Throw the 'R' Away explained

Throw the 'R' Away
Type:single
Artist:The Proclaimers
Album:This Is the Story
Released:1987
Genre:Folk
Length:2:44
Label:Chrysalis
Producer:John Williams
Next Title:Letter from America
Next Year:1987

"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.

Content

Musical style

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

Lyrical theme

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wyman . Bill . The Proclaimers--Sunshine on Leith - Music Review . 17 January 2020 . . 27 April 1989.
  2. News: Bohem . Mike . Proclaimers: Guileless Love Songs in a Rich Burr Earthy Approach Helps Scottish Twins Put Over Paeans of Pure Joy . 18 January 2020 . . 28 April 1989.