Everyone knows "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", the first and biggest of Manfred Mann's hit singles. There are a bunch more. This group had two distinct periods of success, the first in the mid-sixties as part of the British Invasion, the latter in the 70s, after the departure of lead singer John Paul Jones - that period produced the AOR regular "Blinded By the Light".But I only liked the earlier stuff me...
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Well folks, I had an embarrassing moment this morning, as one of you moggers are well aware. This got me thinking about musically-related embarrassment … specifically, lyrics that you misheard or misinterpreted, and were later laughed at for repeating outloud. I remember, as a kid, thinking that the lyrics to Manfred Mann’s “Blinded by the Light” went as follows:“Blinded by the light, W
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A spin in the wayback machine... Manfred Mann Do Wah Diddy (Ed Sullivan). A liitle information from allmusic.com on Manfred Mann. An R&B band that only played pop to get on the charts, Manfred Mann ranked among the most adept British Invasion acts in both styles. The fact that their range encompassed jazz as well as rhythm & blues, coupled with some elements of their appearance and presentatio...
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