He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, and he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school. He made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group "Buddy and Bob" with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music. He opened for Presley three times that year; his band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll. In October that year, when he opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records.
Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley. Unhappy with Bradley's control in the studio and with the sound he achieved there, he went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, and recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day", among other songs. Petty became the band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records, which released it as a single credited to "The Crickets", which became the name of Holly's band. In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US "Best Sellers in Stores" chart and the UK Singles Chart. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue".
The album Chirping Crickets, released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after, toured Australia and then the UK. In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings (bass), famed session musician Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums), and embarked on a tour of the midwestern U.S. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show, in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing him, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died".
During his short career, Holly wrote, recorded, and produced his own material. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums. He was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Weezer, and Elton John. He was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of "100 Greatest Artists".
You And I Are Through
Buddy Holly Lyrics
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You were gonna let me be
But now I find you here
I loved you, but don't you love me too?
But you said I'd never do
Now you and I are through
But it seems my darlin' your love just fades away
You loved me but I just don't care
About the new love that I'll share
And you and I are through
You said that you were leaving me
You were gonna let me be
But now I find you here
I loved you, but don't you love me too?
But you said I'd never do
Now you and I are through
I loved you then my darlin' I loved you every day
But it seems my darlin' your love just fades away
You loved me but I just don't care
About the new love that I'll share
And you and I are through
I loved you then my darlin' I loved you every day
But it seems my darlin' your love just fades away
You loved me but I just don't care
About the new love that I'll share
And you and I are through
The lyrics of "You And I Are Through" is about a painful breakup where the singer confronts his lover who had already walked out on him but has now appeared before him. In the first verse, the singer tells his ex-lover how she had left him in the past and was willing to let him go, but now he finds her back again. He then asks if she ever loved him, to which she responds that he would never be good enough for her, which ultimately led to their breakup. The chorus rubs salt into the wound as the singer explains that he loved her every day, but it seems that her love had just faded away. The second verse amplifies the argument, with the ex-girlfriend proclaiming her love for him, but he was too wrapped up in himself and his new prospects to care for her new love. Together they agree that their love is no more and they move on, ending the chorus with a final assertion of their broken relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You said that you were leaving me
You told me that you were going to end our relationship.
You were gonna let me be
You were planning on leaving me alone.
But now I find you here
But I see you here now, despite what you said.
I loved you, but don't you love me too?
I had feelings for you, but do you feel the same way about me?
But you said I'd never do
But you told me that I wasn't good enough for you.
Now you and I are through
Now our relationship is over.
I loved you then my darlin' I loved you every day
I loved you deeply, every single day that we were together.
But it seems my darlin' your love just fades away
But it appears that your love for me has diminished over time.
You loved me but I just don't care
You loved me, but I am indifferent towards you now.
About the new love that I'll share
I am moving on and finding love with someone else.
And you and I are through
And our relationship has come to an end.
Contributed by Nathan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.