Don't let it end
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Do not Let It End is a song by Styx from the year 1983 , which was written by Dennis DeYoung and the album Kilroy Was Here appeared.
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The title is a mid-tempo progressive rock ballad . In the song, the protagonist breaks up with his girlfriend and later wishes the relationship back. The classic hit # 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and # 56 on the UK charts in the United Kingdom.
According to Dennis DeYoung, Don't Let It End was originally supposed to be Kilroy Was Here's first single , but their record label pushed them to release Mr. Roboto as their first single.
When performing live, the group often uses some guitar riffs by Mr. Roboto on Don't Let It End , and the band also pays tributes to musicians Tommy Shaw , Elvis Presley , Chuck Berry , The Beatles and Little Richard at the end of the song . The group also plays a medley of Don't Let It End and Twist and Shout on some gigs .
Music video
Brian Gibson directed the music video . The video starts with Dennis playing Kilroy. Kilroy looks at a picture of his former girlfriend (the picture shows Dennis's real wife Suzanne), then Kilroy goes to another room, which becomes a prison in which Kilroy is now imprisoned. As a prisoner, Kilroy becomes a member of the Styx group, which consists of other prisoners. The group then plays the piece in prison. At the end of the video, Kilroy is back in the opening scene and looks at the picture again.