🎵 Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down REACTION

[@ba2724]

Lex is the best reactor EVER!!!! So much cool energy! Please don't stop!

[@steviekc9057]

Oh, more ELO please!!! "The Fall", "Strange Magic", "Evil Woman", "Turn to Stone", "I'm Alive", "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Mr. Blue Skies" - not sure what all you've done - but you are going to love this band. Thanks!

[@deborahharper3126]

Brings back so many me!! You listed great songs. 😁

[@carlosconesa]

Yesss

[@bradcolorado8149]

Evil woman .. good call

[@rebelxxx3382]

I love "the fall"

[@richardmagee8358]

Calling America!!!!! Your list is great but it's a hidden gem!!!

[@annettebatayias4290]

Omg, Lex you crack me up! You are just a blast to watch! ELO is such an amazing group! Love them!🥰👍

[@ckobo84]

Nothing could bring Lex down, she just set the record for longest consecutive smile 😃

[@SirManfly]

She's so bubbly with a contagious smile !!😄

[@Mongo604]

ELO is perfect for Lex!! She seems to love all things boppy and crazy!

[@steveyoung2317]

They have discography. Countless songs. Jeff Lynne was truly my favorite musician.

[@cindiaker5778]

His voice is like butter...smooth as silk. In the George Harrison tribute version of " While my guitar gently weeps" with Tom Petty, Prince, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne....his voice is just perfection. He is a musical genius...... He still sounded amazing a few years ago. It just seems he is one of the most underrated singers considering all the amazing songs and the creative talent of ELO.

[@alanmusicman3385]

"was"? Maybe you should say "is"? 😀

[@douglasfrantzen3011]

Wonder if they've noticed that he is one of the guys that they don't recognize in the Traveling Wilburys

[@sokratissuckacockalus2408]

Goat comment

[@suffolkshepherd]

What a blast to my afternoon. This is one of my favorite songs just because of instruments and tune! Cant be sure that the song is about but it is still a favorite.

[@Lunzatis_Palemoon]

I think Professor of Rock actually had a video about this song here on KZbin that talks about what the song was about among other things.

[@miguelbotelho2613]

Come on Brad party Party PARTY!!! LoL! These guys were an absolute blast. Love Lex’s reaction.

[@galenstone9097]

Jeff Lynne is one of the legends. "Telephone Line" is far and away my favorite.

[@skinmeister1]

Love love love ELO!!! Check out more hits by them next, I suggest "Sweet Talkin' Woman", you'll love!!

[@kasiaseubert]

I love Sweet Talkin Woman 🥰

[@mikecaetano]

"Don't Bring Me Down" was the third single from ELO's 1979 album Discovery. Out of the Blue was the double record album they released in 1977, featuring the hits "Turn To Stone", "Mr. Blue Sky", and "Sweet Talkin' Woman".

[@FUBAR1986]

All great tunes

[@Habsbsbgirl1909]

I still have the album my teenage years 70 much rocked

[@zippitydoodah5693]

I did a B&L throwback yesterday and watched you two react to Prince's guitar solo on _While My Guitar Gently Weeps_ in memory of George Harrsion at the 2004 Hall of Fame Inductions. You guy had no idea who Tom Petty was. Or Jeff Lynne. Or Steve Winwood. NOW, you know who Tom Petty is. You are listening to Jeff Lynne with ELO on this reaction. Y'all have come a long long way, my friends. Love to you both.

[@daniellittle830]

I love the way it just chugs along reminds me of a locomotive.. breath

[@hughmoore3251]

Yeah, I was asking recently if they'd considered "going off script" for a reaction channel, and going back to revisit some stuff like that. Now that they've got a lot more "context", it would be cool to see how they would NOW react (respond?) to some tracks....

[@johnstjohn6658]

@@hughmoore3251 - Yeah, re-listen with learned ears. I'm sure some songs that they didn't quite get they'd better understand.

[@DamnedEyez]

@@hughmoore3251 That could be a fun livestream.

[@zippitydoodah5693]

@Smarten up! You're a real live Sherlock Holmes. _Of course_ they do this for money. Why wouldn't they? They are the new sit-com. The new TV show. The old paradigm of TV show entertainment and commercials to pay for it is disappearing. Brad & Lex are on the cutting edge of its replacement, trying to make a buck while they can. Also, you have no idea what they listen to " _after the video_ ", but I have seen them make connections between the songs they react to now and ones they've listened to in the past. They do not forget them. I don't know what they listen to either. And I don't care. I don't know what they eat for dinner every night and my world doesn't end for that lack of knowledge either. However, your passive-aggressive statements and racist comments tell us all we need to know about you. I haven't had a TV in my home for almost 15 years now. My video entertainment is hand-picked by me and Brad & Lex earned one of my spots. If they seek to be interesting to me, I will cease to watch them. It's that simple. If they expand and make a channel that deep dives into a single artist for a live stream, I'll give it a shot. If it sucks, I'll give them the feedback and move on. You need to follow the advice of your moniker.

[@christymurphy6571]

Love love love this song. Thx for reacting to it!!! Jeff Lynn produced several Tom Petty albums. He & Tom were also part of The Traveling Wilburys. ML&R

[@pauljansen1137]

fantastic band....great songs!!!

[@kennycube5126]

I love the way Lex is instantly immersed in the sonic and totally misses the lyrics 😀

[@NeverGiddy]

"Rockaria", the false start, the opera singer, the strings, one of ELO's best.

[@stephenpaxman6180]

love how LEX really has her groove on with music

[@Icurious14u]

I'm surprised this song hasnt been recommended first along with "Roll over Beethoven "....This is one of my fave ELO songs

[@OronOfMontreal]

"Don't Bring Me Down" was a great jukebox hit, played everywhere all the time. Lex, your joyful reaction brings me back to high school, when my friends and I played it as loudly on our hi-fi systems as we could. Gosh, our parents hated it!

[@waynedome148]

Also concerto for a rainy day, from out of the blue just magical.

[@waynedome148]

And tightrope, one of my favorites.

[@e.s.9080]

ELO always reminded me of the lighter and fun sounding version of say, Pink Floyd. Their fusing of rock, pop and synth was no less than ear candy. They truly don't get the credit that they deserve and yet their sound is so unmistakable. 🌈

[@mattcasson3238]

I love Lex's energy. You is a lucky man Brad !

[@scottfeuerhammer3595]

Love ELO. It was playing, when I was in the womb. I have it ingrained in my physce.

[@Wolverines77]

Everyone keeps on forgetting "Can't Get it Out of My Head", "Living Thing" and "Showdown" on top of ALL of those amazing songs they have listed. "Showdown" was used for the Peyton Manning and the other 5 or 6 other superstars in their Miller Lite Super Bowl commercial this last February.

[@sagitt1856]

Jeff Lynne (author, composer, singer) and the technique of "full sound" brilliantly borrowed from classical music of the symphonic and philharmonic type. What is the so-called "full sound" technique? Eliminate any sound void by superimposing the instrumental tracks instead of juxtaposing them. Result for the listener: a pleasant and catchy sensation of being literally enveloped by the music, integrated into it. Lynne used the same technique in most of his compositions. Listen to "Strange Magic", "Evil Woman" et Can't Get It Out Of My Head"; it will convince you. It's the signature sound of Jeff Lynne, an underrecognized master. Thank to you two.

[@Dr3amtime]

Jeff Lynee (the frontman and songwriter for ELO) was also in the Traveling Wilburys.

[@Walkingkarma64]

I'm 61 and remember every word to this hit. ❤️💕❤️

[@sealdrup]

Ditto, but 62.

[@Walkingkarma64]

@@sealdrup Cool, I turn 62 in November.

[@muhest]

I’m _only_ 59, and prolly haven’t heard this since I was 18. But I knew all the lyrics still. 😂🤘🏼

[@simonpoole2333]

Last Train To London is, for me, their masterpiece. Lex a joy to watch, as always

[@michaelwride7842]

I love watching you two reacting to music.. especially Lex, she is fun to watch...

[@workingman6681]

One of my first 8 track tapes. Love ELO!!

[@therevelator6554]

Yup. I remember this song. 1978. I was in junior high when I heard it. Classic ELO in my book.

[@Gnukeman]

Lexs' energy is positively infectious! Brad, man, you are so cool, mellow and very Deep!

[@waynejones5635]

Pound for pound ... this is one of the funnest songs ever. High on life. Even Frantic Freddie would agree.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Hahaha! Lex "They go brrrrrr, oooh!!...ya know what I mean?" Brad "I have clue what you mean..." Lol!

[@theritchie2173]

I could swear you did this a few days ago. Maybe they're finally all starting to merge in my brain.

[@jogumby]

You guys are fun to watch! I love ELO and their sound is so unique. You should check out their cover of "Roll over Beethoven" if you have not yet.

[@gpxo11]

The album this song was taken from is Discovery. The young man on the front is holding an ELO saucer. If you look inside the album cover, the young man is caught with the disc in his hands by mauraders. If you listen closely at the end of the song Don't Bring Me down, you can hear the spaceship being dropped on the floor-Don't Bring Me Down alludes to the young man (Bruce) dropping the spaceship on the "floor.".

[@michaelbrzozowski4987]

It's fun to watch you two. Brad always seems to be trying to "get it" where Lex' just gets on the dance floor and goes with it.

[@dannycasson1551]

“I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor…” Always loved that line..

[@MySherry10]

I love ELO one of my very favorite groups I played them so much I drove others nuts,but love thier sound, and their voices and music, the songs are so lively and fun , dont bring me down , dont bring my mood down, doing the things your doing, hes telling her shes bringing their relationship down, bringing how he feels about her down

[@jamesfazica3603]

I saw ELO opening for Kansas at Pine Knob, Michigan back in the 90's. Great concert.

[@DwayneShaw1]

I'm just here for the cuteness that is Lex

[@escapingreality3306]

'All over the World' from the Xanadu soundtrack is one of my favourites. Really puts you in a good mood listening to that one.

[@victorgarciajr245]

This was a disco/rock song back in 1979. It was so cool that EVEN AM radio played it👍🏻Real music with real, talented musicians!

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you’ll love their “Strange Magic”, "Do Ya”& “Livin’ Thing”!!!! (this was unblocked Yeah!)

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

What!? You don't love Xanadu!?

[@surlechapeau]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie I love it, and the rest of their catalog!

[@scapito]

Yes! I'm waiting patiently for them to discover strange magic. Think it'll hit lex the same way this one did.

[@captaincapitalism264]

My brother was Really into this band, for the variety, innovation, and full sound. I only gave them a chance because of my big brother, hehe, because I trusted his musical appreciation (he's the one who turned me onto Queen & Kansas). You can't deny the talent & awesome production value. By the early 80s he had given me his old Van Halen albums, and kept his ELO & Queen ones...but I still listened when it was his time on the turntable stereo in the living room after school 😏

[@retiredfirelt586]

Lex is such a joy with a warm smile!

[@bethshadid2087]

The great ELO.....so awesome. They have such a huge catalog of grooves....enjoy the ride 🕊️💗

[@lorilxn1597]

ELO had fantastic music too, I grew up in a great generation

[@aperinich]

loooove ELO and looooove watching you both react. Such joy~

[@peggiebradley7434]

Brad's face! LOL. Y'all are so good together. This song was a smash in the day.

[@djl9919]

K-Tel The Rock Album had this song back in the late 70's. Rock on Brad & Lex

[@xaspirate8060]

😆

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

JEFF LYNNE is a MUSICAL GENIUS, and the E.L.O. rabbit hole isn't just deep - it's PROFOUNDLY CAVERNOUS... IMHO, I dare say You'll both most definitely enjoy the ride!

[@joykeebler1916]

I believe - that - especially: Lex - would like the song: "Shine the Light" - by ELO.

[@jaysmith9206]

This song was definitely one of the biggest hits for Friday and Saturday night roller rink songs.I wasn't a strong skater, but this song was fun to skate too... high energy song!!

[@timfrazier7589]

It sure would have been Funny going to aconcert IN 70s with lex 🎉🎉

[@williameller7002]

I used to roller skate to this song in the 70s

[@stevejoshua9536]

Lex is so animated ! Gotta love her.

[@donaldr.pinson3351]

That whole set was awesome, every song! Listen to the whole thing all the way through, Happy music.

[@TheNewRevolution]

You should check out ELO doing "Telephone Line" live from Wembley stadium. It sounds better than the studio recording and Jeff Lynne is in his 70s. I'm amazed by how good he sounds at his age. Plus he's a fantastic musician.

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

the thick stomp of this is what makes it all work. Fantastic song.

[@sheilathailand1903]

Great tune! Great reaction, always love to hear what you both think!

[@michaelcaprioli5824]

Brad, you're so genuine and I never know what you're going to say. Lex, some of us know exactly what you mean. LMAO 🤣 you guys are the best.

[@anthonyhedberg6471]

I was fortunate to have seen them much earlier in their career, then again around the time this song came out. They are sooooo good in concert, and they have dozens of amazing musical works of art, not to mention their wild eyed antics in concert. Must be seen to be fully appreciated. 🤟😎

[@maxpeck7382]

The word he says at the end of the lyric is Gruss, which is German for greeting. Lots of people hear it as Don't Bring Me Down, Bruce!!!

[@corneliuscrewe677]

It’s not even that, it’s “groos,” it was just a placeholder in the writing of the song never intended to be in the final product. They left it in because it didn’t sound right without it.

[@youtmeme]

😁😄😄 I always thought rhey were referencing Bruce Lee or something!!!!😄😄

[@janetcarlson9960]

I heard somewhere that so many people heard that as Bruce that the band changed it to Bruce for later live shows. Can't verify or remember where I got it so that's my grain of salt.

[@corneliuscrewe677]

@@janetcarlson9960 They may have, similar to “There’s a bathroom on the right” in Bad Moon Rising 😆

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@corneliuscrewe677 Baboon 😁

[@briang6040]

A song that I'll never get tired of. It just rocks!!! 🥁🎸

[@alanmitchell6302]

It is such a happy song

[@mikefetterman6782]

This was a great song to roller skate to back in 79-82 when I was a kid and still able to roller skate.

[@mikefetterman6782]

I just remembered the clapping part, everyone used to clap on the rink while skating.

[@thekookooman1991]

One of the all-time ear wormiest songs ever! Thanks for covering it. ELO has so many great ones.

[@LuGer212]

god I laughed out so loud when Lex giggled at that first "Ooh-ooh-hoo" :) cause I can never stop to giggle at that as well :D

[@MHume63]

Lex, you never fail to make me smile. Your dance moves in the chair are priceless!

[@michaelboyce9373]

Video from "Discovery" Video which was the COMPLETE album taped and Showed on BBC One night! It was on a Special Edition of "Out Of the Blue Live 1978-Live At Wembley" as a DVD Bonus!

[@brianpakula6376]

im this old i grew up on this music in the 70s and 80s that you react to and i thank you for bringing back some great momories

[@jefferybarnett6056]

ELO, one of my all time favorite bands !!!! So much variety in their music and love love love all the instruments. Not everyone loves them , but for the ones of us that do..... we just get it !! ;)

[@roncarnes5724]

You two complement each other so well. You're almost like an old time comedy team - Brad is the straight man and Lex is the jokester

[@pambarab5506]

ELO was my second concert ever (Boston was my first) and they fueled my love of live shows.

[@hmichaelr1]

ELO was my second live concert also, after Question Mark and The Mysterians. But Hall & Oates opened for ELO and, truthfully, they are still the best live act I've ever seen!

[@lonnieisom4565]

Back in the late 70s and 80s this was the skating rink jam. Everyone was stomping their feet/skates to the base line.

[@jollyj3285]

Another great song by ELO!! Lex your reaction was priceless!!!!

[@melissacaddell2604]

I wish I had this song on repeat for days with low energy. Lol. U just have to move when u hear it. I love it!!!

[@robb9395]

ELO was SO good! More, more, more! Jeff Lynne is a brilliant musician. This song transports me back to the roller rinks of the 70s/80s

[@garytrew2766]

I bought that album around 1978,really a great one. I had already been a ELO fan since the middle of the seventies. Thanks for the response Lex and Brad.

[@kenrock8692]

Misheard lyric "Don't Bring Me Down" (1979) by ELO 0:24 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 and elsewhere, Lynne has explained that he is singing a made-up word, "Groos", which some have suggested sounds like the German expression "Gruß," meaning "greeting."[8] 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.[8] 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.

[@jenniferlundquist9475]

You just brought me back to my young years pretending to play the electric guitar and singing. I don’t even remember how old I was. I think this was one of my first favorite songs on the radio next to Queen and Rick Springfield…

[@rodb9275]

LOL.. .Lex, you are absolute GOLD. You know when it's a good song when you get the "Brad Sway". One of my favorite channels.

[@chrissiegle1065]

ELO... fun music... mix of disco, pop, opera, classical... great band... Great song. Great reaction.

[@ernestpacheco8148]

ELO still currently has the US record for the most top 40 hits without ever hitting number 1. Deep rabbit hole. Yet these reactors react to only about five of them... Suggestions : Shine a little love, So Fine and I'm alive ect... ELO is in my top 5 all time bands. I'm glad you checked them out. 👍👍👍

[@davidjames3080]

You mean a US record. Xanadu was number 1 pretty much everywhere except the US, and they've had plenty of number 1s in other countries (this was number 1 in Canada for instance). Rock bands rarely get to number 1 anyway, especially in the US - even Metallica haven't achieved this.

[@eileendobbs8009]

I love You Shine A Little Love. Just listened to it on my way home from work today. No reactors ever react to it though.

[@ernestpacheco8148]

@@davidjames3080 Ya , your right. It's been a while since I read that somewhere. I think it was Wikipedia and / or heard it somewhere . 🤔✌️

[@ernestpacheco8148]

@@eileendobbs8009 Puts you in a much better mood doesn't it ? Try " So Fine" on your next drive home ... ❤️ : ))

[@MetFan37]

@@ernestpacheco8148 ROCKARIA!!!!

[@lilamuzik3385]

Love ELO! BANGERS WITH AN ORCHESTRA!

[@bernardcrowley1816]

Great reaction to an average song, good energy ! made me smile

[@scottbalts7559]

Oh for The late 70s early 80s. I SO MISS radio hits like This....Love r The reaction

[@shanew3293]

There is sooo much going on in their music..its mind numbing.. Nice!!

[@dmartig1]

"Do Ya" is my favorite ELO song.

[@NoBSchannel313]

For a good laugh you gotta do Troglodyte by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. Studio version.

[@seadog8807]

Lex’s reaction was an absolute delight! Great fun to watch, thanks for the content 👍👍

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

Used to make up little dance routines in my living room to ELO songs. Ahh, memories. 💜♥️ Lexi is making me lol 😆 “you’re looking good just like a snake in the grass” - one of my favourite lines.

[@adamvigil8320]

We used to cover this in the 90's in a punk/metal/rock band. Superfun.

[@Cadinho93]

You guys should react to more Electric Light Orchestra… "Livin' Thing", "Can't Get It Out of My Head", "Showdown", "Turn to Stone", "Rockaria", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Strange Music", "Last Train to London", "Tightrope", "I'm Alive", "The Fall" 🎸🤘

[@Ozarks420]

SOOOO many good songs.

[@PaulB324]

10538 Overture, Across the Border

[@timhelgeson7453]

Fist album I ever bought was “Out of the Blue”. I was thirteen and I still consider it my favorite album of all time! (And it was a Double Album!!)

[@bethshadid2087]

Great list 👏👏

[@Aggiebrettman]

I hear this and it will always be 1979 and we the motley staff of the Yellow Dog Deli will all be dancing and singing along after closing time as we wash dishes and wipe down tables and prep to close. Very good times.

[@garmquessler]

Again, just SO FUN watching Lex enjoy this s**t SO MUCH!!!!!

[@Tireshredderjoe]

Lex, it’s awesome seeing you have so much fun!

[@karenscigliano9787]

This song is so fun....and Lex just felt it!!! Right on gf!! ELO is such a unique rock band...for God sakes they've got rockin' cellos!!!

[@fromSweden4u]

ELO in hyde park 2014 is the best ever. Check it out!!!!