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by Ray Peterson
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Lyrics with no parentheses indicate a solo.
Lyrics in single parentheses indicate backup singer(s) only.
Verse 1:
Laura and Tommy were lovers.
He wanted to give her everything.
Flowers, presents and most of all,
A wedding ring.
Verse 2:
He saw a sign for a stockcar race,
"A thousand dollar prize," it read.
He couldn't get Laura on the phone,
So, to her mother Tommy said,
Chorus 1:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I love her."
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I need her.
Tell Laura I may be late,
I've something to do that cannot wait."
Verse 3:
He drove his car to the racing ground,
He was the youngest driver there.
And the crowd roared as they started the race,
'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace.
Verse 4:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
No one knows what happened that day,
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
How his car overturned in flames,
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/jNGJBut as they pulled him from the twisted wreck,
With his dying breath they heard him say,
Chorus 2:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I love her."
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I need her.
Tell Laura not to cry,
My love for her will never die."
Verse 5:
And in the chapel where Laura prayed,
For her Tommy who passed away.
It was just for Laura, he lived and died.
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry,
Chorus 2, repeated:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I love her."
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I need her.
Tell Laura not to cry,
My love for her will never die."
Coda:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
Tell Laura I love her.
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
Tell Laura I love her.
Fade.
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
Tell Laura I love her.
Lyrics in single parentheses indicate backup singer(s) only.
Verse 1:
Laura and Tommy were lovers.
He wanted to give her everything.
Flowers, presents and most of all,
A wedding ring.
Verse 2:
He saw a sign for a stockcar race,
"A thousand dollar prize," it read.
He couldn't get Laura on the phone,
So, to her mother Tommy said,
Chorus 1:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I love her."
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I need her.
Tell Laura I may be late,
I've something to do that cannot wait."
Verse 3:
He drove his car to the racing ground,
He was the youngest driver there.
And the crowd roared as they started the race,
'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace.
Verse 4:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
No one knows what happened that day,
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
How his car overturned in flames,
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/jNGJBut as they pulled him from the twisted wreck,
With his dying breath they heard him say,
Chorus 2:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I love her."
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I need her.
Tell Laura not to cry,
My love for her will never die."
Verse 5:
And in the chapel where Laura prayed,
For her Tommy who passed away.
It was just for Laura, he lived and died.
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry,
Chorus 2, repeated:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I love her."
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
"Tell Laura I need her.
Tell Laura not to cry,
My love for her will never die."
Coda:
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
Tell Laura I love her.
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
Tell Laura I love her.
Fade.
(Bom-bom-bom-bom.)
Tell Laura I love her.
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Ray Peterson Tell Laura I Love Her Recording details & track overview
[TELL LAURA I LOVE HER]{1}
Written by: Jeff Barry & Ben Raleigh
Performed by: Ray Peterson{2a}{2b}
First released:{3}
Single: 1960 [Length: 2:50]
Album: 1960 [Length: 2:57]
{1}"Tell Laura I Love Her," by Ray Peterson, reached #7 on [The U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 chart. Decca Records in England decided not to release Ray
Peterson's 1960 recording on the grounds that it was "too tasteless and
vulgar," and destroyed they about twenty thousand copies that had already
been pressed. An alternate cover version by Ricky Valance,{4} released by
EMI on the Columbia label, was #1 on the British charts for three weeks.
"Tell Laura I Love Her" has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over
seven million copies.
{2a}Covered by:
Johnny T. Angel
The Boppers (a Swedish band)
Billy Connolly (as a parody)
Steve Goodman
Dickey Lee
Laura Lee {5a}
John Leyton
Marilyn Michaels {5b}
Michele (in Italian as, "Dite a Laura che l'amo")
Orion
Ray Palavicino (in Spanish as, "Dile a Laura que la quiero")
Jo.....MORE.....(all Tell Laura I Love Her track/recording details) ←
Ray Peterson biography
Ray T. Peterson, born April 23, 1939 in Denton, Texas, was an American pop music singer. He spent much of his childhood recovering from polio, and during an extended stay in a nearby treatment facility, he began performing for his fellow patients. As Peterson's health returned he started singing professionally in local clubs, where he enjoyed an avid fan base. However, eventually he relocated to Los Angeles where he was discovered by manager Stan Shulman.
Blessed with a four-octave singing voice, Shulman signed him to a recording contract with RCA Victor Records in 1958. His early material ran the gamut from teen ballads like, "Let's Try Romance," to a cover of Little Willie John's, "Fever." All meeting with little success.
Then, in 1959, his song, "The Wonder of You," made it into the Top 30 in both the U.S. and the U.K., and would later be recorded by Elvis Presley, with whom Peterson became friends.
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