The 10 Best Manfred Mann Songs of All-Time

Joy Bringer by Manfred Mann's earth band

Manfred Mann - Joybringer

#MMEB50: Did you know that ‘Joybringer’ almost didn’t get released? Manfred explained this in an interview for World Pop News (Sept/ Oct 1973): “In all ignorance we recorded it, then we were told that we would have to get permission from the Holst family and that they had never before given that. In fact our request was the 28th to be received, and the previous 27 were refused. But our adaptation was liked and accepted. We came to use it via Mick Rogers who had played it, in one of his previous