{"product_id":"9781931608770","title":"I Was A Teenage Angel of Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Why can't I meet someone like you?... but not you?\"\u003c\/p\u003e-Sarah Hue Hayes, 1955\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Teen Tragedy\" songs were all the rage in the 1950's. Songs like Jody Reynolds' \"Endless Sleep\", Mark Dinning's \"Teen Angel\", Ray Peterson's \"Tell Laura I Love Her\", and J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers' cover of \"Last Kiss\", not only climbed the charts, but climbed into the hearts and minds of teenagers. One unrequited-lovestruck teenager, Robert Dwight \"Buddy\" Brown would compose a proto-Rock Opera that was \"one big Teen Tragedy song.\" Buddy is the archetype of the cowlicked nerd. She is the girl-next-door. There is a greaser from the wrong side of the tracks. Buddy Brown spins a yarn that weaves from prose into song lyrics and back into prose and into lyrics again, composing a tapestry that is unique: I Was A Teenage Angel of Death, a rock opera without any music. Buddy Brown is hopelessly (and hopefully) in unrequited love with Sarah Sue, the girl-next-door, who is smitten with Johnny Angel, the greaser from the wrong side of the tracks. It is a tale as old as time... well as old as the 1950's anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSIDE ALike it Was YesterdayThe Girl Next DoorThe Girl Next Door - Part 2Why Do Good Girls Love Bad Boys?Thank God! Good Girls Love Bad Boys!Daddy's Angel\u003cp\u003eSIDE B\u003c\/p\u003eThe Wrong Side Of The TracksCheap CigarettesCheap Cigarettes (Reprise)Tear Stains On My ShoulderI Need Someone Like YouHeartache HangoverMorbid Angel\u003cp\u003eSIDE C\u003c\/p\u003eThe Stairway To Heaven HopClass of '57Along At The PunchbowlWhen the Heart Begins To TalkThe Night of SurprisesOn That Fateful NightOne That Fateful Night - Part 2\u003cp\u003eSIDE D\u003c\/p\u003eThe NoteDeath AngelHealing Does ComeLike It Was Yesterday (Reprise)\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrigger Warning: \u003c\/strong\u003e This story contains mentions of suicide. Please take care while reading. If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, please reach out for help.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allonymous Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43085210878013,"sku":"9781931608770","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781931608770_p0.jpg?v=1775258641","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781931608770","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}