![]() The day your column ran here, a local dee jay played Blinded By the Light, and said "see, he said deuce, not douche!" A coincidence? I think not. The line is revved up like a deuce in the middle of the night, as in a car's engine roaring. To the best of my knowledge, the lyrics are: wrapped up like dude should in the middle of the night. Spence, Spanaway, Wash.Ĭharlie MacPherson, a member of the original Road Crew, says the deuce refers to a car, and that wrapped up means nifty, or sleek. If you have ever listened to the version by Bruce Springsteen you will see why the Manfred Mann recording was more popular. I think the deuce mentioned in the song is the 2 playing card _ perhaps a poker reference. They should have checked the sheet music lyrics and gotten it right. What Manfred Mann is saying is anybody's guess. Perhaps the singer is blinded to the real identity of the Deuce? _ Tom Grier, Fountain City, Wis.īy deuce, I assume Springsteen is referring to the auto model, as in a little deuce coupe. ![]() _ Leslie Christiansen, Tacoma, Wash.Īccording to my dictionary, one definition of deuce is the devil, used as a mild oath or exclamation of annoyance, impatience or surprise. Springsteen's lyrics are: cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night. They changed the music drastically, and some words. Manfred Mann recorded only three of the original 10 or so verses. The words are: wrapped up like a deuce another runner in the night. Still, opinions vary about what's being said and about what's going on in Blinded By the Light.īesides mail from newspaper readers, our question landed on the Internet's LuckyTown Digest _ a symposium of Bruce Springsteen fans _ that generated even more mail.įollowing are excerpts of some of the more provocative responses:īlinded By the Light was written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen. Dear Bob: Of the over 1,000 replies to the mysterious Blinded By the Light lyrics, yours reflected the most interesting research.
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