The following song was written by Gary Benson and was recorded by the shadows and was on the short list to be the UK’s 1974 or 1975 entry for the Eurovision song contest. It didn’t get selected so Gary himself did a version, which made the top 20 of the UK singles charts just before, I met Liz. Again the song is about heartache and rejection. But it’s absolutely brilliant, for many years I used to play this song (and others) while I was having a bath.
‘Don't Throw It All Away’
Here we go Breaking up what we have built Leaving out, all the things that we have felt, Where was I, where was I before you came And from the first time that I saw you, I knew, that maybe I, maybe I do something wrong How I tried, but the words won't fit the song I found the door, but I couldn't find the key And from the first time that I saw you, I thought, that you made me
So don't throw it all away I don't wanna be the one who's gonna have to beg you stay I don't wanna be the one to change your mind one more time Please stay, don't throw it all away
Though it seems, that I just take it out on you Don't you know, that only you can get me through Found the door, now I know that you're the key 'Cause from the first time that I saw you, I thought, that you made me
So don't throw it all away I don't wanna be the one who's gonna have to beg you stay I don't wanna be the one to change your mind, one more time Please stay, don't throw it all away... ah no
Don't throw it all away I don't wanna be the one who's gonna have to beg you stay I don't wanna be the one to change your mind, one more time Please stay, don't throw it all away...
