Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
ELO’s 1979 hit, their highest spot (#3) in the US for them.
This is a track from the album Discovery, that yielded 5 singles hits. The song was written in less than an hour as a late addition to the album.
It is also the first time that ELO did not use a string section, leaving the “orchestra” out...
[Intro]
One, two
One, two, three
[Verse 1]
You got me running, going out of my mind
You got me thinking that I'm wasting my time
[Chorus]
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, ooh-ooh-hoo
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down
[Verse 2]
You wanna stay out with your fancy friends
I'm telling you, it's gotta be the end
[Chorus]
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, ooh-ooh-hoo
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down
[Post-Chorus]
Don't bring me down, groos
Don't bring me down, groos
Don't bring me down, groos
Don't bring me down
[Verse 3]
What happened to the girl I used to know?
You let your mind out somewhere down the road
[Chorus]
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, ooh-ooh-hoo
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down
[Verse 4]
You're always talking 'bout your crazy nights
One of these days, you're gonna get it right
[Chorus]
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, ooh-ooh-hoo
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down
[Post-Chorus]
Don't bring me down, groos
Don't bring me down, groos
Don't bring me down, groos
Don't bring me down
[Verse 5]
You're looking good, just like a snake in the grass
One of these days, you're gonna break your glass
[Chorus]
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, ooh-ooh-hoo
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down
[Verse 6]
You got me shaking, got me running away
You got me crawling up to you every day
[Chorus]
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, ooh-ooh-hoo
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down, down, down, down, down, down
[Outro]
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't bring me down
Don’t Bring Me Down was written by Jeff Lynne.
Don’t Bring Me Down was produced by Jeff Lynne.
Electric Light Orchestra released Don’t Bring Me Down on Thu May 31 1979.
It’s a great big galloping ball of distortion. I wrote it at the last minute, ‘cause I felt there weren’t enough loud ones on the album. This was just what I was after.
— Jeff Lynne, Discovery remaster (2001)