Brenda Lee - Tragedy Lyrics

Que hermosa voz , Brenda forever Brenda 🥰
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Bellísima......

At 4'9" tall,the only lady to be inducted into both Rock n Roll & Country Music Hall of Fame. Just goes to show, "Dynamite" can come in small packages!💖

Happy belated birthday Ms.Lee,12/11/44. Hope you have many more "Little Miss Dynamite"!💖💖

Many have recorded this beautiful song, but in my opinion, no one has sang it any better. 💖

Little Miss Dynamite..

she could sing anything God so special

Wow, 2017 and I here this for the first time. I am so use to listening to the Fleetwoods version that I never Brenda Lee did a version. Good job Brenda !!!!

Great song and she did a wonderful job. The highest Billboard version of Tragedy was by Thomas Wayne (Perkins) and the Delons Recorded by Fernwood in 1958 and hit #5 in 1959 its release year. Check it out with guitar only no strings or other instruments. A great song all along!!

Thomas Wayne (Perkins) died young at 31 in a car accident. His brother was Johnny Cash's guitarist, Luther Perkins. Luther also died tragically from a house fire set by his own cigarette. He was 40 years old.

Oh what a great song and artist!

Sorry...a little too choked up right now...my all-time favorite song...by Thomas Wayne...Brenda...the Fleetwoods...Brian Hyland...and the instrumental version by the late Danny Gatton from his "Cruisin' Deuces" album...whatever your favorite version is...please...treasure it...the Tunesmith...

best song from ALL THE WAY lp

Una epoca hermosa de romanticismo juvenil

Wow, has she ever done anything that was not just captivating, she just grabs your heart and squeezes the hurt out of it. what a joy to be able to still listen to that voice for the past 50+ years, thanks so much,j

It's true....Brenda Lee can do no wrong .

Good Bye~Betty Lou

The sweetest rock and roller I know of...and I'm one of those old men...67...and love you baby

Very beautiful rendition Brenda

The FLEETWOODS had a big hit on this song....

Thomas Wayne too!!

Several people had a good rendition of this great oldie!

A few comments from guys on this post about what the song means to them when Brenda sings it, and I feel the same. Looking back, there were many great times but the ones that hurt still hurt , especially , are lost loves and regret. Part of life but there is nothing to prepare you for it when it happens to you.

THOMAS WAYNE HAD A TOP 5 HIT WITH THIS SONG!!!!!

Great song by a very talented lady.God bless her.

Preciosa cançó..

Es bonito

une chanteuse comme on en fait peu

This song, this voice, pure class, amazing...

Now I'm really crying...

A GREAT GIRL AND A BEAUTIFUL VOICE

Sherry Newsome-Wells' grandfather RIP.

did they ever come back?

Its on iTunes £5.99

this IS the best version.

What a voice

I was born on 1958, of course this is not my generation, but i love this music anyway......remember my mother and those unforgetables "days of radio".

Nice comment, congratulations, Sherry.

The BEST Version!

I burned the grooves outof three copiesof "All The Way", the LP that had this song, and I'm on the hunt for a stereo copy of this album, previous copies being in mono, which doesn't do justice to musiccontained within. Can anyone help me out, like mabe selling me a stereo copy of this album?

It's alllll just change, more good to come.

Soooo wonderful.

hold me near, be sincere......such touching lyrics...such heartfelt feelings injected into a song, makes this a classic....just like Brenda Lee herself....

For my only love my Irene 1957 . 2008. Gone but always loved.

What a Great story Sherry! She's one of the Greatest Singers! We lived in Dalton, Ga for a couple of years! The people there are the Best! And some of the Greatest Singers Like Miss Brenda Lee! Thanks for sharing you're story! I likes her clip with Faith & Loretta Lynn & Mooney it was touching to see!

que le paso a ella que dice algo asi como tragedy

I've been a guitar shredder/'blues jazz player for 49 years and this is STILL one of my all time favorite recordings!!!!

Brenda has been one of my very favorite artist. She has a unique and simply wonderful voice. Thanks for uploading this and thanks for sharing with us.

what a voice, she is awesome

her voice is a pleasant female version of billy holiday .entitled .love true ways.
Thank you brenda lee ..Initally I thought you were a chinese because the " lee ' is a chinese common surname. As I grow older many singers voice has brought joy to me.. Brenda Lee is certainly among the list of my favorites..

I recall my grandfather listening to her; while we sat on the pourch, along with others, but he did love her voice, he said she was young when she began her carear other then that, all i know is he loved her voice, and as he passed away 17 years ago, I choose her to honor him, Your lucky to have a relitive with such greatness ....

My first Love, had the privilege to meet her once after a show and gave her a peck on the cheek.......

siempre he admirado a esta gran cantante..su voz tan especial la hace mi favorita....

A monumental talent that ranks above all others. Undoubtedly she was mismanaged. There is not a song that she cannot make sound beautiful. Amazing and she "is" beautiful inside and out.

NO HAY NADIE COMO ELLA PARA REVIVIR SETIMIENTOS DEL PRIMER AMOR..EN NUESTRA EPOCA TAN MARAVILLOSA..PIEL DE GALLINA..GUT-WRENCHING ..
BRENDA LEE ROLE MODEL EXTRAORDINAIRE.. PAX VIA MUSIC VIVA MARIA!

I have loved her for most of my life. for her amazingly darling loud voice

It's nice having different "Singers" singing the same song. It puts different feelings, emotions on the Song. Brenda takes this one home, as do the "Fleetwoods".

What a fantastic song and who cares if the Fleetwoods did it or whoever. Brenda pulls this off, makes one want to cry because she makes you believe she is hurting. Great performers make it so believable and that's why we live their songs. Why they become our songs.

@PVcat1 BEAUTIFUL VOICE/ THIS GIRL CAN SING.

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Brenda is a relative of mine. We have roots in a little town called Lithonia, Ga and one of my earliest childhood memories is of her singing at my Grandfathers funeral around 1958 or 59. She came from a great old timey family, they were country and not well educated but she was just made to sing. I have truly enjoyed being able to listen to her early recordings and can close my eyes and hear her voice..and see my Dad still sitting listening to her with tears in his eyes. He was in awe of her.

Brenda=Beautiful Voice!
Beautiful Person!

brenda was at her peak before my time. wow this amazing.

love this song, love brenda lee
too right i do
cheers

The most powerful female voice I have heard! She is a fantastic talent.

can she sing? the best torch female singer of all time!!!!! boy she can rip!!!!!!love u ur no. 1 FAN.... BRENDA LEE !!!!

Simply perfect this song! Anna-Brazil

Has she ever done 'God Bless America'??Only she could give Kate Smith a run for her money..

What a voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@morenodelaorilla She is stil alive yet, yes !!!.- She lives in our hearth for ever too, She is very importan for me yet !

@skipper8257 I agree... I was 18 yrs old when Fleetwoods version came out in spring of 1961. Within a year I was to lose my first love and really the love of my life. So I know the feelings this song stirs and Brenda Lee does Tragedy total justice. It is done the same way as Fleetwoods and really you cldn't do it any differently. It's perfect, as is Brenda.

@Selofisido She is indeed alive and well and continues to perform when she likes. She is a veteran member and performer at The Grand Old Opry of Nashville, Tenn., where she resides. I am quite gratified to read the interest in her here since she has always been a favorite of mine. She was once a resident and local performer in my home town of Augusta, Ga., and I have always been proud of her celebrity and wonderully unique voice.

great job, great pics how did you find 7 thumbs that couldn't get it up? that is so ????? thanks again for some great tunes and vues. jg

I sure did'nt know she had passed. Her songs have been with me all my life. My first girl friend was named Brenda. Carried them both with me when I was in Viet Nam.

My God... please bring her back from the past to rekindle this world of music. What will we do without the immortal Brenda Lee? Folks, listen to her renditions of 'Let it be me', and 'Will you still love me tomorrow?:nothing can compare!

@skipper8257 I agree with you completely... I remember this well... early spring 1962 and I had lost the love of my life to anothr (I was 19 but to this day he's in my heart and I'm 68 just retired). Brenda does it just as well (tho I admit don't need the whoa oh uh ohs, must my opinion.

ELLA ES EL ICONO DE LA EPOCA DEL ROCK AND ROLL NINGUNA COMO ELLA SHE IS MY GIRLFRIEND KISSES

I love Brenda's voice. For a litle package, she can sure deliver. I've been listening to her songs since 1957. Her music opens a treasure trove of memories--sweet and sad. Love you, Brenda.

I love Brenda's voice--Mesmerizing. Been listening to her since I was sever years old.

love her many years already.......i remember this voice...when i were little girl...........thx!!!!!!!!

@Grifiki ,,wot happened to brenda lee...and timi yuro..did they die..??

@morenodelaorilla You probably know the answer, but Brenda is still alive. She was born in early 40's.

Here's "little miss dynamite" doing a song originally recorded by the Fleetwods and Thomas Wayne..I think she made the best version...beautiful song..you know I never appreciated her singing back in the day..that's a shame

Real name was Brenda Mae Tarpley

Met and interviewed Brenda in 66 when I was in radio...we are the same age...she is a lady and great singer

Wow, I had forgotten what a wonderful song this was - so filled with nuance and emotion and not at all typical of many of her better-known "more accessible" tunes, but this one is a true classic, rendered so totally true to the lyrics. She was and still is an icon, a vocal artist who could paint moods inside a pop song. Thanks for posting this beautiful piece...

It's hard to believe this song never became a hit by Brenda. I guess because the Fleetwoods had such a hit with it, her producers decided not to push it as a single. To my way of thinking, this is the most moving song she ever recorded.

brenda lee..... no muchos saben quien es pero fue y seguira siendo simplemente exepcional...

Great lady
great song
great performer
love her since way back Jambalaya 1956

Little Miss Dynamite! can still sing her heart out! Love the posting, Thanks!

best female voice of all times ..elvis best male voice

I have to listen to this song over and over again....it is so beautiful though sad. The other great version is by Brian Hyland. Enjoy while you can...!!! It's a TRAJEDY that music like this isn't made or appreciated by the young people today. They're robbing themselves and don't even know it. When they get older, what music will they remember....? OUR music probably...!!!

It's a corny song, but I love it! Brenda really nails it!

Thomas Wayne...The Fleetwoods...Paul McCartney better? ROFL....one other person here said it for me....bullshit.

me encanta este tema pues es muy romantici

the Fleetwoods version is nice,in a cliff richard sort of way ,but Brenda is able to convey such emotion in her songs,as good as any body has done with popular music,and the arrangement is superb

Yes, and the Country Music Hall of Fame too, Nobody else but Brenda Lee attained such a lofty position in the music industry.

No other version but the Fleetwoods does this justice.

A beautiful song done great justice by little Miss Dynamite!

What a loss? My litle ball-of-fire. I cant get enough... I miss her so much..

Yes , 2002.

Dejlig Sang

...brenda lee was the top pop female vocalist when she recorded this....!

lol You nailed it. This is the first time I ve heard this version of Tradegy by Brenda. Brought tears to my eye. I too was about 13 in her heyday. And just like you had a hell of a crush on her. I guess all of us guys did. It s realluy great that she became the woman, wife, mother and greandmother she did. I m also from Augusta, Ga. where Brenda spent childhood years. And I guess I m the only person that didn t know her. lol

First time I've heard this song. Very nicely sung by Brenda.