“Blinded By The Light” was the first song on Bruce’s debut album “Greeting’s From Asbury Park, N.J.”.

Bruce has talked about the song many times before, stating many of the references in the song are personal, including people he knew or had met on the Boardwalks, or had grown up around, or were just direct personal references to himself.

This was also Springsteen’s first single. It was released only in the US, where it didn’t see much sucess. Although, the band Manfred Mann’s Earth Band recorded a cover for the song in 1976, becoming the only Springsteen song to reach #1.