Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light (Community Theater 1973)

[mandoalbee]

I was a roadie with them when this was recorded. Yes, they rehearsed in a garage at the time. I can attest to that fact. In fact I wrote a book about it.

It's called Upstage, Springsteen and Me.

[mandoalbee]

@mandoalbee Oh, btw, we never played at a place called the "Community Theater".

[doowad]

Yeah, Bruce has sure gone downhill since he stopped writing about masturbation.

[ChuckieInMT]

Life on the Jersey Shore, before MTV was even around, huh?

[jplew138]

They called him the "New Dylan", but he sounds much more like the new Van Morrison on this song/

[Robbob9933]

@jplew138 Never heard him referred to as a the New Dylan. The future of rock, yes. The new Dylan, no.

[ThisFcuk]

Love this version!

[rlawton002]

Bad.....!! are you a junk addict....brilliant version

[tedepstein1]

BAD VERSION



[28ack]

@tedepstein1 boooooooooooo!!!!

[SupaGlitch]

@tedepstein1 ahah funny cuz to me Mannfred Man's version is f***** awful

[multiplecats]

I can't believe I've never heard the original song in all my nearly 40 years. Thanks for uploading this.

[123ThisIsMe]

Great to hear this early version .

This song went through so many changes ...

[RN73Tuber]

Rest In Peace Mr. Clemons; You'll always be "THE BIG MAN"!

[iago68]

@RN73Tuber that's what SHE said

[xalancampbellx]

unbelievable photos, where did ya get them?

[TimBraggMusic]

It's about feel - and this "feels" like there's a lot of it!!!

[strimari]

Rough sounds from the wery beginning..this is close to a Big Bang of Rock´n´Roll!

[thtben]

Man, The Boss is SO stoned in this one. :D Gotta love it.

[GordonMorrice]

@thtben He's baked. And why not - it was 1973 and he had a head fulla tunes!

[thtben]

@GordonMorrice Sure, I don't mind at all. Personally, I sing best with one or two beers (real german beers^^) in my head. Though my guitar playing starts to suck seriously after three.

[antiorganicbeatboxba]

@thtben I know that problem :D

[grjobin]

THANKS BEZERKELEY!

[yankeespy3]

Thanks for another rare early tune. Bruce and the boys really sound like a garage band on this, but a great one. Very good audio.

[Godofwrath68]

Bruce sings terribly! But this is a good tune!