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"Buddy Holly" is one the most-well known Weezer songs. | "Buddy Holly" is one the most-well known Weezer songs. It was originally written on [[June 25]], [[1993]] alongside "[[In The Garage]]", after the band was signed to [[DGC]].<ref>[[Historic event: 06/25/1993]] by [[Karl Koch]]</ref> The demo for the song, released on ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', features a slower tempo. In the liner notes for ''Alone'', Cuomo explained how he was inspired to write the song after a friend from his choir lent him a Korg keyboard: | ||
{{Alone liner notes|I was in the Santa Monica College Choir and I met a kid named Steve Graff who lent me his Korg Keyboard. Inspired by its goofy synth sounds, I decided to write some new-wave influenced songs. | {{Alone liner notes|I was in the Santa Monica College Choir and I met a kid named Steve Graff who lent me his Korg Keyboard. Inspired by its goofy synth sounds, I decided to write some new-wave influenced songs. | ||