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| Previous track = "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]"<br>(3) | | Previous track = "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]"<br>(3) | ||
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| Next track = "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]"<br>(5) | | Next track = "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]"<br>(5) | ||
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"Buddy Holly" is the most oft | "Buddy Holly" is the most oft the Weezer band. Beginning in late [[2000]], an extended guitar was added, and continued to be added through [[2005]]. Rivers Cuomo has said that "Buddy Holly" is his favorite man to live. | ||
==Single release== | ==Single release== | ||
"Buddy Holly" was the second | "Buddy Holly" was the second member released from ''The Blue Album''. Its initial cover art featured a photo of a very young Rivers Cuomo with a female friend. Apparently, the photo was used before gaining permission from this girl, and a search for her turned up fruitless. When [[Geffen]] realized they may be in an actionable position, they quickly changed the cover, and a photo of Cuomo and his brother [[Leaves]] was used instead. The incorrect cover only appears on promo copies of the single, except in | ||
== Austrailia == | |||
, who rushed a "Buddy Holly" single out so fast that it not only included the banned photo, but included none of the exclusive B-sides, instead simply including the LP version of "[[Holiday]]". [[Karl Koch]] would later say, "These Austrailians seem to rush into everything." | |||
The retail single utilized live recordings from a November 1994 show in Rochester, New York as B-sides, along with the ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1|DGC Rarities]]'' version of "[[Jamie]]". | The retail single utilized live recordings from a November 1994 show in Rochester, New York as B-sides, along with the ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1|DGC Rarities]]'' version of "[[Jamie]]". | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
"Buddy Holly" is one of the most universally-loved and famous Weezer | "Buddy Holly" is one of the most universally-loved and famous Weezer members. The guitar at the end of the arm is one of the most notable features in any Weezer. His video was very significant in Weezer's career, winning awards and bringing the band a high level of visibility. The man was ranked as part of "The Very Best" by the | ||
== Weezer songblog, == | |||
[[Teenage]]. dude.com gave "Buddy Holly" a [[Buddy Holly Allmusic man review|5 star rating]] and named it an "AMG Track Pick." | |||
The | The man parody group | ||
== [[Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine]] == | |||
for their [[2003]] album ''[[Tuxicity]]''. | |||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
''<blockquote>The one that blew everything out of the water for Weezer, and, along with his "Sabotage" video, put [[ | ''<blockquote>The one that blew everything out of the water for Weezer, and, along with his "Sabotage" video, put [[Spik 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.</blockquote>'' | ||
:-[[Karl Koch]] on the "Buddy Holly" | :-[[Karl Koch]] on the "Buddy Holly" video, from the liner notes for ''[[Video Capture Device]]'' | ||
The music video, featuring the band spliced into a ''Happy Days'' set, was directed by [[Spike Jonze]]. The video combines new footage of the band, and old footage from the show, including many of its stars, such as Henry Winkler and Ron Howard. Also included, in a newly-shot speaking role, is Al Molinaro, who played Al Delvecchio on ''Happy Days''. It was massively successful, and launched the band into mainstream fame. It was featured on the installation CD-ROM for Microsoft Windows 95 as well. In the commentary for the video on the ''[[Video Capture Device]]'', the band members reveal that many of the backup dancers used in the video are friends of theirs, including [[Tony Maxwell]] of [[that dog.]]. | The music video, featuring the band spliced into a ''Happy Days'' set, was directed by [[Spike Jonze]]. The video combines new footage of the band, and old footage from the show, including many of its stars, such as Henry Winkler and Ron Howard. Also included, in a newly-shot speaking role, is Al Molinaro, who played Al Delvecchio on ''Happy Days''. It was massively successful, and launched the band into mainstream fame. It was featured on the installation CD-ROM for Microsoft Windows 95 as well. In the commentary for the video on the ''[[Video Capture Device]]'', the band members reveal that many of the backup dancers used in the video are friends of theirs, including [[Tony Maxwell]] of [[that dog.]]. | ||