Don't you just hate waking up like a douche in the middle of the night?

Babies with Rabies: Don't you just hate waking up like a douche in the middle of the night?

It's Lanna turner, not Lana turner.
/obscure?

Loved all of Out of Afrika. Excellent album ;)

Oops. That should have been Somewhere In Afrika.

Pretty Flamingo is a nice old tune

I thought it was "revved up like a douche you know the woman in the night".

I like the Springsteen version better...
/someone had to say it...

To this day I still hear "wrapped up like a douche".

vrax: To this day I still hear "wrapped up like a douche".

I thought I was the only one.

Never mess around with a Demolition man, or Grace Jones for that matter.

mikemoto: Actually, I like this song better, which is also a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song: Link (new window)

Good call. And that live version is fantastic.

well, if that ain't an anal curly wurly

It's 'Held up like a loofa by the Foreman of the Night'.

Somebody's a little hot under the colander... (new window)

Once went to a MMEB concert in the Tyrolean backwoods, and it was really quite good. Guys knew their instruments. Then again, almost any band from that age has a higher technical level than most post-something "rock" bands of our age.

/I blame punk
//Also really enjoyed a Russ Ballard concert, of all things. Considering that I mostly knew about him as one of the reasons Dio left Rainbow...

I have a few of their LPs. "Chance" is their best, IMO.

SpinStopper: Loved all of Out of Afrika. Excellent album ;)

Seconded. It's one of my favorite albums of all time. OF ALL TIME. Anyone who hasn't heard it should check it out.

Yo! Subby!

Thwap!
Mkay?

missiv: Never mess around with a Demolition man, or Grace Jones for that matter.

I only watched that video after I realized you could see Grace Jones' nipple.

/it was the 80's, there was no internet

The Roarins Silence is a very good album. With a strange cover.

I rather enjoyed Stranded in Iowa (new window) . . . very weird memories from that time.



\\lawns, etc
/stranded in Iowa, *shudder*

SnakeMan: The Springsteen version has the lyrics "Cuttin' loose like a deuce", which actually rhymes. Was Manfred Mann worried that Brits wouldn't know what a "deuce" is unless they said "revved up"?

Speaking as a former Brit (recovering) and childhood MM fan, I can confidently state that none of my friends knew what a "deuce" was even with the help of "revved up".

/For the longest time I thought it was "racked up like a deuce", and some sort of craps reference i.e. rolling snake eyes

escherblacksmith: I rather enjoyed Stranded in Iowa

As I came of age in the 1980's, I did as well.

Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead are also "one hit wonders" according to the standards of what Pink Floyd calls The Machine, but they're still musical legends

In 1976 I turned 16 and my folks gave me their Dodge Dart, complete with 8-track tape player. That summer I had 2 tapes, The Dark Side of the Moon and The Roaring Silence. I wore both of them out. So screw you subby, I loves me some MMEB. And Pink Floyd.

/still anticipates the track change in the middle of the guitar solo in Time. You know, just when it gets good.

Pants full of macaroni!!: Also:

Nazareth never recorded any songs other than "Hair Of the Dog" and "Love Hurts". Expect No Mercy
Blue Oyster Cult never recorded any songs other than "The Reaper", "Godzilla" and "Burnin' For You". E.T.I.
Uriah Heep never recorded any songs other than "Easy Livin'" and "Stealin'". Sweet Lorraine
Golden Earring never recorded any songs other than "Radar Love" and "Twilight Zone". Got me on this one.

/feel free to add more

Pants full of macaroni!!: Also:
Golden Earring never recorded any songs other than "Radar Love" and "Twilight Zone".

Golden Earring has surprisingly good music in their back catalog. They're not stand-out hits but they're listenable rock'n'roll. I think "Kill Me C'est Soir" and "My Killer My Shadow" might be the closest to the two noted that can be brought up, but "Bombay" is catchy as hell.

mikemoto: Actually, I like this song better, which is also a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song: Link (new window)

Meh. Best Springsteen cover from the 1970s. (new window)

vrax 2011-11-15 04:46:48 AM To this day I still hear "wrapped up like a douche".
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Even knowing the real lyrics... it still clearly sounds like 'Racked up like a douche'. No matter how hard I listen, I just can't hear 'deuce'.

mhd: Once went to a MMEB concert in the Tyrolean backwoods, and it was really quite good. Guys knew their instruments. Then again, almost any band from that age has a higher technical level than most post-something "rock" bands of our age.

/I blame punk
//Also really enjoyed a Russ Ballard concert, of all things. Considering that I mostly knew about him as one of the reasons Dio left Rainbow...

There are thousands of great young rock players, but you have to go looking for them. Autotuned crap rules the mainstream, as it would have if available back in your day.

Manfred Mann had more than the one album?

Seriously, that song has a special place in music history. If you were alive when it came out, the mere mention can still get the song going in your head (it was played CONSTANTLY for a few months). Also, there are soooo many ways to mishear the song.

PirateKing: It's 'Held up like a loofa by the Foreman of the Night'.

Somebody's a little hot under the colander... (new window)

Six episodes of pure freaking gold man.

Pants full of macaroni!!: Also:
Uriah Heep never recorded any songs other than "Easy Livin'" and "Stealin'". Gypsy?

Golden Earring never recorded any songs other than "Radar Love" and "Twilight Zone".

Too much to name here, they've had a very successful career here in the Netherlands and are still active and touring.

/When the lady smiles, you know it drives me wild...

manfredd mann's band's sound changed tremendously over time, such that i'd have never have guessed songs i knew were from the same band. from flower-child 60s to hard-trippin-70s

the album on which 'blinded by the light' appeared, 'the roaring silence' is one of my favorites, every song on it is an awesome b-side. ...i'll admit you have to be pretty spacy to make it all the way to the organ riffs at the end of 'singing the dolphins through' though.

i wish there were more bands that had organ/synth riffs to compete with guitars