So again, don’t look into the sights of the sun on Monday. Manfred Mann changed some of the words, had a Number One hit and probably made more money off it. Thanks for writing, but the song was written and first recorded by Springsteen for the “Welcome to Asbury Park” album. Readers called or wrote to say it was written by Manfred Mann (or in one case, Freddie Mercury). Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat With a boulder on my shoulder. It attributed the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen. The item quoted “Blinded by the Light”, which could happen if you look too long at the sun Monday. This is a feel good movie through and through that uses its more dramatic elements as a backdrop, not just for Javeds story, but the story a society facing a. It has no problem being a little silly and even its most serious subject matter never feels too heavy. But enough people called or wrote last week to take issue with part of the item on eclipse traffic that it deserves revisiting. Blinded by the Light is the kind of film that wears its heart on its sleeve. The ratio may be somewhat less with the ease of email, and some internet users’ penchant for telling others how wrong they are. An old city editor once told me to pay attention to calls and letters because for every reader who put pen to paper or picked up the phone, 100 others probably hold similar views but didn’t bother.
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