2:18
single, 1955
Written by Richard Barrett, Tommy Vastola, and Raymond Briggs
This is a paean to the titular lady, who left the narrator. It's a toe-tapping doo-wop with buzzy early rock sax break and primitive lyrics — the sole verse being "I told you that I love you until the day I die / I told that I need you, how could you say goodbye." The song punches way above its weight in terms of catchiness and energy; it might grow tiresome over repeated plays, but it does serve as a display of how much verve those overlooked, largely black, '50s artists had.
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