Don't Let the Music Die explained

Don't Let the Music Die
Cover:	DontLetMusicDie45.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Bay City Rollers
Album:	It's a Game
B-Side:	The Way I Feel Tonight
Released:	1977
Recorded:	1977
Genre:	Rock, pop
Length:	5:47
Label:	Toshiba/EMI
Producer:	Harry Maslin
Prev Title:	The Way I Feel Tonight
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Where Will I Be Now
Next Year:	1978

"Don't Let the Music Die" is a pop ballad by the Bay City Rollers from their 1977 album It's a Game.^[1] The tune, written by Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is a slow, dramatic ballad with a heavily-orchestrated arrangement and melancholy feel. It was released as a 7" double A-side vinyl single (with "The Way I Feel Tonight") in Japan, where it became a chart hit.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Don't Let the Music Die" - 5:47
2. "The Way I Feel Tonight" - 3:56

Credits

• Producer - Harry Maslin
• Written By - Eric Faulkner, Stuart "Woody" Wood

Chart performance

• Japan: #__^[3]

External links

• Lyrics of this song

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bay City Rollers – It's a Game (1977, Vinyl). . July 1977 .
2. Web site: Japan #1 Import Disks by Oricon Hot Singles . 2020-05-17 . 2010-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911211711/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/JPP1_e.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Japan Japan #1 IMPORT DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles . 2020-05-17 . 2010-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911211711/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/JPP1_e.htm . dead .