Wrapped up like a douche

Wrapped up like a douche

Hey, I can't believe they allow "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann to be played on the radio! I mean, the lyrics are disgusting:

Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a douche
Another runner in the night

How can the FCC allow this kind of vulgarity on the air, for over 25 years? Day after day, on every classic rock station in the country, you'll hear Manfred Mann sing about being a wrapped-up douche -- and what that has to do with running is beyond me. I could see running from the douche, especially if you mistook it for a water bottle and took a swig.

Oh, and just for the record: I looked up the lyrics on the web before writing this idealistic piece. Supposedly he's saying, "deuce," not "douche." Yeah, right. "Deuce" doesn't even make sense. It makes less sense than "douche."

The singer is clearly making a "shh" sound at the end of the word in question. So, don't try to fool me, Manfred Mann. you can fool the tourists, but I live here.

Can you see the lead singer on stage at some race track or state fair, with kids walking by? Singing with all his heart? Singing with conviction? "Blinded by the light! Wrapped up like a douche! Another runner in the night!"

That's totally ridiculous.

I just think they should stop playing that song, that's all.

[Editor's note: We learned from an acquaintance of a friend that, apparently, the lyrics are "revved up like a deuce". Deuce is a reference to a car of some kind. I have to admit, however, that it does sound like he's saying douche.]