Manfred Mann’s Earth Band -“Blinded by the Light”

 “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！

(17) 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。

(17) 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