Manfred Mann's earth band is one of the most underrated classic rock bands ever. This song is just another example, and one of my favorites. Don't get better than this, folks
@@sandyquilty3138 The album version is the best, imo, I've heard several versions including one's that look like album versions on CZcams that aren't. The elements that were added, like backing vocals, a vocal intro and shoddy synth solo ruined an otherwise perfect original recording. For that matter, the entire album Chance is truly an unprecedented musical accomplishment and ushered in a sound that defined much of what bands for the rest of the 80s had to strive to approximate, thanks, I believe, much to the hard work of producer Trevor Rabin. As far as I can tell, no other Manfred Mann album comes even close to what this album achieved artistically.
not sure but you look young. You have picked a great song. this song always sends many emotions through me, hope, sadness, love, joy... I hope you keep listening to this as you get older and feel how the song means more as you get older!
Seems like I have heard that at the mall recently, in a cool store. lol This was my favorite song when I was a teenager. Well, along with Hold on Hold Out by Jackson Brown.
Manfred Man and Chris Thompson are absolutely amazing. His vocals are incredible. Their interpretation of other songwriter's songs are perfect. Chris Thompson is a really nice bloke, too!
I worked on the river boats in the 70's-80's.There is a lock and dam in Bellvue Iowa.Everytime we would come down to make the lock,we would sing this song as we approached the lock wall.Ha.Folks thought we were strange.We just liked a great song.
I was 15 when I heard this on my am transitor radio on a Chicago radio station WLS, and it was just once in a while I caught it playing while laying in bed on a school night....ahhh memories, 40 years later still gives me chills when I listen to it, love it!
I am now 54y old, and MMEB has been one of my favourites since my childhood. They are simply great, but without Chris Thompson they are not the same as in their best years.
Dr Hook & The medicine show they are underrated but only have a few hits which were phenomenal I love everything about them they're the gods behind the gods
I am a huge Bruce Springsteen fan but this is from his first album when he was trying to make it.Manfred mann capture this song so great.I believe Bruce is so proud of this version.
In point of fact, springsteen hated it because it was better than his original... and was the 2nd time Mm did him better. Blinded By The Light was another springsteen song that MM did before this one... springsteen's version STUNK ON ICE, and MM just redid it and hit it right out of the park. Springsteen really has no love for MM as a result.
@@ericlarson6390 ... AND if I may add, Spirit In The Night. I have been a Springsteen and E Streeter supporter since 1974. Greetings, & The Wild, were awesome albums in their own right, I still play them and there are no skips. (Older people will understand) .
Chance is one of the greatest albums of all time. So few people have listened to it though. I've worn out two vinyl copies over the years. It's amazing front to back without a single lame track. A brilliant masterpiece. Get yourself a copy and thank me later .
i have listened to the album a little while ago, and i really like it. I've known the band for a few years, and i was at some point still hearing new stuff from them. its my favorite album of all time
A beautiful cover, superior musically in my opinion to Springsteen's original. The range of emotions addressed by the song really come out here, making for such a touching and memorable experience.
I flew to Germany with my daughter a few years a go to see them live . I think the live version of I came for you is fantastic , but the studio version has it for me. Crisper.
Какие классные клавишные! Со своеобразной тональностью! Голос вокалиста тоже замечательный! И сама песня шедевр! Слушаю с 1983 года и не надоедает! Первая величина искусства!
I'd no idea, until tonight, that this is a cover of a Bruce Springsteen original song. I listened t BS's original version, and I just wanna say thank Goodness MMEB redid it, cuz Mann, oh Mann, did it ever desperately need it!! Luv this version!!!
Exactly! I listened to the original version and said "WTF???" And what's with those lyrics????? Manfred Mann also greatly improved Blinded by the Light, also originally sung by The Boss.
One last comment. First listen to the song. Then listen to the song concentrating on the backup vocalist that comes into the song. The song is amazing.
Manfred Mann gives this song the type of energy and intensity it truly deserves. Bruce's version as great as it is to monotone and he uses no inflection in his voice. great song non the less.
This entire time period was great for the band, disco was gone, the written word in music became important again. Hook lines keyboards synth, buth the best part was the writing. The 80s music was and still is so important. s
I wanted to buy the album this song was on back in the early 90's but I couldn't buy it!!! I finally found it on an import cd!!! paid $25 for the cd just to get this song!!!!
The whole rest of the CD is awesome. I'm partial to Stranded and All Through The 80's. Give it another listen or three. Also listen to their later song Runner. That might have been their last song I liked.
I have been able to listen to this piece of music over and over again for 40 years. And the keyboard touch still sends shivers down my spine. There must be something about it ;-)
Just amazing that their two best songs (my opinion only), I Came for You, and Blinded by the Light were Springsteen covers that blew the originals away. That's saying something, because that Springsteen guy is a legend. They did the same with Do Wah Diddy. Do many other bands in history have such a knack for finding just the right sound to make a good song into an epic cover?
WOW! this song is a true rock classic, will never forget the night i heard it, on a rock radio station called KSLQ, i miss those days, CLASSIC ROCK FOREVER!!!!!
This be called late 70's decade 'Party', with the greatest keyboard man Manfred Mann, reachin' the "British Pop" 'perfection', along with Bram Tchaikovsky's "Girl of my dreams" debut, both are undisputed the "British Pop" 'Zenith'. Thanks Manfred Mann.
I wonder what its like to understand all the lyrics from the first listening? :) I love the music that told stories. Never shall the 21st century truly own me
+Emma Knightley I love his voice, too. But I just can't make it match with his appearance ;) In my mind it's the voice of a younger man who looks different.
Keine Schulfeier in den 80ern ohne diesen großartigen Song mehrmals gehört zu haben ! Das passierte, wenn sich Manfred Mann's Earth Band mal eine großartige Komposition vornahm und diese geschliffen ausarrangierte. Musikalisches Weltkulturerbe !
You are a GENIOUS musically, and specially when it comes to cover versions. And giving us covers that are better than the originals. This is one of them. Your music has helped me out of many 'ditches'... It brings an amazing energy, and I love you for it! It has followed me since I was 6, stil are. Blessings, love and Sucsess to you, from Arctic LoVe Islands
The Tampa Bay Rays baseball team use that famous piano rift part of this song coming back from commercial breaks between innings sometimes. Their late announcer who tragically and suddenly passed right before this season started (2023), had a hand Im sure in it being one of the "bumper" songs (coming back from commercial). And oh by the way, Rays are in first right now.
Love this song! When this came out, there was another official video for this song that had a blonde girl in it, with closeups, alternating with the band's performances. Does anyone else remember that?
Me either I like only a handful of Springsteen songs sung by Bruce Himself. I absolutely LOVE Born To Run for the piano line that runs through it and (Streets Of )Philadelphia. But Man Manfred Mann kicked ass with Blinded By The Light and later on with For You. I have read that The Boss Himself Hates both of Manfred Mann's most excellent reworking of .both songs. I do have an original Bruce Springsteen very limited pressing 45 of Blinded By The Light That I bought at a garage sale for one dollar. I have a buddy that wants to give Me one hundred bucks for My dollar investment and is kinda pissed I won't sell it to Him But it's His Birthday soon and I'm a cheapskate. He better enjoy it or give Me the hundred dollars He's offered .I BET Bruce doesn't mind the royalties from both songs though.
I think you're right but, that says something for the songwriting craft of Bruce. He, along with Dylan, crafted some real gems that only got better when others interpreted them underscoring the quality of the songwriting. Bruce is one of those artists that is really best live to which the later big tours kind of smothered some of the amazing interface he was capable of when performing in a much more intimate setting that didn't have to be a bombastic greatest hits type "oldies" show. Not to take anything away from the arena Bruce but at the end of the day it's the songs and Mann knows how to arrange them in a most unique and pleasing way that really connects. I really think Mann is one of the 20th century greats because not only could he be totally righteous in his early pop incarnation but, he could push the instrumental progressive boundaries to where they were totally just as accessible. He's one unique artist that deserves far greater accolades than even his long and successful career often gets.
Blinded by the light always overshadowed this song, but I always liked this one better. A true Rock classic that never got the fame it deserves!
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Just learned today that this is also a Springsteen cover, though I only knew it by a third band's version
Yes it did! Without Bruce Springsteen they would only one hit! But it's the only cover they do I like it better than the Boss!
It was huge in my market.
Couldn't agree more!
Manfred Mann's earth band is one of the most underrated classic rock bands ever. This song is just another example, and one of my favorites. Don't get better than this, folks
On my opinion, the live version is better
@@sandyquilty3138 The album version is the best, imo, I've heard several versions including one's that look like album versions on CZcams that aren't. The elements that were added, like backing vocals, a vocal intro and shoddy synth solo ruined an otherwise perfect original recording. For that matter, the entire album Chance is truly an unprecedented musical accomplishment and ushered in a sound that defined much of what bands for the rest of the 80s had to strive to approximate, thanks, I believe, much to the hard work of producer Trevor Rabin. As far as I can tell, no other Manfred Mann album comes even close to what this album achieved artistically.
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Почему недооцененная!? Со школы слушаю,люблю и помню!
I llke them but all their best stuff is other peoples music. Cant be the best under those conditions.
This is my favorite song of all time. I have never grown tired of listening to it.
not sure but you look young. You have picked a great song. this song always sends many emotions through me, hope, sadness, love, joy... I hope you keep listening to this as you get older and feel how the song means more as you get older!
Me too no matter how many times I hear it I get chills
Chris Thompson at his best!
One of my favorites also.
I can only say this....its the one song that i wish would never end
Just haunting. That piano part just sends shivers down my spine
Well said
Never thought I would see this after all these years.😊
Reminds me of roller skating Friday nights70s/80s. Great times!!!
Yes! 😅
Went to Play Land in Austin almost every Friday.
Haven't heard this on the radio since the 90s and now it's being played like it's 1981 all over again.
Seems like I have heard that at the mall recently, in a cool store. lol This was my favorite song when I was a teenager. Well, along with Hold on Hold Out by Jackson Brown.
Sooooo good. Loved it then. Love it now at 65. An beyond
59 here. Same.
Manfred was a class act in the fact he didn't feel the need for the Spot Light. He just made music and a lot of hits for decades.
Manfred Man and Chris Thompson are absolutely amazing. His vocals are incredible. Their interpretation of other songwriter's songs are perfect. Chris Thompson is a really nice bloke, too!
Kathie Myrenaes Well said Kathie
Yes he is! Met him with Alan Parsons! Great voice and super humble man!
He's so good you can't even understand how good he is...
can't say how much this is a favourite of mine
I worked on the river boats in the 70's-80's.There is a lock and dam in Bellvue Iowa.Everytime we would come down to make the lock,we would sing this song as we approached the lock wall.Ha.Folks thought we were strange.We just liked a great song.
I was 15 when I heard this on my am transitor radio on a Chicago radio station WLS, and it was just once in a while I caught it playing while laying in bed on a school night....ahhh memories, 40 years later still gives me chills when I listen to it, love it!
The big 89 Brother !
I'm a bit older and remember when WLS and WCFL battled it out and when WLUP first started not to mention WXRT which is still going strong today.
I was 19 - 890 ruled!
Best station ever, growing up listening to WLS inspired me to go into radio. (Side note, found some "Animal Stories" on CZcams)
Uncle Lar and Little Snot Nose Tommy. I loved WLS
I’ll always respect Mann’s covers for how different they are while still keeping some of the original
Lead Singers enthusiasm is great!
In 1986 or 87 a dormmate turned me on to the Chance album. I've been in love with it ever since. Thank you, Jonathon.
What a voice he has. What is it about Manfred Mann that they take Bruce's songs and make them 10x's better ?.
Great song. I miss music like this but I'm glad that I was around in the 80's to hear this while it was on the radio. Good Stuff!
I am now 54y old, and MMEB has been one of my favourites since my childhood. They are simply great, but without Chris Thompson they are not the same as in their best years.
I saw them in concert in Germany five times and have every album they recorded. My favorite band of all time.
How cool are you ,,,wow . I went this alot my my 8 track tape player in 1981it gave me memories of days gone by.... The. 70 era . Like
Dr Hook & The medicine show they are underrated but only have a few hits which were phenomenal I love everything about them they're the gods behind the gods
Oh that fretless bass is beautiful!!!
Love the mini moog too.
The best.
I remember this song fondly, it reminds me of my older sister, Tammy who passed away on Christmas day of 2017. Rest in Peace.😞 I just want to cry😢
Sorry for your loss brother
Sorry for your/our loss.
Sorry for your loss… music is amazing it helps us remember good times good people good places and we never forget !
This tune brings back so many memories from the 80s!
I am a huge Bruce Springsteen fan but this is from his first album when he was trying to make it.Manfred mann capture this song so great.I believe Bruce is so proud of this version.
Lol. Mannfred did his songs much better
In point of fact, springsteen hated it because it was better than his original... and was the 2nd time Mm did him better. Blinded By The Light was another springsteen song that MM did before this one... springsteen's version STUNK ON ICE, and MM just redid it and hit it right out of the park. Springsteen really has no love for MM as a result.
@@ericlarson6390 ... AND if I may add, Spirit In The Night. I have been a Springsteen and E Streeter supporter since 1974. Greetings, & The Wild, were awesome albums in their own right, I still play them and there are no skips. (Older people will understand) .
Chance is one of the greatest albums of all time. So few people have listened to it though.
I've worn out two vinyl copies over the years. It's amazing front to back without a single lame track.
A brilliant masterpiece.
Get yourself a copy and thank me later .
i have listened to the album a little while ago, and i really like it. I've known the band for a few years, and i was at some point still hearing new stuff from them. its my favorite album of all time
Bruce is awesome! But the punch and the vocal + ++ m.m.e.b delivers in this version is just beyond awesome :)
The lead singer has such a powerful voice, love it
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A beautiful cover, superior musically in my opinion to Springsteen's original. The range of emotions addressed by the song really come out here, making for such a touching and memorable experience.
Totally agree!
Chris Thompson has such a great voice
Gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. The woman singing in the background is Shona Laing.
I flew to Germany with my daughter a few years a go to see them live . I think the live version of I came for you is fantastic , but the studio version has it for me. Crisper.
Thank you, Karen Marie Moning for reminding me of this gem...gave me goosebumps.
It's my favorite band since the 80s. I love it. Thanks, guys..🎸🎸🥁🥁
Какие классные клавишные! Со своеобразной тональностью! Голос вокалиста тоже замечательный! И сама песня шедевр! Слушаю с 1983 года и не надоедает! Первая величина искусства!
I'd no idea, until tonight, that this is a cover of a Bruce Springsteen original song. I listened t BS's original version, and I just wanna say thank Goodness MMEB redid it, cuz Mann, oh Mann, did it ever desperately need it!! Luv this version!!!
Exactly! I listened to the original version and said "WTF???" And what's with those lyrics????? Manfred Mann also greatly improved Blinded by the Light, also originally sung by The Boss.
One last comment. First listen to the song. Then listen to the song concentrating on the backup vocalist that comes into the song. The song is amazing.
I can still remember the first time I heard this on the radio in the early 80s....40 years later I still shiver from the lyrics...
Manfred Mann gives this song the type of energy and intensity it truly deserves. Bruce's version as great as it is to monotone and he uses no inflection in his voice. great song non the less.
Lol. Springsteen is so boring.
My cherished sorrowful song
I tried to move Heaven out of your way my angelic love
My arms failed us both
I love you Trish
I'm sorry
Great tune! I haven’t heard this song since I was in high school in ‘82. Brings back good memories
This entire time period was great for the band, disco was gone, the written word in music became important again. Hook lines keyboards synth, buth the best part was the writing. The 80s music was and still is so important. s
Under rated band. Lots of talent with these guys. Always liked them
I haven't heard this one in forever! Thank you for posting it!
What an epic song. I've loved this since I was young.
Killer song! The lyrics are EXCELLENT and the musicianship ain’t bad either.
Artistically awesome and amazing! Manfred Manns' Earth Band for Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame!!!!!!!!!!
The best intro ever!!!
This song is my life
I have heard three different studio versions of this song from Manfred Mann. Crazy!!
Back when you could look like someone's dad and rock.
😂🤣
Word. These dudes look like they should be hanging out with my dad in his backyard, grilling burgers and drinking beers.
He just reminds me of Maurice Gibb
Yeah Megan... when talent mattered.. not looks..
And no auto tune
One of my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Just superb. Always get excited when they would play the full version on the radio.
I listened to this on a cabinet stereo,the volume cranked up
Love this late 70s sound
Early 80s, right on the cusp.
I wanted to buy the album this song was on back in the early 90's but I couldn't buy it!!! I finally found it on an import cd!!! paid $25 for the cd just to get this song!!!!
The whole rest of the CD is awesome. I'm partial to Stranded and All Through The 80's. Give it another listen or three. Also listen to their later song Runner. That might have been their last song I liked.
Was für ein Brett 😍😎
I have been able to listen to this piece of music over and over again for 40 years.
And the keyboard touch still sends shivers down my spine.
There must be something about it ;-)
Just amazing that their two best songs (my opinion only), I Came for You, and Blinded by the Light were Springsteen covers that blew the originals away. That's saying something, because that Springsteen guy is a legend. They did the same with Do Wah Diddy.
Do many other bands in history have such a knack for finding just the right sound to make a good song into an epic cover?
Well im feeling like 22 again ,love your music,forever
Still rocks may 25 2020👍
Love this tune Manfred Mann Earth Band. Rock on!
WOW! this song is a true rock classic, will never forget the night i heard it, on a rock radio station called KSLQ, i miss those days, CLASSIC ROCK FOREVER!!!!!
An extremely dark song, with loving hope at the end.
This be called late 70's decade 'Party', with the greatest keyboard man Manfred Mann, reachin' the "British Pop" 'perfection', along with Bram Tchaikovsky's "Girl of my dreams" debut, both are undisputed the "British Pop" 'Zenith'. Thanks Manfred Mann.
I wonder what its like to understand all the lyrics from the first listening? :) I love the music that told stories. Never shall the 21st century truly own me
Timeless Masterpiece - Thank you for this banger!! 😃
I've heard this song a million times, and even time I hear something new in it
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This album is in my opinion “the beginning of the “end” of the great Manfred manns earth band.
sadly yes at least for me. as i remember chris was about to leave the band. i don't know any background
What a great musician(Manfredd Mann) from South Africa
That voice...
+Emma Knightley I love his voice, too. But I just can't make it match with his appearance ;) In my mind it's the voice of a younger man who looks different.
Richard Schubert haha yes, voices make us imagine people, when we have not seen them before...as with seeing radio commentators...VERY strange!
Keine Schulfeier in den 80ern ohne diesen großartigen Song mehrmals gehört zu haben ! Das passierte, wenn sich Manfred Mann's Earth Band mal eine großartige Komposition vornahm und diese geschliffen ausarrangierte. Musikalisches Weltkulturerbe !
....und immer besser als die Originale! :-)
Admiraljets Favoris ......Jawoll 😃
Admiraljets Favoris - Ja, irgendwie besser als der Boss, Bruce. Liebe diesen Song aber besonders diesel Version von Manfred Mann.
Ich kam in der Armee im Jahr 82 und liebte es jedes Mal, wenn dieses Lied kam. Ich vermisse die 80er Jahre.
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The guy who could take a Springsteen song and make them better....
Angel Station is one of MME's best albums. Chris Thompson has a great voice!
Chance is a far better album, it's terribly underrated.
Knowing there is a video to this has made my day.
Soldiers an' drummers of Generation 60s Century 20 salute you for this!
Sta-a-a-and strait! Eyes right!
🥁 🥁 🥁 SIR!💂🏻♂️💂🏻♂️💂🏻♂️
You are a GENIOUS musically, and specially when it comes to cover versions. And giving us covers that are better than the originals.
This is one of them.
Your music has helped me out of many 'ditches'... It brings an amazing energy, and I love you for it! It has followed me since I was 6, stil are.
Blessings, love and Sucsess to you, from Arctic LoVe Islands
Genius*
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 ironic to misspell genius Lol
@KOSMICKEN09 It's not miss spelled.
I don't know how this wasn't a huge hit like Blinded By the Light. Bruce was a genius.
The Tampa Bay Rays baseball team use that famous piano rift part of this song coming back from commercial breaks between innings sometimes. Their late announcer who tragically and suddenly passed right before this season started (2023), had a hand Im sure in it being one of the "bumper" songs (coming back from commercial). And oh by the way, Rays are in first right now.
I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH what lyrics ahhh
OMG FANTASTIC!!!!!! I love this band. FANTASTIC FANTASTIC!!!!!
Love this song! When this came out, there was another official video for this song that had a blonde girl in it, with closeups, alternating with the band's performances. Does anyone else remember that?
I found it! czcams.com/video/-05JJO2J6V4/video.html
best song ever !
Chris Thompson's vocals are amazing!
He may look ordinary but what a voice!
The funny thing i don't like Bruce Springsteen, but manfred's covers is totally amazing!!!
I like a handful of Springsteen, most of his stuff is too "folksy" for me.
I like I'm A ROCKER.....RAMROD.....BORN TO RUN and a couple others.
I agree totally!
Agreed..
Absolutely agree. Springsteen's songs are best done by others.
Me either I like only a handful of Springsteen songs sung by Bruce Himself. I absolutely LOVE Born To Run for the piano line that runs through it and (Streets Of )Philadelphia. But Man Manfred Mann kicked ass with Blinded By The Light and later on with For You. I have read that The Boss Himself Hates both of Manfred Mann's most excellent reworking of .both songs. I do have an original Bruce Springsteen very limited pressing 45 of Blinded By The Light That I bought at a garage sale for one dollar. I have a buddy that wants to give Me one hundred bucks for My dollar investment and is kinda pissed I won't sell it to Him But it's His Birthday soon and I'm a cheapskate. He better enjoy it or give Me the hundred dollars He's offered .I BET Bruce doesn't mind the royalties from both songs though.
Brilliant 👍👍👍❤
R.I.P.. Steve Waller , You'r Presented The Golden Age Of Manfred Mann’s
Years ago I was so excited when I finally got the CD with this song!
idk why I love this song so much. this version definetly. what a great a song
This song remembers me my youth. These days were extremely good days!
Love this song
one of the best songs i ever heard......
One of the best albums ever made, by them or anyone.
I think you're right but, that says something for the songwriting craft of Bruce. He, along with Dylan, crafted some real gems that only got better when others interpreted them underscoring the quality of the songwriting. Bruce is one of those artists that is really best live to which the later big tours kind of smothered some of the amazing interface he was capable of when performing in a much more intimate setting that didn't have to be a bombastic greatest hits type "oldies" show. Not to take anything away from the arena Bruce but at the end of the day it's the songs and Mann knows how to arrange them in a most unique and pleasing way that really connects. I really think Mann is one of the 20th century greats because not only could he be totally righteous in his early pop incarnation but, he could push the instrumental progressive boundaries to where they were totally just as accessible. He's one unique artist that deserves far greater accolades than even his long and successful career often gets.
I don't understand how 128 people could dislike this song....
This song is amazing....takes me back to 10th grade.
Chris Thompson has pipes!!
My favorite band ever since and still
This must be the greatest song/strangest video presentation combo EVER
I always loved this song! I liked Blinded by the Light, but really LOVED this song!
Haven't heard this in years! Thank you for posting it!
One of rocks greatest voices. And guitar by a young Trevor Rabin.
Great voice.
The main thing I like about their Springsteen cover is the respect they show for the originals.
Great show yesterday in the Netherlands. Very good