Seriously, many have tried, but John Lennon is the only to one to come anywhere close to sounding as good as Buddy Holly when covering one of his songs. Rave on, John!
@Playstation3Gamer10 Yeah, but you may be forgetting that THEY DIED! Sure, they were the originals. The Beatles came up with new ways of portraying music. They were known more lyrics and new techniques in singing, songwriting, and instrument playing. So why don't you come back when you have a VALID point, and know that WOMEN DON'T HAVE DICKS!
This is beautiful and I love everything about this cover, what a beautiful heart you guys, treasure this tribute everyone. Nothing wrong with this - Perfect -
@Playstation3Gamer10 Are you really that stupid? You think Lennon covered this to become famous? It's called a tribute dummy. Hahahaha Video game playing virgin.
@Playstation3Gamer10 You sir are a jerk. John Lennon had all the fame of the world. He covered this song as a tribute to Buddy Holly not to earn any fame. Besides this is probably a home recording so sftu already.
I don't know why people are hating this version? I'm completely in love with this version! This is a gem! So what if it is not clean as a studio recording? It's raw and that's what I like the most about it! I mean just listen to this man's voice, you can feel the pain in it.. It's so fuckin' deep. The best fuckin' voice in rock n roll history!!
Sad news for all Buddy Holly fans: The dean of our fraternity, Bill Griggs of Lubbock Texas, THE Buddy Holly expert, true rock and roll fan and researcher extraordinaire, has passed away. We will forever remember his friendship and dedication to great music. Rave On Bill!
@mybrawling Thats a ridiculous and unfair comparison. Buddy Holly's recordings were finished products. This recording is John relaxing and jamming. It was not meant for anyone else's ears. Had he released this on a label only then would listeners have the right to judge it as such. Why can't fans just appreciate homemade recordings for what they are instead of making comparisons?! Have YOU ever goofed around at home on a guitar? Why don't you post it here and see how people like you react? DUH!!
@Vegas01973 Oh I forgot that I didn't have to right to have an opinion on someone just because it wasn't a "finished recording." I must not be in America.
@mybrawling Who said that you don't have a right to an opinion? Others do too though. By the way, there's nothing more American than disagreeing. Our founding fathers couldn't agree on hardly anything. Sorry for being so brash. I shouldn't have said "duh!" I'm not normally so emotional, especially over someone else's work! A thousand pardons please. You have good taste in music. Buddy Holly was the absolute greatest and he is the one person all the rest emulate. At any rate, peace my friend. :)
@ItsThijsbitch I don't remember typing that,I was drunk but it is pretty funny and even if he were alive I could do better. Is it too soon...he's been dead 30 years and contrary to popular hippie belief he was not GOD!
What if Buddy didn't die and lived into the late 60's and was influenced by the same drugs as the Beatles? Can you imagine a Sgt. Pepper type album from Buddy? Probably wicked cool.
why when an artist make a cover, people think he is trying to be better than the other artist?... i can read comments like "i love the beatles but this is best left to buddy"
@maybje I didn't like this either, the singing is trying to tear my ears out, if it's because of bad recording equipment, bad singing or both, I didn't like it. Buddy Holly is still the best, whetever Lennon tries to be better or not.
Then again, didn't he try to be better than Buddy Holly by calling him and his band for better than Jesus? :P
john lennon was such a fag, i could not stand him back in the day and still cant, best 7 bullets ever spent...lol especially after he compared himself to jesus..what a dickhead
When was this recorded? BTW, the first recording of the Beatles (when they were known as The Quarrymen) dates from 1958 and it was a cover of Holly's That'll Be the Day.
@maxpowers518 It's from the soundtrack of one of Yoko's films "Clock" recorded at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC in June of 71' Yoko can be heard in the background talking on the phone. John ran through a lot of oldies on the acoustic guitar that day mostly Buddy Holly but also ran through some Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry. He also recorded a demo of Aisamussen which he later recorded for "Mind Games" a few years later.
@Capicuaman I just listented to the Ward version, which I had never heard of, just because you said that. Unless you were on drugs when you posted that, you're out of your mind.
Buddy Holly was one of the founding fathers. And the other musicians learned from them. I think respect for the past and the new is need to understand.
Venplex, i agreewith fmarine1 completely, in (my) response to your statement. It's not a commercial recording, which makes it even more special (to John). Buddy Holly showed John it wasn/'t uncool to wear spectacles and writing original tunes (like this catchy little tune) was where it was at. One of Buddy's best, can clearly see it's influence on John & Paul's best work, esp c.64-65 (It's Only Love, What Your Doing etc)
I love Buddy's version, but remember this is a home recording on a cheap tape recorder, not a serious attempt for a proper recording. It's a fan named John Lennon who loves Buddy and his music
@Venplex Just as any Beatles/solo Beatle songs should be left to them? Also, like any dead icon, this was never meant for release. Fans will pursue toilet recordings to grasp the last memory of their favorite artist. I don't know the original by Buddy, but this didn't sound so bad to me, but it must be considering all the "thumbs up" to your comment.
I'm going to post a sound clip of you singing it in the shower in hopes that others will make the same statement about your version - which will hopefully embarrass you enough to take your own life.
Buddy Holly left his mark throughout the history of rocknroll he is so sadly missed those off us who loved him will always remember, his songs had a personal attraction
paul and john were so good at covering buddy. it's such a fucking shame that buddy didn't live to see what his genius inspired in the beatles. I think he woulda been very proud of the fab four.
@evilhopscotch did u kno it was buddy who got the beatles to write their own music sadly now days is not shined apone like all these wanna be singes kesha and jb
@evilhopscotch Buddy was unique; a 1st causal of rock n' Roll. Before the Bealtes fell on the world like meteorites falling earthward he was in a way the one who set them on fire. He pioneered the 5 piece band. Elvis' career was killed by the Army when he got drafted; he never did recover his old ways. His movie career was not worth the price of a ticket. My favorite song of his during the 70s was "Burning Love." It showed what the new Elvis was capable of.
Especially interesting since the suggestion is that the "Silver Beetles" (which was the name of the Beatles before they were the Beatles) were given that name in tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Musical influence is obvious. Sad we never got see where Buddy Holly would have gone musically had he lived.
Your an idiot Rompo of course there is only one Buddy Holly, a truly wonderful guy but you have to appreciate John Lennon and the Beatles were enormously influenced by Buddy. There is no greater compliment to give Buddy than to copy him and that's what John did
buddy holly rules im only 25 now but ive loved buddy for years since i was about 10 just wish i was born in his day and i would be complete (love u buddy) not to kean on lennons verstion..... peace
dude, this is just him fiddling around on the guitar off the cuff. It's not meant to be a full-blown cover. Wasn't even released. Had he continued with it, John would've had a great cover goin'.
WOW, UNREAL, like Wild said, it;s Lennon fiddling around, I love Rave On , the Buddy Holly one, but, I personally feel the one in widespread release is too over produced, I would love to hear a raw, un-studio perfect rendition of Rave On by Buddy Holly-the young Lennon would have socked you in the nose, the older Lennon would have probably told you something like "it's just a song, man, but you're entitled to your opinion, Peace"
To me he sounds like someone remembering the simpler time of the 50s, he watched as music and the world at large became more and more jaded, I think he prefered the optimistic days of his youth rather than the gritty fall from grace the world was going through at the time. Perhaps someone will bring back happy tunes such as these to set the stage for a worldwide frenzy of optimism. It could Happen.
Never speak in public again. Hating the Beatles takes that right away from you. It's like when you commit murder you have to give up your freedom or life... you lose your human status. I feel safe in saying any band you like owes a debt to the Beatles and in turn the Beatles to Buddy Holly.
Agreed, also. I'm, more of a Kinks fan - and The Beach Boys, too - but it's churlish to hate The Fab Four. "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver" are high peaks of pop perfection!
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Actually it was the other way around. The Beatles were greater then the sum of their parts. Lennon was a very weak musician who never really got any better over time and his writing was pure rubbish towards the end, maudlin and shallow.
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Thanks for proving my point.He wrote this when he was a Beatle. His work with the Beatles was beautiful and Strawberry Fields is one of my favourites. His music after he left and towards the end of his life wasn't up to that standard.
holy crap! Thanks for uploading this!
rkmugen 2 weeks ago
I fucking love John Lennon, just when I thought he couldn't get any better I discover this hideen gem.
mrskunker 3 weeks ago
This sounds like a natural for John, I don't know why the Beatles never recorded it.
ffairlane57 2 months ago
Seriously, many have tried, but John Lennon is the only to one to come anywhere close to sounding as good as Buddy Holly when covering one of his songs. Rave on, John!
toasteroven427 2 months ago
@Playstation3Gamer10 Yeah, but you may be forgetting that THEY DIED! Sure, they were the originals. The Beatles came up with new ways of portraying music. They were known more lyrics and new techniques in singing, songwriting, and instrument playing. So why don't you come back when you have a VALID point, and know that WOMEN DON'T HAVE DICKS!
44t56 2 months ago
rip john lennon we love and miss you
quackduckduckful 2 months ago
@Playstation3Gamer10It sounds like you don't like lennon or the beatles so why do you listen?
keaton1895 2 months ago
Put it on Sgt Pepper it would be number1
MWBrrr 2 months ago
you wouldnt have heard of the three light weights you mentioned without the God you dissed ,, ignorant cock sucker !!!
eelpieballox 3 months ago
buddy holly is much better.
aernosfull1996 3 months ago
What year is this from?????
TheLamb2 3 months ago
sorry Mr Lennon,,not Mr Buddy Holly,,, much respect to you,,,
paulinus43ad 3 months ago
hey don't bash John... I wouldn't come to understand and love Buddy's music if it wasn't for John..
Korn1holio 4 months ago
Why is George Harrison's solo picture in here?
idioticscheme666 4 months ago
@Playstation3Gamer10 Is he an asshole?
crazybay46913 4 months ago
Hey John, Let Buddy sing this song you stink at it.
grantevan49 4 months ago
@Playstation3Gamer10 Wow, that's really disrespectful man.
buttonchuck 4 months ago
this is just rehearsel and playin around.. i doubt he ever planned for this to be released. he'd probably shit if it was, lol
TheThroney 4 months ago 7
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Good version !
ukraininoak 1 month ago
Buddy's will always be the best. John Lennons not sounding to good in this though. Vocal wise
OldSkoolProductionz 4 months ago
It's john lennon not the beatles, and shut up guys it's a cover, a great cover. It's awesome. Shut up.
28Carrot 4 months ago
no disrespect to John,, Buddy Holly,,,
paulinus43ad 5 months ago
This is beautiful and I love everything about this cover, what a beautiful heart you guys, treasure this tribute everyone. Nothing wrong with this - Perfect -
jack42025 5 months ago
this is fucking amazing
davidbluedavidblack 6 months ago
@Playstation3Gamer10 buddy holly did covers too =)
johnnybgoode2605 6 months ago
It's a tribute to Buddy Holly. And it is a treasure. It is John Lennon folks.
cunnidvd 6 months ago
The Beatles should not Buddy's songs. lol Sounds awful.
vikingmanMN 6 months ago
@vikingmanMN The Beatles' cover of "Words of Love" is pretty good though...
AudreysChild 6 months ago
@AudreysChild Pretty good? Its fucking amazing.
Martin126X 5 months ago
@vikingmanMN search words of love the beatles, that was a great cover, of a song done by the great buddy holley
MsMaccaMocker 3 months ago
@Playstation3Gamer10 Are you really that stupid? You think Lennon covered this to become famous? It's called a tribute dummy. Hahahaha Video game playing virgin.
mrmakeitrein 6 months ago
@Playstation3Gamer10 You sir are a jerk. John Lennon had all the fame of the world. He covered this song as a tribute to Buddy Holly not to earn any fame. Besides this is probably a home recording so sftu already.
kreeepyy 6 months ago
If your a Buddy Holly fan check out Deer Tick, you will see what im saying when You hear the song Houston Tx
jasonb123go 8 months ago
I don't know why people are hating this version? I'm completely in love with this version! This is a gem! So what if it is not clean as a studio recording? It's raw and that's what I like the most about it! I mean just listen to this man's voice, you can feel the pain in it.. It's so fuckin' deep. The best fuckin' voice in rock n roll history!!
kreeepyy 8 months ago
<3 <3
gummizilla 8 months ago
Hey Yoko Fuck the shut up.
famileri 9 months ago
Buddy was actually alive for a little over a year after John recorded That'll Be The Day. I think John was 18 when he recorded it.
vVASuP 10 months ago
@vVASuP he was more 17 i think
joefixit14 9 months ago
johnny you're too english to be a tex mex singer :)
Lorenzo84no 11 months ago
John is great, but this sounds terrible.
mrceebees14 11 months ago
Sad news for all Buddy Holly fans: The dean of our fraternity, Bill Griggs of Lubbock Texas, THE Buddy Holly expert, true rock and roll fan and researcher extraordinaire, has passed away. We will forever remember his friendship and dedication to great music. Rave On Bill!
charlyW34 11 months ago
love hearing john singing buddy
StrummingSparrow 11 months ago 11
When was this recording made? Thanks for posting!
LarryRickenbacker 11 months ago
If he didn't die 163 people wouldn't like this
How beatiful people!
born2bepothead 1 year ago
kool out-take! Nice video, too. I do a humble tribute version of this. Regards, '62 Mathew St. (Total Retro Rock)
OlRetro 1 year ago
The only one of the beatles withan ounce of talenthe sure is missed but can't say that for the others.
1939PlymouthRatRod 1 year ago
This is awesome! Where did you find this?
GoldenScarab45 1 year ago
Holly and Lennon are jamming together in Heaven right now
TomthatiscalledTom 1 year ago
@TomthatiscalledTom Lennon didn't believe in heaven, mocked it all the way to his death or am i just imagining things?
hounddig 1 year ago
@hounddig Imagining things, ha, nice pun.
postyesterdayman 1 year ago
shouldve left this alone John. Fuckin awful
bigderekkeene 1 year ago
really rather glorious this...
pureCLASH1 1 year ago
This fails in comparison to Buddy Holly.
mybrawling 1 year ago
@mybrawling Thats a ridiculous and unfair comparison. Buddy Holly's recordings were finished products. This recording is John relaxing and jamming. It was not meant for anyone else's ears. Had he released this on a label only then would listeners have the right to judge it as such. Why can't fans just appreciate homemade recordings for what they are instead of making comparisons?! Have YOU ever goofed around at home on a guitar? Why don't you post it here and see how people like you react? DUH!!
Vegas01973 1 year ago
@Vegas01973 Oh I forgot that I didn't have to right to have an opinion on someone just because it wasn't a "finished recording." I must not be in America.
mybrawling 1 year ago
@mybrawling Who said that you don't have a right to an opinion? Others do too though. By the way, there's nothing more American than disagreeing. Our founding fathers couldn't agree on hardly anything. Sorry for being so brash. I shouldn't have said "duh!" I'm not normally so emotional, especially over someone else's work! A thousand pardons please. You have good taste in music. Buddy Holly was the absolute greatest and he is the one person all the rest emulate. At any rate, peace my friend. :)
Vegas01973 1 year ago
Hé dumbo, why insulting Buddy Holly? try to do something original!
jt123egypte 1 year ago
I can do better than lennon here...because he's dead
Syzygy60 1 year ago
@Syzygy60 You're not funny douchebag
ItsThijsbitch 1 year ago
@ItsThijsbitch I don't remember typing that,I was drunk but it is pretty funny and even if he were alive I could do better. Is it too soon...he's been dead 30 years and contrary to popular hippie belief he was not GOD!
Syzygy60 1 year ago
The first time I heard Lennon's version i hated it, but after listening to it a few times I loved it. Go John!
loobottheoriginal 1 year ago
ownnns!! *-* what decade??? *------*
AmandaPandoraMS 1 year ago
amazing
funpeoplenotdead 1 year ago
If I'm not mistaken, this is John "demonstrating" the song, right?
Of course it's not great.
I think a finished version would have been as good as his Peggy Sue or Slippin' and Slidin' from the Rock and Roll album.
LittleDragon2000 1 year ago
What if Buddy didn't die and lived into the late 60's and was influenced by the same drugs as the Beatles? Can you imagine a Sgt. Pepper type album from Buddy? Probably wicked cool.
RRyyNNee 1 year ago
i really wouldnt have mentioned the beaty of this song if i just knew the buddy holly version. I just dont like his voice
ApollonAcheus 1 year ago
Nowhere close to the original!
Darrekm95 1 year ago
if anyone could reproduce buddys sound and energy hands down its john
daddyseek67 1 year ago
Awesome!
notbendable 1 year ago
why when an artist make a cover, people think he is trying to be better than the other artist?... i can read comments like "i love the beatles but this is best left to buddy"
maybje 1 year ago
@maybje I didn't like this either, the singing is trying to tear my ears out, if it's because of bad recording equipment, bad singing or both, I didn't like it. Buddy Holly is still the best, whetever Lennon tries to be better or not.
Then again, didn't he try to be better than Buddy Holly by calling him and his band for better than Jesus? :P
TheDJGrandPa 1 year ago
cunt
SpartaPrague1893 1 year ago
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john lennon was such a fag, i could not stand him back in the day and still cant, best 7 bullets ever spent...lol especially after he compared himself to jesus..what a dickhead
NT4300 1 year ago
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trelard 1 year ago
@NT4300 Look who is calling who dickhead, then think again. Prick.
MissMiffed 1 year ago
When was this recorded? BTW, the first recording of the Beatles (when they were known as The Quarrymen) dates from 1958 and it was a cover of Holly's That'll Be the Day.
maxpowers518 1 year ago
@maxpowers518 It's from the soundtrack of one of Yoko's films "Clock" recorded at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC in June of 71' Yoko can be heard in the background talking on the phone. John ran through a lot of oldies on the acoustic guitar that day mostly Buddy Holly but also ran through some Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry. He also recorded a demo of Aisamussen which he later recorded for "Mind Games" a few years later.
jldraw 1 year ago
John Lennon was the rock'nroller from the beatleas!
Rockops65 1 year ago
@rubsan79 you are so right Michael Ward was my infant school headmaster what a slipup!
Capicuaman 1 year ago
@rubsan79 you are so right Michael Ward was my infant school headmaster what a slipup!
Capicuaman 1 year ago
John ♥
iHeartHeathLedger 1 year ago
music is a melodic sound....
95WOWJUNKIE 1 year ago
The Michael Ward version, I hate to say, is the best.
Capicuaman 1 year ago
@Capicuaman is matt ward!
rubsan79 1 year ago
@Capicuaman I just listented to the Ward version, which I had never heard of, just because you said that. Unless you were on drugs when you posted that, you're out of your mind.
solitudesblind 1 year ago
@solitudesblind wait: are you implying that Lennon was sober when he recorded this?
Capicuaman 1 year ago
clumbsy cover.
jt123egypte 1 year ago
this is just an example of john's amazing way of being human.
bpbeauzo 1 year ago 2
Lennon is the best voice of beatles, and best guitarist.
keyfinder100 1 year ago 2
Cool cover, but nothing gets close to Buddy Holly, RIP.
Digflatline59 1 year ago 2
this is so cool=]
rockerr12595 2 years ago
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Love it. And can't believe Buddy Holly fans are such jealous assholes. You've got to be around 80 years old by now. It's time to let go.
superman11978 2 years ago
Listen dude, its not just people from back then. Some people like myself listen to him as well. I'm 21 years old and I hate what music has become.
sora0922 2 years ago
Buddy Holly was one of the founding fathers. And the other musicians learned from them. I think respect for the past and the new is need to understand.
Helikid2244 2 years ago 2
Beatles, Stones, Who and Dylan - all are huge Buddy fans.
mrbobevans 2 years ago
when we play in our houses we all are amateurs, this is a jewel.... very lovely tribute
troco74 2 years ago
word... amateur nite!
capocamilo 2 years ago
Ummm... Gary Buessy, John Lennon... where the hecks Buddy? No one performs Buddy like Buddy.
Extremely disappointed in this playlist.
fallguy842 2 years ago
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Hé amateur, stop insulting Buddy Holly with your clumbsy cover!
jt123egypte 2 years ago
@jt123egypte
John Lennon was a fan of Buddy Holly so this is the ultimate tribute from artist to artist.
Helikid2244 2 years ago 5
Why did they show George? O_o
daakuivory 2 years ago
Venplex, i agreewith fmarine1 completely, in (my) response to your statement. It's not a commercial recording, which makes it even more special (to John). Buddy Holly showed John it wasn/'t uncool to wear spectacles and writing original tunes (like this catchy little tune) was where it was at. One of Buddy's best, can clearly see it's influence on John & Paul's best work, esp c.64-65 (It's Only Love, What Your Doing etc)
surfercrow 2 years ago
John Lennon was cruel and bitingly cynical but I love him, man. Wish I knew him. See ya, wouldn't want to be ya
adamkincaid1234 2 years ago
0:32?
Ubermensch18 2 years ago
yeah, that looked like george...
OPE08 2 years ago
thats exactly what i said.
Arsonauts 2 years ago
As much as I love the Beatles, and I do.
But this is.... is best left to Buddy
Venplex 2 years ago 64
I love Buddy's version, but remember this is a home recording on a cheap tape recorder, not a serious attempt for a proper recording. It's a fan named John Lennon who loves Buddy and his music
fmarine1 2 years ago 12
@Venplex I agree but it's still cool as hell - I love to hear all the influences knocking about, even JL clearly adores Buddy.
carlymoseley 1 year ago
@Venplex mellencamp did it best
sjmmrcrdd 1 year ago
@Venplex Just as any Beatles/solo Beatle songs should be left to them? Also, like any dead icon, this was never meant for release. Fans will pursue toilet recordings to grasp the last memory of their favorite artist. I don't know the original by Buddy, but this didn't sound so bad to me, but it must be considering all the "thumbs up" to your comment.
greenwich1754 1 year ago
@Venplex
I'm going to post a sound clip of you singing it in the shower in hopes that others will make the same statement about your version - which will hopefully embarrass you enough to take your own life.
TheIntruders 11 months ago
@Venplex True but I like the rustic sound in this but Buddy is number 1 since he wrote it
scooterdude1945 9 months ago
@scooterdude1945 He didn't write it, he covered it. Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty wrote it.
yogged 6 months ago
@yogged Woah I did not know that lol
scooterdude1945 6 months ago
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cunnidvd 6 months ago
Buddy Holly left his mark throughout the history of rocknroll he is so sadly missed those off us who loved him will always remember, his songs had a personal attraction
bojango40 2 years ago 6
paul and john were so good at covering buddy. it's such a fucking shame that buddy didn't live to see what his genius inspired in the beatles. I think he woulda been very proud of the fab four.
evilhopscotch 2 years ago 59
well said
braybeatles1 2 years ago
@evilhopscotch did u kno it was buddy who got the beatles to write their own music sadly now days is not shined apone like all these wanna be singes kesha and jb
joefixit14 9 months ago
@evilhopscotch Buddy was unique; a 1st causal of rock n' Roll. Before the Bealtes fell on the world like meteorites falling earthward he was in a way the one who set them on fire. He pioneered the 5 piece band. Elvis' career was killed by the Army when he got drafted; he never did recover his old ways. His movie career was not worth the price of a ticket. My favorite song of his during the 70s was "Burning Love." It showed what the new Elvis was capable of.
aellarex 7 months ago
You can tell that this song was on his mind when he recorded "Dear Yoko" from "Double Fantasy".
RickM0301 2 years ago 4
Especially interesting since the suggestion is that the "Silver Beetles" (which was the name of the Beatles before they were the Beatles) were given that name in tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Musical influence is obvious. Sad we never got see where Buddy Holly would have gone musically had he lived.
TheGaryGaddy 2 years ago 5
legend playing another legends song:)
nunatic1234 2 years ago 9
Oh! So that's what it's called "Rave on" never knew
Ingridthepoet 2 years ago 2
Your an idiot Rompo of course there is only one Buddy Holly, a truly wonderful guy but you have to appreciate John Lennon and the Beatles were enormously influenced by Buddy. There is no greater compliment to give Buddy than to copy him and that's what John did
jordamar 2 years ago 3
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Lennon Idiot! Let it be!
Buddy Holly is the ONE!
Rompo52 2 years ago
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go and fuck your mother you asshole
Gilbert123456789101 2 years ago
You can REALLY hear Buddy's influence on John in this!! Thanks for sharing!
THEetsybay 2 years ago 3
JUAN LEMA
ZENZEIO 2 years ago
Okay cover by Lennon, he sounds like he sorta lost his voice in the song or something.
RussX5Z 2 years ago 2
I don't know if anybody's heard it but M. Ward does a very cool cover of this.
YoHuckleberry 2 years ago 2
FAIL!
littlejarhead2001 2 years ago
buddy holly is my hero ive loved him since i was 8yo just makes u feel so happy
hibsboy84 2 years ago
buddy holly rules im only 25 now but ive loved buddy for years since i was about 10 just wish i was born in his day and i would be complete (love u buddy) not to kean on lennons verstion..... peace
hibsboy84 2 years ago
does anyone know what year john was singing this in??
lovsmusic43210 2 years ago
I think 1972
MarcoZucchi81 2 years ago
john lennon unplugged by himself sounds alot like kurts type of guitar.. like they both made great music off the records..
covers are great :) lennon is a classic
odiumimbues 2 years ago
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great song, but the video is a bit cheap looking, it looks almost as if someones done it on powerpoint?
robertodowneso 2 years ago
Ha, he nailed the triad-mark Buddy Holly Hicup, nice.
DaSpaz94 2 years ago
que bom que é!, eu não conhecia essa versão!!! quem ´´e o autor, buddy? parabéns john!!
marcegambler 2 years ago
he was just messing around. i like it but its not buddy. dont get me wrong john was great.
nwcchinalake 2 years ago
same
theellis456 2 years ago
if it wasnt for buddy holly, lennon wouldnt of worn his trademark glasses
wesisemo1234 2 years ago 3
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But is stays a clumbsy cover!
jt123egypte 2 years ago
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What a shit cover by this amateur.Better listen to the original by BUDDY HOLLY, and throw this trash in the dustbin.
jt123egypte 2 years ago
dude, this is just him fiddling around on the guitar off the cuff. It's not meant to be a full-blown cover. Wasn't even released. Had he continued with it, John would've had a great cover goin'.
wildsmiley 2 years ago
you have no idea. Lennon could do buddy holly better then anyone.
markesther 2 years ago
WOW, UNREAL, like Wild said, it;s Lennon fiddling around, I love Rave On , the Buddy Holly one, but, I personally feel the one in widespread release is too over produced, I would love to hear a raw, un-studio perfect rendition of Rave On by Buddy Holly-the young Lennon would have socked you in the nose, the older Lennon would have probably told you something like "it's just a song, man, but you're entitled to your opinion, Peace"
billpeterson5150 2 years ago
Yeah,it's just a song man!
texaspilcher 2 years ago
In my opinion Buddy Holly is the greatest songwriter of all time, followed by John and George and Bob Dylan,
lordofwrath88 2 years ago
Buddy´s Song !!!
Krokodil1977 2 years ago
It's great!, I never heard this before. It sounds like what it is, a home recording of one of his favorites, probably recorded on a cassette tape.
billny59 3 years ago
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Fucking Crap hahaah He slaughterd that song.
garc4475 3 years ago
Muddy67, have you listened to double fantasy and milk and honey???? obviouslly not you fuking idiot !!!!!!!
chancebf324 3 years ago
I love this song. :D
sarahallheart38 3 years ago 3
God I love this
CrazedPeeling 3 years ago 3
It's better to burn out than to fade away.
GordonMorrice 3 years ago 5
imagine is one of the best songs of all time Huddiethegreat u need to listen to good music for once mate
hallixjim 3 years ago
he used that "A we-a-e-a-ell" part in his song "dear yoko" lol :P
AValidMember 3 years ago
i love how in beatles pictures, john and paul always look stoned. george looks mad. and ringo never has any idea whats goin on
dacalpha 3 years ago
My love,My love are john winston lennon and buddy holly. i love the mucis
BAGG88 3 years ago 3
To me he sounds like someone remembering the simpler time of the 50s, he watched as music and the world at large became more and more jaded, I think he prefered the optimistic days of his youth rather than the gritty fall from grace the world was going through at the time. Perhaps someone will bring back happy tunes such as these to set the stage for a worldwide frenzy of optimism. It could Happen.
wmryanbarnes 3 years ago 2
he does buddy holly proud rave on lennon!!!
chosenman95rifels 3 years ago 3
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I can't stand the Beatles as a group but John Lennon had more talent that all the rest put together.
39RatRodCoupe 3 years ago
i see what u mean but i still love the beatles
chosenman95rifels 3 years ago
Never speak in public again. Hating the Beatles takes that right away from you. It's like when you commit murder you have to give up your freedom or life... you lose your human status. I feel safe in saying any band you like owes a debt to the Beatles and in turn the Beatles to Buddy Holly.
jvincenzo1111 3 years ago 4
I agree. I hate those people who think its cool to hate the Beatles, they are jackasses.
Huddiethegreat 3 years ago 8
Agreed, also. I'm, more of a Kinks fan - and The Beach Boys, too - but it's churlish to hate The Fab Four. "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver" are high peaks of pop perfection!
GordonMorrice 3 years ago
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Actually it was the other way around. The Beatles were greater then the sum of their parts. Lennon was a very weak musician who never really got any better over time and his writing was pure rubbish towards the end, maudlin and shallow.
Muddyw67 3 years ago
right, a song like strawberry fields is shallow. you know nothing.
Huddiethegreat 3 years ago
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Thanks for proving my point.He wrote this when he was a Beatle. His work with the Beatles was beautiful and Strawberry Fields is one of my favourites. His music after he left and towards the end of his life wasn't up to that standard.
Muddyw67 3 years ago