The classic song, which sold over seven million copies, is about a teenage tragedy. It tells the story about a young man who is in love with a woman named Laura. He enters a stock car race in the hopes of winning prize money to buy her a wedding ring, so they can get married. However, his car bursts into flames and his final words are about how much he loves her.
Some of the lyrics include: “No one knows what happened that day, how his car overturned in flames. But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck, with his dying breath they heard him say, ‘Tell Laura I love her. Tell Laura I need her. Tell Laura not to cry. My love for her will never die.’”
To this day, there are still many fans of this song. The YouTube video of the Ray Peterson version, which has over 10 million views, has comments like: “How can anyone with a heartbeat not cry listening to this song?” Another simply said, “This is the saddest song of all time.”
Throughout his career, Peterson also sang songs like "Corrine, Corrina" and "The Wonder of You." He died of colon cancer in 2005 at the age of 69.
Although "Tell Laura I Love Her" was Valance's biggest hit, he also recorded songs like "Once Upon a Time," "Lipstick on Your Lips," and "Jimmy's Girl.” He died at the age of 84 in 2020 after a battle with dementia.
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