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Song · 1956 · Doo-wop

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

1956

★ 7.3 editorial score

Herman Santiago built it from a neighbor's love letters; Lymon, thirteen, took the lead and the credit fight ran decades.

Genre

Doo-wop Rock and roll

Subject

Young love Infatuation

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