Famous songs written by pop/rock stars when they were teenagers

[DriveYourCarDownToTheSea]

- Steven Tyler of Aerosmith wrote "Dream On" when he 17 or 18.
- Greg Lake of ELP wrote "Lucky Man" when he was 12.
- Paul McCartney wrote "When I'm Sixty-Four" when he was about 14.

Know of any others?

Teenagers can be really creative.

[Psy-Fi]

‘Hound Dog’ – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stroller (both were 19 at the time)

‘Green Onions’ – Booker T. & the M.G.’s (Booker T. Jones wrote it when he was 18)

[Psy-Fi]

Thought of another one...

'Surfer Girl' - The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson wrote it when he was 19)

[Clefsong51]

Got A Job- The Miracles[1958] Smokey was about [18] when he wrote it.

[DriveYourCarDownToTheSea]

I just discovered somebody wrote a whole article on this topic:

https://qthemusic.com/p/q-list-great...a-rodrigo-nas/

[DMBFFF]

maybe the odd Fiona Apple and Kate Bush song.