Let's Not (song) explained

Let's Not
Cover:HMHB-LetsNot.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Half Man Half Biscuit
B-Side:"Our Tune", "Ordinary to Enschede"
Released:1990
Genre:Indie rock
Label:Probe Plus PP26
Producer:Bald Brothers
Prev Title:Dickie Davies Eyes
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:No Regrets
Next Year:1991

"Let's Not" is a single released in 1990 on vinyl and CD by the Wirral-based British band Half Man Half Biscuit. It was their first release after reforming as a four-piece, the original band having been a five-piece. It was released as a 7-inch single with "Our Tune" on the B-side, and as a 12-inch single and CD single with the extra track "Ordinary to Enschede".[1]

  1. "Let's Not"
  2. "Our Tune"
  3. "Ordinary to Enschede"

The songs "Let's Not" and "Our Tune" were subsequently included on the 1991 studio album McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt., "Ordinary to Enschede" has been released only on the CD version of the single.

The upper part of the cover art is the upper part of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh's 1889 painting The Starry Night.

Cultural references

As is common with Half Man Half Biscuit, the songs contain multiple cultural references and allusions. For "Let's Not" and "Our Tune", see the article McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt. Those identified in "Ordinary to Enschede" include:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Half Man Half Biscuit Discography - Singles/EPs . 17 April 2015 .
  2. An 'ordinary' is a regularly-scheduled train, as opposed to a football special.