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Electric Light Orchestra Fanatics!!?
By admin | August 27, 2009
How come in the song "Don’t Bring Me Down" by ELO, they say:
Don’t Bring Me Down, Bruce??
Who’s Bruce and why do they mention this name??
Topics: Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
August 27th, 2009 at 7:33 am
I know this one Ben, trust me.
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 "Grroosss". 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 Jeff Lynne actually began to sing the word as Bruce at live shows.[
August 27th, 2009 at 7:33 am
On songmeanings.net, the lyrics are different, so maybe that is the problem. You can check it below.
August 27th, 2009 at 7:33 am
I always thought he was saying "gross".
But i checked for you and, well, some of the sites agree with you and some agree with me!
August 27th, 2009 at 7:33 am
i always thought it was just a weird phonetic thing that isnt really a word, similar to saying ahh or woah, it really does sound like bruce though. whatever it is it sounds sweet when they do.
August 27th, 2009 at 7:33 am
i think it is house
August 27th, 2009 at 7:33 am
They don’t say Bruce, they say "groos"
It was something that they made up to fill a hole. no real reason or meaning for the word.