"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"
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

Content

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Musical style

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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]

Lyrical theme

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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

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  1. ^ 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.