Lyrics for Don't Bring Me Down as interpreted by Kenobi65

Don't Bring Me Down Lyrics
You got me runnin' goin' out of my mind
You got me thinkin' that I'm wastin' my time
Don't bring me down, no no no no no
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down

You wanna stay out with your fancy friends
I'm tellin' you it's gotta be the end
Don't bring me down, no no no no no no no no no
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down

Don't bring me down, grroosss
Don't bring me down, grroosss
Don't bring me down, grroosss
Don't bring me down

What happened to the girl I used to know
You let your mind out somewhere down the road
Don't bring me down, no no no no no
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down

You're always talkin' 'bout your crazy nights
One of these days you're gonna get it right
Don't bring me down, no no no no no
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down

Don't bring me down, grroosss
Don't bring me down, grroosss
Don't bring me down, grroosss
Don't bring me down

You're lookin' good just like a snake in the grass
One of these days you're gonna break your glass
Don't bring me down, no no no no no no no no no
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down

You got me shakin' got me runnin' away
You got me crawlin' up to you everyday
Don't bring me down, no no no no no
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down

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Kenobi65
06-18-2002

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Yes, "grroosss" is the actual word (taken straight off the lyric sheet). Jeff Lynne says it's just a word he made up, although Mack (the German engineer who worked on this album) noted that it sounded kind of like the German word for "good morning." Most folks think it sounds like they're singing "Bruce;" for that reason, when the song is performed these days, Jeff will sing "Bruce" instead.

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mixmastrmatt
08-26-2002

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ELO rocks, Showdown is a Kick A song too

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allenegirl
05-25-2004

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I always thought it was Bruce...now I know. Great song.

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Ander Knight
12-08-2004

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This song has a sound totally unique to itself. Great beat, combined with powerful phrases make it one of my favorites. A guy is done with a girl who could care less about him. Now he is walking out.

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gpciie
04-22-2005

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The beginning of the end for ELO. It\'s hard to be a Light Orchestra with absolutely no orchestral instruments!

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Mr. Blue Sky
10-05-2005

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I never knew this was ELO until I recognized the voice.

The lack of orchestral instruments really threw me off.

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robbro7
05-02-2006

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This song is brilliant.

ELO, top feel-good music.

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SwoopSwoop_RockRoc
07-19-2006

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lol, bruce too

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Major Valor
09-26-2006

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This was my first favorite ELO song (although, I also grew to love "Telephone Line" and "Sweet Talkin' Woman").

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DAVIDINTEL
10-05-2006

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Awesome song, really great music!

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YamaBama
01-03-2007

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I always thought that the mysterious word was either "ruse" or "ruth" or something like that. Anyway, it's a great song by a great band.

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aaaardy
01-12-2007

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I've listened to just about every track ELO ever made. My all-time favorite band has brought me countless hours of joy over the years, but this tune, in my opinion, ranks near the bottom. One way I rank songs is by how many times I can listen to them before they grow tiresome. This one was getting old after the first couple of listens.

Want to hear a great ELO tune? Try: "The Stranger" or "Birmingham Blues"

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ELOfan333
02-06-2007

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Kick ass song ELO is a damn good band anyways the song is about how this girl is fooling around and the guy has heard enough of it so he says to the girl Don't Bring Me Down with your bullshit.

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pumkinhed
03-30-2007

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I defy anyone here to say that this wasn't one of the best songs of the seventies.

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.paperdoll.
04-06-2007

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I love ELO, & when i hear it it just makes me feel good! When this song comes on the radio i just want to jump all over the place. I think that its about a guy & he had a girl that was always controlling him & now hes getting her back somehow. A verrry funn song!

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Mr. Blue Sky
06-26-2007

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This is by far my least favorite ELO song.

The whole reason I gravitated towards them was the orchestra, and this song doesn't have any.

I think it's their ONLY song without orchestra, but there's a fairly large chance I'm wrong.

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raffishtenant2
07-16-2007

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"I think it's their ONLY song without orchestra, but there's a fairly large chance I'm wrong."

I call troll.

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madnesslover_89
07-16-2007

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I think this song is definitely about a relationship (say, girlfriend/boyfriend, but could also apply to regular friendship) in which one person (the singer) is constantly put down / made to feel less significant by the other person (being sung to), who always leaves them behind. My rationale for the friendship idea is that many friendships with "two-faced" people can relate to this song perfectly.

As for non-orchestral content, I think it's good. The only ELO songs that I like are the ones featuring restrained or no "orchestra-type" instruments...ie. this song, Four Little Diamonds, Do Ya...all of these songs do feature that type of instrument, but much less significantly than they're earlier hits.

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cyberiouse
02-12-2008

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A common mondegreen in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Jeff Lynne shouts "Bruce!" . However, according to liner notes, he is actually saying a made-up word "Groos". This is similar to a German word for "greeting", Gruß possibly referring to the Bavarian greeting Grüß Gott the group would have heard while recording the album in Munich. However, after the song's release, so many people had misinterpreted the word as Bruce that the band actually changed the lyrics and began to sing the word as Bruce.

The song is dedicated to the NASA Skylab space station, which reentered the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia on July 11, 1979.

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byteskat
05-02-2008

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"As for non-orchestral content, I think it's good. The only ELO songs that I like are the ones featuring restrained or no "orchestra-type" instruments..."

I realize that we all have our own musical taste (like opinions and, well you know) but people like madnesslover make me scratch my head and wonder. The band is Electric LIGHT ORCHESTRA. The LO is their trademark, and without it they are much diminished. Kind of like those who prefer the post-Kath, Cetera led Chicago (sans brass section).

Again, not to belittle your taste, but I would hazzard that most ELO fans love the band for the orchestral component.

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flag
09-10-2008

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ELO is absolutely brilliant! First time I heard this song was in "Donnie Brasco", a movie with Al Pacino and Johnny Depp.

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jmt1
03-01-2009

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I still play this song regularly, and it always takes me back to teenage years of the late 70's.

Consider the technology available at the time, multi-track recording required actually handling TAPE, and Jeff Lynne was able to produce amazing multi-layered pop blowout songs - I'm blown away. He has said this song was based on a drum beat recorded during Discovery album, that he looped, and then added in other instruments, pretty much on his own.

Today, with digital audio tools and looping software, anyone is a 'musician' - blah.

Jeff Lynne is a musical genius. This song is an example of one person's desire to experiment and come up with a sound that truly rocked.

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GigantoPithecus
01-20-2010

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A band called J Church did an interesting cover about 10 years ago. It's on a compilation from Asian Man Records called Mail Order Is Fun.

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