Song 580 ( J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss )

I have noticed that I have woefully neglected choosing songs this week from what is thought of as the "golden era" of car crash songs. I figured that choosing the song that most would probably view as one of the quintessential car crash songs would be an excellent choice to end my theme week of vehicle wreck songs.
The song was originally written and recorded by Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders, but when most think of this song it is probably the J. Frank Wilson version, who made the song famous. From what I have read this song was inspired by an actual car wreck in 1962 Barnesville, Georgia where a car load of teens collided with a flatbed truck and most were killed; this song was dedicated by Wayne Cochran to the memory of one of the victims of the crash.

Here is a recording of the song on YouTube.

Here is the Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders original on YouTube.

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