#manfred mann's earth band

[myimaginaryradio]

Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

[freetheshit-outofyou]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band cover is, and always had been, far and beyond better than the Springsteen original. I have always been impressed with their use of perpetual canon (ROUND) in that song.

[bungitonthen]

1/11/24

you shouldn't do that ... you know you're only dreaming ... master of the universe ... we took the wrong step years ago ... silver machine - hawkwind (x in search of space: stephen w tayler remix)

spiral galaxy 28948 - hawkwind

star of sirius - steve hackett

the institute of mental health burning - peter hammill

lucky seven - chris squire

nightingales & bombers - manfred mann's earthband

sheba's song - fruupp

solar musick suite - steve hillage

(ring the bells and sing: progressive sounds of 1975)

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: February 24, 1978

Lyrics:

Davy's on the road again

Wearin' different clothes again

Davy's turnin' handouts down

To keep his pockets clean

All his goods are sold again

His word's as good as gold again

Says, if you see Jean now ask her

Please, to pity me

Jean and I we moved along

Since the day down in the hollow

When the mind went driftin' on

And the feet were soon to follow

Davy's on the road again

Wearin' different clothes again

Davy's turnin' handouts down

To keep his pockets clean

Sayin' his goodbyes again

Wheels are in his eyes again

Says, if you see Jean now ask her

Please, to pity me

Downtown in the big town

Gonna set you back on your heels

With a mouthful of memories

And a load of stickers for my windshield

Davy's on the road again (again, again, again, again)

Shut the door, cut the light

Davy won't be home tonight

You can wait 'til the dawn rolls in

You won't see our Davy again

Davy's on the road again (again, again, again, again)

Davy's on the road again

Wearin' different clothes again

Davy's turnin' handouts down

To keep his pockets clean

All his goods are sold again

His word's as good as gold again

Says, if you see Jean now ask her

Please, to pity me

Jean and I we moved along

Since the day down in the hollow

When the mind went driftin' on

And the feet were soon to follow

Songwriter:

Davy's on the road again

Wearin' different clothes again

Davy's turnin' handouts down

To keep his pockets clean

Sayin' his goodbyes again

Robbie Robertson / John S. Simon

SongFacts:

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Manfred Mann's Earth Band

[cannedbluesblog]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

[samsi6]

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Martha's Madman (Ohne Filter, Oct 15th 1999)

Well, mastership...

[sevenleaguesunderthesea]

Mama always told me not to look

into the eyes of the sun,

But Mama,

That's where the fun is

[breezingby]

Blinded By The Light ~ Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light

Madman drummer 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 Feeling kinda older I tripped a merry-go-round With this very unpleasing Sneezing and wheezing 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

Some silicone sister With her manager mister Told me I got what it takes She said, I'll turn you on sonny to something strong Play the song with the funky break And go-kart Mozart Was checking 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

'Cause 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 tight She's gonna make it to 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 eyes 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 its funny bone That's where they expect it least." And some new mown chaperone Was standing in the corner Watching the young girls dance And some fresh-sown moonstone Was messing 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

(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)

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

(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)

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

(And now 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.)

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 her 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

[spaceintruderdetector]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Stranded"   1980

stay indoors, keep safe

[myimaginaryradio]

Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

[yes-sikorskiy-yuriy]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Angels at my Gate

[bungitonthen]

7/6/23

memory lain, hugh / headloss - caravan

back into the future - man

father of day, father of night - manfred mann’s earthband

good day - nektar

parents - budgie

orgone accumulator - hawkwind

street urchin - pink fairies

wheel of fortune - badger

dreams by the sea - john martyn

time captives - arthur brown’s kingdom come

terminal eyes - al stewart

l’auberge du sanglier / a hunting we shall go / pengola / backwards / a hunting we shall go (reprise) - caravan

flying teapot - gong

metamorphosis - curved air

still - pete sinfield

starship trooper (yessongs) - yes

bedside manners are extra - greenslade

ashes are burning - renaissance

(wind of change: progressive sounds of 1973)

[ponderingrandomthings]

Like many, I happened to have heard this (Manfred Mann...) version before the original song (not knowing it was a cover).

And, I do like this version a lot. Particularly the guitar tone/sound at 1:23 (no, can't explain why).

Makes sense as they describe the music of Manfred Mann (originally a South African keyboardist) as 'more famous for his covers'.

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And, it gets fascinating because this cover is so drastically different from the original song by Bruce Springsteen.

Spirit in the Night, 1973. (Completely different feel.)