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Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Don't Bring Me Down that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cordon Bleu
Original Lyrics:
Ooo ah ooh
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't beat me down, Bruce!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grrroos!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't break me down, Bruce!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, Bruce!
or
Don't bring me down, Grrruucce!
or
Don't bring me down, Grrruucce!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grrroosss!
Jim Grieve adds: "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' ('guten Morgen'). 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.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, Louis.
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....grroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, Ruth!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, get a horse.
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grrrooss.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, gross!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, gruß!
Actually correcting a very common misheard lyrics that people continue to think is the ACTUAL lyric. The band's not saying "gross", they're saying "gruß", which is the German word for "Greetings"
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, gruss!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grrroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, proust!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, tschos!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grrooos!
'Tschos' is an informal way of saying goodbye in German, for those who didn't know.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down---rrribbit!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down---grroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down... Frrrruitssss!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down...Groooss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....Bruce!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....Grroosss!
This was actually part of a Boston radio station advertising campaign for a while (In which they said something like "all these years, we've had to wonder, who is Bruce?")
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....Moose!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....Grroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....goose!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....grrooosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....harooooosss!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....grrooosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down...booze!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down...grrooosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down...cruise!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.....Grroosss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't bring me down...roof!
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down...Groooss!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't let me drown
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't say meow, Bruce.
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grooss!
The Pretty Things', "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I laid her on the ground.
Original Lyrics:
I led her underground.
Paul adds: "It were these misheard lyrics that caused the song to be banned from the American airwaves."
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll tell you it's wrong
Original Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more before I get off the phone, don't bring me down
Original Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor, don't bring me down
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more before I get out the door
Don't bring me down
Don't bring me down
Original Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down
Don't bring me down
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more
Before you're dead on the floor
Don't bring me down.
Before you're dead on the floor
Don't bring me down.
Original Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more
Before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down.
Before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll tell you what's wrong
Original Lyrics:
I'll tell you once more
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
No grimace and Rufus
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down, grroosss!
The Animals', "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
One thing I can't take is your big legs.
Original Lyrics:
One thing I can't take is your neglect.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gave me a damn
or
Don't give me a damn
or
Don't give me a damn
Original Lyrics:
Don't bring me down.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You run around just like a snake in the grass
One of these days I'm gonna kick your ass
Don't bring me down,
no no no no no no no
One of these days I'm gonna kick your ass
Don't bring me down,
no no no no no no no
Original Lyrics:
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
One of these days you're gonna break your glass
Don't bring me down,
no no no no no no no
Editor's note: Please spell out this band's name when submitting lyrics for their songs, so that they can all be filed in one place. DO NOT use their initials. Thank you for your cooperation.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You run around just like a snake in the grass
One of these days they're gonna kiss your ass
Don't bring me down,
No no no no no no no
One of these days they're gonna kiss your ass
Don't bring me down,
No no no no no no no
Original Lyrics:
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
One of these days you're gonna break your glass
Don't bring me down,
no no no no no no no
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You run around just like a snake in the grass
One of these days you're gonna bust your ass
Don't bring me down, no no no no no no no
One of these days you're gonna bust your ass
Don't bring me down, no no no no no no no
Original Lyrics:
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
One of these days you're gonna break your glass
Don't bring me down, no no no no no no no
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're always talking 'bout your gravy knights
One of these days you're gonna get advice
One of these days you're gonna get advice
Original Lyrics:
You're always talking 'bout your crazy nights
One of these days you're gonna get it right
One of these days you're gonna get it right
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're lookin' good just like a snake in his grasp
Original Lyrics:
You're lookin' good just like a snake in the grass
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're looking good just like a snake in the grass.
One of these days you're gonna break in half.
One of these days you're gonna break in half.
Original Lyrics:
You're looking good just like a snake in the grass.
One of these days you're gonna break yer glass.
One of these days you're gonna break yer glass.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're looking good just like a snake in the grass.
One of these days you're gonna break your ass.
One of these days you're gonna break your ass.
Original Lyrics:
You're looking good just like a snake in the grass.
One of these days you're gonna break a glass.
One of these days you're gonna break a glass.
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don’t Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll show you what’s wrong
Before I clean up the floor
Before I clean up the floor
Original Lyrics:
I’ll tell you once more
Before I get off the floor
Before I get off the floor
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don’t Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’ll tell you a song
Original Lyrics:
I’ll tell you once more
More like “I’ll sing you a song”!
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don’t Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You run around just like a snake in the grass
One of these days, I'm gonna kick your ass
One of these days, I'm gonna kick your ass
Original Lyrics:
You're looking good, just like a snake in the grass
One of these days, you're gonna break your glass
One of these days, you're gonna break your glass
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