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An Entity of Type : wsb:Classic_Song, within Data Space : wasabi.inria.fr associated with source document(s)

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  • Buddy Holly
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  • CD single
  • Cassette single
  • Gramophone record
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  • Songs written by Rivers Cuomo
  • 1994 songs
  • 1995 singles
  • Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
  • Music videos directed by Spike Jonze
  • Song recordings produced by Ric Ocasek
  • Weezer songs
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  • %22Buddy Holly%22 is a song by the American rock band Weezer, written by Rivers Cuomo. It was released as the second single from the band's debut album Weezer (The Blue Album) in 1994. The single was released on what would have been Buddy Holly's 58th birthday. The lyrics reference the song's 1950s namesake and actress Mary Tyler Moore. It reached #2 and #34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, respectively. It also reached #12 in the UK. Rolling Stone ranked %22Buddy Holly%22 #499 in its 2010 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The single was certified gold by the RIAA in 2006. VH1 ranked it as one of the 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s at #59 in 2007.
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  • Rivers Cuomo
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  • 9c0c18a4-b822-4128-8092-fd054b2f8720
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  • 5714deec25ac0d8aee573975
wikipedia
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