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“Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste” by Galaxie 500
From the album Today (1988)
“Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste” by Galaxie 500 appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1989. It was first released in 1988 on the album Today. Its best result is #41 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #192 alternative song of 1989.
"Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste" is on Today, the debut album American indie rockers Galaxie 500 released on Aurora Records in October 1988, and it's a song they borrowed rather than wrote: Jonathan Richman holds the credit for both the words and the music. The title reads like a motto for a band cutting its first record.
Today has had a long afterlife. A 2010 reissue got to 16 on the UK Independent Album Breakers chart, and in 2018 Pitchfork put it at 16 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 41 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989 | 50 |
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