On This Day in 1994, This Misunderstood Buddy Holly Tribute Was Reluctantly Released—and Became a 90s Alt-Rock Classic
On 7 September 1994, Weezer released "Buddy Holly" as the second single from their self-titled debut album, timing it deliberately to fall on what would have been Buddy Holly's 58th birthday. Frontman Rivers Cuomo wrote the track but initially resisted including it on the record, feeling it was too cheesy and didn't fit the sound…