Blinded By The Light, A Clarification.
Blinded By The Light was written by Bruce Springsteen.
The "Deuce" is a reference to a 1932 Ford Hotrod that a friend of Bruce owned. Bruce would sometime snatch the car for a joy ride.
The original title of the song was "Madmans Bummers"
Difference in the Springsteen/Manfred Mann version...
Springsteen sings "Cut loose like a Deuce"..
Mann sings "Wrapped up like a Deuce"
The song is about playing in bands and trying to get a record deal.
"madman bummers" "indians in summer" are band names... as in played with all the bar bands i care too...
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
(this is an A & R guy, watching bands in bars)
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"
(This refers to a girlfriend of Columbia records president that signed Bruce...and we all know who that was ... right?)
there is a lot more but i'm tired...
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