Blinded by The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band | The Midnight Special
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- Manfred Mann's Earth Band performed March 18, 1977
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If you were not alive in the 1970s, you will never understand.
1970 I was only 2 do I make it
@@hankmessaros6700 yup. You know bell bottoms, muscle cars, Saturday morning cartoons, rock, disco. You know.
@@seanmahoney2755 yes, we had so many some things in east Európe too, ofcourse nôt All, IT was little complicated, but IT was Nice éra fór us too.
True that
@@seanmahoney2755 I hated disco. Bob Seger all the way! I sat in the Gran Torino getting stoned while my friends played in the discos.
Who's watching this in 2024?
Me
WHO LISTENS OR WATCHES AN OUNCE OF THE PURE GARBAGE THAT THEY SEEM TO THINK IS MUSIC TODAY!?!
Who cares ?
Been Watching since 1975 Mate......👍🇬🇧🤓
Not me
It is too bad that I am old now, but I am glad I was there during the 70's.
no cell phones recording or snapping pictures... no social media or a lot of the crap today.... those were the days for sure... I wish I could go back so bad... Hearing such songs when they were new and turning up the radio when they came on..
Oh yeah 😊👍 some trippy stuff here
I'm 70 now and still remember and love this song.. and listening to it in 5/2024!!!
Man, you got that right.
Hey the thing is we all are getting old even the youngsters and we will all hopefully get into our 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and even 80s but us old timers today who grew up in the 60s and 70s are true rockin rollers and only we know what it was truly like to grow up in such a magical and rockin era. The 70s were especially special. I graduated high school in 1975 and it at times seems not so long ago but other times seems so long ago. We had Bill Graham concerts in the Bay Area that were second to none. The entire USA was rockin with rock concerts during the 70s. Indoor and outdoor. The sports was incredible then too. Baseball and Football and Basketball. We are a special group that grew up then and are still here to enjoy this wonderful music that will live on forever. The youngsters now only wish they had a chance to witness the 1970s. The world today is so much different and in many ways not too good compared to the 70s.
KILLER performance and once again The Midnight Special Archives proves their importance in capturing and preserving the musical history of the 1970s. 🎶🎹🎸🎬
Yes it was! Love it!🙌✌️
This and the BBC's Whistle Test archive. Recommended
Completely agree.
Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert was great in the ‘70’s also.
Clapping sucks, performance was awesome
I believe this is what they call Rock n Roll
I believe you're right!
Sure isn't that sh!t that focuses on women with massive, jiggling hindquarters dancing. Although they're fun, too... Just not in the traditional Rock 'n Roll manner. I guess big asses can make music, though.
Fashion of the 70s didn't hold up but the music...this is timeless.
That audience didn't realize the greatness they were witnessing.
I think they were actually appreciating it, rather than yahooing away like it was the usual 12 bar blues.
I saw thm in Chelmsford, Essex and thought wow! These are too good to be here and I am lucky.
They sort of looked like stuffed dummies 😂
With all the music running into the 80's. It's all happening again. I love it❤ music 🎶 🎵 😍
But those who were watching that night on T.V. certainly did...✌✌👍👍
Best 7 1/2 minutes I've spent so far this week!! I love e Manfred Mann's version of this. Even though Springsteen wrote it, I never cared for his version. This performance was 💥! Great start to my day!
Thanks for listening
When I first heard Springsteen's version I thought HIS was the copy & this was the original, lol.
@@genwoolfe Same... Manfred Mann made Bruce look like a schoolboy on his own song...
Who did the radio play?? Springsteen or Manfred Man??
@@foofookachoo1136 Both, but Manfred Mann had the bigger hit, so the radio played it more.
Musicians are Hard to find today
I've heard this song probably thousands of times on the radio. This live version is the best! Thank you Midnight Special.
The people watching this are the ones who know what GOOD MUSIC 🎶 IS!!!!!!!!!!
oh yeah
Bruce wrote the awesome tune. Manfred Mann perfected it. Loved their version.
What a crankin tune!
I'm 59 and I can't get enough of this. ELO, Sweet, Styx, Rush, etc., etc., etc., etc....................
Probably the best cover ever recorded.
Comes second in my book only to Jimi Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower".
@garyhenson117
I can't argue that - Jimi's version of that song is sublime and transcendent.
@@hinjurock70 Dillan himself even conceded that Jimi made Along the Watchtower his own iteration and that it was no longer his own.
Hearts cover of Nilssons WITHOUT YOU
Hmmmm, too many to choose from. The Beatles cover of Twist and Shout, Devo’s cover of Satisfaction, Patti Smith’s cover of Because The Night, The Clash’s cover of I Fought The Law…there are tons. This is damn good fosheezy!!!😊
I love actual musicianship!
54 years old here and I love this song!!
My goodness the 70s was an absolutely stacked decade. I was absolutely born in the wrong era. Theres just nothing like this around anymore
Yes!
Yah there is. Listen to music of Slash and Myles Kennedy made in last decade. I promise you'll love it. I'm 64 years old
And that is such a sad thing to be experiencing. 😮💨
born in '66, grew up in the 70's. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
The 70's really was the greatest decade for REAL Rock and Roll, KISS, Boston, Manfred Mann, Eagles, Led Zealand, just to name a few drops in a bucket, the 70's really did have the Greatest music.
I'm impressed the drummer could sing different lyrics overlap at the end and keep beat
Chris Slade who later drummed for AC/DC
Kids, don't try that at home.
@@brettthebassist and who previously drummed for Tom Jones. What a career!
@@brettthebassistAnd the Firm with Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers.
@@boataxe4605 yes I forgot about that
Classic! They just don't write and make music like this anymore. The 70's had the best rock n roll!
Man, that was incredible. Better than the recording. I was 18 when that song came out. This takes me right back. That funky keyboard! And I can understand the lyrics here! 😊
Yes - I always thought they were seeing 'like Goliath' when they were singing 'calliope'
He actually seems to be singing "deuce" in this version!
he's not saying "douche" 🤦♀️
V@@benjaminolson7206Reved up like a Duece, Another runner in the night !! 😅
Always had a hard time understanding the lyrics at the start. Wouldn’t believe the versions we came up with😂😂
I was 15, and couldn't wait for Friday night to watch the newest The Midnight Special. Our generation was indeed fortunate to be able to watch true artists perform live, with no auto tune. As many have commented, I prefer Manfred Mann's version leaps and bounds over the original. They owned it.
Honestly, autotune is the Anit-Christ...
@@unprofoundpreceded by disco punk and rap
Thank you Midnight Special - and thank you TH-cam - for giving us the opportunity to see and hear great artists like this. I was there, alive, and enjoying this music at the time, BUT we never got the chance to see them perform live... this, to me, is the greatest gift of digital technology.
Amen 💯
I loved midnight special!!!!!
Dave Flett's guitar solo on this song is brilliant - one of the greatest ever. Very Michael Schenker-esque.
Completely agree
Puts shivers down my backbone! And live too. Lucky they actually showed the person playing it and not some random musician as many directors do.
You're absolute right!
I love how you can see in his face how he's so into the solo. And that part at 4:23 blew me away. He and Chris Slade are amazing musicians!
@@paullelys161 You mean you don't want to see the drummer, the bass player, or some guy in the audience picking his nose while the guitarist plays a solo? 🤔
The best version of the Earth Band Manfred ever had. Love guitarist Dave Flett's playing. Not to mention the great Chris Slade on drums.
I didn’t know Chris Slade could sing 🤷♂️
Fantastic lead guitar!
@@jeffreyblankley Slade actually co-wrote a few MMEB songs. Never knew or heard why he left in 1979.
@@peterjaworski7048 To say the least! Mind blowing.
Wow - that IS Chris Slade! I wasn’t sure when he had left, and I didn’t recognize him here, so I figured it was someone else. But I just checked the timeline and, sure enough, it’s him. I also had no idea he could sing. And I obviously can’t recognize him with hair. 😅
Loved this song! I still can remember when this played at the roller rink, it was great fun!
Thank you so much. I haven't heard this for decades. Great year 1976,i turned 17 and went wild.
I turned 19 that summer. This was the music of my life!❤
One of my favorite songs of all my days. I am 64 years old.... I've listened to a LOT of rock and roll.
You and me both - turning 65 in July.
@@b.wiggins714Turning 67 in July.....I played this to Death in 1975 when it first came out.....👍🇬🇧🤓
Me too!! 🥹I’ll be 65 in October 🙋🏽♀️💕Hey 59ers
Revved up like a deuce!
TMS never disappoints!
Ripped up like a douche!
In my late 60s now. I saw so many Bands from 1971-76. These guys were the Real Deal. Killer musicians, great songs and multi Vocalist Band. This one of the greatest songs from the 70s. Pretty much a Rock Anthem- not your typical 3 minute song
This band played arguably the best of what's now known as 70s classic rock, imho. Killer guitar solo here.
1977 looks like such a cool year!
It was. Trust me. I was there. 😊
It was indeed...in more than a way...👍👍🇸🇻
I was there & it was a spectacular year! Some of the best music of all time was the 1970's peaking in 1977! Who knew it would all be downhill from there with the final push closing out the 80's. We had no cellphones, no cordless phones, no home computers, no internet, no social media, no streaming, no DVDs, blurays, or 4K, no big screen TVs, no HD anything, nearly nobody had "cable TV" most of us having only 3 or 4 channels, & most had no remote controls. Yet...we were 100x happier than anybody today!!
Me to.....The Best Decade....Best music.....Great Motorbikes.....And Good looking Birds......👍🇬🇧🤓
Oh it was
Great performance and Chris Thompson’s voice is phenomenal ❤
Right..was perfect for this song
Wow! So cool to see this.I can hear "deuce" and "runner" pronounced correctly.Amazing performance!
This is fantastic! I remember when it came out. I thought it was Manfred Mann's and had never heard Bruce Springsteen's version. Mann owned it and made it theirs. Great song, great live version!
I remember listening to this song off of WLS Chicago back in 1977. We received that station in northern Ontario during the night.
For me it was either Capital Radio or Radio Luxemburg as it was too long for the likes of the BBC in the 70s in SE England.
The sound quality here is fantastic!
And it was meant to go out over broadcast TV to a set that had one speaker!
In the 70's I feel I heard this a billion times and never got tired of it.
Yep! It was almost like it was new every time. It had a way of grabbing your attention over and over.
This is always a great show! Manfred Mann's always been an amazing band and they shined live, thanks for the upload TMS!
17 that year this song got huge rotation on rock stations that year, for good reason
Who’s jamming with me listening to one of the greatest live performances of all time
The 70s. Ahhhhh….😄
Been AGES since I've heard this song! Even Classic Rock stations don't give it any airplay!
Spectacular. Beyond great. Thanks Midnight.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m coming up n 68, and this transported me back to the day with tears rolling down my cheeks.
Sorry for the kids of the last thirty years.
Thanks to the Midnight Special channel for sharing these great performances. There isn't a lot of video of Mannfred Mann's Earth Band.
Proves the fact that a band that can play will play any of their songs as good or better than their recordings.
@PAlex-us4ov most every live presentation is always better than the studio version
In 1977,When I was 14 years old, this song came on the radio in my rural Far Eastern hometown. I had never heard this song before, with its spacy keyboards and repeated phrases. I heard it once and couldn't get it out of my head. However, at the time, I did not know the group singing the song or the lyrics, but only remembered the repeated phrase "Blinded by the light" and the Japanese title, "Blinded by the light.
Five years later, I was surprised to learn that the song was one of Bruce Springsteen's early songs. I was surprised to learn five years later that the song was one of Bruce Springsteen's earliest songs, because Boss had already captured the hearts of teenagers all over the world, including mine. I was already knocked out by Boss' music. Of course, I also remember the impact of Manfred Manz Earth Band's performance when I was 14 years old.
And yet another great band that I would listen to on the radio, but was too young to actually attend a live show. Thank God for The Midnight Special for at least letting us watch them on TV.
Fantastic !
That drummer!
Chris Slade. Probably more famous for being in AC/DC
No kidding!?
Also drummed on Tom jones song it’s not unusual
@@deanstanley5799- And also the Firm with Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers. Incredible career.
Another good morning to wake and bake.
(:
Wow that was awesome. Especially after a 'smoke'.
I remember watching this episode on a tiny portable TV with its crappy speaker. I was 17 and a month away from active duty in the army. I was excited to be getting out of the neighborhood and a little scared because everything was about to change in my life. I thought it was amazing then, but seeing it again now is like stepping into a time machine that makes everything in the past so much clearer and high fidelity. Thank you, Midnight Special!
Thank you for your service. It must be wonderful rediscovering these Midnight Special performances after all these years -- and as you say, in much higher quality than you were able to experience back then. In my case, I never got to see The Midnight Special the first time around (I was about 5 years old when this one aired), and I've been blown away by the amazing pieces of rock history that are posted almost daily on this channel.
I'm just sorry I didn't get to hear this until this evening. Wonderful performance. "But Mama, that's where the fun is!!!" I am still smiling. Love it.
I wasn't surprised that Bruce Springsteen wrote this song,it's fanstastic.Thank you for this timeless Classic, T.M.S.!🔥❤️🔥🔥
He may have wrote it but Manfred turned it into a hit by tweeking it other wise it would have been just another album track
Manfred Mann fixed it.
@@deanstanley5799 💯❣️
@@AFloridaSon Facts🔥
Thank God someone who was born with some singing talent took it to the top.
It's nice to visit a music channel where the music was actually written to please the human ear and not some computer algorithm. Another nice thing about this site is that a lot of the music here still sounds as fresh and relevant now as it did back in the 1970's.
Wonderful Band. First time I ever seen it live. Thank you.
That was just freaking unreal. The best version of this song ever...
This song reminds me of my highschool days riding around listening to KC Kasem!
This shows what real talent can do, taking a Springsteen song and making it something special. A lot of people can sing a cover of it, they have great voices, but this is spectacular.
One of my all time favs! I love it. Incredibly talented band.
One of the greatest songs of all time! Blessed to have grown up in that era!
So thankful these were recorded. Noone would ever believe us if we tried to tell them how good music was back then.
I think covering someone else's song with such grace and originality, is the highest form of artistic expression, flattery, and respect. It's so exceedingly rare to pull that off and actually make the song sound like your own. When done successfully, this is the byproduct. Bravo.
The band name in Neon lights is so cool. That's a lot of letters! And the band perfoming live with no background just them nailing all the tunes and lyrics...they don't do this any longer. Thanks Midnight Special!
The perfect antidote to Boulder on the shoulder 😂❤
How great they were!!!! I took couldn't wait for The Midnight Special. Awesome time to live!!!
Bringing me back to when I was a teenager😊
I've always loved the recorded version, but this live performance is just on another level. Great rock and roll vocals. Inspired
Perfect performance. Never knew what the song was about but it still sounded great, was very catchy and they pulled it off to perfection. Now I can look up the lyrics but back then none of us knew what they meant. I knew Springsteen wrote it but these guys owned it.
No one can do justice to something after they decide to remove 70% of the lyrics...
Its pathetic to even approve of it.
I keep coming back to this video
So awesome to see this performance. Thank you!
One of my favorite classic rock songs!
A Classic! 💙
Happy Wednesday... thank you for sharing! 💖
Finally in high quality full hd glory.
Interesting, the official Manfred Mann TH-cam page cuts off the extended intro. This is the complete version.
Just outstanding! Never got to see them live, looks like I sure missed out on a great show!
Living my best La Vida Loca here in southeastern Arizona
That drummer is badass and his drum set is super cool.
Say hello to Mr. Chris Slade who went on to record and tour with Uriah Heep, Jimmy Page's The Firm and AC/DC.
What a great band. No auto tune here.
One of my favorite on The Midnight Special. They CRUSHED it!
Performance outshines recording...
Another freaking classic.. LISTEN to that Guitarist! 🎸 🎶🎶
Thank you.❤
I think that might be a young Waddy Wachtel.
Awesome drummer 💪
Once a classic always a classic!
The Midnight Special keeps bringing on fantastic music with legends and icons. Ty for the years of the best music ever ❤️ 💓 💗 💕
Epic song and performance. I'm so happy you guys are sharing these masterpiece videos!
Love this
Lovely clear footage
Glad you enjoyed it
Totally awesome!! Thanks!
You bet!
They were a great underrated band that had more success outside the States. Great performance.
Classic tune! They sound so good. Definitely in the pocket for that performance. I grew up in 80s, it was a glorious time. However, I do think growing up in the 70s must have been epic. Alot of my favorite bands are from that era.
Jesus, this was incredible. I'm glad I subscibed.
One of the most brilliant songs ever written and arranged. Everytime I hear it I gotta let it play thru…
Chris Thompson had such a great rock n roll voice. Dave Flett play lead like some of the best guitarists. Thanks for making this great cover (better than the original) available.
You bet!
He also sang in Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds. His voice is so precise and soulful.
@@andydixon2980which parts of WOTW does Chris Thompson sing on? Is it just backing?
He sings the 'Thunder Child' section. All these years I didn't know it was him, but the penny has just dropped watching this Blinded by the light performance.
Thompson was out of this world. Such great tone and phrasing.
Absolutely amazing wow
A great performance and a great song.This was my first time seeing this played live,and I love it.I did see many great bands in the '70's,but never got to see Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Oh my God how awesome is this?
Words cannot begin to describe how much better those times were compared to today. Thank God for the midnight special and video technology. Let it wash over you and enjoy just a small inkling of what it was like.
👍🇬🇧🤓
Always one of my favorites... for years now i see. Ohhh many years.
Classic Rock and Roll Guitar Solo with Keyboards