Thursday, March 27, 2014

ATF: Springsteenistic

This weekly series will include as many of my all-time favorite tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way that your musical tastes can be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions that you might dare to make.  I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.



Blinded by the Light
Manfred Mann
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

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

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
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-whirly
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
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

Mama always told me
Not to look into the eye's of the sun
But mama
That's where the fun is

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
Madman drummers
Bummers
Revved up like a deuce
Indians in the summer
Another runner in the night
With a teenage diplomat
Blinded by the light
In the dumps
With the mumps
Revved up like deuce
As the adolescent pumps
Another runner in the night
His way into his hat
Blinded by the light
With a boulder
On my shoulder
Feelin' kinda older
Revved up like a deuce
I tripped
The merry-go-round
Another runner in the night
With this very unpleasin'
Blinded by the light
Sneezin'
Revved up like a deuce
And wheezin’
Another runner in the night
Blinded
Blinded by the light
Blinded
Revved up like a deuce
Blinded
Another runner in the night
Blinded
Blinded by the night
Blinded
Revved up like a deuce
Blinded
Another runner in the night
Blinded
Blinded in the night
Blinded
Revved up like a deuce
Blinded
Another runner in the night
Blinded
Revved up like a deuce
Blinded
Another runner in the night
Blinded
Blinded in the night
Blinded
Revved up like a deuce
Blinded
Another runner in the night
Blinded
Blinded in the night

She got down
But she never got tired
She's gonna make it
Through the night



Because the Night
Patti Smith
Take me now baby
Here as I am
Pull me close
Try and understand
Desire is hunger
Is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet
On which we feed

Come on now
Try and understand
The way I feel
When I’m in your hands
Take my hand
Come undercover
They can’t hurt you now
Can’t hurt you now
Can’t hurt you now

Because the night
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to love
Because the night
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to us

Have I doubt
When I’m alone
Love is a ring
The telephone
Love is an angel
Disguised as lust
Here in our bed
Until the morning comes

Come on now
Try and understand
The way I feel
Under your command
Take my hand
As the sun descends
They can’t touch you now
Can’t touch you now
Can’t touch you now

Because the night
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to love
Because the night
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to us

With love
We sleep
With doubt
The vicious circle
Turns
And burns
Without you
I cannot live
Forgive
The yearning
Burning
I believe
It’s time
Too real
To feel
So touch me now
Touch me now
Touch me now

Because the night
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to love
Because the night
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to us
Because tonight
There are two lovers
If we believe
In the night we trust
Because tonight
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to love
Because the night
Belongs to lovers
Because the night
Belongs to us
If we believe
Belongs to lovers
If we believe
In the night we trust
Because the night
Belongs to lovers…

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12 comments:

  1. Blinded by the light takes me back. I never really knew the lyrics to the song but it didn't stop me from attempting to sing along

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  2. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! Me, neither. I am really glad you enjoyed this, and I am also really glad that Duke finally got you dug out of that snowbank.

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  3. really like the first tune. :)

    (totally an optical illusion on the gate post due to perspective/angle. both sides equal length.)

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  4. Thanks for stopping by, my dear TWG!!! Alas, Arlynda insists that me appearing to be lop-sided is no optical illusion.

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  5. You tricked me!

    I saw Springsteen in the title...and I will spring to anything Springsteen. I love The Boss! I saw him live in concert once...and he was absolutely terrific!

    But where is he? He's not here!!

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  6. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! Oh, but he is here. For he wrote both of these songs!

    I can imagine you having a really great time at his concert. Can we tag along next time?

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  7. I've forgotten he'd written those.

    His upcoming tour dates as per Wikipedia...

    6 Apr
    Sun

    Bruce Springsteen
    Dallas, TX
    8 Apr
    Tue

    Bruce Springsteen
    Cincinnati, OH
    12 Apr
    Sat

    Bruce Springsteen
    Virginia Beach, VA
    15 Apr
    Tue

    Bruce Springsteen
    Columbus, OH
    17 Apr
    Thu

    Bruce Springsteen
    Nashville, TN
    19 Apr
    Sat

    Bruce Springsteen
    Charlotte, NC
    22 Apr
    Tue

    Bruce Springsteen
    Pittsburgh, PA
    24 Apr
    Thu

    Bruce Springsteen
    Raleigh, NC
    26 Apr
    Sat

    Bruce Springsteen
    Atlanta, GA
    29 Apr
    Tue

    Bruce Springsteen
    Sunrise, FL

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  8. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! Whoa, it looks like he is going to be very busy boy this year. I was shocked to hear (almost three years ago) of the death of Clarence Clemons, who was the sax player for the E Street Band.

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  9. Yes...I was, too, re Clarence Clemons. He was a big man. His thighs were massive!

    The night we saw Springsteen and the E Street Band in concert it was raining...and Springsteen yelled out to the crowd: "If you're standing there in the rain to see us, we'll play for you in the rain!"

    And at that he ran along the long catwalk that was built out into the centre of the crowd (it was an outdoor arena)...and Clemons followed, playing the sax all the way...how they didn't slip over, I don't know. But play they did...for well over 3 hours, to an adoring crowd.

    My husband and I were lucky...we were up in the side stands, undercover. We were living up the coast at the time at Sunshine Beach and we'd driven down to the city to be there. We got there early, long before the gates opened, but we were amongst the first through the gates when they were opened!

    At the time it was the largest rock concert in Queensland history...45,000 fans turned out for Springsteen that night. It even beat Springsteen's previous best crowd of 39,000 in New York! So that was a pretty good effort by us Queenslanders from Down Under!

    80 shuttle buses were organised to ferry people from the CBD as well as from a major suburban shopping centre to the venue. The stadium where it was held had been built for the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

    It was 31st March, 1985 (29 years ago as I write). Wow! Where have those years gone? I remember the concert vividly.

    You probably weren't looking for such a long story from me, Jerry...but coincidentally there was an article in yesterday's paper about that particular concert (no doubt because of the date - it's anniversary)...and I'd only just mentioned it to you the other day...so I thought I'd expand on my reminiscences a little! ;)

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  10. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! Be assured that I love your accounts, and I greatly appreciate you sharing them with us.

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  11. Did I not comment here before....?

    Manfred Mann win hands down.

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  12. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! Nope, no one can accuse you of being a homer.

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