Band recalls fear of Bruce Springsteen after flubbed cover of his song

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band admitted they were nervous about Bruce Springsteen's reaction to their 1977 cover of "Blinded by the Light." They mistakenly changed a key lyric, leading to concerns about how Springsteen would feel. Their version of the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Springsteen's original did not. The band struggled with a technical issue that caused the lyric to sound incorrect, and they could not change it without ruining the track. Mann noted that many people discussed the lyric, which contributed to the song's success. He avoided Springsteen at events, fearing his response, but later learned that Springsteen thought the change was intentional.