2006-11-08 09:02:59 · 4 answers · asked by Jennifer B 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
maybe bruce springstein
actually, i guess its groos . .
"Don't Bring Me Down" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra
The song was the last track from the album Discovery. Unlike all its predecessors, this was the first song by ELO not to include a string section. Ironically, it was also the band's biggest hit in the United States. A music video for the song was produced, which showed video of the band performing the song interspersed with various animations relating to the song's subject matter.
A common mondegreen in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Jeff Lynne shouts "Bruce!" [1]. However, according to liner notes, he is actually saying a made-up word "Groos". This is similar to a German word for "greeting", Gruß.
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.
2006-11-08 09:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually not "Bruce". It's a german word, Gruss, which is a greeting in German.
According to the band, on their appearance on VH1 Storytellers, he put it in the lyrics because he liked the way it sounded.
Of course, on tour, everyone in the audience sang, "Bruce," so he started singing it that way too.
2006-11-08 09:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by LorraineBates 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not Bruce.
2006-11-09 20:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by Martin the baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea
always thought it was a odd chorus
BBBBBbbbrrrrrruce
2006-11-08 09:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋