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  • HOW BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CAME OF AGE ON ‘BLINDED BY THE LIGHT’

    02/24/2021 1:02:56 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 54 replies
    UltimateClassicRock ^ | February 23, 2021 | Dave Lifton
    The elliptical lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded by the Light" have confused many, but according to its creator, the song was a depiction of his coming of age. "I was 23 years old, I wanted to create my own ridiculous language," he said on a 2005 episode of VH1's Storytellers. "So it was really a young musician's tale, a litany of adventures and rather on the autobiographical side." Springsteen then broke down the track, the opener and first single from his 1973 debut Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. The "madman drummer" mentioned in the opening line was drummer Vini "Mad...