6093. Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her
From: Tell Laura I Love Her (Single); Year: 1960; Genre: Pop/Rock This is quite a sad song of that Post-War to the mid-1960s sub-genre of "teenage tragedy" songs. The main character in this tragic tale wishes to buy his sweetheart a wedding ring and enters an auto race to win the money to do so. Of course, this is a teenage tragedy, so you can probably guess the outcome without a spoiler. I will say that Ray Peterson does a great job selling the emotions of the song, especially toward the end; the organ really helps sell it as well. Hear Tell Laura I Love Her on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Beatles - You Got to Hide Your Love Away My song pick 2 years ago today: Funkadelic - What is Soul? My song pick 3 years ago today: Visage - Fade to Grey My song pick 4 years ago today: Dream Theater - Paralyzed My song pick 5 years ago today: The Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet - Parisian Thoroughfare My song pick 6 y...