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Buddy Holly Lyrics by Weezer
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- Recording: “Buddy Holly” is credited to Weezer.
- Length: The recording runs 3:59.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 46 lyric lines and 56 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Rivers Cuomo.
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Who performs “Buddy Holly”?
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The stored release association is “2000-09-01: Runwayz, Buffalo, NY, USA”, with a duration of 3:59.
Buddy Holly lyrics by Weezer
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0:00What's with these homies, dissing my girl?
0:04Why do they gotta front?
0:08What did we ever do to these guys
0:12That made them so violent?
0:14♪
0:16Woo-hoo
0:17But you know I'm yours
0:19Woo-hoo
0:21And I know you're mine
0:23Woo-hoo
0:25(And that's for all time)
0:27♪
0:27Ooh-wee-hoo, I look just like Buddy Holly
0:31Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore
0:35I don't care what they say about us anyway
0:39I don't care about that
0:42♪
0:52Don't you ever fear, I'm always near
0:55I know that you need help
0:59Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit
1:03You need a guardian
1:06♪
1:07Woo-hoo
1:08And you know I'm yours
1:11Woo-hoo
1:12And I know you're mine
1:15Woo-hoo
1:16(And that's for all time)
1:18♪
1:19Ooh-wee-hoo, I look just like Buddy Holly
1:23Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore
1:27I don't care what they say about us anyway
1:31I don't care about that
1:35I don't care about that
1:36♪
1:39Bang, bang, a knock on the door
1:41Another big bang and you're down on the floor
1:42Oh no! What do we do?
1:44Don't look now, but I lost my shoe
1:47I can't run, and I can't kick
1:49What's the matter babe, are you feeling sick?
1:51What's the matter, what's the matter, what's the matter you?
1:53What's the matter babe, are you feeling blue?
1:54♪
1:56(And that's for all time)
2:00(And that's for all time)
2:03♪
2:11Ooh-wee-hoo, I look just like Buddy Holly
2:15Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore
2:18I don't care what they say about us anyway
2:22I don't care about that
2:24♪
2:27I don't care about that
2:30I don't care about that
2:34I don't care about that
2:39♪
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Buddy Holly song profile
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- 3:59Length
- 46Lyric lines
- 56Timed cues
- 159sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Buddy Holly” by Weezer
- 56 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The release record places this version on “2000-09-01: Runwayz, Buffalo, NY, USA.” The duration attached to the recording is 3:59. Stored songwriter information names Rivers Cuomo.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 46 non-empty lines across 10 text sections. Its 56 lyric timestamps cover roughly 159 seconds of the matched recording. AskLyrics detected 7 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- 2000-09-01: Runwayz, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Length
- 3:59
- Written by
- Rivers Cuomo
- Recording source
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