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Roaring is anchored by their cover version of “Blinded by the Light,” which became the number one single in the U.S. But none was more successful than 1976’s The Roaring Silence, which peaked at number ten on the U.S. They’ve released seventeen studio albums, most recently in 2014. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band formed in London in 1971. “Blinded by the Light” never appeared on the top singles charts. Greetings was reviewed positively by critics, but unsuccessful commercially.
“Blinded by the Light” is the 1973 album’s first track and single. I own used copies of Born to Run and Born in the USA on vinyl, but I’ve never taken a head-first dive into Springsteen’s discography, which is why I’d never listened to his first album: Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. But I liked what I heard when I wasn’t listening to the girl I was more interested in sitting next to me on the curb. I didn’t actually see him I was sitting on the curb on Waveland Avenue. I was there when he played Wrigley Field in 2012. I’m no more than an average Springsteen fan. Then he tried to convince me the song is a Bruce Springsteen cover. It sounds like the guy is singing, “ripped up like a douche.” Recently, a friend tried to convince me the disputed lyric is actually “deuce.” I was skeptical. Without ever trying, I’ve heard “Blinded by the Light” by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band countless times, and so have you. The CHIRP Blog ronharlow writes Take Two: “Blinded By the Light” (Bruce Springsteen vs.