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Teen Angel (song)
"Teen Angel" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jean Dinning (1924–2011)〔born March 29, 1924, died February 22, 2011 in Garden Grove, California, (SF Gate ).〕 and her husband, Red Surrey, and performed by both Jean's brother, Mark Dinning, and Alex Murray in 1959.
"Teen Angel" was released in October 1959. The song was not an instant success, with radio stations in the U.S. banning the song, considering it too sad.〔(New Bloomfield Historical Society )〕 Despite the reluctance of radio stations, the song continued to climb the charts. In the last week of 1959, the single jumped from #100 to #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.〔(Billboard Hot 100, December 28, 1959 )〕 It went on to reach #1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (February 1960) and number thirty-seven in the UK Singles Chart (even though it was banned from being played by the BBC). ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 5 song of 1960.〔Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1960〕
==Storyline==
The song is about a girl and her boyfriend who go out for a ride together. He pulls her to safety when their car is stalled on a railroad track in the path of an oncoming train. But then she runs back to the car, and is killed in the collision. When her body is recovered, the narrator's high school class ring is in her hand, apparently the reason that she ran back. The last verse ends with the lyrics: "I'll never kiss your lips again/ They buried you today." The final line in the coda asks the Teen Angel to: "Answer me, please."
"Teen Angel" and its two predecessors at the Hot 100's top spot, "El Paso" by Marty Robbins and "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston, continued a string of pop tunes in which someone dies tragically.
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