Jeff Lynne of ELO tried to re-write the lyrics to one of his songs, hoping that it would appeal to a modern audience.
It failed, and was rejected by his producers.
Embarrassed, he threw the lyrics away, but they were recovered, and we now know that he spends much of his time bidding
on e-bay auctions, and ends up losing most of them, and the ones he wins he ends up paying WAY too much for something he really
didn't want...
Spendin' away never thinking to save It's so tragic Oh rollin' and
ridin',slippin' & sliding It's tragic
CHORUS And you, as an e-bay buy-er, You took me, ohhh higher and higher
baby, It's a driven thing, It's a terrible thing to lose It's a give-in thing What a terrible thing to lose.
Making believe this is what you've conceived From your worst day,
I'm takin a dive Oh moving in line when you look back in time To the first day, I'm taken I'm taken
And you as an e-bay buy-er, you took me ohh, higher and higher baby It's
a driven thing, It's a terrible thing to lose, It's a give-in thing What a terrible thing to lose
I'm takin a dive. Halt the Slide. Hey!!
Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide Watch the bids stream, I'm
takin a dive Ah so let her go don't start spoiling the show It's a bad dream, I'm takin' , I'm takin'
And you and your sweet desire Don't you do it , You took me ohh higher
and higher baby
It's a driven thing, It's a terrible thing to lose It's a give-in
thing What a terrible thing to lose. What a terrible thing to lose. I'm taking a dive,dive,dive,dive,dive off the
slide,slide,slide,slide,slide oh yah,yah,yah,yah,yah off the slide,slide,slide.
