# Shitty Songs from Your Teen Years that You Still Sorta Love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139 "2009-05-12T05:16:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/61 "2009-05-13T07:40:56Z")
Rock On! The original, not the one done later by the sopa opera guy. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/62 "2009-05-13T07:50:57Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > OMG it’s so deliciously bad, I love it! > > I also like that in the comments a guy felt inspired: > > Cinderella heals all wounds! lol, welcome. Now go forth and spread the gospel of Cinderella! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/63 "2009-05-13T11:18:43Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > Tell Laura I Love Her…I forget > [@Cisco](#): > > Would that be Tell Lori I Love Her by Keith Whitley, about Lori Morgan? God, I do not know that :o. Huh-uh. It was [“Tell Laura I Love Her”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuGiZaaUaj8&feature=related) by Ray Peterson. It was the story of Tommy and Laura, who wanted to get married. Tommy entered a stock car race to win the money for a wedding ring and overturned his car. He died in the accident and his final words were…well, you get the idea from the title. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/64 "2009-05-13T13:19:35Z")
Another teen of the 80s, I love cheesy 80s new wave. M - Pop Muzik The Bangles - Manic Monday Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star Kim Wilde - Kids In America Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like Missing Persons - Walking in LA Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy 99 Luftballons - Nena They Don’t Know - Tracey Ullman ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/65 "2009-05-13T15:41:32Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Huh-uh. It was [“Tell Laura I Love Her”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuGiZaaUaj8&feature=related) by Ray Peterson. It was the story of Tommy and Laura, who wanted to get married. Tommy entered a stock car race to win the money for a wedding ring and overturned his car. He died in the accident and his final words were…well, you get the idea from the title. Indeed it was, it was followed by “Tell Tommy I miss Him” Equally as shitty but I forget who warbled that masterpiece ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/66 "2009-05-13T15:58:27Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > Rock On! The original, not the one done later by the sopa opera guy. David Essex, for sure. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139.md?page=3)