Uploaded by Nocaro on Jul 10, 2010
Johnny Burnett(e) and his older brother Dorsey had very humble beginnings growing up in the identical public housing project in Memphis, Tn that Elvis Presley had lived. Together they ultimately formed a group called The Rock and Roll Trio with a friend named Paul Burlison that met with some moderate success even winning a few times on Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour, but life on the road ended the life of this trio. Johnny and Dorsey began writing songs, and they even traveled to Los Angeles with the express intent of trying to sell a few to the current vocal rage at the time, Ricky Nelson. They succeeded in selling Ricky on "It's Late", "Waitin' in School", and a few others, but they both wanted to sing again on their own. Johnny finally got a recording contract with Liberty Records, and under the guidance of record producer Snuff Garrett, "You're Sixteen" was born. The tune peaked at #18 in November of 1960, but this would be Johnny's only Top 10 hit in a career shortened by a tragic boating accident which ended his life in 1964.
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your 16 your pregnent and you ain't mine.
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@bilvis48 im thinking of getting one
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Hahahahahahahaha!
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Nowadays we call it child abuse!
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The lyrics to this are illegal in 49 states
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I thought this was "dreamy" when I was hearing it, on my older sisters' record player.
Yet, now it would be a "jail bait" song.
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when this guy sang this..how old was he? Hopefully early 20s singing about a 16 year old girl lol
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great song....better rug
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Holy shit I get a song and a grammer lesson at the same time.
JimmySmithWesson 2 weeks ago 3
@JimmySmithWesson LOL, and now you get a spelling lesson...it's grammar.
Nocaro 2 weeks ago 4
@Nocaro LOL damn!
JimmySmithWesson 2 weeks ago
@JimmySmithWesson LOL, don't sweat it. In a hurry, I even misspell it sometimes.
Nocaro 2 weeks ago
Let me explain...YOUR 16....is grammatically wrong....YOUR is a possesive word so 'YOUR face is beautiful' is right. 'YOUR 16 yr old dog has died' is right...YOUR 16 is wrong . It should be YOU'RE 16 YOU'RE beautiful and YOU'RE mine ...this is a contraction of YOU ARE>>>>Okay folks...END OF LESSON!
yockney58 3 weeks ago 2
@yockney58 Since this site has been set aside for English lessons, the use of the word "its" and "it's" should also be explained. "Its" is a possessive word and should not be used in place of "it is" or "it's". Anytime you question which one to use, just substitute the words "it is" in "its" place and see how it sounds to you.
Nocaro 3 weeks ago 3