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| 2 | Teenage tragedy song - Examples |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Title | Original artist | Year | Songwriter(s) | Notes |
| 4 | "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots" | The Cheers | 1955 | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | U.S. #6. Protagonist disappears, presumed dead but never found. |
| 5 | "Endless Sleep" | Jody Reynolds | 1958 | Jody Reynolds, Dolores Nance | U.S. #5, precursor of the genre. |
| 6 | "Running Bear" | Johnny Preston | 1959 | J. P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) | U.S. #1 |
| 7 | "Teen Angel" | Mark Dinning | 1959 | Jean Dinning, Red Surrey | U.S. #1 |
| 8 | "Tell Laura I Love Her" | Ray Peterson | 1960 | Jeff Barry, Ben Raleigh | U.S. #7, cover by Ricky Valance was #1 in the UK. Protagonist dies in an automobile racing accident. |
| 9 | "Ebony Eyes" | The Everly Brothers | 1961 | John D. Loudermilk | U.S. #8, UK #1, Can. #2 |
| 10 | "Johnny Remember Me" | John Leyton | 1961 | Geoff Goddard | UK #1, produced by Joe Meek; later covered by psychobilly band The Meteors |
| 11 | "Moody River" | Pat Boone | 1961 | Gary D. Bruce | U.S. #1. Singer's girlfriend commits suicide by drowning. |
| 12 | "The Water Was Red" | Johnny Cymbal | 1961 | Stanley Wagner | - |
| 13 | "The Prom" | Del Shannon | 1961 | Del Shannon | - |
| 14 | "Leah" | Roy Orbison | 1962 | Roy Orbison | U.S. #25, Can. #7 |
| 15 | "Call Me Lonesome" | Arthur Alexander | 1962 | Arthur Alexander | Unreleased until 1987; early version of "Lonely Just Like Me" |
| 16 | "Patches" | Dickey Lee | 1962 | Barry Mann, Larry Kolber | U.S. #6 |
| 17 | "Echo" | The Emotions | 1962 | The Emotions, Henry Boye | - |
| 18 | "Chapel Bells Ringing" | Gene Summers | 1962 | M. Torver | - |
| 19 | "Last Kiss" | Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders | 1962 | Wayne Cochran | Cover by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers was a 1964 U.S. |
| 20 | "A Young Man Is Gone" | The Beach Boys | 1963 | Bobby Troup, Mike Love | - |
| 21 | "B.J. the D.J." | Stonewall Jackson | 1963 | Hugh X. Lewis | U.S. Country #1 |
| 22 | "Dead Man's Curve" | Jan and Dean | 1964 | Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Brian Wilson, Artie Kornfeld | U.S. #8. The protagonist survives but is severely injured; his racing opponent is killed. |
| 23 | "Terry" | Twinkle | 1964 | Lynn Ripley (Twinkle) | UK #4 |
| 24 | "Leader of the Pack" | The Shangri-Las | 1964 | George "Shadow" Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | U.S. #1, Can. #3 |
| 25 | "The Hero" | Bernadette Carroll | 1964 | B. Nosal, P. Maheu | a regional airplay hit in North Carolina (#1), Florida, West Virginia and elsewhere |
| 26 | "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)" | Dickey Lee | 1965 | Milton Addington, Cathie Harmon | U.S. #14, Can. #6 |
| 27 | "Give Us Your Blessings" | The Shangri-Las | 1965 | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | U.S. #29, Can. #11 |
| 28 | "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" | The Shangri-Las | 1965 | George "Shadow" Morton | U.S. #6, Can. #2 |
| 29 | "A Young Girl of Sixteen" | Noel Harrison | 1965 | Charles Aznavour, Oscar Brown Jr., Robert Chauvigny | U.S. #51, Can. #5. From a French song also recorded by Aznavour in 1959 and by Edith Piaf in 1951 |
| 30 | "Nightmare" | Lori Burton/ The Whyte Boots | 1966 | Pam Sawyer, Lori Burton | "The Whyte Boots" were a fabricated girl group; Burton sang lead and the track is on her 1967 LP Breakout |
| 31 | "Ode to Billie Joe" | Bobbie Gentry | 1967 | Bobbie Gentry | U.S. #1, Can. #1 |
| 32 | "Condition Red" | The Goodees | 1968 | Don Davis, Freddie Briggs | U.S. #46, Can. #14 |
| 33 | "Emma" | Hot Chocolate | 1974 | Errol Brown, Tony Wilson | U.S. #8, U.K. #3 |
| 34 | "Seasons in the Sun" | Terry Jacks | 1974 | Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen | An English-language adaptation of Brel's song "Le Moribond" US #1, UK #1 |
| 35 | "Run Joey Run" | David Geddes | 1975 | Paul Vance & Jack Perricone | US Billboard #4, Cash Box #1; Canada #12 |
| 36 | "Hello, This Is Joanie" | Paul Evans | 1978 | Paul Evans, Fred Tobias | UK #6 |

Question: What are teenage tragedy songs that were made in 1959?
Answer: Teenage tragedy songs from 1959 are "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston and "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning.