Dion - Lonely Teenager Lyrics

On this day in 1960 {November 5th} Dion was a guest on the NBC-TV weekly musical program, 'Saturday Prom'*...
At the time his "Lonely Teenager" was at position #70 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, seven weeks later it would peak at #12 {for 1 week}, and it spent sixteen weeks on the Top 100...
Dion Francis DiMucci celebrated his 80th birthday four months ago on July 18th, 2019...
* 'Saturday Prom', a weekly music series, hosted by Merv Griffin, was seen Saturdays at 5:30 PM EST on NBC-TV network, two hours earlier than the recently canceled ABC 'Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show'(1958-60). With the same sponsor, 'Beechnut Gum', NBC sought to pick up on the audience that 'The Saturday Dick Clark Show' left behind. The series presented live Pop and R n R acts performing to a teen studio audience. The NBC Orchestra backed up the performers who didn't have their own instrumental accompaniment...

I was 16 when I ran away last ear after my mom and me had gotten into arguments I regret that, fuck drugs also. I'm 17 now I been listening to this song for years lol but never thought I would relate to it like this. I love you guys

I just broke up with the girl that I have loved the most in my life, just one hour ago. I was the at the taxi, I've never heard this song before. I wascrying, and wondering If I have done the right thing, beacuse I still love her, but I think this is the best thing for us. What a piece of music.
Cheers for everyone.

日本人はいないのか！

A very fine song, rarely heard these days.

I love Dion's songs, but I do not know much about it. There is not much on the internet
either. Somebody tell me other singers and groups of the time with similar songs

Dion has been around for years he had hits like this one and the wanderer and I wonder why and the majestic (dance song) he began singing in the streets in the Bronx new York as a kid with the Belmont's and the del Vikings and in 1959 he was invited to tour with buddy holly and Ritchie Valens on the Winter Dance party he was scheduled to be on that plane with Holly the night holly was killed but he gave his seat up to Ritchie and rode on the bus with the Belmont's on the tour and we know what happened that night his career went from 1959 to 1968 his last hit was Abraham Martin and John he had a heavy drug and booze problem but 1968 he gave it up and went through The 12 step program and through his strong faith in Jesus Christ has not touched a drop of booze or drugs in 51 years he has had a career in gospel music as well and he knows his Bible too

I can hear some Violent Femmes in this one!

i like this

I was looking up something way more depressing but I’m happy I found this

Dion is married he and his wife stay in touch with Ritchies and buddy's wife and you can chat with him.on hid Facebook blog he is as real nice guy

50er & 60er best time ever !!!

I remember playing this song with my father great man

Another Classic Hit From Dion & Belmonts as it is Called Lonely Teenager from 1959

None better than this guy!

Perfect song for a Fallout game

Culvers

LO ENCONTRE`, ALELUYA!!!!!!

This song is amazing, but low-key creepy at ×0.5 speed

I feel like I am the only 16 year old who likes this music

i doooo

@t rac na

I'm not 16 anymore, I'm 23 but I already loved that kind of music. We should try to revive it !!

15 but yeah you’re not

I'm 14 and i like this music

Anyone in 2017 listening?

2018 too

This song would be perfect in Fallout 3

Square Piggys The Lone Wanderer was 19 too when he left Vault 101. Still a teen, still a kid.

I do....

The belmonts are obviously not in this song it's dion and women background singers

the overseer it was ripped from the Best of Dion & The Belmonts CD which probably makes it not so obvious

Who's listening in 2017

i love the late 50s early 60s. the clothing the music and everything 💗

I want to go home
Where I belong
'Cause now I'm just a lonely teenager
When I was 16 ran away
All alone on a stray
What can I do what can I say
I'm a lonely teenager
Now I'm 17 still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own
I'm a lonely teenager
I'd love to go back home (back home)
Where I belong (back home)
I know I'd be alright
If I just stay out of sight
I want to go home
Where I belong
'Cause now I'm just a lonely teenager
(I want to go back home
Just let me go back home)
I'd love to go back home (back home)
Where I belong (back home)
I know I'd be alright
If I just stay out of sight
I want to go home
Where I belong
'Cause now I'm just a lonely teenager
(I want to go back home
Please let me go back home)
Lonely teenager...[Fade]

madison beer brought me here , who else ? 🤷🏻‍♀️

j'aurais payer cher pour vivre ces années folles

Who wants tickets and robux

Great song and the lady background singers really make this song. PERFECT

Who's singing backup. Someone said it might be the Anita Kerr Singers?

For sure Smeer Kaas I was on the same street for 59 yrs 😊👁👁🐶 Chow

Mark....would you believe this was our favourite song at recruit school when I joined the Navy so many years ago. Man, were we homesick at first.

Great Mistakes?

That is me, an exchange student, and today is my 17th birthday, and I celebrate it alone.

29 4 17 listening

I am! Now, Always, and FOREVER!!!

Who's listening in 2017?

When Dion went solo his backup were the Timberlanes but he eventually chose the Del Satins

I love Dion. Well, I like Dion.

Put this one on a good car stereo and crank it up . . . Dion at his best, can't touch it.

Damn, im upset that i missed the wonderful 60s :(

LOL...I feel bad for you...you missed it!

Dion is a genius. Period.

Adyugupta agreee

Describes me

the great DION

le monke

what great music

Me encantaría ir a esa época donde la música era más hermosa..

who's listening in 2016

Those 32 dingbacks who don't like this song must be deaf

Tripz Assassin21 2017, bitches!

Blazing_Vortex yaaaaaaaaaasssssssss

Listening in 2018

Listening in 2018

No Belmonts here, this was his 1st solo single.

Belmettes.. LMAO!!! ;-)

William Calandro: Sometimes I even crack myself up !!!

Earl Dwire: What's on the flip side???

Little Miss Blue

Yes left the Belmont

I got this teleporter here, who wants to come with me to the late 50's?

Smeer Kaas YES

Smeer Kaas we bouta have some fun boys 👩‍🚒 👮💦⛹🏿‍♂️

IM IN.....WHEN DO WE LEAVE

J W Oh yeah. When do we go?

I'm a lonely Teenager xD oh gurd...great music though:)

What can I do what can I say

lets make out

666 likes?....

My grandpa Sal wrote this song. (: I love it so much it reminds me of him even though he sold it to Dion.

+Jedi Jazzy I believe you :) So cool!

+Jedi Jazzy Ah, don't listen to Tom; it wouldn't make sense for someone to make this claim about such an obscure song anyway. Still a good song, of course.

That's cool!

Jedi Jazzy That's super cool!! This song is amazing!!

tom , believe him or not , it's an interesting story.

DION AND THE BELMONTS ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

+Arty Sal He's already is in the R&R HoF. The Belmonts got left out.

thats my point

well you got a dumb way of showing your point

you are the dumb one

LETS GO BACK TO THE BRONX

Agreed ,we were very fortunate

Hey, I want to go home too....I'm talking about going back to the late 50's and early 60's....heard they were phenomenal days....

Generalbadass1051 is

centralparocker Only if you're white, unfortunately for the rest of us

Autumn Cook
>Implying that's a bad thing

No Autumn, I grew up in the 60's and at that time the Motown Songs were # 1 all across the US and especially the Midwest and 95% of the singers were Black! God I would love to go back to them days!

Yep...they were..best days of my life and I was just a small kid.

I would bet my friend Cynthia---the Queen of Oldies, would really enjoy this one. Nice tune for sure.

Wonderful song from Dion.. Boy we use to dance to this all the time..
Thanks @bruce werner   for sharing this great song

Hey sauquoit13456 my birthday is the 29th

1961 nº 12 Serie Dorada nº 133 y nº 2 en el CHP

What a great voice

My parents used to cruise to this music....

Dion at his best.Seventeen and holding the world by the seat of the pants.Love Dion,and his great songs

Love this song !

Ok I need your ig

What a great tune! Right after The Belmonts, and right before Donna Prima Donna in 1960. Man he was the best! Wish I could go back in time to visit that part of history! Thaks for posting!

Born 36 years after this song was released too bad i couldn't live through these times life seems so much better back then

the reincarnation of akibubba 1 approves of this spiffy music !!

Thanks for the reply; the 'Bandstand' info from on-this-day-com, chart info from Joel Whitburn's Book of Top 40 Hits, and the rest from Wikipedia...
Thanks again...

how do you know those details?

Loved the Dion.

Merry Christmas to all!!

Love Dion's voice! :) <3
His songs are so great and really relatable which makes you appreciate them even more. :)

Perfect freshman college song.

This is the first song I ever heard from Dion when I was just a kid. My step sister (6 years older than me) loved him, so I pretended not to like him! When she moved out I started buying all his records!

LuAnn, I remember your father very well! Not only from the old neighborhood but when he was singing with Tony Caroleo on Williamsbridge Road (I did some background artwork for them.) My love to him!

Please include The Belmonts in your title. He didn't do this alone. Thanks.

What about The belmonts?

@musemorris For sure an exceptional vocalist, that's my Dad, Carlo Mastrangelo. Take care, LuAnn Mastrangelo

@Medina29able So glad to hear that, Medina. I love them, too! Take care, LuAnn Mastrangelo (daughter of Carlo Mastrangelo)

@KauaiIsLove Thank you, Jock. I think they're great, too! Take care, LuAnn Mastrangelo

@crazypsychOweirdO2 Thanks so much. Take care, LuAnn Mastrangelo

@soundproductions1 Yes they should be. Thank you so much for that awesome comment. Take care, LuAnn Mastrangelo (daughter of Carlo Mastrangelo)

@NaiJorJul Your being only 18 is just is awesome! Thank you so much for keeping my Dad's music alive. Take care, LuAnn Mastrangelo (daughter of Carlo Mastrangelo)

@VincentTPackhorse The backing vocals were most likely done by the Anita Kerr Singers. (Possibly with Betty Jayne on backing vocals since Betty Jayne also recorded a version of this song).

@obamabasher1 hey idiot ass.. You do know in the 30s, 40s, 50s, there was a huge amount of immigration to the United States. Everyone was sliding their "slimey asses" under the borders, coming in illegally. But hey sure, reminisce about the "golden days". What an idiot.

Heard this in the '70s on a '50s show where the DJ (Gasp,)--took requests and didn't just play the same 100 or so songs. since then, I've been told this song never existed, and exhorted by morons in music stores to buy "Teenager in Love." not that I dislike that song, but it got played to death when I was in a musical group.

Thx for posting song--I haven't heard this in almost 20 years.

I want to start an Oldies radio station here in my town, I'm only 18 so it will probably be awhile before i can start it. but still.

So great to have Dion, Fred, Angelo AND Carlo's music still around to enjoy.Yes, it's hard to find on the radio anymore. Outstanding harmonies that influenced so many other doo wop groups and the British & American rock bands of the 60s and 70s who would follow. Saw Dion and his band in Denver a few years back and they rocked the house! Belmonts solo work is also outstanding! They too should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

LuAnn! I've always wondered if Johnny Mastrangelo (A.K.A. Johnny Maestro) was your father's brother, cousin, et al. Not to worry, LuAnn, Carlo has a legacy all of his own! A truly exceptional vocalist! Thank you so much!

@d0gwalker1
LuAnn,
I have enjoyed your dad's music since the late 1950's! I still have his first LP "Presenting Dion and the Belmonts" - played it many many times..... particularly back then!!
God bless and keep you.,..and your dad!!
Jock Bethune

I was a pre-teen back in those days. My 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Callison, who was only 10 years older than us, liked that song. She would be 71 now and I bet she's still a babe.

@56kanaka That is so awesome. Thanks, LuAnn Mastrangelo (daughter of Carlo Mastrangelo)

@crazypsychOweirdO2
Thank you all for keeping my Dad's music alive. It means the world to us. Take care, LuAnn Mastrangelo (daughter of Carlo Mastrangelo)

@hugheglinton Boy that was a long time ago! Finished 35 years, retired 1996.

DION AND THE BELMONTS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@javernot Yep...it's the Angels

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Wish I could have been 17-21 during this time.....