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Dearest
Buddy Holly Lyrics

Dearest, though you're the nearest to my heart
Please don't ever ummm yeah ever ever say we'll part
You scold, and you are so bold
Yes together ummm yeah our love will grow old
Ummm yeah our love will grow old

You may-ay-ay-ay be a million miles away
Please believe me ummm yeah when you hear me say
I love you, I love you

Come ho-o-o-ome, keep me from these sleepless nights
Try my love again ummm yeah
I'm gonna treat you right, ummm yeah, I'm gonna treat you right

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Written by: Ellas Mcdaniel

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Richard Proud

5y↑77

So far ahead of others in his music and composing . Lord knows what this guy would have accomplished had he lived . Thank God we have his music now . Fifty eight and counting folks . Never gets old does it .

Marie-Cécile CHARTIER

49w↑1

So long after his dead, I love his songs like.as if it was written yesterday
What a brilliant author we lost
De joy he shows while singing breaks my heart : " My dear, it will.be so short" . I love him
.

Jonathan Lowe

1y↑1

Buddy and The Crickets are classic. I think people will always know who he was. 60 years after his death people still listen to him. To me that suggests that his appearance in the charts was no accident.

Dale Deimel

2y↑1

He created Lennon and McCartney

lina lindveer

6y↑38

probably my favorite song from Buddy Holly..

Richard Proud

4y↑1

Meant to say Lina , that without a doubt this is my favorite song .

Richard Proud

4y↑2

Without Lina , this is my favorite song by Buddy . excellent choice .

joetake holly

5y↑2

YES GREAT SONG THIS }

Elenizen

5y↑72

I wasn't born for another 20 years after his death but shit this is so beautiful.

Steve Harrod

2y↑3

It is ..makes me tear up . I just scattered some of my dad's ashes at the crash site .

Janaya Sue

2y↑1

spazhat this shit is

spazhat

Elenizen shit ain't beautiful.

N Ferrer

3y↑38

My (Dearest) Buddy, you will (Not Fade Away) ever (Because I Love You) and I listen to your music (Everyday)!!!

Dale Deimel

2y↑2

Very Well Put.

CHR0MEMATIC

2y↑25

0:25

Please don't ever ~nya~

prod br0czolie

23w↑5

How do I delete someone else’s comment?

Telediario LA 5a

27w↑5

oh no

Marin jean Provost

5y↑69

My favorite singer is buddy holly although I was not born yet. I can always appreciate his music

jorge lopez

24w

Better late than never. Some people don't like good music only because it wasn't of their time. Happens to some milennials with the 80s music.

Isaiah Galvez

Marin jean Provost same

Maitena Lazarte

so are you talking from the beyond if you're not born yet? how do you do tht nigga

Marin jean Provost

5y↑1

+Lollivomit yes I definitely like Neil Sedaka

Dr. Jamie

5y↑2

+Marin jean Provost Try Neil Sedaka. He's wonderful. If you like Buddy, you'll like Neil.

SopranoRocker2010

8y↑13

I Pavlov trained my cat to purr when she hears 'Dearest.' It took a few months, but she now knows that when 'Dearest' plays, I will (at minimum) pet her, or cradle her in my arms. She is now seventeen, and still recognizes 'Dearest' as her song.

Lee Mathewson

2y↑11

Haunting. Beautiful voice. Never again will hear

lina lindveer

6y↑23

Great musician He would be 78 today.

Elvis Johnson

2y↑8

I never realized what a beautiful voice Buddy Holly had.

Tony 115

5y↑30

I'm gonna learn to sing this to my girl

Marcos M Nibor

2y↑1

@Buddy Holly stinky pinky LOL

Buddy Holly

3y↑1

You’ll get some stinky pinky that night for sure

Purple Onyx

3y↑1

Tony 115 She wasn't the one If she is she'll stay by you're side no matter what but you have to treat her right.

Tony 115

4y↑5

Michael Naylor thanks

Michael Naylor

4y↑9

Tony 115 more than one fish in the sea. TRY AGAIN

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BEATRECORDS DotCom

6y↑14

I totally love this song. Sounds like Words Of Love but has a different melody. Very Cool!

bluenote824 jones

2y↑6

A genius . So far ahead of his time . Imagine if he lived

123Burningheart

9y↑5

He's so adorable, i want his nose c:

Robert E.O. Speedwagon

13w↑1

This sounds like words of love.

Thinking emoji

Steven Ford

6y↑12

Wonderful song by such a icon.RIP Buddy Holly

Zé Rosé Sayain øf Gatcha

3y↑1

IVE SPENT YEARS LOOKING FOR THIS YESSS FINALLY

Kelly MacLeod

10y↑1

Thank God for the Rave On tribute album, or else I never would have looked up all these originals and fell in love with them. :)

Frederik Laureys

2y↑2

It feels more like a beautiful, calming sadness...

Buddy Holly

3y↑1

One of the overdubs that actually sounds pretty good

Vikki Smith

36w

This song is one of my favorite childhood memory. I love it!

James Jennison

2y↑1

And now to how i feel in my heart towards the only girl i would spend lifetime after lifetime with love her dearly for all time !

Sarah Murphy

8y↑2

from what i have read in one of his bios, buddy was still in love with his high school sweatheart and that songs like this are for her.

LoneSurvivor

4y↑3

Love this song!! Rest in peace buddy!

James Jennison

2y↑1

Beautiful lyrics to that special one in your heart X

RetroGurl73

@TheBlueoverthemoon Right Onn!! XD

RetroGurl73

@MrCowboyjoe Thanks! :)

Esther Guobadia

27w

I always love this song "dearest" it's reminds me of my loving past

Top Cat

1y↑2

He’s the best...always was...love Buddy Holly🙂🙂

vikingmanMN

9y↑1

look at all the love songs Buddy recorded...it's awesome!

michael george

5y↑5

All music is provided by the Fireballs .

Nidia Romero

6y↑3

Happy Bithday Dearest !!

Kelly MacLeod

10y

Thanks for the friend request ;)

ron kennington

5y↑1

The Muse of Music, Buddy Holly my favorite composer.

dennis gallagher

13w

According to the credits in Juno this song was written by Bob Gibson and Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley.)

paul sculptor

6y↑3

intro is words of love by the man himself

midnightwallflower

9y↑1

So this is my favorite song.

thedork27

Buddy Holly<3

Chewbacca Pannekoek

30w

0:54-1:02 My word that line gets me every damn time. Dude could sing, that’s for sure.

Denise

RetroGurl73

@gorillaz6399 Ahaha :p

Erin Patricia

6y↑3

I adore the undubed version

SDADSDSFDSGDA

6y↑1

I heard this playing on the Proms show on ITV last night and when I heard the guitar intro I thought "this sounds like Buddy Holly" but I've never actually heard this song before and I have a couple of his greatest hits.

Nico Gonzalez

Reminds me of Words of Love from the Beatles... love it...

TrueT3rr0r

24w

Almost started singing love is strange at the beginning

oziku

51w↑1

I wish this was longer.

Watziterinhetcadeautje

I keep thinking of the "umm yeah"s as "meow"s lol

joetake holly

6y↑5

THE MUSIC MASTER }

Malo Mama

6y↑2

@joetake holly sadly he doesn't get the respect he deserves

Hailey Mang

8y↑1

MAN I WISH THIS SONG WAS LONGER!

nikkiBADBAD

9y↑1

pretty sure he wrote this for me. ;)

cantstopsinging

25w

Reminds me of his Words Of Love

Ally bee

I just discovered this song on the radio and I love it!
Buddy was a fabulous and so creative artist.

ciderslurp

This has been in my playlist so long and I just got curious.

Susie196921

That's exactly what I thought - because the intro is the same as "Words of Love."

Mr Marvel

6y↑5

Buddy Holly is amazing, but this is a cover of Mickey & Syvlia.

VenusDoomInOurBlood

SO MUCH BETTER. They dont compare even if they tried their hardest.

Roy Clark

2y↑1

But better

RetroGurl73

9y↑2

@JobberBud Yeah, this is a Great song. :) I remember seeing Juno at the movies a couple of years ago. It was before I knew who Buddy Holly was and I don't even remember hearing "Dearest" being played in that movie. Aha, I still don't know what part that song is played. To tell you the truth, I never even knew/realized that this song was in Juno untill people started leaving comments about it being in Juno. I guess I will have to search it up to see what everyone is Talking about!

dennis gallagher

13w

I heard it and liked it. I was wondering if it was Cat Stevens and was shocked to find out it was Buddy since Peggy Sue is the first R & R song I ever remember hearing on the radio. I was surprised I did not recognize his voice.

Hannah Sands

Buddy Holly, a musical peak! Sorted!!

carlos adolfo Silva

The best, happy holly's day

Grover Bennington

28w

God just listen to that angelic voice and the riff...wow!

marshmann100

Surely its the other way round !!!

annie gross

22w

Beautiful song and beautiful voice.

Not Star

34w

My girlfriend used to send me this song while I was deployed. It never fails to make me tear up

algywatt

I had this great track on a UK 45rpm...the title was "Umm,Oh Yeah" (writer unknown) !!

jk.60_

20w↑1

I gotta hear it because it's in my English book. Half of my homework is to listen to it 🙂

John

20w↑1

Buddy’s music inspired countless musicians that followed in the years to come. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles to name just two. Let’s face it, anyone who picked up a Fender Strat from the 60’s onwards will have Buddy’s riffs in the back of his mind. His lyrics encompassed the entire range of human emotions, from anger, despair, hopelessness, heartbreak. Through to hope, joy, happiness and most importantly Love. His dynamic voice range enabled him to accurately get his message across in the most succinct of fashions. His lyrics even today resonate with our own modern struggles with love and life, man and woman . ‘Learning the game’ being one of the songs that’s mirrored my love life at one point. His melodies tug at the heartstrings in the most sublime way. I think Buddy Holly’s contribution to music is extremely important in explaining the roots of modern music.

MrAlsfan5

9y↑1

He was a musical genius.

Juan Alvaro López

8y↑1

i love you

Waldemar Bürkli

13w

So beautiful this song!

Michele Roberts

25w

A beautiful song. 🙂

Isabella Trent

You seem cool

Captain Bud Sturguess

@RetroGurl73 Ohhhh okay. This is a great song by the way; I think too many have gotten caught up in the version from the "Juno" soundtrack that they forget this version. Both are great, but this version has a gorgeousness to it I can't describe!

Joe Kezner

2y↑2

This is a cover of a song originally recorded by Mickey & Sylvia. The original is worth checking out because of Mickey’s inventive guitar work and Sylvia’s soulful singing.

Buddy seemed to be a fan of Mickey & Sylvia’s work since he also recorded an excellent version of their song “Love is Strange.”

volcon300

9y↑1

@JobberBud Busey was a nickname for Buddy holly. Oh and thanks for the free spell check, mine must be broken.

Well Mixed

50w

💗💗💗💗💗

midnightwallflower

I can't stop listening to this.

Lori Wakeham

This song sounds like "Words of Love"

blisterpacman

kinda reminds me of the jesus and mary chain

joel reant

C'est superbe tout simplement

Joseph Mendez

15w

Dearest was released in 1968 9 years after Buddy Holly died the music was added to a demo tape that was discovered after buddy died

Steamed_Hamlet RainsSupreme

Him...richie....and bigggs....i cant belive it

cowofthemonth

wow

Charles Hall

29w

Glad Buddy did a Bo Diddley song!

Rated Ronnie

6y↑1

In the description, it's Years together... Not yes together. Great song.

RetroGurl73

@JobberBud The one on the Left I'm pretty sure is Norman Petty (Buddys Manager) And I'm not so sure who the one on the Right is. I'm pretty sure that picture was taken in a hotel room.

spazhat

3y↑4

I'm not taking anything away from Buddy Holly but one listen to Mickey and Sylvia's " Love Is Strange" would indicate the origin of several songs by Buddy. the Beatles learned from Buddy. it's a wonderful progression.

spazhat

29w

@Charles Hall I forget which two songs I was refering to. I was so new to YouTube that I didn't know how to comment directly to somebody else's comment. It was probably "Words Of Love", which is a Buddy Holly composition. "Love Is Strange" was written by Mickey Baker, I think. You are probably thinking of "Dearest Darling" by Bo Diddley. Buddy's "Not Fade Away" has the Bo Diddley beat, which was the first single that the Rolling Stones released in the US.

Charles Hall

29w

Bo Diddley wrote both songs.

marshmann100

Sounds a bit odd but we get your drift.

firstworldproblems

what album is this off? its not the juno version

Megan DeLuca

7y↑8

Completely underrated but Ill always love you Buddy

ansias77

36w

@L.F. Thornton He wasn't underrated then by he's now.

L.F. Thornton

3y↑2

Buddy was a big star in his short life, and a legend after his death so never underrated. All the rockers who followed him from the Beatles on gave Buddy the credit he deserved. He just wrote too many brilliant songs to be forgotten.

Mean Man

4y↑5

I don't think buddy holly was ever underrated during his time

joetake holly

+Megan DeLuca BUDDY WAS THE BEST }}

M3RDR

PLEASE DON'T EVER NYA

defenda1

@RoneciaxRiotxHardCor nothing sad about that, I heard this on the Juno soundtrack last week and decided to get back into Buddy Holly. Forever.

gorillaz6399

I'm trying to practice singing by singing along with this... not going so well.

Sunny Blayney

5y↑11

This sounds like mac demarco

mpc3po

4y↑19

think you meant to phrase it, Mac Demarco sounds like this

Joe Defty

great song cowboy joe

joe gongora

Definitely a beautiful love song. In the late 70's I had a box set entitled " The Complete Buddy Holly ". This set contained 6 LP'S . I had 3 versions of this song. 2 of the songs were studio recordings over-dubbed twice 2 versions of that song. Finally the apt. tape. I now realize that the box set wasn't complete. Because at the time whoever put that album together thought they'd had everything at the time . They certainly Didn't have the recording of a tape when he was singing at 13. Stuff that I later heard on Y-Tube & I imagine more recordings might be found later.

Ron Haugen

4y↑3

I had not heard this version before, just the one from his 2nd album.
Buddy was screwed out of royalties because anything he penned the credit went to Norman Petty.

ansias77

36w

@Terijian Yes it's a cover..but a million times better than M&S's..

Terijian

This is a cover anyway, its by mickey and sylvia. Same with 'love is strange'

Michael Naylor

Ron Haugen well greedy Norman Petty, no one remembers you

Ron Haugen

Michael Naylor - If you look at his records, Norman Petty takes the credit as composer.
Norman said if you want me to produce your music, I get the credit as writer, not you!!

Michael Naylor

Ron Haugen why Buddy? Why did you have to ger on that plane?

Maguire Peters

i sing this song when i think about a $49 dollar bong i accidentally dropped when trying to get something out of the bottom of my shoe :,(((( i bought it from zono's in new zealand but now that place is closed and zonzo died in a hot air baloon accident

Der beste Song aller Zeiten!! Risse

21w

Where are so near, but we don`t love each other anymore !!But there`s a kind of flame and hope!! Maby Love!! Buddy did know that kind of Feelings!! He is the greatest of all time!!

Ruth Boykin

Very good one by Buddy.

Captain Bud Sturguess

@volcon300 Yes, I know who Ritchie VALENS was, and about the plane crash but "Busey H." draws a blank... Guess you got Buddy confused with Gary Busey.

rj689

this sound like love is strange a little. i love buddy holly

Terijian

prolly because both of them are covers of mickey and sylvia, not original buddy holly songs

Machiel

Dearest mijn favoriete song van Buddy hij overleed veel te vroeg, ik was 11 jaar toen het gebeurde ik had toen nog niet dit mooie nummer gekocht dat kwam helaas na zijn dood jammer.