who wrote manfred mann's blinded by the light
Bruce Springsteen
title: Blinded by the Light text: Blinded by the Light "Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on his 1973 debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. It has also been covered by The Eagles of Death Metal which was in the movie "Super Troopers 2". The song came about when Columbia president Clive Davis, upon listening title: The Roaring Silence text: The Roaring Silence The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers. "Blinded by the Light", which reached number one the "Billboard" Hot 100, is a cover version of a song by Bruce Springsteen; "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in G flat Major; "Starbird" takes its theme from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird; and "The title: The Roaring Silence text: did not contain bonus tracks, and tracks No. 3 and No. 7 had changed places The Roaring Silence The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers. "Blinded by the Light", which reached number one the "Billboard" Hot 100, is a cover version of a song by Bruce Springsteen; "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in title: Blinded by the Light text: both the "Billboard" Hot 100 and the Canadian "RPM" charts. Manfred Mann's Earth Band's recording of "Blinded by the Light" is Springsteen's only #1 single as a songwriter on the Hot 100 (he never had a #1 as a performer except as part of USA for Africa). In 2002, Danish act Funkstar De Luxe released its disco version of this song. A "jazzified" version can be found on Springsteen's 2007 video and audio release recorded with The Sessions Band. Manfred Mann's Earth Band's recording of the song changes the lyrics. The most prominent change is in the chorus, where Springsteen's title: Manfred Mann's Earth Band text: an extra track, a cover of Bob Dylan's; 'Quit Your Low Down Ways' sung by Mick Rogers). The US breakthrough for the band came in the third week of February 1977, when they charted at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 with a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded by the Light" from "The Roaring Silence". Before this hit, Mick Rogers had left the band (after "Nightingales & Bombers") and Chris Thompson (lead vocals, guitar) and Dave Flett (Lead guitar, backing vocals) had been quickly recruited to replace him (although Rogers still contributed backing vocals to the album). While the