Teenage Queen

Teenage Queen
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" Ballad of a Teenage Queen " is a song written by Jack Clement and recorded by Johnny Cash , with background music by The Tennessee Two . Recorded for his 1958 album Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous , it hit #1 on the US Country charts and #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song is 2 minutes and 13 seconds long. [2]

The song tells the story of a small-town teenage girl with golden hair and blue eyes who is considered the prettiest the townsfolk have ever seen. She is so pretty that all the boys want to have her. But the girl prefers and loves the boy next door, who is employed at the candy store.

The boy saves enough money to buy a ring and plans to marry her "next spring", but suddenly, a movie scout from Hollywood comes to take her away. Mesmerized by what Hollywood has to offer, she leaves the boy and her hometown and heads to the big city.

Very soon, the girl becomes famous and enjoys the big-city pleasures like a fancy house and a swimming pool. However, she begins to miss "her old hometown" and the boy who still works at the candy store, and becomes very unhappy. One day, the girl gives up all that she had, including her fame, and takes a train ride back to her hometown, and finally comes back to the boy from the candy store, whom she still loves. [3]

During his brief stint with Mercury Records , Cash re-recorded the song in 1987 featuring guest vocals by his daughter, Rosanne Cash and The Everly Brothers . This version was first released on the 1988 duets album Water from the Wells of Home and is one of only a handful of recordings of Cash performing with his daughter to be released. It received a nomination for Vocal Event of the Year at the 1989 Country Music Association Awards .

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" Ballad of a Teenage Queen " (1958)

[Verse 5] Then one day the teenage star Sold her house and all her cars Gave up all her wealth and fame Left it all and caught a train (Left it all and caught a train) Do I have to tell you more She came back to the boy next door Who worked at the candy store [Outro] (Now this story has some more You'll hear it all at the candy store)
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Ballad of a Teenage Queen , a song written by Jack Clement and recorded by Johnny Cash for his 1958 album Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous , hit number one on the US Country charts and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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