“I am Jeff Lynne’s Friend Bruce and I Did Not Bring Him Down,” by Miriam Jayaratna
Feb 2nd, 2022 | By Defenestration
Hi there, the name’s Bruce, I’ll be your caddy for the afternoon. You might think you know me from Electric Light Orchestra’s 1979 classic, “Don’t Bring Me Down.” The words in the chorus sound like, “don’t bring me down, BRUCE,” but my name isn’t actually in it. That song is an earworm, though, and the line that sounds like “Brrrruuuce” is an even tinier worm that crawled in the ear of the earworm and held on for its dear wormy life.