“Blinded
by the Light”？「被光蒙蔽」這首歌是講些什麼？
歌迷們都知道
Manfred
Mann’s Earth Band 的“Blinded
by the Light”是Bruce
Springsteen 1973年的第一張專輯《
Greetings
from Asbury Park, NJ》『來自新澤西州阿斯伯里公園的問候』裡面的一首單曲，但Manfred
Mann翻唱版後來在1977年Billboard
Hot 100
單曲排行榜獲得冠軍。
Bruce
Springsteen曾說他是在為自己寫作，沿著記憶的小路走一小段路。真的就是關於開車四處走動，Bruce本人是這首歌中的“少年外交官”，但除此之外，有些雜亂和隨機的歌詞沒有太多含義。
以下是一些歌詞的大意：
“Madman
drummers bummers”「瘋子鼓手無賴」——Vinnie
“Mad dog” Lopez 是
the
E Street Band
的第一位鼓手。
“Indians
in the summer”「夏天的印第安人」——這是Bruce小時候時的小聯盟棒球隊。
“In
the dumps with the mumps” 「在腮腺炎的垃圾堆裡面」
-
字面意思是患有流行性腮腺炎。
“Boulder
on my shoulder”
「我肩膀上的巨石」——肩膀上有一個“晶片”。
“Some
all hot, half-shot, heading for a hot spot, snapping fingers
clapping his hands”
「有些人全身發熱，輕揮桿，瞄準一個熱點，彈響手指，拍手」——這是關於成為一個「從小到大什麼都不知道的孩子」。
“Silicone
Sister”
“矽膠姐妹”——Bruce提到這可以說是流行音樂中第一次提到乳房植入的歌手——回憶起阿斯伯里公園當地一家脫衣舞俱樂部的舞孃。
這些不是人們記住的話。大多數人都記得在收音機裡面聽到一個他們不大了解的字
douche沖洗。但在Manfred
Mann的版本中，這個字不是沖洗，而是deuce平分！
這首歌是關於騎著車在城裡晃的。Deuce的意思是「Deuce
coupe」，指的是1932年的福特轎跑車，當時的高速改裝車！
許多人試圖解碼歌詞，無論好壞！
Springsteen認為最後兩行是最好的：
“And
little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly
And asked me if I
needed a ride”
“小珍珠留著她的捲髮走過來
，問我是否需要搭車”
Springsteen曾說：無論這首歌是講什麼，它都是一首朗朗上口的曲子，不管你唱錯了還是對了！
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light (Watch 1978) –
YouTube
Manfred
Mann來自南非約翰尼斯堡，60年代中期以冠軍曲Do
Wah Diddy Diddy成名，“Blinded
by the Light”是他第二首冠軍曲。
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Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light - YouTube
Bruce
Springsteen.出生於美國紐澤西州，他的“Blinded
by the Light”
沒有發行單曲，但也很受歌迷們的喜愛
。
Blinded
by the Light
作詞/作曲：Bruce
Springsteen
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
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
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the
night
Some
silicone sister with a manager mister told me I got what it takes
She
said "I'll turn you on, son, into 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-wurly and asked me if I needed a
ride
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 (blinded by the light)
Indians in the summer
with a teenage diplomat (revved up like a deuce, another runner in
the night)
In the dumps with the mumps (blinded by the light)
As
the adolescent pumps his way into his hat (revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night)
With
a boulder on my shoulder (blinded by the light)
Feelin' kinda
older, I tripped the merry-go-round (revved up like a deuce, another
runner in the night)
With this very unpleasin' (blinded by the
light)
Sneezin' and wheezin
The calliope crashed to the
ground (revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night)
Now
Scott with a slingshot (blinded by the light)
Finially found a
tender spot (revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night)
And
throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not
(blinded by the light)
Said daddy's within earshot (revved up
like a deuce, another runner in the night)
Save the buckshot,
turn up the band (blinded by the light)
Some
silicone sister with a manager mister (blinded by the light)
Told
me I go what it takes (revved up like a deuce, another runner in the
night)
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
