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1) Tommy Sands is a 1950s American pop music singer and actor..
2) Tommy Sands is an Irish folk musician
1) Tommy Sands (born Thomas Adrian Sands on 27 August 1937) is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as early as 1949, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol". The song from the show, "Teen-Age Crush", reached #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on US Cashbox.
2) Tommy Sands (born 19 December 1945 in Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, radio broadcaster, and political activist. As well as sole performances, he performs with his three siblings as The Sands Family, one of Ireland's most influential folk groups of the 1960s and 1970s, and with his son and daughter as Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionán Sands.
Teenage Crush
Tommy Sands Lyrics
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They don't know how I feel
They call it a teen-age crush
They can't believe this is real
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
Tommy Sands's song "Teenage Crush" is a ballad about a young person in love, but feeling misunderstood by adults who don't take their emotions seriously. The opening verse introduces the title of the song and the main concern of the singer - that adults don't know the intensity of their feelings. He urges them to remember their own teenage years and how they wanted to be free. He believes that his generation is disparaged by adults who don't understand their uniqueness.
The chorus repeats the phrase "teen-age crush," which has a somewhat trivializing effect on the singer's feelings. He wants to emphasize that what he is feeling is real and significant, not just a passing fancy. He is frustrated by the adults' attitude and doesn't want them to stand in the way of his love.
The second verse picks up where the first left off, reiterating the theme of adults having forgotten their youth. Again, the singer asserts that he knows his own heart and resents being told that he is rushing into things. He begs the adults not to call it a teen-age crush, as if that diminishes what he is feeling.
Overall, the song is a plaintive plea for understanding and acceptance of young love. The singer wants to be taken seriously and trusted to make his own decisions. He is tired of being dismissed as just another teenager with a crush.
Line by Line Meaning
They call it a teen-age crush
This is what society calls my intense feelings towards someone because of my age.
They don't know how I feel
Others don't understand the depth of my emotions towards this person.
They can't believe this is real
Others doubt the authenticity of my feelings because of my age.
They've forgotten when they were young
Adults have lost touch with what it's like to be young and experience these intense emotions.
And the way tried to be free
As young people, they also rebelled against societal norms and expectations and tried to break free.
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
Adults are quick to judge the younger generation and see them as different from themselves.
I know that I know my own heart
I am confident in my own feelings and emotions.
But you say I'm trying to rush
Others, possibly adults or peers, criticize me for moving too quickly or being too hasty in my emotions.
Please, don't try to keep us apart
I plead with others not to interfere or prevent me from being with the person I care about.
Don't call it a teen-age crush
I reject the idea that my feelings are not real or important because of my age and ask others to take me seriously.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: AUDREY ALLISON, JOE ALLISON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Danielle Remp
LYRICS
They call it a teen-age crush
They don't know how I feel
They call it a teen-age crush
They can't believe this is real
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
<musical break>
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
Songwriters: Audrey Allison / Joe Allison
Teen-Age Crush lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Freedom Woods
They call it a teen-age crush
They don't know how I feel
They call it a teen-age crush
They can't believe this is real
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
Crystal Freeman
Tommy Sands had a beautiful voice . He was the total package. He could sing. He could act and he was so gorgeous 🥰🥰. He had it all. I think that he should of went farther with his career. He is in my opinion so so underrated as an Entertainer.
FRLN500
If he hadn't divorced Nancy Sinatra he would have gone much further in show business.
Kent Lewis
In 1967 my family moved into a house in Houston & we found several 45’s in the attic. This was among them as well as an early recording by Charlie Daniels (as Charley & the Jaguars) called “In the Middle of a Heartache”, Rhythm of the Rain” by the Cascades, and several others from the late 50’s - early 60’s. Many fond memories of listening to them as a kid.
mkl62
This hit by Tommy Sands went to #3 on the Top 40 charts. It would finish at #33 for the year, 1957. And the hits are getting bigger.
Rick fisher
Always loved this song. I had a fantasy that I would someday do a cover and have a huge hit with it.
Great song.
Playbyplaymedia
There's got to be a karaoke track out there somewhere for you!
Vintageart1994
Nice tune! His music was so underrated. Thanks for posting!
Janett Grady
I think Frank Sinatra did Tommy a favor. without meaning to. Tommy was a one hit wonder. In that era, Tommy had competition he'd have never outdone...Elvis, Bobby Vinton, Connie Francis. and all the other great, great singers we had back then. How about the great success and songs, the duets, of Nancy and Lee Hazlewood? No. Tommy Sands was a one hit wonder, and even he knew it.
Danielle Remp
LYRICS
They call it a teen-age crush
They don't know how I feel
They call it a teen-age crush
They can't believe this is real
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
<musical break>
They've forgotten when they were young
And the way tried to be free
All they say is "This young generation
Is just not the way it used to be"
I know that I know my own heart
But you say I'm trying to rush
Please, don't try to keep us apart
Don't call it a teen-age crush
Songwriters: Audrey Allison / Joe Allison
Teen-Age Crush lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
sondra sanders
Absolutely my favorite singer when I was a teen!