There was a strange "teen tragedy" sub-genre of rock music in the 50's and 60's, of which this song is the perfect example. The BBC even banned these types of records. It was re-made by Pearl Jam in the 90's (rather wretchedly, IMHO). J. Frank Wilson never could deal with being a one-hit wonder and died an alcoholic in 1991 at age 49.
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