The song was ranked as part of "The Very Best" by the Weezer songblog, Teenage Victory Songs. Its music video was very significant in Weezer's career, winning awards and bringing the band a high level of visibility. The guitar fill at the end of the solo is one of the most notable moments in any Weezer song. "Buddy Holly" is one of the most universally-loved and famous Weezer songs. The retail single utilized live recordings from a November 1994 show in Rochester, New York as B-sides, along with the DGC Rarities version of " Jamie". Karl Koch would later say, "These Austrailians seem to rush into everything." 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". 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. Apparently, the photo was used before gaining permission from this girl, and a search for her turned up fruitless. Its initial cover art featured a photo of a very young Rivers Cuomo with a female friend. "Buddy Holly" was the second single released from The Blue Album. Rivers Cuomo has said that "Buddy Holly" is his favorite song to perform live. Beginning in late 2000, an extended guitar intro was added, and continued to be performed through 2005. "Buddy Holly" is the most oft-performed song in the Weezer catalog. It isn't 'til we hear a song back on tape that we realize, "hey, that's a little dirgy." I've always like big, fat, heavy guitar sounds and when I write a song with a sound like that I end up digging in and playing real slow. Obviously, this track is kind of slow compared to how it ended up on the Weezer record. In this case, though, it didn't seem like a big deal. I rarely wrote lyrics about tension between me and the guys in the band because I thought it would be awkward for us all to perform those songs together.
The life-situation that inspired the lyric was an incident in which the Weezer guys were making fun of my friend Kyung He (also in the Santa Monica College Choir). An early version read, "ooo-we-ooo you look just like Ginger Rogers. The melody was in time to my steps: "ooo-we-ooo I look just like Buddy Holly." The lyrics I struggled with, trying to find the right reference point. The chorus melody, though, I came up with as I was walking through the lawns of the campus. Inspired by its goofy synth sounds, I decided to write some new-wave influenced songs. I was in the Santa Monica College Choir and I met a kid named Steve Graff who lent me his Korg Keyboard. 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: Originally written in June of 1993, the demo for the song, released on Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, features a slower tempo. "Buddy Holly" is one the most-well known Weezer songs. Happy Record Store Day! (live at the NYC Hard Rock) (2010) Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints (live) (2009).Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (1993 demo) (2007).The Cornerstone Player 016 (acoustic) (promo compilation - 1999).The Black Sessions (live) (promo EP - 1995).Buddy Holly (Australian retail CD - 1994).Buddy Holly (UK retail cassette/UK retail 7" single (black vinyl) - 1994).Buddy Holly (promo radio single - 1994).
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