Tell Laura I Love Her
John Leyton * Track #1 On The Joe Meek Story Volume 2: 1960-61
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Album The Joe Meek Story Volume 2: 1960-61
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Tell Laura I Love Her by John Leyton
Performed by
John LeytonProduced by
Joe MeekWrited by
Ben Raleigh & Jeff BarryAbout
“Tell Laura I Love Her” was a popular song that, like Leyton’s biggest hit “Johnny Remember Me,” deals explicitly with death. The song tells the story of a boy who dies trying to win a race for prize money, with which he intended to buy a wedding ring for the titular Laura.
Unlike “Johnny Remember...
Tell Laura I Love Her Lyrics
Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents
And most of all a wedding ring
He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother Tommy said:
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do that cannot wait
He drove his car to the racing grounds
He was the youngest driver there
The crowd roared as they started the race
'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace
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
Now in the chapel Laura prays
For her Tommy who passed away
It was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry:
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
Tell Laura I Love Her Q&A
Who wrote Tell Laura I Love Her's ?
Tell Laura I Love Her was written by Ben Raleigh & Jeff Barry.
Who produced Tell Laura I Love Her's ?
Tell Laura I Love Her was produced by Joe Meek.