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Del Shannon

Runaway

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1961
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“Runaway” is a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song in the spring of 1961 by Del Shannon. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit. The song was notably covered by Bonnie Raitt in 1977. It is #466 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time from 2004. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Run, run, run, run, runaway ... I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder ... And I wonder

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This song is listed #466 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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More songs by Del Shannon (See Charts): So Long Baby, The Answer To Everything, Thinkin' It Over, Out Of Time, and I Go To Pieces.

Popular in Oldies (See Charts): You'Ve Lost That Lovin' Feelin', Those Were The Days, The Great Pretender, Mr. Sandman, Jingle, Jangle, Jingle, Mr. Lonely, It'S My Party, This Diamond Ring, Woody Woodpecker, and Good Timin'.

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Dan Douglas wrote on April, 22nd 2017 at 2:17am:
Freat song, but why isn't The Wamderer on this list ???


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