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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Buddy Holly" is one the most-well known Weezer songs. It was originally written on [[June 25]], [[1993]] alongside "[[In | "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. | ||
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===Rhythm game appearances=== | ===Rhythm game appearances=== | ||
Due to it's high popularity, "Buddy Holly" [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|has appeared in various rhythm games since it's release]]. The first notable appearance of the song in a rhythm game was the Playstation 3 version of ''SingStar'', released on [[December 7]], [[2007]]. "Buddy Holly" would later go onto feature as downloadable content for ''Rock Band'', releasing on [[December 18]], [[2007]]. The song also features in both ''Guitar Hero (iOS)'' and ''Rock Band (iOS)''. Notably, the song appears in the Harmonix game ''FUSER'', and ''Fortnite Festival''. | Due to it's high popularity, "Buddy Holly" [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|has appeared in various rhythm games since it's release]]. The first notable appearance of the song in a rhythm game was the Playstation 3 version of ''SingStar'', released on [[December 7]], [[2007]]. "Buddy Holly" would later go onto feature as downloadable content for ''Rock Band'', releasing on [[December 18]], [[2007]]. The song also features in both ''Guitar Hero (iOS)'' and ''Rock Band (iOS)''. Notably, the song appears in the Harmonix game ''FUSER'', and ''Fortnite Festival''. | ||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
{{VCD liner notes|The one that blew everything out of the water for Weezer, and, along with his "Sabotage" video, put [[Spike Jonze|Spike]] firmly on the map. No computer trickery, just a real Al, real sets and real props, combined with vintage footage to freak out a lot of fans not yet familiar with what CGI could and couldn't do.}} | {{VCD liner notes|The one that blew everything out of the water for Weezer, and, along with his "Sabotage" video, put [[Spike Jonze|Spike]] firmly on the map. No computer trickery, just a real Al, real sets and real props, combined with vintage footage to freak out a lot of fans not yet familiar with what CGI could and couldn't do.}} | ||