Probably not much, but that didn't stop Manfred Mann's Earth Band from taking Bruce Springsteen's 'Blinded By the Light' to No. 1 in 1976 and onto our Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list.

Manfred Mann recorded their chart-topping breakthrough hit 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy' on June 11, 1964. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. Trending: ... Top 100 Classic Rock Songs.

Both songs have the same lyrics, melody, and rock and roll sound. Regardless, Springsteen and Manfred Mann each have distinct vocals and massively talented bands, making both versions of the song ...

For this year marks the 60 th anniversary of ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’, one of the most popular and instantly recognisable songs of the ‘60’s, and still the biggest audience pleaser at Manfred ...

Later in the 1970s, Mann formed Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The two "bands" charted a total of seven times on the Billboard Top 40 from 1964-1984. They had two #1 hits: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" in 1964 ...

MANFRED MANN founder Manfred Lubowitz on leaving jazz to to found the band famous for such as hits as Do Wah Diddy Diddy, 5-4-3-2-1 and Blinded By The Light By Richard Webber 00:01, Sat, Oct 18, 2014 ...

But Manfred Mann’s version is a blast, too. This isn’t a Pat Boone situation, where the radio was only playing watered-down versions of black songs and this one asshole got rich doing it.