| "Don't Let It Die" | ||||
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| Single byHurricane Smith | ||||
| Released | 1971[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:29[2] | |||
| Songwriter | Hurricane Smith[1] | |||
| Producer | Hurricane Smith[1] | |||
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Don't Let It Die is a song written, produced, and sung byHurricane Smith. It was originally recorded by Smith as ademo in the hopes thatJohn Lennon would record the song. Following advice fromMickie Most, Smith decided to release it himself. It made #2 on theUK Singles Chart,[3] withMiddle Of The Road'sChirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep keeping it from the top spot.[4]
Smith received the 1971Ivor Novello award forBest 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".
