There are few things in my life so puzzling as this.

Did you realize that ‘Blinded By the Light’ was written and originally performed by Bruce Springsteen? For anyone who has grown infinitely sick of the M.M. version, please do yourself the extreme pleasure of listening to Bruce Springsteen’s version. It might very well renew your faith in mankind, if only for a moment.

The populous of 1977 is directly to blame for sending Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s version of this song to #1. I have to think that the whole country at that point must’ve been in some catatonic state, or perhaps a mass delusion caused by a sudden spike in fluoride levels in our municipal water systems.

I don’t know what kind of music you like, but to me the Manfred Mann is the real life Spinal Tap; a shape shifting, zero integrity, sham of a rock and roll outfit trying to play pop music. For being a huge fan of British music it pains me to say this, but I can truthfully say that I wish their plane had crashed into Atlantis.

If you agree or feel the same way, maybe we need to organize a national campaign to erase “the Earth Band” and their utterly decadent, contrived and excessive take on this excellent song from our airwaves. I don’t think I want to raise kids in a world where that song wins out over the original.
I’ll concede that their version of the Mighty Quinn is awesome. As are some more of their older hits, but when the 70’s came around, they should’ve went the way of the Beatles.
However… they’re still nothing better than a mediocre cover band.
Bruce’s version is alive, raw, frenetic; just like rock & roll should be. The band is wailing.. did you hear those drums?? (thanks for the responses guys… this is fun)