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Title: Name the band!
Post by: 2stony on January 07, 2003, 05:50:31 PM: The first person to name the band correctly, wins absolutely nothing.

Who first recorded "Black Magic Woman"?

(This should be easy for any of you old farts)

Stony

:confused:
Title: Name the band!
Post by: hawk220 on January 07, 2003, 05:53:11 PM: Santana?
Title: Name the band!
Post by: 2stony on January 07, 2003, 05:56:46 PM: Quote
Santana?

You didn't think it was going to be that easy, did you?

WRONG ANSWER!

Stony

:rolleyes:
Title: Name the band!
Post by: midnight Target on January 07, 2003, 06:00:26 PM: Fleetwood Mac?
Title: Name the band!
Post by: 2stony on January 07, 2003, 06:19:46 PM: Quote
Fleetwood Mac?

Midnight TARGET is the winner!

Yes, people, Santana did not record "Black Magic Woman" first. It was recorded six months before them by Fleetwood Mac.
Also, this version of Fleetwood Mac was the first band. The original band consisted of Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Bob Brunning and Jeremy Spencer. After some personnel changes, the finished product was Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Danny Kirwin and Jeremy Spencer.
After Peter Green left the band in 1970, it struggled on for a few months before disbanding. The next version consisted of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christie McVie and Bob Welsh. Their biggest hit was "Hypnotized".
Finally, the third version of the band took shape. Bob Welsh went solo and the version most of you are probably familiar with came into being. It consisted of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christie McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Stony

:p
Title: Name the band!
Post by: hawk220 on January 07, 2003, 11:29:05 PM: whew.. at least that means I'm not an old fart!
Title: Name the band!
Post by: guttboy on January 08, 2003, 12:03:48 AM: Damn that was easy....How about "Blinded by the Light" and what album did it come off of?

By the way the song you mention was done by Kajagoogoo.....lol
Title: Name the band!
Post by: Sandman on January 08, 2003, 12:16:56 AM: hmmm... Manfred Mann?

If so... it's from the Roaring Silence.

Added for bonus points... written by Bruce Springsteen.
Title: Name the band!
Post by: guttboy on January 08, 2003, 02:58:26 AM: Negative Ghostrider....LOL

Manfred Mann did the remake.....

Try again....LOL:D
Title: Name the band!
Post by: hawk220 on January 08, 2003, 07:51:08 AM: I think it was the Boss who did 'Blinded by the Light'
Title: Name the band!
Post by: Sandman on January 08, 2003, 09:32:34 AM: Quote
Originally posted by hawk220
I think it was the Boss who did 'Blinded by the Light'

That would make sense. He wrote it.
Title: Name the band!
Post by: -ammo- on January 08, 2003, 11:45:13 AM: It was Bruce Springstein, as someone already alluded too. However MM adn the Earth band's version was much more successful.
Title: Name the band!
Post by: Sikboy on January 08, 2003, 01:50:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by guttboy
Damn that was easy....How about "Blinded by the Light" and what album did it come off of?

By the way the song you mention was done by Kajagoogoo.....lol

Yanno, the lyrics to this song have long confused me. So today this thread encouraged me to look them up. Now I'm even more confused.
:confused:
-Sik
Title: Name the band!
Post by: Curval on January 08, 2003, 01:57:29 PM: Sikboy...me too...why would anyone "wake up like a sweetheart?":D
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Post by: guttboy on January 09, 2003, 12:07:09 AM: The reason the lyrics are confusing is that it is not "wake up like a sweetheart"....

They are "Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night"

The song was off the Asbury Park NJ album.

:)
Title: Name the band!
Post by: Sandman on January 09, 2003, 12:12:35 AM: Quote
Originally posted by guttboy
The reason the lyrics are confusing is that it is not "wake up like a sweetheart"....

They are "Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night"

The song was off the Asbury Park NJ album.

:)

Sure it's not Revved up like a deuce?
Title: "Blinded By the Light" lyrics
Post by: 2stony on January 09, 2003, 09:28:50 AM: To avoid any further confusion, here are the lyrics to "Blinded By the Light".

"Blinded by the Light"
by Manfred Mann from The Roaring Silence (c) 1976 lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Chorus:
   Blinded by the light
   Wrapped up like a deuce
   Another runner in the night
   Blinded by the light
   Wrapped up like a deuce
   Another runner in the night
   Blinded by the light
   Wrapped up like a deuce
   Another runner in the night (fading)

Madman drummers bummers,
Indians in the summer,
With a teenager diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps
As the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder my shoulder,
feeling kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,
the calliope crashed to the ground
(pickup)
the calliope crashed to the ground
(chorus)
Some silicon sister with a manager mister
told me I got what it takes.
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong
play the song with the funky break
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the
weather charts see if it was safe outside
And little Early Pearly came by in her curly-wurly
and asked me if i needed a ride
(pickup)
asked me if i needed a ride
(chorus)
Bridge:
   She got down but she never got tight
   She's gonna make it to the night
   She's gonna make it through the night
(break with soul-stirring solo)
Oh momma that's where the fun is
But momma that's where the fun is
Momma always told me not to look
in the eye of the sun
But momma that's where the fun is
(chop sticks variation)
Some brimestone-baritone, anti-cyclone Rolling Stone
Preacher from the East,
says dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone
that's where they expect it least
It's a new mown chaperone standing in the corner
watching the young girls dance
and some fresh sown moonstone messing with his frozen zone,
only reminding him of romance
(pickup)
and the calliope crashed to the ground
(Chorus)
(Chorus and First Verse)
Now Scott with the sling-shot finally found a tender spot
and throws his lover in the sand
and some blood-shot forget-me-not
said daddy's within ear shot save the buckshot, turn up the band
(repeat Verse 2 "Silicon sister with a manager....")
(bridge)

Stony

:D
Title: Re: "Blinded By the Light" lyrics
Post by: Sikboy on January 09, 2003, 10:11:16 AM: Quote
Originally posted by 2stony
To avoid any further confusion, here are the lyrics to "Blinded By the Light".

Yeah, see, that's what I meant, after reading them, I'm more confused than before lol

:confused:

-Sik
Title: Re: "Blinded By the Light" lyrics
Post by: Sandman on January 09, 2003, 10:21:29 AM: Quote
Originally posted by 2stony
To avoid any further confusion, here are the lyrics to "Blinded By the Light".

"Blinded by the Light"
by Manfred Mann from The Roaring Silence (c) 1976 lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Stony

:D

More confusion then... this is from the Manfred Mann Site (http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/music/lyrics/roaring.htm#blind)

Quote

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
Bruce Springsteen-Zomba Music Publ.Ltd.
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a Deuce
Another runner in the night
[repeat to fade]

Madman drummers bummers Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way in to his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder feeling kinda' older I tripped the merry go round
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground and she was 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
[repeat to fade]

Some silicone sister with her manager mister told me I got what it takes
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong play the song with the funky break
And go kart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart see if it was safe outside
And little Early Pearly came by in his curly wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Asked me if I needed a ride
And she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light
She got down but she never got tight
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night

Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, but mama
That's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone anti cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
Says Dethrone the Dictaphone hit it in his funny bone and that's where they expect it least
And some new mown chaperone was standing in
The corner watching the young girls dance
And some fresh sewn moonstone was messing with his frozen zone reminding him of romance

The calliope crashed to the ground
And she was 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
[repeat to fade]

Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
and some bloodshot forget me not his daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band.

She got down but she never got tight she's gonna' make it through the night.
Title: Name the band!
Post by: Curval on January 09, 2003, 10:27:16 AM: Can you find the one that has "wake up like a sweetheart" in those lyrics now please? I've been singing it like that for years and would hate to think I've been singing it wrong. :D
Title: Name the band!
Post by: Sikboy on January 09, 2003, 10:29:12 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Curval
Can you find the one that has "wake up like a sweetheart" in those lyrics now please? I've been singing it like that for years and would hate to think I've been singing it wrong. :D

I found one that said "Let loose like a duce" which is my personal favorite so far lol.

-Sik
Title: Name the band!
Post by: gofaster on January 09, 2003, 01:45:29 PM: I always thought it was "wrapped like sweetheart in the roller in the night." which seems to actually make more sense than the real lyrics!

I guess that's a drug culture rock-n-roll lyricist for ya.