Long before there was Don McLean’s “American Pie,” there was “Tribute to Buddy Holly” by Mike Berry, released two years after the titular rocker’s death.
Written by Geoffrey Goddard, producer Joe Meek’s go-to songwriter in the early ‘60s, this track is a poignant memorial to one of Joe Meek’s great...
Wow-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yea-yea-yeaaah-yeah
Snow was snowing
Wind was blowing
When the world said, goodbye Buddy
Still I know
That up in heaven
Is where we'll hear him sing again
Wow-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yea-yeaaah
We'll always remember Buddy Holly
[Spoken]
Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash, in 1959
But his songs will always be remembered
Always
Wow-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yea-yeaaah
We'll always remember Buddy
Snow was snowing
Wind was blowing
When the world said, goodbye Buddy
Still I know
That up in heaven
Is where we'll hear him sing again
Wow-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yea-yeaaah Wow-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yea-yeaaah
Tribute to Buddy Holly was written by Geoffrey Goddard.
Tribute to Buddy Holly was produced by Joe Meek.