what is that guy saying in this song. i think it's called blinded by the light?

Question

he says "blinded by the light, wrapped up like a ??????????? and a ??????????? in the night? or something like that. we just heard it on the radio at work, now we're all going crazy trying to figure out what he was saying

Answer 1

Here's a part of the lyrics to Blinded By the Light by Bruce Springsteen:



"And she was blinded by the light

Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright"



Hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

I think...it is "reved up like a duece...you know the runner in the night". Being honest I was close, below is the correct lyrics! It doesn't make any sense to me!



Blinded by the light

Revved up like a Deuce

Another runner in the night

[repeat to fade]



Madman drummers bummers Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way in to his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder feeling kinda' older I tripped the merry go round

With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground



The calliope crashed to the ground and she was blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night.

Answer 3

OKAY, so you know the lyrics are " Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night"



What he is talking about is a car. Douce is short for doucecoupe like in another song "little douce coupe", by the Beach Boys. I saw everyone give you the lyrics but not what he is talking about. I hope that clears things up a little more. I guess the runner has something to do with racing, maybe drag racing, I'm not sure on that one.

Answer 4

Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat



In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat



With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round



With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground



Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot snappin' his fingers



clappin' his hands



And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand



And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand



And some bloodshot forget-menot whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band



And she was blinded by the light. Cut loose like a deuce



Another runner in the night. Blinded by the light



She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright







Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east



He says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least"



And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls dance



And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance







Yeah he was blinded by the light. Cut loose like a deuce



Another runner in the night. Blinded by the light



He got down but she never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight







Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes



She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong if you play that song with the funky break



And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside



And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride



Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier



Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent a dude with a calling card, he said, do what you like, but don't do it here



Well I jumped up, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked wich was the way back home



He said take a right at the light, keep going straight until right, and then boy you're on your own



And now in zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune



Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon



And some kidnapped handicap was complaining that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night



Well I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but he'd figured he'd be all right







He was just blinded by the light. Cut loose like a deuce



Another runner in the night. Blinded by the light



Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun



Oh but mama that's where the fun is

Answer 5

Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground

Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands

And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand

And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand

And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band



And she was blinded by the light

Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright



Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east

He says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least"

And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls dance

And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance



Yeah he was blinded by the light

Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

He got down but she never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight



Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes

She said I'll turn you on sonny, to something strong if you play that song with the funky break,

And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside

And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride,

Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier

Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent a dude with a calling card,

he said, do what you like, but don't do it here

Well I jumped up, turnedaround, spit in the air, fell on the ground

Asked him which was the way back home

He said take a right at the light, keep goin' straight until night, and then boy, you're on your own



And now in Zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune

Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon



And some kidnapped handicap was complainin' that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night,



Well I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw

a gap but figured he'd be all right



He was just blinded by the light

Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun

Oh but mama that's where the fun is

Answer 6

Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night

Answer 7

Madman drummers bummers and indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder feelin kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground

Some all-hot half-shot was headin for the hot spot snappin his fingers clappin his hands

And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lovers knot with a whatnot in her hand

And now young scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand

And some bloodshot forget-menot whispers daddys within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band



And she was blinded by the light. cut loose like a deuce

Another runner in the night. blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight, but shell make it alright



Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east

He says: dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, thats where they expect it least

And some new-mown chaperone was standin in the corner all alone watchin the young girls dance

And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance



Yeah he was blinded by the light. cut loose like a deuce

Another runner in the night. blinded by the light

He got down but she never got tight, but hes gonna make it tonight



Some silicone sister with her managers mister told me I got what it takes

She said Ill turn you on sonny to something strong if you play that song with the funky break

And go-cart mozart was checkin out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside

And little early-pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Oh, some hazard from harvard was skunked on beer playin backyard bombardier

Yes and scotland yard was trying hard, they sent a dude with a calling card,

He said, do what you like, but dont do it here

Well I jumped up, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked wich was the way back home

He said take a right at the light, keep going straight until right, and then boy youre on your own



And now in zanzibar a shootin star was ridin in a side car hummin a lunar tune

Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, were gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon

And some kidnapped handicap was complaining that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night

Well I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but hed figured hed be all right



He was just blinded by the light. cut loose like a deuce

Another runner in the night. blinded by the light

Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun

Oh but mama thats where the fun is

Answer 8

Blinded by the lite wrapped up like a tune in the middle of the night. She never comes down but we,ll make it yes we,ll make it through the night. Guitar solo.........! Awesome song that brings back some very fond memories from my past within my life. I know the entire song on my guitar chord for chord and note for note. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.................The song was recorded in the seventies along with songs by Peter Frampton. Frampton comes alive is the album. It is still sought out and still played on the oldies radio stations. Call the oldies station within your City and request the song plus the name of the Artist.

Now I am going crazy trying to figure out the Artist...............

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Answer 9

Believe it or not, I'd guess probably 50 million other people (me included) have wondered this at one time or another! It's:





Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Answer 10

And she was blinded by the light. cut loose like a deuce

Another runner in the night. blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight, but shell make it alright

Answer 11

Artists > Manfred Mann > Blinded By The Light

Submitted by magicnudiesuit on December 24, 2001



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Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night



Madman dummers bummers,

Indians in the summer,

With a teenager diplomat

And the dumps with the mumps

As the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder my shoulder,

feeling kinda older,

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

the calliope crashed to the ground



the calliope crashed to the ground



Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night



Some silicon sister with a manager mister

told me I go what it takes.

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong

play the song with the funky break"

And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the

weather charts see if it was safe outside

And little Early Burly came by in his curly wurly

and asked me if i needed a ride



asked me if i needed a ride



Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light



She got down but she never got tired

She's gonna make it through the night

Answer 12

and he or she changed into blinded by technique of the mild. shrink loose like a deuce yet another runner contained in the evening. blinded by technique of the mild It changed into written by technique of Bruce Springsteen and executed by technique of Manfred Mann Bruce changed into having issues with his administration, so he couldn't carry out everywhere. So...he had Manfred Mann attempt this song....and Patti Smith did because the evening to assist keep him afloat

Answer 13

i KNOW it sounds like wrapped up like a douche another runner in the night lol



but IN FACT it is

"Blinded by the light. Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night!!"

Answer 14

Wrapped up like a deuce and a ruler in the night.



The way it's sung in the song, it's really hard to tell. I had to ask someone about this too. Drove me nuts for many years. lol

Answer 15

"revved up like a douche in the middle of the night"



It's a classic. I can't remember the band though but I like it!



I'm in my mid-20s and know it best from the movie "Blow" with Johnny Depp; but I remember my mom telling me not to worry about what a "douche" is when I was little because I would ask after hearing the song on the radio.



It's douche for sure, not deuce like other people speculate.

Answer 16

Wrapped up like a deuce, another runner in the night...

Answer 17

blinded by the light

revved up like a deuce

another runner in the night (Manfred Mann's earth band)

Answer 18

"And she was blinded by the light

Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright."

Answer 19

blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche another b.o.n.e.r in the night

Answer 20

When we were silly little boys we used to sing it like, "...wrapped up like a gomer in the night" lol!

Answer 21

Artist: Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Song: Blinded By the Light







Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Madman drummers bummers,

Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

the calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong,

play the song with the funky break"

And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside

And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Asked me if I needed a ride

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tired

She's gonna make it through the night

She's gonna make it through the night

But mama, that's where the fun is

But mama, that's where the fun is

Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun

But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east

Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,

that's where they expect it least"

And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner,

watching the young girls dance

And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance

The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

the calliope crashed to the ground

Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand

And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"

Answer 22

The guy is Manfred Mann. The year was 1976.



The lyrics:





Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night



Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground



But she was...

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night



Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong, play the song with the funky break"

And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside

And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Asked me if I needed a ride



But she was...

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light



She got down but she never got tired

She's gonna make it through the night

She's gonna make it through the night



------ guitar solo ------



But mama, that's where the fun is

But mama, that's where the fun is

Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun

But mama, that's where the fun is



Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east

Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone, that's where they expect it least"

And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner, watching the young girls dance

And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance

The calliope crashed to the ground



But she was...

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night



{the following two sections are sung simultaneously}



1) Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Blinded by the light



2) Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliope crashed to the ground

Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand

And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I got what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"



She got down but she never got tired

She's gonna make it through the night

Answer 23

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Madman drummers bummers,

Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

the calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong,

play the song with the funky break"

And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside

And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Asked me if I needed a ride

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tired

She's gonna make it through the night

She's gonna make it through the night

But mama, that's where the fun is

But mama, that's where the fun is

Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun

But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east

Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,

that's where they expect it least"

And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner,

watching the young girls dance

And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance

The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

the calliope crashed to the ground

Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand

And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"

Answer 24

Duece.

Answer 25

revved up like a duece

Answer 26

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Madman drummers bummers,

Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

the calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong,

play the song with the funky break"

And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside

And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Asked me if I needed a ride

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tired

She's gonna make it through the night

She's gonna make it through the night

But mama, that's where the fun is

But mama, that's where the fun is

Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun

But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east

Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,

that's where they expect it least"

And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner,

watching the young girls dance

And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance

The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light,

revved up like a deuce,

another runner in the night

Blinded by the light

Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat

In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,

I tripped the merry-go-round

With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,

the calliope crashed to the ground

Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand

And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes

She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"

Answer 27

Oh MG ! I laughed so hard I thought I was stoned again when I read your question! Take me back, 'lil sweetheart !

"Wrapped up like a DOUCHE,... we used to sing, and then we laughed our a#%sses off, usually stoned too, but it is actually "revved up like a 'DEUCE', another RUNNER in the night",.... referring to the Ford Deuce Coupe that held two, driver and his squeeze,.. that you hear about in Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe".

Yeah, That Car. Chopped up as these cars were, referred to as "cut up" because the car was a 32 Ford 'Deuce' and it was a great car to make into a funny car, roadster, etc. customized,....

great car to Build Out, but NO car to Make Out in.



BUT,... we always had fun with it because we thought it was about getting into a girls pants and finding out she was "in heat" and the guy had to deal with the evidence !

So it got pulled, wrapped up, and tossed from the back seat "into the night" as the car drove on,.... and on,.....

so you got the guy in the back seat goin' down with his new chick ,

and in the passenger front seat is (silicone sister),

[hey, maybe she wanted one of those new 'boob jobs' ], the girl ridin' next to, our best buddy, who is driving, she's wanting to change the station.

Hey, give the chick what she wants !

"she got down, (below the dashboard), but he never got tight, (laid), he's gonna make it, make it, .... through the night." (Ok, so a bl*w j*b beat what Eddie had to deal with in the back seat, right? ).



We had it all worked out.



And then, some jerk got down twenty something years later and laid out all the facts including interviews with the songwriter, to completely blow OUR interp and turn it into a less than inspiring, completely un-intoxicated boring interp that really, I bet, would NEVER boost record sales like the way OUR story goes !



But hey, the guy singing slurs so much I guess this is what makes the song popular in the end.

We accounted that to the fact that he was sh*t-faced stoned when he laid it down.



And that made the song a HIT.

They Are Still Playin' it after all, .... aren't they?



Hey, we had to improvise,.. hearing disorder from the excessive THC, and the reality of hanging with chicks and really not knowing all the facts,... hey,.... waddaya expect?



YOU didn't know what you were hearing either !

Are you laughing?

Well, ....so?

Sup with That?



This was essentially the better of the one hit wonders in the rock world.

First , when Bruce did it, it sucked air,... never heard it.



Then MMEB did it.



WWWOOOOOOWWWW ! Like your head was vibrating !



Hell, the opening keyboard stuccatto tune was enough to make you excited and wanna take a big hit, right?



We had to Think,.... (hard), but then, as we got more stoned,... it was fun to sing along with while running the gravel roads that topped the flood dikes that the Corps built in southern Illinois where we went to get

SSO - SSSTTTOOONNNED!



So, the jugys who made the song a hit, was a band that kind of had a shot at it but never really turned a spade in the full album world.

So now you would ask

"Who the Hell is Manfred Mann's Earth Band?"



Well, WE didn't know !

And we were all lookin' for answers.

Usually we got stoned to do this because we were SURE doing so increased our 'Awareness'.

So we had to READ THE ALBUM COVER to find signs,... signs that were "significant" and "profound".

'Cause we were All Lookin', man.... really Hard,...

I mean,... y'knw?

..."for the signs".



We wanted truth.

And the song, (the way WE heard it), Was Truth.



So the band is not remembered, but we all have had a night that didn't go so well with the opposite sex, right?

The band was Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Who?

'y-kno ! The Douche song !?

Oh, oh YEAH !!

They really didn't do too well overall but after all it was a Springsteen song,...

so it eventually surfaced as a winner !

So long as HE didn't do it the song was a hit.

He did record it first and it S U C K E D.

Went nowhere.

Hell, WE didn't hear it until it was re-recorded by MMBE and we figured out,....

they had to date the same dam'd chicks WE did !@!.



(Inhale),.............................................................................But,... you want to know,..... (cough),... the unabashed, washed,.... and trashed,.... truth,... so here goes, (and I mean, really dude, it is nottt as cool as the interp we gigged,... got it? (exhale, turns to laughing uncontrollably, blue faced).



So,... so,....

Here is the real poop on the band, the song, and the writer:

(you almost have to VISUALIZE a 13 year old boy, (who has NEVER seen a girl wearing less than a frilly swim suit), asked by the Principal, to read this in front of a classroom of parents at PTA. It's that boring !).



CUT to REAL INTERP:



1) ""Blinded by the Light" is a song written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen."

"It was a dud, failing to chart, although the track later gained airplay on progressive rock radio. It then attained its greatest success when it was covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, whose version reached Number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1977."





2) "Those swiftly-paced, jumbled lyrics are stream of consciousness descriptions of a series of bizarre individuals he met while a young artist in New Jersey. Playing small venues, such as bars along the Jersey Shore, Springsteen recounts various characters from these events.



He alludes to Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez, then his drummer, in the opening line "Madman drummers", as well as the "silicone sister" (bartender, possibly referring to an erotic dancer) who encourages him to play a particular, unknown song.



United by the chorus: "And (s)he was blinded by the light/cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night/Blinded by the light/(S)he got down but (s)he never got tight,(s)he's gonna make it (alright) tonight", the song goes on to chronicle Springsteen's trouble to get the bar patrons, who rarely cared about or even heard the music, to get excited and into the performance."



3) "The chorus of the song features the commonly misunderstood lyric, "Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night." ("Deuce" refers to a '32 Ford Deuce Coupe.) Many listeners hear the word "douche" in place of "deuce." Manfred Mann's Earth Band changed this line slightly to "revved up like a deuce" (often misquoted as "wrapped up like a douche") and repeated it much more frequently in their version than Springsteen did in the original; they also omitted parts of the verses and rearranged the order of the remaining lyrics."