Don't Let It Die
1971 single by Hurricane Smith
"Don't Let It Die" | |
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Single by Hurricane Smith | |
Released | 1971[1] |
Genre | Pop Rock[1] |
Length | 2:29[2] |
Songwriter(s) | Hurricane Smith[1] |
Producer(s) | Hurricane Smith[1] |
Don't Let It Die is a song written, produced, and sung by Hurricane Smith. It was originally recorded by Smith as a demo in the hopes that John Lennon would record the song. Following advice from Mickie Most, Smith decided to release it himself. It made #2 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] with Middle Of The Road's Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep keeping it from the top spot.[4]
Smith received the 1971 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[5] The lyrics have an ecological theme, stressing the beauty and fragility of nature, and the human responsibility to look after it, not to "let it die".
References
- ^ a b c d "Don't Let It Die". Discogs. 1971.
- ^ "Don't Let It Die (album)". Discogs. 1972.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 509. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Your charts for 3rd July 1971". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
- ^ Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion, The Independent, 28 May 1994
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