Definitely need to check out the full version. The instrumental break is just iconic - and contains one of the great lyrics "Mama always told me not to look in to the eyes of the sun, but Mama, that's where the fun is." And then they play chopsticks lol. One of those covers that is just so ubiquitous that you don't realise it's a cover because you absolutely never hear the original. 100% cast iron banger.
I used to be a roadie for Manfred Mann. I still have my Jersey with the all access pass ironed on it. :} I also have my Jersey with the ironed on pass for Little Feet,when I worked for them. Ahh,..life was fun back in the day. I got to work for all kinds of bands. It all started when I worked at a place called The Starwood Nightclub. Rock music was everywhere in Hollywood at the time. You couldnt walk two feet without tripping over members of some band.
@@mjpleusch Forgive me,but I'm afraid I dont remember him. I got hired at the Starwod nightclub,by a guy named Jack. He was in the band,but I dont remember what instrument he played. It was a short time and they gave us (me and the others they hired that day) the baseball jersey with picture on the front. Memories kind of get jumbled up when everyone's getting high and they're havung fun getting you wrecked too. .lol. Better days,huh?
@@theodoreritola7641 Where did I say anything about the 80's? I didnt. Also I never even mentioned this song,or when it care out. Please read my comment again. (I'm 68 but I still have a very good memory of my life,what went on and when.)
ah, summer night cruising in a 60s muscle car with this blasting out of the pioneer speakers. before the internet we often had to guess the lyrics and that was part of the fun.
You both would have loved living in the 70s/80s. Just hanging out with friends and zero cell phones. We partied so hard but had the best of times. Thanks for the memories!
You guys NEED to listen to the full version of this song. This version cuts out one of the greatest breakdowns and psychedelic guitar solos ever recorded. I have no idea why they ever even released this version.
I had never heard this edit before, and it took me to a place of rage and dissapointment I was unaware existed within me What next? Now I'm gonna click on the new "Runnin' With The Devil" reaction and its gonna be Sammy? lol
@@dudehenchman lol that would be hilarious. But yes, I have no idea why anyone ever decided to cut the best part of the song out. Basically equivalent to eating an oreo without the filling.
Omg its so awesome that you 2 are loving the 70s music..theres not a lot of younger people that do like it if you can even get them to listen to it..the ones that do would have loved to be a teen in the 70s..we had the music the dances and the cars we had the best time hanging with all our friends
You could always tell when a dj was feeling themselves. You would get the long version of songs like this, roundabout and working man. Usually that late night shift.
It seems to me there must be a longer version of this song. Not only do I remember the layers of vocals like this, but also layers in keyboards where the piano plays "Chop Sticks" over the top of the keys and the vocals are layered in there as well. It's powerful.
@@williamh4172 Yep--"wrapped up like a douche, another runner in the night." Of course it's actually "revved up like a deuce", but that's not as much fun.
That layered technique you refer to is greatly utilized in Simon & Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair/Canticle". It is actually two songs sung at the same time.
Man this song brings back good memories from the 70's. I listened to this song all the time. Great song. They sure don't make music like this any more.
You would enjoy the longer version. This appeared to be the edited "single" for airplay. The longer version has an extended instrumental section which is very cool.
"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But Mama, that's where the fun is!" And then... Chopsticks. One of my favorite bits in any song.
@@brettv5967 I did too and when this version charted here in the UK, I had never even heard of Springsteen, although I was only ten at the time. I just tend to find that people often prefer the version of a song that they hear first or the one that they are more familiar with. I had a similar situation as a Billy Joel fan when a work colleague told me that Barry White's version of Just The Way You Are was the original, based purely on him hearing that one first and being more familiar with it.
See, songs like this are why stereo sound is so awesome! You can have echoing and layering and enter a whole new depth into the song. This song is AWESOME to listen to in a car!
Such a great song for them. Enjoyed them since their early hits with Doo Wah Diddy Diddy and The Mighty Quinn. Jay I laughed so hard today. I saw the B52's are having farewell tour in the fall and you still have a chance to see "ROCK LOBSTER" live. 🦞🦞🦞 Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤❤ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
This came out 1976, when I first got married. Loved the song, always a feel good mood...the marriage...not so feel good. Got 3 beautiful kids out of that , though, so not a total loss or waste .
The use of 2 separate lyrics at the same time is found with even greater effect on the song "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" by Simon and Garfunkel, where there are 2 stories being sung at the same time (one of love and one of war). One of the best examples of two separate sets of lyrics sung at the same time that's ever been written. Watching the lyric video or lyrics to read along with helps a lot to see the ridiculous beauty of that song and their mind blowing harmonies.
I was 13 when this came out. Still makes me smile. You MUST check out another big one from that year--Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat." Great piano, guitar, strings and sax!
Love Al Stewart but to me "Year of the Cat" & "Time Passages" just seemed to close to each other. It's the same for Bruce Hornsby "Mandolin Rain" & "The Way it is"
I learned this was a Springsteen cover when I saw Springsteen open for Chicago in 1973. My first thought when I heard the E Street Band play it during that show was, "Is this a cover of Manfred Mann?"
Great song. Manfred Mann is the lead singer on this song and also the keyboard player. His first group, simply called "Manfred Mann" had a couple of top ten hits in the U.S (and 13 in the UK)., "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn". Manford Mann sang mostly backup vocals in his bands and played keyboards, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" was sung by Paul Jones, who also played harmonica in some of their songs. "The Mighty Quinn" was sung by Mike d'Abo, who also wrote the hit "Build Me Up Buttercup" which was a hit by The Foundations and the bass player was Klaus Voorman who also plays the flute in the song. Voorman went on to become a legendary bass player who played with a huge number of top artists, including the Beatles (both as a group and with each of them in their solo albums), The BeeGees, Nilsson, The Rolling Stones, BB King, Lou Reed and way too many more to list! I would love to see you react to either of those two songs, although I favor "The Mighty Quinn" which was written by Bob Dylan, although it wasn't officially released by him until a couple of years after Manfred Mann's recording was released. Here's a link to the official video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-klWzVuxdygg.html
Chris Thompson is the lead singer, Manfred Mann provided backing vocals. Thompson sang "Thunder Child" on the original, 1978, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.
Manfred Mann goes back to the British Invasion days, though he was born in South Africa he moved to England and formed Manfred Mann (the band) who did Do Wah Diddy Diddy which was a big hit back then. Later in the 60s they had The Mighty Quinn which was another top ten for them. He has been around for a very long time.
And still is. I was at his concert less than 48 hours ago. Still going strong despite his 81 years. Also saw MMEB at an open air festival in 1986. Lots of power!
"Wrapped Up Like a Douche" 🤣🤣 I only learned the actual lyrics a few years back. 🤦♂️ please check out "Let My Love Open The Door" by Pete Townshend ✨ Keep smiling 😁🎶
Manfred Mann was a band that rolled with the times. They had three big songs in three big era's. Doo Wah Diddy in the early 60's Beach Boys kinda thing. Mighty Quinn for the psychedelic late 60's (Bob Dylan cover) and this mid 70's cover of Springsteen channeling Dylan.
Every time you react to a song from my childhood, I feel so blessed I grew up in the 70's with such great music. This one takes me back to 1977, age 12 and listening to the 45 on my sister record player over, and over, and of course rockin' to it at the roller skating rink!
In my mind/opinion, "blinded by the light" (also) refers to a quite literal light. If you've ever been up on stage giving a performance with spotlights on you (I have from Choir in HS and College) the spots a) generate a ton of heat, so everyone is sweating on the stage from being in their direct light, and b) while it helps the audience to see us, it makes it very difficult for us to see them. The spotlights all but blind us from seeing anything distinctly beyond the end of the stage, which is good as it helps keep us focused on the conductor. Taking things a step further then, the song could be seen as a metaphor for life. When the spotlight focuses on us, it blinds us to the world around us, so take care not to stand in it for so long that you miss out on other great things life may have to offer but you can't see because you're hyperfocused on the only thing you can see-what's right in front of your face.
As a 70s/80s kid, to my ear it totally sounds classic 70s. But i agree it has some bits of experimentation that would soon develop into the 80s sound. Great reaction guys!
They were quite the cover band. I can remember when this song came out, some cheeky DJ was asking the band what the various lyrics stood for. They couldn't answer since these were all Bruce's childhood memories.
G LeP You are 100% correct, and reacting to this shorter version ( without the " Chop Sticks " part ) is tainted because the 'reviewers' aren't hearing the whole song.
This group was my father's favorite , I am proccesing my loss with you guys because my tears of sadness turn in tears of joy seeing your response My dad never saw you when alive and I know he watches hou guys with me know the two of you are so lovable thank you for your service . And the guy you have the same smile as my casino friend Paul he is amazing as you guys. You two make such a difference I can't even express it in. Words.💪❤️🙏™️
LOL, I have an Aussie 45rpm on Bronze label--best sounding copy ever!!!! Ones here on Warner Bros were noisy, depending where they were pressed. It traveled a long way because I'm in Canada. 💙
This song takes me to a bar called The Longhorn in a small college town in the Northeast!! We thought life was easy and just soaked up the music & fun with good friends.
This song takes me back to the mid 70s, as a child listening to the AM pop/soft rock stations. They played this song constantly, and I never got tired of it (I'm glad I know the words better now, though, because "wrecked up like a douche" never really sounded right 😂). They also played a lot of Hall and Oats, Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, Player, Little River Band, Christopher Cross, Doobie Brothers, and many more classics, including basically the entire soundtrack of both Guardians of the Galaxy movies (another reason I love those movies).
@@markalumbaugh2756 That's right. But back then I was a kid listening on an old mono radio. Sometimes on one of those little pocket transistor radios. The original Walkman, lol. So not the clearest audio. I am definitely not the only one who heard deuce as "douche," though. His pronunciation of the word has been a running joke for decades, and the whole line is a well known commonly misheard lyrics.
I thought the same thing except I thought it sounded like, "wrapped up like a douche" 🤣 I'm a musician and my sister taught music until she retired a few years back (still gives piano lessons). She gave me a book about misheard lyrics (nothing to do with this particular song). A couple of my favorite misheard lyrics listed in the books included, "I'll never be your pizza burnin' " instead of "beast of burden" 🤣 and, "excuse me, while I kiss this guy" from Jimmy Hendrix who was actually saying, "excuse me while I kiss the sky". 🤣
A true lyrical treat for you would be Prophet's Song by Queen. Freddie's use of delay in the mid section is nothing short of genius, weaving two lyrical lines to create a third vocal message.
That's a deep cut and there are so many Queen deep cuts that are absolutely amazing. Death On Two Legs '39 Seriously, who but Brian May writes a song about time dilation? There are so many more great Queen songs but thinking about '39 has taken over my brain for now.
I remember a lot of people mistook the "revved up like a deuce" for something else when the song first came out 😉, I even heard people complain about the wording of the song & had to explain what they were really singing.
I think it’s still under debate….sure sounds like douche on some of it and not sure Bruce told the truth. I still remember Casy Kasem on the top 40 saying it was a military truck, lol.
@@centuryrox Some people still think those are the lyrics. The deuce is a play on the 1932 Ford Model 18 which was the car that started the Hot Rod Movement. The Beach Boys sang about it in their song Little Deuce Coupe.
Mannfred Mann's first hit was Do Wah Diddy Diddy (1964) one of the very first songs I remember (I was three). It was also hilariously sung to the troops by Bill Murray in Stripes (1981).
Their re-make of “Spirit in the night” (written by Bruce Springsteen) is also a great song. Blinded by the light’s first few lines are an “autobiographical” account of Springsteen’s life. With the rest of the song is true but, with unrelated events.
If you listen to Springsteen's version, that lyric is clearly "revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night." Deuce referring to a 1932 Ford Deuce coupe, popular to convert into a street racer hot rod.
Manfred Mann was the genius keyboardist. He did backing vocals but Chris Thompson did the brilliant lead. Another great Springsteen cover by them, and a particular favorite, is For You, haunting and beautiful, complete with the banging power chords. Check it out!
This is the radio edit, check the full version because there’s a lot more meat on that bone. That being said the original singer in Manfred Mann was a guy named Paul Jones and Brian Jones & Keith Richards wanted him to be the vocalist in The Rolling Stones before Mick. The MM 60s stuff is killer so please keep going down this rabbit hole
70's had the most amazing music. Takes me back to a simpler time. Of course I was just a kid, but the music, man. And on weekends my Daddy and his buddies with their stringed instruments and blue grass. What a life I had
