"Desdemona" is a song recorded in 1971 by

The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John Wa ...

. It was their final charting single and their first in the U.S. following an almost five-year hiatus. The song was the first of two singles from their ''

Second Take ''Second Take'' is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Searchers and the first with drummer Billy Adamson. Album consists of re-recordings of their earlier hits as well as their last US hit single "Desdemona" from the previous ye ...

'' LP, and the only one to chart. The B-side was a non-album track. It was written by the songwriting team of Valerie Murtagh and

Harold Spiro Harold Jacob Spiro (25 June 1925 – 11 December 1996) was an English songwriter. He is best known for his co-writing with Valerie Avon, particularly the song " Long Live Love" (1974) performed by Olivia Newton-John, which was the UK's entry i ...

. "Desdemona" reached No. 94 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 79 on ''Cash Box''.Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 11, 1971
/ref> It did not chart outside the United States.

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* 1971 songs 1971 singles The Searchers (band) songs RCA Victor singles Songs written by Harold Spiro Songs written by Valerie Murtagh {{1970s-pop-song-stub