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Don’t Let’s Start

First released 1985English32 recordingson 85 releasesISWC T-906.624.782-3
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Written by

John LinnellWriterJohn FlansburghWriter

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Don’t Let’s Start (demo version)They Might Be Giants1:14
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:36
Don’t Let’s Start (single mix)They Might Be Giants2:34
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:42
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants1:05
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:38
Don't Let's Start (live)They Might Be Giants2:45
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:35
Don’t Let’s StartThis Radiant Boy2:34
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants2:41
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants5:01
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants3:57
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants
First Album Medley: Everything Right Is Wrong Again / Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head / Don't Let's Start / Hide ...They Might Be Giants6:10
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants3:42
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants3:27
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants
Don't Let's Start (WFMU demo)They Might Be Giants
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants2:34
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:27
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants3:34
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:33
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:42
Don’t Let's StartThey Might Be Giants2:40
Don’t Let’s Start · videoThey Might Be Giants3:03
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants2:58
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants2:33
Don't Let's StartDaisyChannel2:32
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants3:53
Don't Let's StartThey Might Be Giants2:46
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants3:37

On these albums

1985 Demo
1985 DemoThey Might Be Giants · 1985
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants · 1986
1987-03-04: Frank O'Toole Show, WFMU, East Orange, NJ, USA
1987-03-04: Frank O'Toole Show, WFMU, East Orange, NJ, USAThey Might Be Giants · 1987
Don’t Let’s Start
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants · 1987
Ana Ng
Ana NgThey Might Be Giants · 1988
Don’t Let’s Start
Don’t Let’s StartThey Might Be Giants · 1989
One Little Indian, Greatest Hits, Volume Two
One Little Indian, Greatest Hits, Volume TwoVarious Artists · 1990
Miscellaneous T
Miscellaneous TThey Might Be Giants · 1991
Restless Records Catalog Sampler
Restless Records Catalog SamplerVarious Artists · 1992
Dr. Spock’s Back‐Up Band
Dr. Spock’s Back‐Up BandThey Might Be Giants · 1993
New York City Live!!
New York City Live!!They Might Be Giants · 1994
John Henry
John HenryThey Might Be Giants · 1994
Live!! New York City 10/14/94
Live!! New York City 10/14/94They Might Be Giants · 1994
Selections From the 2-CD Retrospective Then: The Earlier Years
Selections From the 2-CD Retrospective Then: The Earlier YearsThey Might Be Giants · 1997
Then: The Earlier Years
Then: The Earlier YearsThey Might Be Giants · 1997
Giants Jubilee
Giants JubileeThey Might Be Giants · 1999
Best of the Early Years
Best of the Early YearsThey Might Be Giants · 1999
Direct From Brooklyn
Direct From BrooklynThey Might Be Giants · 1999
Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants
Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants · 2002
2004-07-24: Live on Penn, Washington, DC, USA
2004-07-24: Live on Penn, Washington, DC, USAThey Might Be Giants · 2004
2004-07-18: Trees Lounge, Dallas, TX, USA
2004-07-18: Trees Lounge, Dallas, TX, USAThey Might Be Giants · 2004
Süddeutsche Zeitung | Diskothek: 1987: Ein Jahr und seine 20 Songs
Süddeutsche Zeitung | Diskothek: 1987: Ein Jahr und seine 20 SongsVarious Artists · 2005
A User’s Guide to They Might Be Giants
A User’s Guide to They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants · 2005
Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants
Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be GiantsVarious Artists · 2006
2007-08-08: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
2007-08-08: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants · 2007
First Album Live
First Album LiveThey Might Be Giants · 2014
50,000,000 They Might Be Giants Songs Can’t Be Wrong
50,000,000 They Might Be Giants Songs Can’t Be WrongThey Might Be Giants · 2015
2015‐05‐31: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2015‐05‐31: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants · 2015
2018‐03‐11: Fox Theater, Boulder, CO
2018‐03‐11: Fox Theater, Boulder, COThey Might Be Giants · 2018
Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 11.29.15
Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 11.29.15They Might Be Giants · 2020
Asbury Park Live 8/8/13
Asbury Park Live 8/8/13They Might Be Giants · 2020
Don't Let's Start
Don't Let's StartDaisyChannel · 2023
1987‐12‐31: Gusto House, New York City, NY, USA
1987‐12‐31: Gusto House, New York City, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants · 2025
1988‐09‐28: The Knitting Factory, New York City, NY, USA
1988‐09‐28: The Knitting Factory, New York City, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants
1987‐11‐28: Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
1987‐11‐28: Markthalle, Hamburg, GermanyThey Might Be Giants
1987-09-xx: Frank O'Toole Show, WFMU, East Orange, NJ, USA
1987-09-xx: Frank O'Toole Show, WFMU, East Orange, NJ, USAThey Might Be Giants
1997-02-02: Idiot's Delight with Vin Scelsa, WNEW-FM, New York City, NY, USA
1997-02-02: Idiot's Delight with Vin Scelsa, WNEW-FM, New York City, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants
1995-08-02: Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USA
1995-08-02: Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants
1990-10-02: The Knitting Factory, 47 East Houston St., New York City, NY, USA
1990-10-02: The Knitting Factory, 47 East Houston St., New York City, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants
2006-12-16 (Late Show): Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2006-12-16 (Late Show): Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY, USAThey Might Be Giants
1992-11-11: Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
1992-11-11: Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, USAThey Might Be Giants
Phi Beta Restless: Post Modern Classics
Phi Beta Restless: Post Modern ClassicsVarious Artists
2004-07-02: PromoWest Pavilion, Columbus, OH, USA
2004-07-02: PromoWest Pavilion, Columbus, OH, USAThey Might Be Giants
It May Be a Bootleg
It May Be a BootlegThey Might Be Giants

Source: MusicBrainz work 7105994f-cd3e-4b05-81f7-033db6067f41 (CC0).