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Thread #2229   Message #2111767
Posted By: Mr Happy
26-Jul-07 - 10:24 AM
Thread Name: Mistakes I Have Made When Listening To Songs
Subject: RE: Mistakes I Have Made When Listening To Songs
In Manfred Mann's cover of Bruce Springsteen's Blinded by the Light, the line "revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night" is often cited as a prominent example of a mondegreen in popular music.

The line is often misinterpreted in Mann's version (the pronunciation is very exaggerated) as "wrapped up like a douche" (Springsteen's original lyric was "cut loose like a deuce").

Deuce, in the song, refers to a 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe, and not a hygienic procedure.