"Throw the 'R' Away" is a song by Scottish music duo the Proclaimers from the 1987 album This Is the Story. It was the band's first single, releasing in 1987.
| "Throw the 'R' Away" | ||||
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| Single by The Proclaimers | ||||
| from the album This Is the Story | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Folk[1] | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| Producer(s) | John Williams | |||
| The Proclaimers singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Throw the 'R' Away" on YouTube | ||||
Content
editMusical style
editDescribing the single, Chicago Reader's Bill Wyman commented "it's a rollicking folk number, complete with wordless shouts and a rousing finale".[1]
Lyrical theme
editIn 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
edit- ^ a b Wyman, Bill (27 April 1989). "The Proclaimers--Sunshine on Leith - Music Review". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ 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.