Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly
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If you knew Peggy Sue Then you'd know why I feel blue without Peggy My Peggy Sue Oh well, I love you gal, yes, I love you Peggy Sue Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue Oh how my heart yearns for you Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue Oh well, I love you gal, yes, I love you Peggy Sue Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Peggy Sue Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue Oh well, I love you gal and I need you Peggy Sue I love you Peggy Sue With a love so rare and true Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue Well I love you gal, I want you Peggy Sue Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Peggy Sue Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue Oh well, I love you gal yes I need you Peggy Sue I love you Peggy Sue With a love so rare and true Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue Oh well I love you gal, and I want you Peggy Sue Oh well, I love you gal and I want you Peggy Sue
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Written by: BUDDY HOLLY, JERRY ALLISON, NORMAN PETTY
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10 facts about this song
Song Identification"Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, and performed by Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
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Release DateThe song was released as a single on Coral Records in 1957, with "Everyday" as the B-side.
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Chart Performance"Peggy Sue" peaked at number three on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the United States and remained in the charts for a total of 22 weeks.
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Inspiration of the Song"Peggy Sue" was originally called "Cindy Lou", named after Holly's niece. However, it was later changed to "Peggy Sue" to impress Peggy Sue Gerron, the girlfriend of Jerry Allison, Holly's bandmate in the Crickets.
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Song's AccomplishmentsRolling Stone magazine ranks "Peggy Sue" number 197 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
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Music InnovationsThe song is known for its distinctive 'paradiddle' drum rhythm, which was innovative for the time and has since become a core part of rock and roll drumming.
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Cover VersionsMultiple artists have recorded cover versions of "Peggy Sue", including John Lennon, Hank Marvin, and the Beach Boys.
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Impact on Pop-cultureThe character Peggy Sue in the 1986 Francis Ford Coppola film "Peggy Sue Got Married", played by Kathleen Turner, was named after the song.
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Lifetime AchievementIn 1999, National Public Radio (NPR) included "Peggy Sue" in the NPR 100, where they chronicle the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century.
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LegacyPeggy Sue Gerron eventually married Jerry Allison and over time became a celebrity herself due to the song bearing her name. Genealogy website Ancestry even created a whole campaign around her story called "You don't know Peggy Sue".
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