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A common [[mondegreen]] in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Lynne shouts "Bruce!" In the liner notes of the ELO compilation ''[[Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Flashback]]'' and elsewhere, Lynne has explained that he is singing a made-up word, "Groos", which some have suggested sounds like the German expression "[[wiktionary:Gruß|Gruß]]", meaning "greeting."<ref name="ultimate"/><ref name="SoundOnSound">{{cite web |last1=Buskin |first1=Richard |title=Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down |website=SoundOnSound |publisher=Sound On Sound |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=far>{{cite web|title=The joke Jeff Lynne added to the start of a classic Electric Light Orchestra song|author=Scanlon, Kelly|date=7 November 2023|accessdate=2024-01-25|publisher=Far Out|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-joke-jeff-lynne-added-to-the-start-of-a-classic-electric-light-orchestra-song/}}</ref> Lynne has explained that originally he did not realize the meaning of the syllable, and he just used it as a temporary placekeeper to fill a gap in the lyrics, but upon learning the German meaning he decided to leave it in.<ref name="ultimate"/> After the song's release, so many people had misinterpreted the word as "Bruce" that Lynne actually began to sing the word as "Bruce" for fun at live shows.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|first= David |last= Wild |title= [[Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Flashback]] |chapter= The Story of a Rock and Roll Band and the Pop Genius Who Dared to Go Baroque}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Caroline |last= Sullivan |title= ELO's Jeff Lynne: 'All those hipsters with beards are copying me!' |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |date= 15 October 2014 |access-date= 23 August 2016 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/oct/15/elo-jeff-lynne-hipsters-beards-electric-light-orchestra-hyde-park-beatles}}</ref><ref name="ultimate">{{cite web|first= Nick |last= DeRiso |title= Why Did Jeff Lynne Add 'Bruce' to ELO's 'Don't Bring Me Down'? |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= 6 June 2019 |access-date= 6 June 2019 |url= https://ultimateclassicrock.com/electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down-bruce/}}</ref><ref name=goldmine>{{cite web|title=Jeff Lynne revisits his roots with ELO and classic covers projects|publisher=Goldmine|date=24 June 2013|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/jeff-lynne-revisits-his-roots-with-elo-and-classic-covers-projects|accessdate=2023-05-03}}</ref> |
A common [[mondegreen]] in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Lynne shouts "Bruce!" In the liner notes of the ELO compilation ''[[Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Flashback]]'' and elsewhere, Lynne has explained that he is singing a made-up word, "Groos", which some have suggested sounds like the German expression "[[wiktionary:Gruß|Gruß]]", meaning "greeting."<ref name="ultimate"/><ref name="SoundOnSound">{{cite web |last1=Buskin |first1=Richard |title=Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down |website=SoundOnSound |publisher=Sound On Sound |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=far>{{cite web|title=The joke Jeff Lynne added to the start of a classic Electric Light Orchestra song|author=Scanlon, Kelly|date=7 November 2023|accessdate=2024-01-25|publisher=Far Out|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-joke-jeff-lynne-added-to-the-start-of-a-classic-electric-light-orchestra-song/}}</ref> Lynne has explained that originally he did not realize the meaning of the syllable, and he just used it as a temporary placekeeper to fill a gap in the lyrics, but upon learning the German meaning he decided to leave it in.<ref name="ultimate"/> After the song's release, so many people had misinterpreted the word as "Bruce" that Lynne actually began to sing the word as "Bruce" for fun at live shows.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|first= David |last= Wild |title= [[Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Flashback]] |chapter= The Story of a Rock and Roll Band and the Pop Genius Who Dared to Go Baroque}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Caroline |last= Sullivan |title= ELO's Jeff Lynne: 'All those hipsters with beards are copying me!' |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |date= 15 October 2014 |access-date= 23 August 2016 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/oct/15/elo-jeff-lynne-hipsters-beards-electric-light-orchestra-hyde-park-beatles}}</ref><ref name="ultimate">{{cite web|first= Nick |last= DeRiso |title= Why Did Jeff Lynne Add 'Bruce' to ELO's 'Don't Bring Me Down'? |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= 6 June 2019 |access-date= 6 June 2019 |url= https://ultimateclassicrock.com/electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down-bruce/}}</ref><ref name=goldmine>{{cite web|title=Jeff Lynne revisits his roots with ELO and classic covers projects|publisher=Goldmine|date=24 June 2013|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/jeff-lynne-revisits-his-roots-with-elo-and-classic-covers-projects|accessdate=2023-05-03}}</ref> |
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ELO engineer [[Reinhold Mack]] remembers the genesis of the term differently, stating that Lynne was actually singing "Bruce" as a joke in advance of an Australian tour "referring to how many Australian guys are called Bruce."<ref name="ultimate"/><ref name="SoundOnSound">{{cite web |last1=Buskin |first1=Richard |title=Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down |website=SoundOnSound |publisher=Sound On Sound |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref> Mack stated that this was a temporary line, as "[they] couldn't leave it like that, so eventually we replaced it with 'Gruss, |
ELO engineer [[Reinhold Mack]] remembers the genesis of the term differently, stating that Lynne was actually singing "Bruce" as a joke in advance of an Australian tour "referring to how many Australian guys are called Bruce."<ref name="ultimate"/><ref name="SoundOnSound">{{cite web |last1=Buskin |first1=Richard |title=Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down |website=SoundOnSound |publisher=Sound On Sound |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref> Mack stated that this was a temporary line, as "[they] couldn't leave it like that, so eventually we replaced it with 'Gruss," based on the Bavarian greeting "Gruß Gott," - "greet God." Gruss, not Bruce is what you hear in the song immediately following the title line."<ref name="SoundOnSound">{{cite web |last1=Buskin |first1=Richard |title=Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-electric-light-orchestra-dont-bring-me-down |website=SoundOnSound |publisher=Sound On Sound |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref> |
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