The Beatles - Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Live at BBC)

[WhileMyGuitarWeepsGH]

es taaaaan tierno !!!

[isal79]

fantastic song George! RIP

[rwb010109]

decent..but Buddy was the king of this song..RWB

[162Aceman]

George used to sing most of the Beatle cover tunes. Buddy Holly especially.

[dgb111]

The Beatles are to Buddy Holly what Pat Boone is to Elvis Presley.

[zoeonthemoon]

George <3

Rest in peace.

[TheRobertpiotr]

@zoeonthemoon

<3

[Raman711]

R.I.P. George.

[SouthKoreanNinjaFTW]

Pretty similar to "Ask Me Why."

[charlyW34]

Gotta love the greatest band of all time covering one of the greatest pop rockers of all time.

[MARSHOMEWORLD]

GREAT solo George!!!

[goodmusic0729]

ジョージのギターが最高！

[elbeatleelio]

esta canción no es en vivo para la BBC, si no que formo parte de la audición fallida para Decca

[klbax63]

about as awesome as it gets The Beatles and Buddy Holly ah yes

[MrDennisCLee]

The real difference between Ringo and Pete is not their drumming abilities, but their character. Pete was more of a jock, Ringo more of an artist.

[DeadJesus100]

@MrDennisCLee Ringo was in a different class to Pete as a drummer, that much is obvious

[SuperBenjo97]

Ringo cannot be compared with Peter Best. Peter Best is only classed as a drummer because he was in the greatest band ever for a short while before he was asked to leave because of his lack of skill. The producer (George Martin) came up with the best drummer he could find, then the band brought in Ringo who showed his amazing skill and was immediately part if the band. I have recently been to see Ringo and the talent is still as noticeable and amazing. He I a great singer too!!!!

[davidturner9823]

Ringo is one of the greatest of all time. Pete Best not so much.

[charlyW34]

Hi, I don't want to be disrespectful of your opinion, I guess we have different standards of awesome. Just curious why Pete never caught on with or formed another internationally famous group, if he really had the musical chops. Don't forget, that solid surf style drumming you hear on Cry Like a Shadow is actually overdubbed by a session drummer. It's not Pete you are hearing. Also, his version of Love Me Do from anthology is very inappropriate, as if he is trying to play "lead" drums. Peace

[charlyW34]

This song is perfect for the Ringo/Pete debate. If you listen to this and then switch over to the Decca audition version, it becomes obvious just how superior Ringo was and is. Those silly drum rolls Pete sticks in, very semi pro. Ringo is rock solid. peace and love

[AlT70]

@charlyW34 It really is a toss up between Ringo and Pete...but both were awesome drummers

[gonva71]

grx hemano

[TheCayJays]

In the only video I've ever seen of Buddy doing "Peggy Sue" he was playing a Jaguar in the key of "A" I play a Strat, and I've had Gibson J-45s and J-200 Jumbos. I've played guitar since I was 5 years old. I love Strats. Mine is custom modified, but still got the Fender sound. I lived in the Lubbock, TX / New Mexico Area in the 50s, so there wasn't much escaping it. Roy Orbison was born April 23, 1936 in Vernon, Texas, so he also was a local boy. There was less traffic in music in those days.

[gonva71]

quien toca el solo de guitarra ...chingon

[sheeeto]

@gonva71 nada más ni nada menos que el gran George Harrison. Saludos.

[BeatlesBabaaaay13]

ahhhh, god i love this song, better than Buddy Holly's !!!! and i love George

[sheeeto]

Good guitar solo.

[cbarrett34]

is that pete best on drums on this track?

[gpietsch]

@cbarrett34 This is from the Decca audition, so it was Pete on this track.

[charlyW34]

@gpietsch Sorry, Wrong! If you compare the 2, it's a great indication how superior Ringo was and is to Pete. this is a BBC version, not Decca audition. Cheers!

[gpietsch]

@charlyW34 Isn't that exactly what I said earlier? I wrote that the Beatles recorded this song twice and that this was the BBC version. Comparing the two shows that Ringo was a lot steadier than Pete was behind the kit. I didn't mention anything about that earlier because people have gotten into fights about it and I didn't need a black eye.

[gpietsch]

Actually, it's from the BBC sessions. The Beatles recorded it twice, at the Decca audition and for the BBC. Pete Best played on the Decca audition; Ringo played on the BBC sessions. 

[davidjamesgerrard]

buddy holy the best :D great cover the beatles

[azaryybarrioss]

Im So OBESSESSEDDD <333

[Squashcream]

George plays such a beautiful solo here.... I like this version better than Buddy's one (and I love Buddy Holly!)

[cbarrett34]

@Squashcream Buddy never recorded a solo on this song. The only recordings of Buddy doing this song, were very rough demo's of buddy just playing it, and playing acoustic. the song wasn't fully produced until after he died, and some other guy played the nice lead, and wrote the lead

[Squashcream]

@cbarrett34 I didn't know that, but I meant actually that I like the whole version of this song played by the Beatles better that Buddy's version ( or the after his dead produced version)...

But thanks for the information!! xD

[cbarrett34]

@Squashcream yeah, i like the beatles one too better, george sings lead vocals in it. the beatles were heavily influenced by buddy holly when they were in their teens in the 50's

[MJ0428]

The Ultimate Tribute to Buddy Holly :)

Holly's only known and little remembered Tour in England in the Spring of 1959 inspired a generation of Brits, and helped inspire many of the British Invasion's greatest artists like the Animals, The Shadows, and of course the Beatles!

He also was one of the first to use the Fender Stratocaster and wear glasses on stage, something that helped promote the Fender, and helped John get over his fear against wearing glasses.

[TheCayJays]

@MJ0428 Except that Buddy played a Jaguar, which was an awesome guitar....Roy Orbison pretty much taught him how to play. His Candy Men's lead guitarist was Bobby Goldsboro.

[DavidRyanMusic2009]

@TheCayJays Buddy played a Jaguar? Not that I'm aware of. He played a Fender Strat, and his acoustic guitars were Gibson's (J200, J45) "Roy Orbison pretty much taught him how to play". Where on earth do you get that from? I don't think they ever even met. True, Orbison worked with Norman Petty who recorded and managed Buddy Holly, but later, after Buddy had left him.

[MJ0428]

@DavidRyanMusic2009 Actually I do believe he knew Roy Orbison, but really Buddy was self taught, and he did so by playing and by listening to records and so on.

In fact, any influences on him were most likely from country or folk guitar players, people Buddy would have known from Texas.

He basically invented his own unique sound. The fact that others were influenced by him later is why they say he was a rock n' roll musician, when in fact he helped define what rock and roll was.

[DavidRyanMusic2009]

@MJ0428 Buddy's brother, Larry, taught him his first chords. His first real influence was Hank Williams. He played country in duo's, and trio's, until the day in 1955 in Lubbock, when he supported a new singer who had appeared from out of nowhere, with a completely different sound. Elvis Presley.

After that, Buddy switched to rock and roll music, formed the crickets, and the rest is history. I think by the time Orbison was knocking on Norm Petty's studio door, Holly was in New York.

[cbarrett34]

@TheCayJays Buddy Holly played a Fender Stratocaster

[DavidRyanMusic2009]

@MJ0428 The tour was in March 1958. He was killed in February '59. "Little remembered tour"? are you joking? Quite widely remembered, and fondly, actually.

[MJ0428]

@DavidRyanMusic2009 That depends on who your asking. I guarantee the vast majority of Americans don't remember that tour, and most American historians also fail to mention it. I can't tell you how many bio's of him I've read over here that don't mention it, or if they do not very much, let alone it's impact.

So yes it is little remembered from the point of view of my countrymen.

[DavidRyanMusic2009]

@MJ0428 Sorry,it's just that in the UK it's still seen as a defining moment in rock and roll history. The crickets tour changed British music, leading to the bands of the 1960's, like the Beatles, Stones, etc.

Last year, I interviewed some people who witnessed their performances in the UK and to a man they were still 'excited' when talking about it.

[MJ0428]

@DavidRyanMusic2009 Well that's great, Buddy always was more famous in Britain than anywhere else. I mean yeah he is famous here, but in England wow!

[MJ0428]

@DavidRyanMusic2009 March 1958? Ok thanks, and your right he was killed in February '59.

[coolhilts]

Great Video ... and a great choice of song. I love these old classics that the Beatles presented in their BBC appearances.  Let's have more. Regards Virgil Hilts