Use stream of consciousness to answer the following. 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.\n\nAnswer this question based on the passage: who wrote blinded by the light by manfred mann?
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This is the relevant information: "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. Final answer: Bruce Springsteen.
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