johnnywest
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Post by johnnywest on Sept 29, 2006 23:38:37 GMT -5
Kind of cheesy, but I still enjoy it.
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mst3k
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Post by mst3k on Sept 30, 2006 19:58:05 GMT -5
I still love this song... it's just so freaking catchy. One of three Gold singles for ELO (back when Gold was 1 million copies).
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elgreco
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Post by elgreco on Sept 30, 2006 20:33:59 GMT -5
one of my favorite albums ever...but that song still kind of works my last nerve!
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620 Soul Train
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Oct 1, 2006 12:50:51 GMT -5
Great song and I still hear from time to time on some of the 70s and 80s channels as well on DMX and the DISH. The first time I heard this again after many years was on VH1's "8 Track Flashback" in 1996.
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Libra
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Post by Libra on Oct 1, 2006 17:42:01 GMT -5
I love this song... it's just so freaking catchy. |
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irock
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Post by irock on Oct 1, 2006 18:51:29 GMT -5
I liked it too, but it was the beginning of the end of ELO.
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jimmy74747
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Post by jimmy74747 on Oct 3, 2006 23:17:59 GMT -5
Great song. But who is the Bruce they are talking about?
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Hervard
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Post by Hervard on Oct 4, 2006 16:21:14 GMT -5
Great song. But who is the Bruce they are talking about? That's so funny; I asked one of my co-workers the exact same thing today. The word is actually "grroosss". Jeff Lynn said that it was a word that he made up. |
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Post by Pipa on Oct 6, 2006 8:33:45 GMT -5
Ha, I thought they said "Don't bring me down, swooosh".
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Hervard
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Post by Hervard on Oct 6, 2006 10:20:30 GMT -5
Anyone remember Son Of Svengoolie's parody of this song, "Don't Give Me Gum"? He sang it on his Saturday night horror movie showcase around Halloween of 1980, I believe:
I'll ring your doorbell, won't you give me a crumb?
A piece of candy or a bite of your thumb
Don't give me gum
No no no no gum - ewww!
I'll tell you once more before I knock on your door
Don't give me gum
If you give me Juicy Fruit, a dead man you'll be
I'll never chew it unless it's sugar free
Don't give me gum
No no no no gum - ewww!
I'll tell you once more before I knock on your door
Don't give me gum
Don't give me gum - blecch!
Don't give me gum - *gag*!
Don't give me gum - yecch!
Don't give me gum
I'm not sure if there were additional lyrics, but those are the only ones I remember. As I recall, the parodies weren't quite as long as the original songs were.
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Post by tico on Oct 6, 2006 15:53:23 GMT -5
One of the best songs of the 70s!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 11, 2007 9:31:57 GMT -5
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gonecountry
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Post by gonecountry on Sept 13, 2021 17:37:10 GMT -5
I have so many favorite ELO songs, but this is definitely one of their most ELO rocking songs. Love it.
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disman00911
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Post by disman00911 on Oct 4, 2021 13:53:41 GMT -5
My favorite song by E.L.O. I tended to heard it on one of the classic rock/hits stations like 97.1 The Drive WDVR many years ago.
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