What does the song blinded by the light mean

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And it's got the same core - emotional core story of a young person, you know. TURAN: I hope so because it does have, again, the jolt of Bruce Springsteen's energy, the jolt of Bollywood-style filmmaking which 'Bend It Like Beckham' didn't have. You think this has the potential to be the same thing?

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I mean, that movie just still holds such power in some way culturally. GREENE: You know, I watched 'Bend It Like Beckham' on a plane the other day. So she's got experience with this kind of material, and that really helps a lot. Again, a strict father and a teenager trying to break out.

Gurinder Chadha, who directed this film, she did an earlier film called 'Bend It Like Beckham' which also dealt with - that was in. It feels very, very relevant today, and it feels painful in that way. It doesn't feel like, oh, this is what used to happen.

TURAN: Yeah, I mean, there's this whole feeling which you see in the film of immigrants out - you know, the National Front, which was very popular in Britain at the time, which was an anti-immigrant party, the hostility to immigrants that you see examples of in the film. Are there things about it that you feel like resonate today and will resonate with moviegoers? GREENE: So we're talking about racism from a different era. GREENE: Well, this takes place in the '80s, right? TURAN: He just is - he said, I never knew music could be like this. And there's a great scene where he first puts it on and his world, like, explodes. He feels no one understands him.ДЄnd a friend of his gives him Bruce Springsteen tapes and says, listen to this, you'll thank me later. His father is a really strict, you know, pater familias, runs his life. TURAN: Well, what unites them is the story, the story of this teenager in Luton, which is north of London, who's miserable in his life. I mean, I might not have put those two together. And it kind of - other filmmakers use it, and in this case, that's what's happened. And it's a hugely popular style all over the world. You kind of go from one to the other almost without noticing it. Bollywood is a style of filmmaking - Indian filmmaking where the songs kind of flow seamlessly from the drama.

And the other thing is that this is kind of a Bollywood film. TURAN: Yeah, he gave the filmmakers access to his complete catalog. This is like wall-to-wall Springsteen music. He writes these high-energy songs, they just galvanize people. TURAN: Who doesn't like Bruce Springsteen? And, you know, he writes anthems. 1, it's the songs of Bruce Springsteen, you know.

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TURAN: You know, I'm like in concert mode - full concert mode. GREENE: You're pumping your fists - I like it. TURAN: Yes, I'm really happy to be talking about it. GREENE: So you sound really excited about this film. GREENE: 'Blinded By The Light' is actually based on a true story, and to talk about it we're joined by MORNING EDITION film critic Kenneth Turan. It's like Bruce knows everything I've ever felt, everything I've ever wanted. VIVEIK KALRA: (As Javed) I listen to everything. Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart. SPRINGSTEEN: (Singing) Explode and tear this whole town apart. TARA DIVINA: (As Yasmeen) You should be listening to our music before you start getting confused and hating yourself. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, 'BLINDED BY THE LIGHT') (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'DANCING IN THE DARK')Д«RUCE SPRINGSTEEN: (Singing) Something happening somewhere. It tells the story of a British Pakistani teenager who struggles with his old-school father and an atmosphere of racism, and through it he finds life-changing solace in the music of Bruce Springsteen. The new film 'Blinded By The Light' takes place in Margaret Thatcher's Britain.

What does the song blinded by the light mean