Throw the 'R' Away

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"Throw the 'R' Away"
Single by The Proclaimers
from the album This Is the Story
Released1987
GenreFolk[1]
Length2:44
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
  • Craig Reid
  • Charlie Reid
Producer(s)John Williams
The Proclaimers singles chronology
"Throw the 'R' Away"
(1987) 		"Letter from America"
(1987)
Music video
"Throw the 'R' Away" on YouTube

"Throw the 'R' Away" is a song by Scottish music duo the Proclaimers from the 1987 album This Is the Story. The band's first single, "Throw the 'R' Away" was released in 1987.

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Describing the single, Chicago Reader's Bill Wyman commented "it's a rollicking folk number, complete with wordless shouts and a rousing finale".[1]

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In 1989, Mike Bohem of the Los Angeles Times called "Throw the 'R' Away" a "celebration of the thick accent that some experts had said would hold them back".[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Wyman, Bill (27 April 1989). "The Proclaimers--Sunshine on Leith - Music Review". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ Bohem, Mike (28 April 1989). "Proclaimers: Guileless Love Songs in a Rich Burr Earthy Approach Helps Scottish Twins Put Over Paeans of Pure Joy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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