1994Released
2:39

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Interesting facts and trivia about Buddy Holly. By Songfacts®.

With the "I'm yours - you're mine" lyrics, this song sounds like a romantic missive, but lead singer Rivers Cuomo explained that it's largely misinterpreted: The song is about defending a platonic female friend.

What's the significance of Buddy Holly in this song? The '50s rock icon has a name that fits really well in the lyric and also provides some nostalgia. The early demo of this song had a slower tempo and some different lyrics. The chorus originally referenced famous dancing duo Fred & Ginger: "Oo-wee-oo you look just like Ginger Rogers, Oh, oh, I move just like Fred Astaire," before it was changed to "Oh wee-ooh, I look just like Buddy Holly, Oh, oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore." Actress Mary Tyler Moore became a household name just a couple years after Holly's death when she landed a starring role on The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961 (and later her own Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970).

This was Weezer's second single, following "Undone - The Sweater Song." It got a lot of play on Top 40 radio and reached #2 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, but in a bid to boost album sales, the song wasn't sold as a single in America, which made it ineligible for the Hot 100 (it reached #18 on the Airplay chart). When downloading became legal and practical, this song proved very popular, and in 2006 it became Weezer's second Gold single (following "Beverly Hills"), thanks to downloads of over 500,000.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Buddy Holly.
G♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
121BPM

Album

The album Buddy Holly is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Buddy Holly.
Universal Music Group
© 2004 Geffen Records Inc.
℗ 2004 Geffen Records Inc.

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