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Bruce Springsteen wrote "Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night." referring to a '32 Ford Deuce Coupe. Manfred Mann slightly changed the lyric, saying "Revved up like a deuce," still referring to the Ford. The final part of this lyric played a part when Manfred Mann later covered Ian Thomas' "The Runner."
Kiss, however, refers to someone being worth a deuce: "Baby, if you're feeling good, And baby if you're feeling nice, You know your man is workin' hard, He's worth a deuce."
Taking the two lines, we can see that even though your man is working hard at pleasing you, you have to cut him loose eventually. This concept is really a precursor and inspiration for Sting's famous song "If you love somebody, set them free." Sting of course is no stranger to the "Deuce" since he was #2 man in The Police, after drummer Stewart Copland.
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You really hit us with some knowledge there, didn't you?
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I can't wait for the Poop People to chime in here with the next correlation to the word "Deuce".
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I thought it was douche too...
revved off like a douche, another runner in the night.
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Oh I really knew it was deuce. I just said that so someone else would admit to it and look silly.
TAKE THAT!
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Originally Posted by Kevin
Oh I really knew it was deuce. I just said that so someone else would admit to it and look silly.
TAKE THAT!
darn, I wish there was a throwup emoticon to match your sig.
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That sir is no throw-up. That is a Technicolor Yawn®.
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He seems to be projectile yawning.
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
He seems to be projectile yawning.
I think he should see a doctor about that, looks serious.
A real question: Does anyone else prefer the Manfred Version over Bruce's?
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Originally Posted by Kevin
That sir is no throw-up. That is a Technicolor Yawn®.
With Stars of Boredom©® glistening over the Bowl of Relief©®
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No those are clinically insane stars. You obviously didn't pay attention in Astronomy Class.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
Oh I really knew it was deuce. I just said that so someone else would admit to it and look silly.
TAKE THAT!
No, Manfred Mann, not Take That. Take That were the ones who did soggy renderings of Relight My Fire and then all grew long hair and stopped washing, and finally dissolved.
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Here I'd thought Bruce had just put together a bunch of rhymes that worked with the rest of his lyrics. I never knew he was referring to a Deuce Coupe...
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I always thought most of those references were to either the playing card or a two-dollar bill.
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Originally Posted by ReggieX
Bruce Springsteen wrote "Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night." referring to a '32 Ford Deuce Coupe. Manfred Mann slightly changed the lyric, saying "Revved up like a deuce," still referring to the Ford. The final part of this lyric played a part when Manfred Mann later covered Ian Thomas' "The Runner."
Kiss, however, refers to someone being worth a deuce: "Baby, if you're feeling good, And baby if you're feeling nice, You know your man is workin' hard, He's worth a deuce."
Taking the two lines, we can see that even though your man is working hard at pleasing you, you have to cut him loose eventually. This concept is really a precursor and inspiration for Sting's famous song "If you love somebody, set them free." Sting of course is no stranger to the "Deuce" since he was #2 man in The Police, after drummer Stewart Copland.
BTW this reminds me of an abe post.
ReggieX taking the party to the limit.
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You've ruined the song for me. The real lyrics are never as fun as the ones you thought they were.
"Theres a bad moon on the rise." What I heard: "Theres a bathroom on the right."
For years, I thought CCR was talking about a scary restroom.
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Originally Posted by osiris
A real question: Does anyone else prefer the Manfred Version over Bruce's?
Yes.
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Originally Posted by osiris
A real question: Does anyone else prefer the Manfred Version over Bruce's?
Unless Bruce recorded more than one version, I certainly prefer Manfred Mann's version. Bruce was, let's say "less polished" when he recorded "Blinded by the Light," and it is very hard, even knowing the lyrics, to understand him on that cut.
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That's OK, I thought it was the Doobie Brothers singing "wrapped up like a douche" Boy was I off.
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Originally Posted by ReggieX
Bruce Springsteen wrote "Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night." referring to a '32 Ford Deuce Coupe. Manfred Mann slightly changed the lyric, saying "Revved up like a deuce," still referring to the Ford. The final part of this lyric played a part when Manfred Mann later covered Ian Thomas' "The Runner."
Kiss, however, refers to someone being worth a deuce: "Baby, if you're feeling good, And baby if you're feeling nice, You know your man is workin' hard, He's worth a deuce."
Taking the two lines, we can see that even though your man is working hard at pleasing you, you have to cut him loose eventually. This concept is really a precursor and inspiration for Sting's famous song "If you love somebody, set them free." Sting of course is no stranger to the "Deuce" since he was #2 man in The Police, after drummer Stewart Copland.
Must be some good absinthe.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
BTW this reminds me of an abe post.
ReggieX taking the party to the limit.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
BTW this reminds me of an abe post.
ReggieX taking the party to the limit.
I'm dropping science like a cheerleader.
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Well whatever you did, keep them coming. The lounge needs more threads like these.
And yes, I even found your sig to be on the funny side.
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Wait...Bruce Springsteen originally wrote "Blinded by the Light"? o.O
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
You really hit us with some knowledge there, didn't you?
I'm dropping science like a cheerleader.
I don't want to oversell it, but:
my thread : abe's threads
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I'll never forgive Manfred Mann for the godawful chopsticks break.
And I love the rawness of the first two Springsteen albums -- they're still my faves of his, but then I'm old, my machine's a dud all stuck in the mud, and I'm probably a f0r3ign 4gent!11!
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My real question is:
Did the Kingsmen really know the lyrics to Louie Louie when they were singing it? (Does it actually have lyrics, or are all they "lyric" sites just making it up like the band did?)
Back on topic: Springsteen rocks. Sometimes he's a better writer than singer, but he's an awesome performer.
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Legend has it that the Kingsmen did NOT know the lyrics-at least not in their condition... But apparently they just spent too much time practicing too hard the night before, and their lead singer got a sore throat out of it-and thus did poorly at enunciating the lyrics. The FBI even investigated this song because parents wrote in in an uproar about it's "obscene" lyrics. It turns out that 1) the FBI couldn't even decipher the lyrics with their lab and 2) the parents were pretty smutty minded themselves. Check Snopes for "Louie Louie" to get more, including a link to The Smoking Gun and FBI documents about the investigation.
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Originally Posted by ghporter
Legend has it that the Kingsmen did NOT know the lyrics-at least not in their condition... But apparently they just spent too much time practicing too hard the night before, and their lead singer got a sore throat out of it-and thus did poorly at enunciating the lyrics. The FBI even investigated this song because parents wrote in in an uproar about it's "obscene" lyrics. It turns out that 1) the FBI couldn't even decipher the lyrics with their lab and 2) the parents were pretty smutty minded themselves. Check Snopes for "Louie Louie" to get more, including a link to The Smoking Gun and FBI documents about the investigation.
thanks...good reads. i never knew all that.
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Well, then. It's been a good day, because I learned something.
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So why is this thread back again? Geez Reggie, check your threads more often...
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It's back because Backstreet's back, all right? Just like Jimmy Carter and electric underwear.
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That first post was REALLY reminiscent of the rambling Todd Pritchard Searchilght cult post.
Much more informative though.
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no, it was reminiscent of the led zeppelin big-legged no-soul woman thread.
the itunes music store is full of duece, what does it mean?
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Originally Posted by andi*pandi
the itunes music store is full of duece, what does it mean?
The picture says it all:
The 1932 Ford - the Deuce
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Originally Posted by KeriVit
So why is this thread back again? Geez Reggie, check your threads more often...
Give him a break my post was all the way down at the second post.
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Originally Posted by Sherman Homan
I can't wait for the Poop People to chime in here with the next correlation to the word "Deuce".
I'm here! Sorry I'm late...
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