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Bruce Springsteen hated Manfred Mann’s “Blinded by the Light,” says singer Chris Thompson

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1976 No. 1 Hit Was a Bruce Springtseen Cover Song — and He Absolutely Hated It

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But Manfred Mann’s version of the song became a much bigger hit than Springsteen’s. The English-based rock group released their ...
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In 1973, Springsteen's rock anthem failed to chart — years later, Manfred Mann's cover made it No. 1

Despite a questionable lyric change, Manfred Mann took a hurriedly written and overlooked '70s Bruce Springsteen song from ...
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1976 No. 1 Hit Was a Bruce Springtseen Cover Song — and He Absolutely Hated It

In 1976, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band released the hit single “Blinded By the Light.” The song was written by Bruce Springsteen and was the opening track on his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, in ...
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Bruce Springsteen hated Manfred Mann’s 'Blinded by the Light,' says singer Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson was the new guitarist and vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in 1976. And his first single with the group couldn’t have been bigger: “Blinded by the Light,” a cover of a deep cut ...