▁Parker ▁describe ▁the ▁guitar ▁sound ▁as ▁being ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁The ▁P ret enders , ▁and ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁P ete ▁Town sh end ' s ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁solo ▁has ▁Spanish ▁inf lections . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁John ▁At kins ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁mel od ic , ▁but ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁bland ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁less ▁energy ▁than ▁" You ▁Better ▁You ▁Bet ". ▁ ▁Grant ley ▁and ▁Parker , ▁while ▁pra ising ▁the ▁" pr ist ine ▁production " ▁by ▁Bill ▁Sz ym czy k , ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁" ne ver ▁really ▁gets ▁out ▁of ▁first ▁g ear ." ▁ ▁Chris ▁Charles worth ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁lead ▁singer ▁Roger ▁D alt rey ' s ▁bra v ado ▁is ▁ill - su ited ▁to ▁the ▁song ' s ▁conf ession ▁of ▁in ade qu acy ▁and ▁un worth iness . ▁ ▁Er le w ine , ▁however , ▁claims ▁that ▁" Don ' t ▁Let ▁Go ▁the ▁Co at " ▁is ▁" one ▁of ▁[ T own sh end ' s ] ▁better ▁od es ▁to ▁Me her ▁B aba ." ▁ ▁Other ▁releases ▁ ▁" Don ' t ▁Let ▁Go ▁the ▁Co at " ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁Collection ▁compilation ▁album ▁in ▁some ▁countries ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁prom ot ional ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁appeared ▁on ▁Who ' s ▁Better , ▁Who ' s ▁Best : ▁The ▁Videos ▁in ▁ 1 9