# The Shirts | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 10:56 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Shirts
- Visible lyric pages: 28

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-shirts`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 10:56 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-6a6fefc55549426f
- Visible lyric pages: 28
- Pages with stored lyric text: 28
- Video-backed song pages: 28
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 33437
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: As Long As The Laughter Lasts, Can't Cry Anymore, Can't Get It Through My Head, Don't You Hesitate, Ground Zero, Hanging Around, I Don't Wanna Know, and I Feel So Nervous
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Shirts formed in Los Angeles around 1980, with Tony Romeo on vocals after his time with The Records. They put out their first album, 'Private Lives,' that same year. Their 1982 single 'They Say The Sun Shines' became their biggest hit, though some critics at the time questioned a line in the lyrics about taking chances. Their sound leaned into bright pop melodies, heard on tracks like 'As Long...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. As Long As The Laughter Lasts — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/as-long-as-the-laughter-lasts
2. Can't Cry Anymore — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/can-t-cry-anymore
3. Can't Get It Through My Head — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/can-t-get-it-through-my-head
4. Don't You Hesitate — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/don-t-you-hesitate
5. Ground Zero — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/ground-zero
6. Hanging Around — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/hanging-around
7. I Don't Wanna Know — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/i-don-t-wanna-know
8. I Feel So Nervous — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/i-feel-so-nervous
9. I'm Not One Of Those — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/i-m-not-one-of-those
10. Laugh and walk away — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/laugh-and-walk-away
11. Lonely Android — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/lonely-android
12. Love Is a Fiction — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/love-is-a-fiction
13. Milton At The Savoy — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/milton-at-the-savoy
14. One Last Chance — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/one-last-chance
15. Out On The Ropes — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/out-on-the-ropes
16. Outside The Cathedral Door — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/outside-the-cathedral-door
17. Poe — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/poe
18. Reduced To A Whisper — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/reduced-to-a-whisper
19. Running Through The Night — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/running-through-the-night
20. Small Talk — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/small-talk
21. Teenage Crutch — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/teenage-crutch
22. Tell Me Your Plans — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/tell-me-your-plans
23. Tenth Floor Clown — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/tenth-floor-clown
24. The Story Goes — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/the-story-goes
25. They Say The Sun Shines — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/they-say-the-sun-shines
26. Time (Has Seen Me Lonely) — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/time-has-seen-me-lonely
27. Too Much Trouble — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/too-much-trouble
28. Triangulum — https://lyroverse.com/the-shirts/triangulum