Remember these commercials...

...from 1970? (You have to watch the whole clip; the second one is a classic.)

I'm reminded of this by the death of Jean Dinning, at age 86. She wrote the song, "Teen Angel," which was released in 1959 and sung by her brother, Mark. Never heard of it? It was ranked:

When a panel chosen by the Recording Industry of America Association, the National Endowment for the Arts and Scholastic Inc. rated the songs of the 20th century in 2001, “Teen Angel” took 219th place.

The British newspaper The Observer included “Teen Angel” in a list of the top 50 teenage anthems since 1940.

Not impressed? Then give it a listen: