If you’re like me, a bearded 38 year old male who loves classic rock, Pepsi and likes to blog, then you have a good chance at remembering this song when it was on the radio. Do you remember trying to figure out if he was saying “Bruce” or “Rouuuuuse” or “Goose” or “Groos” or whatever the heck it was he was saying? Me too!
Now, in an effort to switch gears and emotions fast enough to peel chrome off the whall tourbus, I’m changing “bruce” to “aclu’s” and “don’t bring me down” to donttearmedown.com
Ahem. You can sign the petition at their site, follow them on twitter, and do a heckuva lot more stuff if you’re inclined to. This kind of stuff tears my heart out.
So many people misheard “Grüß” as “Bruce” that Jeff Lynne pretty much always says “Bruce” when he sings it live now.
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Brrrruuuuuce!!
It’s fun to say with the trimble.
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Rob is sleeping next to me so I can’t play the videos right now. Making a mental note to drop by again later. But if the petition is endorsed by you, it has to be a good cause!
Here’s the freaky thing…
I’ve heard this song lots of times over the years and I never even noticed the “Bruce/Grüß” thing until now.
Huh.
I wonder what other things in life I’ve missed.
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Regarding the second video, at what point does sentimentality overrule the constitution? Just askin’….
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I learned it was Bruuuuuce! some years ago. (big ELO fan here)
As for the petition, couldn’t they just replace the cross with a stone memorial? I don’t think the issue is with the memorial itself, just the physical item that represents the memorial.
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I’m a fan of the ACLU. But this kind of … irritates me.
I think I’ll let them know though that we’re about freedom OF religion not freedom FROM religion. Next thing you know, they’re going to have us all speaking French.
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