Blinded by the Light
~ Song
Annotation
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. - Studio Sessions|The Essential - Studio Sessions|Brucebase Wiki|Springsteen Lyrics|Killing Floor
Annotation last modified on 2022-09-27 20:00 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09) |
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| publisher: | Eldridge Publishing Co. Intersong Music Ltd. Sioux City Music Ltd. Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing Zomba Music Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-blinded-by-the-light-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/2785 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0052056842 [info] |
| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=964 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1645464 [info] |
| work list entry: | http://brucebase.wikidot.com/stats:greetings-from-asbury-park-studio-sessions#blindedbythelight [info] |
| is the basis for: | Merry Go Round |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1972-09-11 | Blinded by the Light (version 1b – mono) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:58 | |
| 1972-09-11 | Blinded by the Light | Bruce Springsteen | 4:06 | |
| 1972-09-11 | Blinded by the Light (version 1a) | Bruce Springsteen | 5:02 | |
| 1972-09-11 | Blinded by the Light (version 1b – stereo) | Bruce Springsteen | 3:58 | |
| 1973-01-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐01‐09: Radio Station WBCN‐FM, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:40 |
| 1973-03-02 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐03‐02: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:29 |
| 1973-03-02 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐03‐02: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1973-03-02 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐03‐02: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:26 |
| 1973-03-02 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐03‐02: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:30 |
| 1973-03-02 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐03‐02: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:28 |
| 1973-03-02 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐03‐02: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:30 |
| 1973-03-02 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐03‐02: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:30 |
| 1973-10-31 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐10‐31: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA; late, second show) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1973-10-31 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐10‐31, late show: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:45 |
| 1973-10-31 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐10‐31, late show: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:40 |
| 1973-10-31 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1973‐10‐31, late show: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:55 |
| 1974-01-05 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐05: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:57 |
| 1974-01-06 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:59 |
| 1974-01-06 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1974-01-06 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1974-01-06 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1974-01-06 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:59 |
| 1974-01-06 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1974-01-29 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐29: Muther’s Music Emporium, Nashville, TN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 10:59 |
| 1974-01-29 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐29: Muther’s Music Emporium, Nashville, TN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1974-01-29 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐01‐29: Muther’s Music Emporium, Nashville, TN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1974-03-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1974-03-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1974-03-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 10:21 |
| 1974-03-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 10:29 |
| 1976-03-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐03‐28: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:12 |
| 1976-03-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐03‐28: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:12 |
| 1976-03-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐03‐28: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1976-03-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐03‐28: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:12 |
| 1976-03-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐03‐28: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:55 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:24 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:50 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:39 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:09 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:39 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:47 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:31 |
| 1976-04-07 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:39 |
| 1976-04-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐09: Reid Athletic Center, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:33 |
| 1976-04-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1976‐04‐07: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 3:53 |
| 1976 | Blinded by the Light | cover | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | 7:07 |
| 1976 | Blinded by the Light (single edit) | cover | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | 3:49 |
| 1991-12-19 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1991-12-19: Stadthalle Offenbach, Offenbach am Main, Germany) | cover and live | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | 10:35 |
| 1993-03-23 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1993‐03‐23: Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:15 |
| 1993-06-26 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1993‐06‐26: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:51 |
| 1993-06-26 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1993‐06‐26: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1995-12-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1995‐12‐09: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1995-12-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1995‐12‐09: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:01 |
| 1995-12-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1995‐12‐09: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1995-12-09 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1995‐12‐09: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1996-04-22 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1996‐04‐22: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:07 |
| 1996-04-22 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1996‐04‐22: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1996-11-24 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1996‐11‐24: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:58 |
| 1996-11-24 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1996‐11‐24: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:49 |
| 1996-11-24 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1996‐11‐24: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:59 |
| 1997-02-10 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1997‐02‐10: Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:56 |
| 1999-10-23 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐23: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:03 |
| 1999-10-23 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐23: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:00 |
| 1999-10-23 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐23: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:03 |
| 1999-10-23 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐23: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1999-10-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐28: Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1999-10-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐28: Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:32 |
| 1999-10-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐28: Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:19 |
| 1999-10-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐28: Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:34 |
| 1999-10-28 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐10‐28: Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:39 |
| 1999-11-15 | Blinded by the Light (live, 1999‐11‐15: Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:09 |
| 2000-06-27 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2000‐06‐27: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:16 |
| 2003-02-20 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2003‐02‐20: Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 15:09 |
| 2003-02-20 | Blinded By the Light (live, 2003‐02‐20: Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2003-08-06 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2003‐08‐06: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 2005-04-04 | [Blinded by the Light (intro)] (live, 2005‐04‐04: Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA; intro) | live and partial | Bruce Springsteen | 1:55 |
| 2005-04-04 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐04‐04: Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:18 |
| 2005-04-04 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:18 |
| 2005-04-04 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:18 |
| 2005-04-04 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-04-04 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 18:37 |
| 2005-06-25 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐06‐25: Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:24 |
| 2005-06-25 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐06‐25: Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:24 |
| 2005-06-25 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐06‐25: Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-25 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐06‐25: Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:40 |
| 2005-06-25 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐06‐25: Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:40 |
| 2005-07-24 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐07‐24: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:11 |
| 2005-08-13 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐08‐13: Pontiac Theatre at GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:37 |
| 2005-08-13 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐08‐13: Pontiac Theatre at GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:37 |
| 2005-11-11 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2005‐11‐11: Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:40 |
| 2006-11-11 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2006‐11‐11: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:45 |
| 2006-11-11 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2006‐11‐11: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band | 6:02 |
| 2006-11-12 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2006‐11‐12: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band | 6:04 |
| 2006-11-19 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2006‐11‐19: Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) | live | Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band | ?:?? |
| 2006-11-19 | Blinded by the Light (live, 2006‐11‐19: Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) | live | Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band | 4:43 |
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