But Manfred Mann’s version of the song became a much bigger hit than Springsteen’s. The English-based rock group released their version of “Blinded by the Light” on November 20, 1976, and it peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977. Misheard lyrics for the line “revved up like a deuce" made the song legendary.
“I said to him, ‘Bruce, what did you think about ‘Blinded by the Light?’” Thompson recalled. “He took a little while to reply, and he said, ‘What’s the other band that you’re playing in at the moment?’ By this time, I’d begun playing with a band called Night, and we had a hit with our song, ’Hot Summer Nights.' So, I said, ‘Oh, you mean Night?' He said, ‘Yeah.’ I said, ‘Oh, it’s called ‘Hot Summer Nights.’ He said, ‘I like that song.’”
“He was upset that it had ‘douche’ in it and that we’d actually changed some of the words,” Thomspon further explained.
Manfred Man changed lyrics but didn’t actually use that D word
Manfred Mann changed the line to “revved up like a deuce.” But radio listeners heard it as “douche.”
Of Springsteen, he added, “So he obviously was upset about it because they weren't his words."
When explaining the meaning of “Blinded by the Light,” he said, per Louder, “One version is about a car, the other is about a feminine hygiene product. Guess which the kids liked to shout more?”
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