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A2.1·rock·4:03

Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra · 1979

Don't Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra (1979) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the 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

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Don't bring me down
  • Don't bring me down
  • Grooss
  • Don't bring me down
don'tbringi'll

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

You got megoin' out of my mind

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Don'tme down

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I'myou it's got to be the end

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

You let your mind outdown the road

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

One ofdays you're gonna get it right

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

You got megot me runnin' away

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You wanna stay out with your fancy friends

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You're always talkin' 'bout your crazy nights

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You got me shakin', got me runnin' away

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You got me crawlin' up to you everyday

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Don't bring me down

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

You got me ? goin' out of my mind

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Don't ? me down

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? you it's got to be the end

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

You're ? talkin' 'bout your crazy nights

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

One of these ? you're gonna break your glass

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

How many times do you hear the word "don't" in the whole song?

"don't"

Exercise 21

How many times do you hear the word "bring" in the whole song?

"bring"

Exercise 22

"Don't Bring Me Down" was released in 1979. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 23

Imagine you are making a short film with "Don't Bring Me Down" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

don'tbringi'lltell

Exercise 24

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

don'tbringi'lltell

Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • don't→
  • i'll→
  • wanna→
  • it's→
  • you're→

Exercise 26

If you could ask Electric Light Orchestra one question about "Don't Bring Me Down", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 27

Describe the mood of "Don't Bring Me Down" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

don'tbringi'lltell

Exercise 28

Rewrite the chorus of "Don't Bring Me Down" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

don'tbringi'lltell

Exercise 29

Who in your life would you dedicate "Don't Bring Me Down" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

don'tbringi'lltell

Exercise 30

If you had to summarize "Don't Bring Me Down" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

don'tbringi'lltell