Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is one of rock history’s most remarkable cover stories, a recording that took a buried Bruce Springsteen deep cut from 1973 and turned it into a #1 Billboard hit in February 1977.
“Blinded by the Light” – a chart-topping, genre-defining anthem that propelled Manfred Mann’s Earth Band into the limelight and solidified their place in music history. When it comes to chart success, “Blinded by the Light” definitely made its mark.