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Between
Genre
Science fiction
Teen drama
Created by
Michael McGowan
Starring
Jennette McCurdy
Jesse Carere
Ryan Allen
Justin Kelly
Kyle Mac
Jack Murray
Brooke Palsson
Stephen Bogaert
Samantha Munro
Rick Roberts
Steven Grayhm
Percy Hynes White
Mercedes Morris
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
Jordan Todosey
Country of origin
Canada
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Michael McGowan
Don Carmody
David Cormican
Naveen Prasad
Running time
45 minutes
Production company(s)
Don Carmody Television
Mulmur Feed Co.
Elevation Pictures
Distributor
Elevation Pictures
Rogers Media
Release
Original network
City (Canada)
Netflix (international)
Picture format
1080p (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format
Dolby Digital Plus 5.1
Original release
May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) – August 4, 2016 (2016-08-04)
External links
Official website
betweenseries.com
Between is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which debuted May 21, 2015 on City. Created by Michael McGowan, the series stars Jennette McCurdy as Wiley Day, a pregnant teenage daughter of a minister living in the small town of Pretty Lake, which is coping with a mysterious disease that has killed everybody over age 21.
The series is a co-production between City and Netflix, which distributes the series outside Canada as a Netflix Original Series.[1][2] The series was renewed for a second season on July 8, 2015, which premiered on June 30, 2016.[3]
There has been no confirmation of a third season.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
4 Production
4.1 Web series
4.1.1 Between the Lines
4.1.2 Inside Between
5 Broadcast
5.1 Ratings
6 Reception
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Plot
Between is the story of a small town called Pretty Lake and surrounding rural area under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody aged 22 and older. The series also explores numerous themes: the power vacuum that results when the government quarantines a 10 square mile zone and leaves the inhabitants to fend for themselves; the desire of inhabitants to escape, ignoring that they will spread the deadly disease to the entire planet; and the effect of hormonal teenaged/young adult angst becoming the guiding force for an entire community.
Cast and characters
Main
Jennette McCurdy as Wiley Day
Jesse Carere as Adam Jones
Ryan Allen as Gord
Justin Kelly as Chuck Lott Jr.
Kyle Mac as Ronnie Creeker
Jack Murray as Mark
Brooke Palsson as Melissa Day
Stephen Bogaert as Charles Lott Sr., Chuck's father
Samantha Munro as Stacey
Rick Roberts as Clarence Jones, Adam's father
Steven Grayhm as Liam Cullen (season 2)
Percy Hynes White as Harrison (season 2)
Mercedes Morris as Renee (season 2)
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Frances (recurring season 1, main season 2)
Jordan Todosey as Tracey (recurring season 1, main season 2)
Rosemary Dunsmore as Minister Miller (season 2)
Pascal Langdale as Dexter Crane (season 2)
Recurring
Krystal Nausbaum as Amanda (season 1)
Shailene Garnett as Ms. Symonds (season 1)
Jim Watson as Pat
Jesse Bostick as Felix
Abigail Winter as Samantha
Rebecca Liddiard as Hanna
Episodes
Main article: List of Between episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 6 May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25)
2 6 June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) August 4, 2016 (2016-08-04)
Production
The series was originally set for a season of six one-hour episodes, co-produced and financed by City and Netflix as part of a collaboration deal. The series represents the first major television solo starring role for McCurdy.
Production of season 1 began on October 20, 2014. City aired an exclusive preview of the series during their broadcast of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, and the series premiered on May 21, 2015.[4]
Jesse Carere was promoted to managing director for season 2.[5] Production of season 2 began in January 2016, with six one-hour episodes like the first season.[6] The series shot though March 11, 2016, with two new characters, Lium (played by Steven Grayhm) and Renee (played by Mercedes Morris).[7]
Web series
Between the Lines
As an accompaniment to the show, a web series called Between the Lines has been released, featuring eight two-minute webisodes. The web series follows the character Amanda as she interviews students at Pretty Lake High as an assignment for the school's yearbook. The series begins pre-outbreak, and continues throughout the quarantine and ensuing chaos, taking an in-depth look at a different character each week. The first installment of the web series was posted on May 22, 2015, with new webisodes made available every week on CityTV.com, after each TV episode broadcasts.[8] The season 2 edition of the web series, a six-part video diary kept by Wiley and Adam, became available on June 23, 2016.[9]
Inside Between
In addition, season 2 includes an after-show web component called Inside Between, hosted by Jim Watson and streaming live (then remaining available) on CityTV.com's Between page, directly following each TV episode's initial broadcast on City.
Broadcast
Per the collaboration deal, the series airs terrestrially on City,[10] and streams on Shomi in Canada and Netflix internationally.[11] It is the first series originating from Canada to air on Netflix from its inception.[10]
Episodes air on a week by week basis on City, on Thursdays at 8 pm Eastern Time. During season 1, they were later added on week by week basis on Netflix, for international viewing at 11:30 pm Eastern.[12] Season 1 was added to Netflix's Canadian service one year after its Shomi debut.[11] For season 2, all six episodes were released on Netflix on July 1, 2016, outside Canada.
Ratings
Between's season 1 ratings on City pulled a combined 3.2 million viewers, reaching roughly 10% of the Canadian population. The show performed at 31% in the desirable 18–34 age demographic, significantly above the channel average of 19% for the demographic.[13]
Reception
Brian Lowry of Variety called Between "an utterly ho-hum addition to Netflix's original lineup".[14] Keith Uhlich of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "It's the end of the world as they know it, and viewers won't care."[15] Mike Hale of The New York Times called it a "familiar ensemble soap opera with conspiracy-theory embroidery".[16] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "The town is lovely, the premise solid if overfamiliar, but the script lacks both depth and tension (big problem), and McCurdy is one of the few cast members who can act."[17] Kevin P. Sullivan of Entertainment Weekly rated it C− and criticized the show's writing.[18] Joshua Alston of The A.V. Club rated it C+ and wrote that the series lacks a compelling hook.[19]
See also
Television in Canada portal
References
Jump up ^ "Netflix Teams With Canada's City and Shomi on Deadly Disease Drama ‘Between’". The Wrap, October 20, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Touring Toronto: On Location With 'Between' Star Jennette McCurdy". Yahoo! TV, January 23, 2015.
Jump up ^ Denise Petski (July 8, 2015). "'Between' Returning For Season 2 on Netflix". Deadline Hollywood.
Jump up ^ Laura Prudom. "OITNB Season 3 Premiere Set for June, Wet Hot American Summer in July – Variety". Variety.
Jump up ^ Canada Media Fund. "Conference at MIPCOM 2015 with Carere listed as Managing Director of Between". Twitter.
Jump up ^ "Rogers Media TV Access". Rogers Media Inc.
Jump up ^ Etan Vlessing (January 13, 2016). "Steven Grayhm, Mercedes Morris Join Jennette McCurdy in Drama 'Between'". The Hollywood Reporter.
Jump up ^ "Rogers Media TV Access". Rogers Media Inc.
Jump up ^ k. ip, j.leung – copyright 2008 – Rogers Media Inc. "Rogers Media TV Access". Rogersmediatv.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
^ Jump up to: a b "Canadian drama series to debut on ‘shomi’ streaming service". Global News, October 20, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Netflix, Rogers’ Shomi to partner on dramatic series". The Globe and Mail, October 20, 2014.
Jump up ^ Casey Rackham (May 21, 2015). "Jennette McCurdy's grown-up Netflix drama 'Between' not for binge-watching – Zap2it – News & Features". Zap2it.
Jump up ^ "The allure of escapism: Canadian sci-fi TV series know success" (Press release). Canada Media Fund.
Jump up ^ Lowry, Brian (May 12, 2015). "TV Review: Netflix's 'Between'". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ Uhlich, Keith (May 19, 2015). "The Bottom Line". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ Hale, Mike (May 19, 2015). "Review: Netflix’s 'Between' Puts a Polite Damper on Growing Old". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ McNamara, Mary (May 21, 2015). "Review There's no growing old in the YA thriller 'Between'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ Sullivan, Kevin P. (May 20, 2015). "Between: EW reviews Netflix's new dystopian drama". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ Alston, Joshua (May 20, 2015). "Netflix's sci-fi drama Between makes a risky bid for the YA audience". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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The upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield the greatest political power.[1] According to this view, the upper class is generally distinguished by immense wealth which is passed on from generation to generation.[2][unreliable source?] Prior to the 20th century, the nomenclature aristocracy was widely used.[3]
Because the upper classes of a society may no longer rule the society in which they are living, they are often referred to as the old upper classes and they are often culturally distinct from the newly rich middle classes that tend to dominate public life in modern social democracies.[citation needed] According to the latter view held by the traditional upper classes, no amount of individual wealth or fame would make a person from an undistinguished background into a member of the upper class as one must be born into a family of that class and raised in a particular manner so as to understand and share upper class values, traditions, and cultural norms. The term is often used in conjunction with terms like "upper-middle class", "middle class", and "working class" as part of a model of social stratification.
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1 Historical meaning
2 British Isles and colonies
3 United States
4 See also
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
Historical meaning[edit]
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Portrait of the family Fagoga Arozqueta, about 1730. Painter unknown. The family was part of the upper class in Mexico City, New Spain.
Historically in some cultures, members of an upper class often did not have to work for a living, as they were supported by earned or inherited investments (often real estate), although members of the upper class may have had less actual money than merchants. Upper-class status commonly derived from the social position of one's family and not from one's own achievements or wealth. Much of the population that composed the upper class consisted of aristocrats, ruling families, titled people, and religious hierarchs. These people were usually born into their status and historically there was not much movement across class boundaries.
Ball in colonial Chile by Pedro Subercaseaux. In Spain's American colonies, the upper classes were made up of Europeans and American born Spaniards and were heavily influenced by European trends.
In many countries, the term "upper class" was intimately associated with hereditary land ownership. Political power was often in the hands of the landowners in many pre-industrial societies despite there being no legal barriers to land ownership for other social classes. Upper-class landowners in Europe were often also members of the titled nobility, though not necessarily: the prevalence of titles of nobility varied widely from country to country. Some upper classes were almost entirely untitled, for example, the Szlachta of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[citation needed]
British Isles and colonies[edit]
Main article: Social structure of the United Kingdom § Upper class
The upmarket Harrods department store in London, 1909
In England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, the "upper class" traditionally comprised the landed gentry and the aristocracy of noble families with hereditary titles. The vast majority of post-medieval aristocratic families originated in the merchant class and were ennobled between the 14th and 19th centuries while intermarrying with the old nobility and gentry.[4] Since the Second World War, the term has come to encompass rich and powerful members of the managerial and professional classes as well.[5]
United States[edit]
Main article: American upper class
First edition dust cover of Edith Wharton's 1920 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Age of Innocence, a story set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s
In the United States, the upper class, as distinguished from the rich, is often considered to consist of those families that have for many generations enjoyed top social status based on their leadership in society. In this respect, the US differs little from countries such as the UK where membership of the 'upper class' is also dependent on other factors. In the United Kingdom, it has been said that class is relative to where you have come from, similar to the United States where class is more defined by who as opposed to how much; that is, in the UK and the US people are born into the upper class. The American upper class is estimated to constitute less than 1% of the population. By self-identification, according to this 2001–2012 Gallup Poll data, 98% of Americans identify with the 5 other class terms used, 48–50% identifying as "middle class".[6]
The main distinguishing feature of the upper class is its ability to derive enormous incomes from wealth through techniques such as money management and investing, rather than engaging in wage-labor or salaried employment.[7][8][9] Successful entrepreneurs, CEOs, politicians, investment bankers, venture capitalists, heirs to fortunes, some lawyers, top-flight physicians, and celebrities are considered members of this class by contemporary sociologists, such as James Henslin or Dennis Gilbert.[7] There may be prestige differences between different upper-class households. An A-list actor, for example, might not be accorded as much prestige as a former U.S. President,[8] yet all members of this class are so influential and wealthy as to be considered members of the upper class.[7] At the pinnacle of U.S wealth, 2004 saw a dramatic increase in the numbers of billionaires. According to Forbes Magazine, there are now 374 U.S. billionaires. The growth in billionaires took a dramatic leap since the early 1980s, when the average net worth of the individuals on the Forbes 400 list was $400 million. Today, the average net worth is $2.8 billion. Wal-Mart Walton family now has 771,287 times more than the median U.S household (Collins and Yeskel 322).
Upper-class families... dominate corporate America and have a disproportionate influence over the nation's political, educational, religious, and other institutions. Of all social classes, members of the upper class also have a strong sense of solidarity and 'consciousness of kind' that stretches across the nation and even the globe. —William Thompson & Joseph Hickey, Society in Focus, 2005.[8]
A typical home in Connecticut, one of the wealthiest states in the U.S.[10]
Since the 1970s income inequality in the United States has been increasing, with the top 1% experiencing significantly larger gains in income than the rest of society.[11][12][13] Alan Greenspan, former chair of the Federal Reserve, sees it as a problem for society, calling it a "very disturbing trend".[14][15]
According to the book Who Rules America? by William Domhoff, the distribution of wealth in America is the primary highlight of the influence of the upper class. The top 1% of Americans own around 34% of the wealth in the U.S. while the bottom 80% own only approximately 16% of the wealth. This large disparity displays the unequal distribution of wealth in America in absolute terms.[16]
In 1998, Bob Herbert of The New York Times referred to modern American plutocrats as "The Donor Class"[17][18] (list of top donors)[19] and defined the class, for the first time,[20] as "a tiny group – just one-quarter of 1 percent of the population – and it is not representative of the rest of the nation. But its money buys plenty of access".[17]
See also[edit]
Aristocracy (class)
Bildungsbürgertum
Celebutante
Corporate class
Debutante
Donor Class
Fat cat (term)
Gentry
Grand Burgher (German Großbürger)
Habitus (sociology)
Hanseaten (class)
High culture
Honour
La Distinction
Landed gentry
Mentifact
Nobility
Nouveau riche
Old money
Panama Papers
Paradise Papers
Patrician (post-Roman Europe)
Social environment
Social status
Socialite
Symbolic capital
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Jump up ^ Bartels, Larry (8 April 2014). "Rich people rule!" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
Jump up ^ Akhbar-Williams, Tahira (2010). "Class Structure". In Smith, Jessie C. Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-313-35796-1.
Jump up ^ Gregory Mantsios (2010). "Class in America – 2009". In Rothenberg, Paula S. Race, class, and gender in the United States: an integrated study (8th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-4292-1788-0.
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Further reading[edit]
Allan G. Johnson, ed. (2000). "UPPER CLASS". The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-21681-0.
Hartmann, Michael (2007). The Sociology of Elites. Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought. 50. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-41197-4.
King, Victor T. (2008). The Sociology of Southeast Asia: Transformations in a Developing Region. NIAS Press. ISBN 978-87-91114-60-1.
Ostrander, Susan A. (1986). Women of the Upper Class. Women In The Political Economy. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-0-87722-475-4.
External links[edit]
Number of households with net-worths over one million dollars
Relationship between income and education
"The Aristocracy – how the ruling class survives" on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time featuring David Cannadine, Rosemary Sweet and Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
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"Blinded by the Light"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
B-side
"The Angel"
Released
February 1973
Recorded
August–September 1972
914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York
Genre
Rock
Length
5:06
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"Blinded by the Light"
(1973) "Spirit in the Night"
(1973)
"Blinded by the Light"
(1973) "Spirit in the Night"
(1973)
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. track listing
Side one
"Blinded by the Light"
"Growin' Up"
"Mary Queen of Arkansas"
"Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?"
"Lost in the Flood"
Side two
"The Angel"
"For You"
"Spirit in the Night"
"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"
"Blinded by the Light"
Single by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
from the album The Roaring Silence
B-side
"Starbird No. 2"
Released
August 6, 1976
Format
7"
Recorded
1976, Workhouse Studios, London
Genre
Progressive rock, hard rock
Length
7:08 (album version)
3:48 (single version)
Label
Bronze Records
Songwriter(s)
Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Manfred Mann and Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band singles chronology
"Spirits in the Night"
(1975) "Blinded by the Light"
(1976) "Questions"
(1976)
"Spirits in the Night"
(1975) "Blinded by the Light"
(1976) "Questions"
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The Roaring Silence track listing
"Blinded by the Light"
(1) "Singing the Dolphin Through"
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"Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen which first appeared on his 1973 debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.. A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Cover versions and reissues
1.2 Lyrics
2 Personnel
3 Chart performance
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
The song came about when Columbia president Clive Davis, upon listening to an early version of Greetings from Asbury Park N.J., felt the album lacked a potential single. Springsteen wrote this and "Spirit in the Night" in response.
According to Springsteen, the song came about from going through a rhyming dictionary in search of appropriate words. The first line of the song, "Madman drummers, bummers, and Indians in the summers with a teenage diplomat" is autobiographical—"Madman drummers" is a reference to drummer Vini Lopez, known as "Mad Man" (later changed to "Mad Dog"); "Indians in the summer" refers to the name of Springsteen's old Little League team; "teenage diplomat" refers to himself.[citation needed] The remainder of the song tells of many unrelated events, with the refrain of "Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night".
"Blinded by the Light" was the first song on, and first single from Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Springsteen's version was commercially unsuccessful and did not appear on the music charts.
Cover versions and reissues[edit]
Manfred Mann's Earth Band released a version of the song on their 1976 album The Roaring Silence. Their version includes the "Chopsticks" melody played on piano near the end of the bridge of the song. The track reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian RPM charts. Manfred Mann's Earth Band's recording of "Blinded by the Light" is Springsteen's only Number 1 single as a songwriter on the Hot 100.
In 2002, Danish act Funkstar Deluxe released its disco version of this song. A "jazzified" version can be found on Springsteen's 2007 video and audio release Live in Dublin, recorded with The Sessions Band.
The song is used in the films Blow and Running with Scissors.
Lyrics[edit]
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's recording of the song changes the lyrics. The most prominent change is in the chorus, where Springsteen's "cut loose like a deuce" is replaced with "revved up like a deuce."[1][2][3] This is commonly misheard as "wrapped up like a douche" (the V sound in "revved" is almost unpronounced, and the S sound in "deuce" comes across as "SH" due to a significant lisp).[4][5] Springsteen himself has joked about the controversy, claiming that it was not until Manfred Mann rewrote the song to be about a feminine hygiene product that it became popular.[6]
Personnel[edit]
Original version
Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez – drums, backing vocals
Clarence Clemons – saxophone, backing vocals
with
Harold Wheeler – piano
Manfred Mann's Earth Band cover
Manfred Mann – organ, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Colin Pattenden – bass
Dave Flett – guitar
Chris Hamlet Thompson – vocals, guitar
Chris Slade – drums, backing vocals
with
Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
Irene Chanter – backing vocals
Susanne Lynch – backing vocals
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1976-77)
Peak
position
Australia[7] 11
Canada RPM 1
Netherlands 19
New Zealand 8
UK Singles Chart[8] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[10] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1976)
Rank
Australia[11] 88
Chart (1977)
Rank
Canada[12] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 36
US Cash Box[14] 52
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Buzzelli, Mike (April 26, 2010). "Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night". Observer-Reporter. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
Jump up ^ "VH1 Storytellers: Bruce Springsteen". Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
Jump up ^ The word deuce, in both the Springsteen and Earth Band versions, refers to a 1932 model Ford.[citation needed]
Jump up ^ "Manfred Mann's Earth Band : Blinded by the Light : Real Lyric: Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night : Misheard: Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche". Kissthisguy.com\accessdate=2016-05-08.
Jump up ^ "Q: “Blinded By the Light, Revved Up Like a…” What?". Blogcritics.org. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
Jump up ^ "Bruce Springsteen". VH1 Storytellers. Episode 62. April 23, 2005. VH1.
Jump up ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
Jump up ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 346/6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
Jump up ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
Jump up ^ [1][dead link]
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
External links[edit]
1970s portal
"Blinded by the Light" lyrics from Bruce Springsteen's official site
Preceded by
"Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
February 19, 1977 (one week) Succeeded by
"New Kid in Town" by Eagles
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Mick Rogers
Robert Hart
John Lingwood
Steve Kinch
Chris Thompson
Steve Waller
Chris Slade
Colin Pattenden
Pat King
Jimmy Copley
Clive Bunker
Dave Flett
Matt Irving
Shona Laing
Richard Marcangelo
Geoff Britton
Noel McCalla
John Trotter
Geoff Dunn
Pete May
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Glorified Magnified
Messin' (Get Your Rocks Off)
Solar Fire
The Good Earth
Nightingales and Bombers
The Roaring Silence
Watch
Angel Station
Chance
Somewhere in Afrika
Criminal Tango
Masque
Plains Music
Soft Vengeance
2006
Live albums
Budapest Live
Mann Alive
Compilations
Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered
The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II
Odds & Sods - Mis-takes & Out-takes
Songs
"I'll Be Gone"
"Blinded by the Light"
"Spirit in the Night"
"Mighty Quinn"
"Davy's on the road again"
"Don't kill it Carol"
"For You"
"Redemption Song"
Related articles
Discography
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann Chapter Three
The Manfreds
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Bruce Springsteen
Garry Tallent
Roy Bittan
Max Weinberg
Steven Van Zandt
Nils Lofgren
Patti Scialfa
Jake Clemons
Charles Giordano
Soozie Tyrell
Former members
Ernest Carter
Clarence Clemons
Danny Federici
Suki Lahav
Vini Lopez
David Sancious
Former touring musicians
Everett Bradley
Barry Danielian
Clark Gayton
Curtis King
Ed Manion
The Miami Horns
Cindy Mizelle
Michelle Moore
Tom Morello
Curt Ramm
Jay Weinberg
Studio albums
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973)
Born to Run (1975)
Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
The River (1980)
Nebraska (1982)
Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
Tunnel of Love (1987)
Human Touch (1992)
Lucky Town (1992)
The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
The Rising (2002)
Devils & Dust (2005)
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
Magic (2007)
Working on a Dream (2009)
Wrecking Ball (2012)
High Hopes (2014)
Live albums & Bruce Springsteen Archives
Live 1975–85 (1986)
In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993)
Live in New York City (2001)
Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2006)
Live in Dublin (2007)
Live from the Carousel (2011)
Apollo Theater 3/09/12 (2014)
The Agora, Cleveland 1978 (2015)
Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 (2015)
Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (2015)
Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 (2015)
LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015)
Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 (2015)
Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 (2015)
Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 (2015)
The Christic Shows 1990 (2016)
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11/22/09 (2016)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8/23/08 (2017)
Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 (2017)
Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/20/09 (2017)
Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017)
Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017)
King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 (2017)
The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017)
Compilations
Greatest Hits (1995)
18 Tracks (1999)
The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)
Greatest Hits (2009)
The Promise (2010)
Collection: 1973–2012 (2013)
Chapter and Verse (2016)
Box sets
The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (1985)
Tracks (1998)
The Collection (2004)
Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (2005)
The Collection 1973–1984 (2010)
The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story (2010)
The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973–1984 (2014)
The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015)
EPs
Live Collection (1987)
Chimes of Freedom (1988)
Blood Brothers (1996)
PBS Exclusive (2007)
Magic Tour Highlights (2008)
American Beauty (2014)
Singles
"Blinded by the Light" (1973)
"Spirit in the Night" (1973)
"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (1974)
"Born to Run" (1975)
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (1976)
"Prove It All Night" (1978)
"Badlands" (1978)
"The Promised Land" (1978)
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (1979)
"Hungry Heart" (1980)
"Fade Away" (1981)
"Sherry Darling" (1981)
"The River" (1981)
"Cadillac Ranch" (1981)
"Point Blank" (1981)
"Atlantic City" (1982)
"Open All Night" (1982)
"Dancing in the Dark" (1984)
"Cover Me" (1984)
"Born in the U.S.A." (1984)
"I'm on Fire" (1985)
"Glory Days" (1985)
"I'm Goin' Down" (1985)
"My Hometown" (1985)
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1985)
"War" (1986)
"Fire" (1987)
"Brilliant Disguise" (1987)
"Tunnel of Love" (1987)
"One Step Up" (1988)
"Tougher Than the Rest" (1988)
"Spare Parts" (1988)
"Human Touch" (1992)
"57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (1992)
"Streets of Philadelphia" (1994)
"Secret Garden" (1995)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1996)
"Sad Eyes" (1999)
"The Rising" (2002)
"Lonesome Day" (2002)
"Waitin' on a Sunny Day" (2003)
"Devils & Dust" (2005)
"Radio Nowhere" (2007)
"Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (2008)
"Working on a Dream" (2008)
"My Lucky Day" (2008)
"The Wrestler" (2009)
"We Take Care of Our Own" (2012)
"Death to My Hometown" (2012)
"High Hopes" (2013)
"Just Like Fire Would" (2014)
Charting songs
"Be True" (1981)
"Ramrod" (1981)
"Johnny 99" (1982)
"No Surrender" (1984)
"Stand on It" (1985)
"Trapped" (live) (1985)
"Because the Night" (live) (1986)
"Chimes of Freedom" (live) (1988)
"Youngstown" (1995)
"American Skin (41 Shots)" (2001)
"Pay Me My Money Down" (2006)
"Long Walk Home" (2006)
"My City of Ruins" (2011)
"Rocky Ground" (2012)
Other notable songs
"Growin' Up" (1973)
"For You" (1973)
"Incident on 57th Street" (1973)
"The Fever" (1973)
"Thunder Road" (1975)
"Night" (1975)
"Backstreets" (1975)
"She's the One" (1975)
"Meeting Across the River" (1975)
"Jungleland" (1975)
"Adam Raised a Cain" (1978)
"Racing in the Street" (1978)
"Stay" (1979)
"The Ties That Bind" (1980)
"Independence Day" (1980)
"Out in the Street" (1980)
"Stolen Car" (1980)
"Wreck on the Highway" (1980)
"Nebraska" (1982)
"Highway Patrolman" (1982)
"Darlington County" (1984)
"Working on the Highway" (1984)
"Downbound Train" (1984)
"Bobby Jean" (1984)
"Pink Cadillac" (1984)
"Jersey Girl" (1986)
"Light of Day" (1993)
"Murder Incorporated" (1995)
"Land of Hope and Dreams" (2012)
"Hunter of Invisible Game" (2014)
Video releases
Video Anthology / 1978–88 (1989)
In Concert/MTV Plugged (1992)
Blood Brothers (1996)
The Complete Video Anthology / 1978–2000 (2001)
Live in New York City (2001)
Live in Barcelona (2003)
VH1 Storytellers (2005)
Wings For Wheels (2005)
Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2005)
Live in Dublin (2007)
Magic Tour Highlights (2008)
London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010)
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)
Springsteen & I (2013)
Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013 (2014)
A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (2014)
Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes (2014)
High Hopes in South Africa (2014)
Hunter of Invisible Game (2014)
Tours
Born to Run tours (1974–77)
Darkness Tour (1978)
The River Tour (1980–81)
Born in the U.S.A. Tour (1984–85)
Tunnel of Love Express (1988)
Human Rights Now! (1988)
Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour (1992–93)
Ghost of Tom Joad Tour (1995–97)
Reunion Tour (1999–2000)
Rising Tour (2002–03)
Vote for Change (2004)
Devils & Dust Tour (2005)
Seeger Sessions Band Tour (2006)
Magic Tour (2007–08)
Working on a Dream Tour (2009)
Wrecking Ball Tour (2012-13)
High Hopes Tour (2014)
The River Tour 2016 (2016)
Summer '17 (2017)
Springsteen on Broadway (2017)
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Born to Run autobiography
E Street Radio
Little Steven's Underground Garage
Outlaw Pete
Mike Appel
Jon Landau
Brendan O'Brien
Bob Clearmountain
The Max Weinberg 7
Southside Johnny
Joe Grushecky
Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Greetings from E Street
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