By July 1986 the Pennant was a lock and the New York Mets were destined for greatness. Advertising legend, Jerry Della Femina, and two of his senior executives, Bob Sherman and John Olken, hired me (I was known professionally as Shelton Leigh Palmer back then) to compose and produce an official theme song and create and produce a music video (along with a “making-of” documentary) for the team.
The video premiered on August 30, 1986 on DiamondVision at Shea Stadium. The song, “Let’s Go Mets” (aka “Let’s Go Mets Go!”) was a gold record and the VHS video was certified triple platinum.
Produced by: Shelly Palmer
Composed by: Shelly Palmer, Gregory Smith & Hal Hackady
Recorded & Mixed by: Alan Meyerson at Quad Studios, NYC
Lead Vocal: Tom Bernfeld
Guitar: Ira Siegel
Bass: Vince Fay
Drums: Alan Schwartzberg
Keyboards: Pete Levin, Greg Smith, Shelly Palmer
Prepared in cooperation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Major League Baseball and the New York Mets.
Copyright © 1986 SLP Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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“Let’s Go Mets” Lyrics
Composed by Shelly Palmer (ASCAP), Greg Smith (BMI) and Hal Hackady (BMI)
Copyright © 1986 SLP Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Let’s go! Let’s go!
Do it, do it, do it… let’s go Mets go!
We’ve got the teamwork to make the dream work, Let’s go! Let’s go Mets!
We’re gonna make it this time we’re gonna take it home, Let’s go! Let’s go Mets!
Do it, (let’s go) do it, (let’s go) do it, make it happen… Let’s go Mets go!
Where there’s a Met man, you’ll find a Mets fan. Let’s go! Let’s go Mets!
This is a Mets year, for all you Mets here. Let’s go! Let’s go Mets!
Do it, (Bring it home.) do it, (Bring it home.) do it, (Bring it home now…) Let’s go Mets go!
Do it, (let’s go) do it, (let’s go) do it, make it happen… Let’s go Mets go!
There’s no stopping us now, we’re gonna do it again.
It’s not a question of how, (do it) it’s just a matter, (do it) it’s just a matter, (do it) it’s just a matter of when…
Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go!
Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go!
Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go!
Let’s go Mets!
Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets!
Do it, (do it) do it, (do it) do it, let’s go! Ohh…
We’ve got the teamwork. To make the dream work.
We’ve got the teamwork. Let’s go Mets! To make the dream work. Let’s go Mets go!
We’ve got the teamwork. Let’s go Mets Go! To make the dream work. Let’s go Mets go!
Ooo… We’ve got the teamwork. Let’s go Mets go! To make the dream work. Let’s go Mets go!
We’re gonna make it this time we’re gonna take it home…
Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go! Let’s go Mets go!
Let’s go Mets go! Mets, Mets, Mets, Mets, Let’s go Mets!