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- Ray Peterson - 'Tell Laura I Love Her' Coming off the heels of the popularity of other timely hits, “Tell Laura I Love Her” is a shining example of what teenage tragedy songs can be.
- Pearl Jam - 'Last Kiss' While this song was originally released in 1961 by Wayne Cochran and later hit #2 on the charts with J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, it’s the Pearl Jam version from 1999 that hits with the most raw emotion.
- Jan and Dean - 'Dead Man's Curve' Released in 1963, this hit climbed the charts to the #8 spot on the Billboard 100. It chronicles a teenager’s street race gone wrong, with the opponent “sliding over” the curve and down into the ravine below.
- The Shangri-Las - 'Leader of the Pack' A doo-wop classic for all time, “Leader of the Pack” was a number one hit in 1964 for these Queens teenagers and is an oft-cited example of the teenage tragedy genre.
- Car Accidents Create Lasting Impacts
- "I Love It" by Icona Pop
- "Riding with Private Malone" by David Ball
- "Stan" by Eminem
- "Life in The Fast Lane" by Eagles
- "Frozen" by Joyner Lucas
- "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning
- "I Hope They Get to Me in Time" by Darius Rucker
- "Jesus Take The Wheel" by Carrie Underwood
- "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam
On average, there are 6 million car accidents in the United States each year. At some point you may have been among them. Each day on average, more than 90 people die from car crashes, about 3 million people in vehicle wrecks are injured (2 million permanently), and 1 in 7 of them are not wearing their seatbelts. This destruction costs real lives a...
What kind of person crashes their car into a bridge on purposeand then just watches as it burns? In this 2012 electropop tune, the Swedish girls of Icona Pop are fed up with their boyfriends so they're ditching them. This global hit is not just a break up song but one in which the protagonist tells her much older boyfriend to shove off. While he is...
When a veteran fresh out of the service peruses the classified ads, little does he know that the Chevy advertised is actually a 1966 Corvette—the real deal. The haunted car had been stored in a barn, suspended in time and left to collect three decades of dust. It also harbored a poignant note in the glove box from the car's previous owner, Private ...
This isn't just anysong about your run-of-the-mill car crash. "Stan" (2000) is one of the best hip hop songs ever. Even if this isn't your favorite genre, it's hard not to respect Eminem's talent here. Eminem's signature song tells the story of a crazed fan's murder/suicide by car. This was named to Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs o...
The three biggest impediments to safe driving include speed, driving while impaired or distracted, and aggressive driving. All three of these elements can be found in this 1977 hit rock song about a couple who live the free-wheeling, party lifestyle of drugs, risky behavior, and foolhardy pleasure-seeking. Borrowed straight from this number, the te...
No wonder there is regret and cursing in this 2018 hiphop tune. You'd feel that way too if someone else's stupid decision had lasting and devastating impacts upon your life, and suddently it was lights out for you. Taking the perspective of three very different victims, this song raises safe driving awareness in a way that typical safety advertisem...
Aww, don't go back for the ring! This sad 1959 teenage tragedy song reached the top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and told the story about a car vs. train accident that didn't bode well for a 16-year-old girl. Singer Mark Dinning was a one-hit-wonder with this tune. A teenage couple was out on a date one night when the young man's car stal...
As the narrator in this 2008 country tune hears sirens blare in the background and smells the toxic mix of smoke and gasoline, he sees his life flash before him. He's been involved in a serious alcohol-related car accident, and this may be the end for him if rescue crews can't get to him in time. The lyrics don't make it clear whether he or the oth...
In this 2005 Grammy Award-winning country crossover hit, a young mother has her baby in tow as she set heads back home to Cincinnati for Christmas Eve. She almost doesn't arrive, however. A near-miss accident prompts her to reevaluate her life path. Driving way too fast, the mother's car meets with a patch of slick black ice, thereby sending the ve...
Pearl Jam revived the doleful car 1964 crash song that was originally a hit for J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. "Last Kiss" not only made the 1960s group a one-hit-wonder but it also became Pearl Jam's high-ranking song (#2 on the US Billboard charts). Tragically, Frank Wilson and his band lost their manager to a head-on collison when the manage...
We were out on a date in my daddy's car. We hadn't driven very far. There in the road, straight up ahead. A car was stalled, the engine was dead. I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right. I'll never forget the sound that night. The screaming tires, the busting glass. The painful scream that I heard last.
Apr 24, 2024 · The Tragic Accident That Inspired The Song. The story behind the song “Last Kiss” is just as tragic as the lyrics suggest. The song was originally released in 1961 by Wayne Cochran, but it was Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder’s version that brought the song back to mainstream attention.
It's beautiful and I think Pearl Jam did a Great job. Curt from Elk Rapids, Mi My best friend died in a car crash june 6, 1999. At his funeral/viewing one of our friends played the pearl jam version of "last Kiss". To this day when I hear this song I "water up". I think I like the original a little bit better, but PJ did a darn good job. R.I.P ...
Running by Pearl Jam song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
With 10 studio albums and various live recordings (including “Official Bootlegs” of basically every concert the band performed since 2000), Pearl Jam has sold nearly 32 million records in the ...
