to cruise up and down the main street listening to the radio. And when this song came on we would all sing it to the top of our lungs; I still sing it loud whe I hear it!
@marsazorean623 жыл бұрын
Springsteen wrote it. These guys rocked it.
@NoWay-nj2mm3 жыл бұрын
Gotta say I like Springsteen’s better. Both rock though!
@darrendobson90993 жыл бұрын
Bloody oath they rocked it.
@rft19613 жыл бұрын
The Springstein version didn't move Hell the beginning of the socks "chop sticks"
@Lewis19473 жыл бұрын
youknow it brother
@keimahane3 жыл бұрын
Springsteen, yawn...
@franksmith72478 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to just play a guitar solo like that ONCE in your life?
@sabrinaphillips9168 жыл бұрын
Chicks love it ;)
@glenn21458 жыл бұрын
+Sabrina Phillips I may have to learn to play guitar then!
@sz3rd8 жыл бұрын
dude learn to play its not that hard of a solo dam good but not hard.........................
@MARKIEBANUNCE8 жыл бұрын
absofuckinglutely, epic guitar solo....impressed how well they played it live....thought it was going to be just a radio song that would totally sucks live....NOT the case
@daustin96598 жыл бұрын
OMG - I can can play that solo and a thousand tunes in that caliber like it with my eyes closed - but SING like Mick - go ahead, I will wait.
@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын
Man I didn't know if I'd like the live version but they just killed it.
@susanmitchell474411 ай бұрын
This still gives me goosebumps at 73!
@zoki-kj3oxАй бұрын
This masterpiece is different then Mannfred Man opus from sixties. Great vocal Chris Thompson, great song...🏴
@tataharz7 жыл бұрын
Man! When real musicians play real music, it is bliss, magic and heaven all mixed together... Absofuckinlutely great.
@werners51914 жыл бұрын
The drummer was busy enough, but also singing harmony, that's damn impressive.
@bulldogdave4 жыл бұрын
Chris Slade.
@neilwilliams9294 жыл бұрын
That impressed me too ....Werner ! The start of the song " Let's face it" pretty routine if you were good mus"o but at the end to sing with the lead vocals with differing lyrics and keep with the beat like the drummer did "I don't care what anyone saids that's freakin impressive .And yes I'm sure Other commenters are going to cite phil Collins and other drummers doing vocals .' But differing vocals while keeping the beat Lets face it that guys good .ps the other mus'o Manfred -man were pretty damn good too .
@ajm10624 жыл бұрын
See: Levon Helm
@mattjaitken4 жыл бұрын
He loved it!🥁
@riffman12183 жыл бұрын
@@bulldogdave that blew my mind when I learned it was him...i first heard of him in 84 when he played with the firm and then naturally he went on to play with AC/DC
@dodaifrancis1388 Жыл бұрын
I'm sixty two,and sitting in the dark blasting this old face along with a ton more there isn't enough time to ever hear enough of real old goodies!But I'm sure trying!
@williamsomerville-tu9nf Жыл бұрын
I'm 71 and am there with you. enjoy
@jbizzle76169 ай бұрын
I’m 35 and I’m right there with y’all.
@user-rc1fi5gz6g6 ай бұрын
Keep on truckin
@bruceneal3315 Жыл бұрын
The great song was written by Bruce Springsteen. And he recorded it and his version leaves something to desire. MM got it right!
@marilynmansonfan1325 жыл бұрын
This is a performance and a half. The voice, the keyboards, and THAT SOLO. Amazing.
@zoki-kj3oxАй бұрын
Everything perfect. Great masterpiece! 🏴
@Playsinvain2 жыл бұрын
This was played to an audience that hadn’t heard it….I love that. This is a …….no words…..song of an era.
@jmmlpn286 Жыл бұрын
I'd give up an organ for Bruce but I prefer MM's version of this song more than the original.
@dr.albantross16865 ай бұрын
Doubtful since it’s a Springsteen cover.
@LeoWhalen19337 ай бұрын
Thr talent of this band is unprecedented.
@KravMagoo Жыл бұрын
Been saying for a long time that this is the second best cover song ever recorded...right after "All Along the Watchtower".
@gmallett78383 жыл бұрын
Dave Flett threw down a solo for the ages with this one. Very under appreciated
@cbdp Жыл бұрын
I would go as far as saying that it is overly under appreciated!
@joannemarquez2085 Жыл бұрын
Remember "Quinn the Eskimo " released in 1968 by Manfred Man.
@alantaylor89162 жыл бұрын
They took this Springsteen song and made it their own.. fantastic.. brilliant guitar solo and awesome keyboards
@geoffreynauer393 Жыл бұрын
So true and the Boss being the man would think it was brilliant too.
@kurianmathew9440 Жыл бұрын
What about the drummer?
@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын
Bruce did this song no favors. This reminds me of The Who's version of Pinball Wizard versus Elton John's version.
@evangelistbrianbaker Жыл бұрын
@@Cartier_specialist Yes sometimes a cover is better than the original. Another example, "Call me the Beeeze" by Skynard.
@jonbrotzman7740 Жыл бұрын
32 years old, nice I’m 55 and grew up with these classics. Many more on KZbin. Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, the sound of silence! Good luck in your search,don’t quit looking. I was amazed when my daughter, your age was into the music I grew up with
@jonbrotzman7740 Жыл бұрын
Opps Im back, one more suggestion, Sam the sham and the pharaohs, Wolly Bully. ❤
@BradDornick Жыл бұрын
I grew up on WLS AM radio and "Blinded by the Light" and "For You" have stay with me all these years...
@mikestevenson5768 ай бұрын
Another day in the neverending story of John Landecker and his job!
@Evnovacion4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs of all times period. The guitar solo is just out of the world so emotional!. When I knew this was a cover from B Springsteen with all my respects Mr S this is THE version.
@mark-dietz6 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than a band that can pull off their songs live. Awesome!
@dorcasia1094 жыл бұрын
I love his mini moog. Manfred Mann is from South Africa and he developed the first rock band there.
@Mark_Cadden Жыл бұрын
It would help if it was actually their song
@TwoJakesAuto5 ай бұрын
Bruce !
@user-sq9el1wk9y5 ай бұрын
Bruce the boss must have been high as kite when he wrote this man Fred Mann good Bruce awesome
@salahtounsaoui917210 ай бұрын
This is the band with their best singer 🐒
@Ethan7mm Жыл бұрын
Who is listening to this master piece in 2023
@user-hv1yd2xr3o7 ай бұрын
me
@mariolipski93227 ай бұрын
i alweys lissen att the best from the elite from sweden
@brunoklapcic64416 ай бұрын
Me🤘🤘🤘
@gaginho6 ай бұрын
I'm listening already over 46 years. A terrible thing, unbelievable even after so many years.
@janeelliott15486 ай бұрын
I am. I love this live version. How is the the audience just sitting there though?
@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si3 жыл бұрын
This group is a little underrated. When you listen to their deep tracks you realize how incredible they are.
@dimitriberozny37292 жыл бұрын
They actually paved the way for Bruce Springsteen and the East Street Band. Bruce Springsteen helped them in the studio as a back up musician.They were excellent friends with Clarence Clemens and Max Weinberg.
@rft1961 Жыл бұрын
They had 3 Bruce Springsteen's covers on this album
@hypnophonz Жыл бұрын
Underrated. DJs hate them and they had to sell records door-to-door. So sad.
@cbdp Жыл бұрын
Overly underrated!
@marcjeffrey73042 жыл бұрын
Put the earbuds in. Get comfortable. Play this just a hair above the lowest setting on repeat. Close your eyes. You'll wake up an hour later drooling going...OMG how many times has this repeated already!!? Tranquil, solid, great rock that puts you at ease. Timeless.
@ArturoRodriguez-xh3vk11 ай бұрын
Midnight Special. We couldn't wait for Friday night to party watching Midnight Special. Rock and Roll.
@George-qk6hg18 күн бұрын
Wow i am listening to this number after 1979 to June 2024. Thanks to youtube.
@Discovios8 жыл бұрын
Every part of this song is KILLER!!!!!
@audiobooksmore33744 жыл бұрын
No artist today captures the spirit and unbelievable talent back then. The 70s rocked. This live performance is eerily similar to the studio recording....no artist today can touch that!
@DerbyVillan4 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynnes ELO makes the music sound every bit as good as it was intended to sound.
@dongraham82364 жыл бұрын
@@DerbyVillan One word...Eagles...Joe, Glenn, Don...
@ducktwacy67023 жыл бұрын
I like it even better than the studio version
@cherylseidel69023 жыл бұрын
Naw man This was definitely when music was real and pure talent No damn computer srap that changes voices This era was the best music hands down Motown was good
@audiobooksmore33743 жыл бұрын
@v mah 77 100 percent!!
@gmar783611 ай бұрын
This song still rocks. You can’t go wrong with this song
@Imnotsure46510 ай бұрын
Bruce Springsteen wrote this song in case anyone wants to know 👍
@gmar783610 ай бұрын
@@Imnotsure465 true!
@mickie-fielden5629 Жыл бұрын
How about 2022 !!! I wish we still had The Midnight Special Today!!!
@shalakushka64073 жыл бұрын
I just found out today that I empty the household bins for Mike Hugg, the drummer from Manfred Mann, every Friday afternoon. He lives in Gosport, a small town on the south coast of England. Its his hometown, and mine. He owns a jewelry shop called Huggs Jewelers. I believe he gives me and my co-workers tips at christmas, for emptying his bins. I may have to knock his door next time and ask him for a signature and a photo. Im 31 years old and it would make my mum quite jealous.
@tollyt74653 жыл бұрын
Mike Hugg and his brother Nicholas Hug (who is dead now), both great musicians and songwriters who worked together alot, but neither have or had anything to do with the family business that began in the 1890s. Their father Richard Hug ran the business until he died, and its been run since by their sister Jane. There's another shop in Stubbington as well as Gosport. Mike still works as a musician and writer, and wasn't just the MM drummer, he was the bands Co founder.
@shalakushka64073 жыл бұрын
Thank you for replying. I wasn't fully aware of his family history with the jewellers, only his history with Manfred Mann, and the fact he was a founding member. He must be very content with his accomplishments.
@menninblack35583 жыл бұрын
Give it to your mum for Christmas
@romanfields79003 жыл бұрын
Chris Slade in the video. I was unaware of the different versions of this band until lately.
@merkota3 жыл бұрын
say hello from Russia, if you meet him
@msk.johnson51028 жыл бұрын
We use to drive down Woodward Ave in Detroit blasting this song on the radio. Weeeeeeeeee
@MrUtubePete8 жыл бұрын
+Ms K. Johnson and a U turn at Big Boys on 16 mile down to 8 mile road (if memory serves)
@jamesdinnan31488 жыл бұрын
+MrUtubePete 16 mile is Quarton on the West and Big Beaver on the East but I don't remember anything at that intersection in the 70s. I do remember Ted's at Square Lake rd when I rode around sometimes with my brother in the late 60s.
@judyratliff55228 жыл бұрын
+Ms K. Johnson Drove the back roads of Oakwood, Il doing the same.
@mrutubepete86548 жыл бұрын
+James Dinnan Big Boys must have been at 15 Mile Road, upon further review
@rhastaman19608 жыл бұрын
+Ms K. Johnson We were on Gratiot Ave. Miller High Life ,Jensen Co-Axials and a power booster. It was in the good old days before mothers were mad.
@richardthunderbay83643 ай бұрын
I remember listening to this song on the radio late at night courtesy of WLS Chicago. One of the things that gave me joy during an unhappy time in my life.
@peterterras11388 ай бұрын
An awesome live version , shows their talent. Thanks for posting.
@hazelmae52862 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my dad and him playing it super loud and me laying in the sun shining through my window as a little girl in the early 90s 🤗 so glad I grew up to my dad playing the music he used to listen to as a lad. Not many people my age know what real music is 😆
@tomhohn52345 жыл бұрын
Bring back the Midnight Special and Rock Concert!
@isitrealgood4 жыл бұрын
YES, a show devoted to just live music. Bring it back.
@Lee.Higginbotham4 жыл бұрын
And Wolfman Jack!! RIP.
@mr.timebombman22304 жыл бұрын
They'll unfortunately never do so. Everything is terrible pop and hip hop that use auto tune and backing tracks now. All sounds exactly the same too. Just be fortunate we lived in better era's with real music and talent.
@robertjohnson9662 Жыл бұрын
Absolute cracking Springsteen classic performance by Manfred's men
@williamw.38649 ай бұрын
Awesome still. Stood the test of time. 500 years from now people will be listening to this in other galaxies the way we listen to Mozart outside of Central Europe!
@cw1856 жыл бұрын
Great voice, no correction, nothing, just live! Totally brilliant.
@richardlouro34046 жыл бұрын
The singer is great but that guitarist is underrated....loved his solo
@willgregg10765 жыл бұрын
SabuPtolemy Wow, I didn’t know he was a therapist.
@krollpeter5 жыл бұрын
the drummer, too
@beeryweery4 жыл бұрын
Undrrated by... who? You? Until now?
@Eleventhearlofmars2 жыл бұрын
Why is there always someone with the obligatory `underrated ‘ comment on KZbin threads?! 🙄
@lisasullivan39102 жыл бұрын
Who’s the singer, I’m lovin him!
@michaelleffler5219 Жыл бұрын
truly a timeless classic.
@asboukcomfortable1670 Жыл бұрын
Genius song. My late Mum loved this song. Brilliant 1970s. Uk 🏴