The Searchers - Don't Throw Your Love Away

[0917gva]

The Searchers had a great many wonderful songs, but I must confess this is one of my favorites. Just love their sound, naturally, so evocative of the 60s, a fabulous time in musical history for a ton of great groups and songs. Just wonderful. Thank you for this post.

[josinelovecats]

mooooooi de liefde

[Hendrick999999]

Listen to those Rickenbacker guitars. Sharp as a razor!

[talafsa2]

5 abrutis n'aiment pas çà !

[cocoaorange1]

Cool song, I think they were from Liverpool too.

[legolas35653]

5 people threw there love away.....

[venturesify]

Wonderful....cem-Turkey

[scamp3464]

This is a somewhat lesser known hit from them but a great song. The Beatles always said the Searchers were one of their favorite groups & they ,, along w/ the Holies had some of the best harmonies of the British invasion groups. Songs w/ melodies & harmonies, what a novel concept!!!!

[spacepatrolman]

@scamp3464 yea novel but the everly brothers and the beach boys did it first

[andwen66]

4 morons didnt like this

[pataphysician66]

I love the message- go otu and screw around lady, but don't throw you love away on a fling...

[GPM1952]

@legolas35653 - its becos you are a "BOY" don't talk shit about something you know nothing about. this is a classic fron the 1960's little boy.......

[legolas35653]

@GPM1952 Actually i know alot about the searchers , and the beatles , and the whole mersy beat , so i woul dsuggest dont say to someone that they dont know anything about something !

[GPM1952]

@legolas35653 - DID I SAY 'SHIT" ABOUT BIEBER...NO..... use this forum as positive feedback instead of putting it down ...if you don't like it ...fine... keep it to yourself.... you are just showing your immaturity. AND PS. dont bother to reply me. this is my final comment to you little boy

[legolas35653]

@GPM1952 Calm down ! im joking , i love this stuff !! i just wanted to see what it would be like to write that !

[gascap12]

@legolas35653

You should get your hearing checked.

[legolas35653]

@gascap12 Your right i should , im going there tommrorw after school , i think i have infection of my tinnuis (inner ear part) :(

[gascap12]

@legolas35653

You should get your hearing checked.

[123456734459]

This song is so cool.Tezza the Manch. Thanks for the post......

[Christiane373]

GREAT TUNE! I loved it when it originated and love it today. The Searchers had a unique sound. The just don't make 'em like this anymore. I love the guitar sounds, the drum sounds, and the vocals! I learned what "chords" are from their music. I can clearly hear them, unlike any other "sounds".

[fab4fan4ever64]

This sounds EXCELLENT !! RIP Chris Curtis...

[djksierra1]

A fabulous song from The Searchers. Just sent it to "the love of my life", just to let her know not "to throw us away"........

[divisorplot]

don't throw you love away. China high speed train hit by lightinf. Thor did you throw your love away?

[VinDcator]

He's talking about wasting time on the wrong person. When two people are right for each other, they know it. No games needed.

[actionadventures]

Thumbs up!

[neopreneca]

I have a copy of the original 45 rpm record, any idea what it might be worth ??

[MrCOLTSR2]

@neopreneca 10 quid if ur very lucky....no one buys em anymore apart from weirdo collectors and dealers...try ebay for best price...ps dont sell to a collector they give u foook all for em....

[nomiclas]

@MrCOLTSR2 you're having a rectal cranial equluision.good vinyl is warm and the way it sounded originally.i got your wierdo hanging.your a pompous fuck.if people collect coins and dolls and many things,why not harbor records?they can be enjoyed and insite memories.

[MrCOLTSR2]

@nomiclas hey dickhead..go fuck yourself u big fuckin freak!....who gives a shit about u weirdo vinyl knobheadss...go get a life u retarded piece of shit!....and stop the fancy words u found on google or other forums u thick as shit idiot! ....maybe you need to get out a bit more instead of acting the hartd man behind your screen you fat fucking pathetic wimp!

[nomiclas]

@MrCOLTSR2 you sound a little up tite.i happen to be a colllector so i took offense to the weirdo comment.you sound very judgemential and angry.your either very young and an antagonistic or a physophopathic.it dosen't matter.i reject your comment either way.

[PreRaff]

Wow - this is really a good, clear recording. Nice.

[0917gva]

I loooove this song, it is just great all the way around. I love the lyrics - so true - and the rhythm of the song is very, very appealing. Thank you for this great post.

[divisorplot]

Alfred Hitchcock  freddie and the dreamers

[MsJune54]

always LOVED this song, thanks so much for posting it...

[divisorplot]

Platium Passed

[0917gva]

A terrific song by The Searchers! I love everything about this song. What a group. Thank you for this post.

[Brigitt3Babe]

wow this song is for all the women of all ages who give their whole self to a relationship; I'm talking about EVERYTHING: Their <3, devotion, soul, time, effort, money, dreams, future, thoughts...EVERYTHING - for that SIGNIFICANT other to just take it all and throw it back in their face.

Don't give up on you. I almost did. I used to be one of those girls. I tried fixing a broken guy. You know what happens though? You become the broken one. When that same amount of effort isn't returned. :'( </3

[MickileungHK]

I like this original one!!

[Greenhornet270]

I Loved this song....wasnt it in the summer of 64 this was popular?

[gva0917]

This is a great song; I love everything about it. The rhythm of the song is very appealing.  All the way around, this is one terrific song. Thank you so much for this post. This was one of my favorites. I always loved this song.

[montecarlo0]

IT don`t get any better than this.  5 *****.

[VinDcator]

As true today as it was back in the 60s.

[rustribbonwizz]

One of the best and seriously under-rated groups of the time with great consistency and fairly serious competition for the Beatles at the time. Thanks for posting although I have several virgin vinyls of this group on hand.

[harpo103]

That guitar sound is SO COOL!

It has a Middle-Eastern thing to it.

[vanislefan]

Listen to that harmony! What the hell is wrong with music today? Forgotten in a very few years.

[dave01702]

@vanislefan Great music will never be forgotten. There will always be a younger generation that likes what is current but the old songs will be around forever.

[Georgeboy441]

happy valantines day :)

[mancity267]

newhotman you are correct, they where the beatles favourite band

[keoni927]

I agree with you laggie24. This song just pulls at my heart too.

[cattymanly]

I have remembered this tune for more than 40 years. Excellent it is.

[CHURINFUNFLAIS]

Don´t Throw your Dreams away!...WOW, Intense & touching

[vanislefan]

What memories this brings. Romance in the sixties was something mysterious and special. We all loved it! And still do.

[gpof1952]

l won't throw my love of the sounds of the 60's away. Today's music..well, that would'nt be too hard to throw away.

[laggie24]

So strange how come a tune so powerfully remind me and maybe many of us out there of a special connection or dead-end street. This one surely was in my great heartache period. Yet ... still so much love this song by the Searches... jolly good lads they were :-)

[eddyjacobsensongs]

You might need it some day!! - true!!

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[T42please]

Sooooo good :)

[archie977]

i was singing this song in my slep lat night

[trollhater70s]

Music was so simple back then, cute lyrics and such like.

Today it is all complicated, monotonous crap.

[ZeddZar]

@trollhater70s

simpole yes, but the melody and harmonies !!!! ahhhh...something that is no longer understood.

[49kasey]

@trollhater70s Yeah, it's all been said and done, the rest is all hogwash!

[brownindian17]

Very true words!!!!!!!!!!

[pgh45rpms]

The Searchers made an international hit out of a b-side song first recorded by Philadelphia's Orlons -- the flip of 1963's "Bon-Doo-Wah".

[123twan123]

3dislikes??? really songs like this should have the dislike option removed!

[Dreamer6860]

great music thaxs remember these well

col

[mileyoi]

dont thow your deams away and love or you might need them someday...

[biskitlee]

I like the Seachers alot...but The Beatles are in a total class of thier own. Lol

[legomaplestorynoob]

this is finally music!

[caverndaze]

awesome song !!

[neopreneca]

I have the original 45, must be worth afe bucks.

[fntime]

@neopreneca The orginal is worth about

$7800, the last time I looked.

The orginal, is very big in the Eskimo

community, but they're usually drunk!

[Fersomling]

Very 60s. Groovy, baby!

[oldermusiclover]

someone called Jacksgenever asked for my Searchers Cd. Pleae

let me know if you still want it.

[hyoutantugino1]

i have record and listen to holyday^^

[zaaritha]

Bra!

[7425park]

When I was a kid (1964, 1966...) in Detroit, I had a little am radio taped between the handlebars of my bike. Every week, there were new songs released. It was always exciting and fun to hear the latest Beatles, Motown, British invasion,etc. when I rode to school. Life was good!

[zaaritha]

@7425park

Oldie--goodie

[newhotman1001]

I have always thought that the Hollies were the most underrated group from England but the Pacemakers have to be

1A. Great sound and harmony, thanks Gerry Marsden and your band mates.

[stillrockinat61]

having been in a rock band most of my teen years the searchers were a favorite of mine. we would try to copy their sound when possible,sorry 2 of them are deceased. this was the time of great music that i still listen to. rock and roll forever.

[PaulDePace]

I agree....TERRIFIC audio on this one! Wish everyone's standards were the same as

RabzOr26's !!

[spacepatrolman]

@PaulDePace jimmy wisner wrote this the orlons did it first a little differant with the oriental sounding guitar riff on piano then jimmy wisner produced jim and jeans album people world another venture into the folk rock idiom

[nor888vast695]

Excellent sound. I remember the 60s. Unfortunately there is no going back. Some have the balls to call some of the crap on radio "music." The 60s groups were inovated & talented. I like Gerry & the Pacemakers too!

[oldermusiclover]

if i remember this was written by Sonny

Bono. I have a great in condition cd of

the Searchers if someomne wants it for free.

[schlesmail]

Actually, "Needles and Pins" was cowritten by Sonny Bono. "Don't Throw Your Love Away" was a Billy Jackson / Jim Wisner composition originally recorded by the Orlons in 1963.

[jackscgenever]

@oldermusiclover yeah i would :O)

[83Brokenwings]

My mom used to play all this music when I was really little! She was a real 60s chick and I love the 80s!! But this music is really soft, gentle and sweet. I love it!!

[cjthemusicman]

A friend mentioned this tune to me - wrote out the words for me - and I appreciate her doing that for me. I know she cares...

[steveJ1957]

The 60's ...........................

[brucer12]

One cool song that made my top ten of the 60s--thx so much the clip--Bruce in Oregon

[rhh1945]

"Don't Throw Your Love Away" was a 'B' side song by the Orlons in the early 60s, and was not a hit for them. Available on Best Of The Orlons album.

The song became a hit for the Searchers.

[brown4810]

One of the best of the British invasion bands!!! brownie

[riviswim]

No doubt!

[wilkes85]

this song really grows on you; when I first heard it on an oldies station, i thought it was the worst song i ever heard, but here I am willingly listening to it!

[jbyesterday]

A tremendously beautiful swirl of harmony & melody. As a proud baby-boomer growing up in NYC exposed to the incredibly exciting 60's, this particular jewel will always be a staple during that fantastic time in my youth when along with rich quality in music,one felt the positive lessons & hopes relating to love & dreams. Excellent song...excellent group!!

Thank you for posting.

[newhotman1001]

A great song from a very underrated group. This was supposedly the Beatles favorite group. Love their music just like the rest of the '60s.

[devilwoman52]

If they were good enough to be the Beatles fave group, that says it all! This particular version does justice to the harmony the 4 original Searchers had. They were my #1; still are; and the 60's were the best -- especially the British Invasion!

[gazzymodo]

The Searchers used suspended chords in a few of their songs (incl this & 'Needles' !) Chords to 'Don't throw' are: (Beginning) Dsus4, D, Dsus2, D. (Verse) D, Bm, D, Bm, C, D. (Middle) Bm, G, Bm, G, Am, Bm, - C, Bm, C, Bm, Asus4, A, Am, A, back to D. Gazzmodo.

[vikesh81]

The Drummer was widely thought of as being insane. He was probably bipolar by todays standards, but Keith Moon WAS insane.

[devilwoman52]

Chris Curtis, the Drummer and Leader was a genius. He did the arrangements, chose the songs, and brought the harmony and percussion to the Searchers that made them so unique. He is also deceased! There is no need to be disrespectful, vikesh81!

[singinjohnny]

I don't remember hearing the signature guitar riff in this song until I heard this band. That particular riff really was picked up by many other bands. The guitar riff in "Needles and Pins" is quite similar. The chord structure in the bridge is simply brilliant. I was captivated by their sound at the tender age of 14 when this came out.

[passysporty17]

Love this song

[clyde8her]

I lived in England from '63 to '66...these guys were always on Top of the Pops or Ready Steady Go...many great songs !! Thanks...

[devilwoman52]

How lucky can a person get -- that must have been an exciting time to LIVE there!

[clyde8her]

It was a trip. Saw Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Stones, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Moody Blues, and tons of others. I wouldn't trade that time for a million quid !!

[riviswim]

WOW... I'm jealous! British Invasion was where it was at!!! I was a teen at that time...if I could go back in time it would be to see the Beatles "forming" at the Star Club... The Cavern... and see some of the great BI groups you saw in person!!!

[sussexcounty]

Awesome! Today's stuff is crap!

[jlan9312]

Sometimes called "teen music' of the era, in my 50's now remembering them; they came in mid stream sort of to the Beatles not getting deserved recognition, say like the Seekers did who had more head start. This is another favorite to me.

[vintagezigg]

Sad to learn that two of four band members singing this lovely song passed away in this decade.They were such a wonderful band. I'm so fortunate to have grown up with their music.

[spikebythesea]

I love the triple harmonies.

[ovavoo]

What a cute song...love it

[misformayhem]

The lyrics of this song--so MEANINGFUL and ETERNAL--even today!

[7425park]

Yes, the lyric was written about not throwing your "love' (ie jizz) away into a sock or mother's wig.

[misformayhem]

I think you've got a point there...or maybe into a piece of raw calve's liver folded in half?

[godzillasdad]

Brings back memories ---- thanks

[speedy45rpm]

These guys were just so consistently good. So evocative of that time. This is indeed one of their best. Vastly under-rated group, IMO.

[spacepatrolman]

The orlons did it first with a piano fill instead of guitar [ no videos of that version yet ]

[laggie24]

This was killing me for dacades :) Great clear sound. Tks.

[maynardgkrebsiii]

That 60's MAGIC! Awesome!

[neopreneca]

I have an original 45 rpm first issue of this, have played it many times.

[laggie24]

Still hits me. Don't throw ya dreams away, for ya might need them someday...SO TRUE!!!

[sweetme777]

sweet song

[rdf1947]

My favorite Searchers song. I really love it.

[littleyo797]

Invaluable advice, especially these days when love has been so horribly devalued in many circumstances.

[jonny7dreamin]

Had to come back and hear this one again..thanks for posting the video

[bbudacious]

49wingler, never heard of them in the states.

[boxtop2]

A song with a good message.

[mrdee11091]

nice to find the non live version at last thank you

[perransands]

JUST LIKE ALL THEIR SONGS BRILLIANT.

[jonny7england]

Well this really shows my age..I was there when they did this one live!! Thanks for the memory kick!! BRILLIANT!!

[caverndaze]

BRILLAINT SONG superbly sung!

[olhole]

thanks

[dutchmanmm]

da ownt wel =)