Tell Laura I Love Her – Ray Peterson
“Tell Laura I Love Her”, a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh, was an American Top Ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is a tragic story of a teenage boy named Tommy who is desperately in love with a girl named Laura. Although they are only teenagers, he wants to marry her, so he enters a stock car race, hoping to win, and use the prize money to buy Laura a wedding ring. What did you think of this memorable song? Please tell us in the comment section below and remember to sign up for our free newsletter.
August 6, 2022 @ 6:08 pm
Very clever, used the cover that used, to open the video but not the video of this song that I made!
August 6, 2022 @ 10:10 am
Always loved this song. Thanks for posting it.
August 10, 2021 @ 4:56 am
One of my favourites I am 82 and have always loved this song have it on a 45 and play it often
August 9, 2021 @ 11:40 pm
Sad song.
October 2, 2018 @ 6:17 pm
1 of the very 1st ‘tear jerker’ songs of our time…
March 7, 2017 @ 2:13 pm
love this song a very oldie but still pretty
March 1, 2016 @ 6:49 pm
What a sad but beautiful song. When “going parking” was the
“Thing” back when that was a good “make-out” tune….really
put your date in a romantic mind-set!!! ???
October 13, 2015 @ 3:04 pm
grew up in this era. Loved this song then and still get goose bumps when I hear it. Keep em coming. brings back some of my memories of yesteryear. Thank you!
October 12, 2015 @ 5:25 am
Saw Ray at the Sydney Stadium mid-sixties singing this wonderful song and he was as good live as on record….he didn’t get the recognition his talent deserved.
July 2, 2020 @ 2:04 am
Oh my, I do remember this song! Beautiful and sad.
October 12, 2015 @ 2:13 am
What a beautiful but a sad song. It belongs to a time when the word “love” was sacred and when once uttered, you lived and died for it.
October 10, 2015 @ 9:01 pm
Dear Net Hugs,
Keep bringing the oldies – love ’em. They bring back such great memories for me. Too much NOISE in the hollering and screaming music (if you call it that), now days is not for me. And that Rap Noise is HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE. Thank you for bringing oldies that you can understand the words.
Thank you,
Nancy Miller
October 10, 2015 @ 11:02 am
Much too sad for me.