• snooggums@piefed.world
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      3 hours ago

      It does if you know it is referencing a hot rod.

      The lyric is a reference to the 1932 V8-powered Ford automobile, which enthusiasts dubbed the “deuce coupe” (the “deuce” coming from the 2 in 1932, the first year the V8 was available). Springsteen was fond of classic hot rods in his youth, hence the line “revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night”. As the line is a famous example of a mondegreen because it is frequently misheard as “wrapped up like a douche”, Springsteen has joked about confusion over the lyrics, claiming that it was not until Manfred Mann rewrote the song to be about a feminine hygiene product that it became popular.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light