Bring Me Down (You Don't)

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"Bring Me Down (You Don't)"
Song by Love Amongst Ruin
Released8 November 2011
Recorded2008, 2011 (acoustic version)
Genre Alternative rock
Length5:00
Label Ancient B Records
Songwriter(s) Steve Hewitt
Producer(s) Donald Ross Skinner, Steve Hewitt, Paul Corkett

"Bring Me Down (You Don't)" is a song by British rock band Love Amongst Ruin, written by singer and guitarist Steve Hewitt. The song has frequently been performed live by the band.

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Background

The music for "Bring Me Down (You Don't)" is taken from the song "Bel Air", by krautrock band Can. [1] The song was recorded along with the rest of the band's debut album in 2007 and 2008. Steve Hewitt said of the writing process, "I used the music from a band called Can and I put my own lyrics to it and rearranged it". [2] He later had to submit the song to Can's publishers and it was not approved for release. [3] As a result of the rejection, the song was replaced on the album with "Come On Say It".

Release

An acoustic version of the song was given away by the band as a free download on SoundCloud on 8 November 2011, [4] in advance of the release of "Acoustic".

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