Not Fade Away
The Crickets Lyrics


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Bop-bop-bop-bop
Bop-bop-bop-bop

I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
You're gonna give your love to me
Bop-bop-bop-bop
I want to love you night and day
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
You know my loving not fade away
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Well you know my loving not fade away
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My love bigger than a Cadillac
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
I'll try to show it when you're driving me back
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
Your love for me got to be real
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
For you to know just how I feel
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
A love for real not fade away
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I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
You're gonna give your love to me
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
Love to last more than one day
'Bop-bop-bop-bop
Love is loving and not fade away
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Love is loving and not fade away
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Overall Meaning

The Crickets/Buddy Holly's song "Not Fade Away" is a love song with a catchy beat that channels the early rock and roll sound of the late 1950s. The song's simplicity in the lyrics is meant to capture the freshness and excitement of young love, with the singer outlining how their significant other should feel and act towards them. The lyrics are straightforward, with the repetition of "bop-bop-bop-bop" emphasizing the rhythmic roots of the song.


The opening verse of the song is the singer telling their love interest what they expect from them: "You're gonna give your love to me/ I want to love you night and day/ You know my loving not fade away." In the next verse, the singer expresses how big their love is - "My love bigger than a Cadillac/ I'll try to show it when you're driving me back" - and how they want their partner's love to be reciprocated genuinely. The final verse repeats the expectations laid out in the opening.


Line by Line Meaning

Bop-bop-bop-bop
Instrumental chorus


I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
I'll explain how this relationship will work


'Bop-bop-bop-bop You're gonna give your love to me
You'll love me and only me


I want to love you night and day
I want to love you all the time, always


You know my loving not fade away
You know my love is enduring and lasting


Well you know my loving not fade away
You already know that my love won't fade


'Bop-bop-bop-bop
Instrumental chorus


My love bigger than a Cadillac
My love is huge, immense


I'll try to show it when you're driving me back
I will make it evident when you take me home


Your love for me got to be real
Your love for me has to be genuine


For you to know just how I feel
So that you'll understand how I feel


A love for real not fade away
A true, genuine love won't fade


'Bop-bop-bop-bop
Instrumental chorus


Love to last more than one day
Love that endures for more than a day


Love is loving and not fade away
True love remains and doesn't fade


Love is loving and not fade away
True love remains and doesn't fade


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Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Charles Hardin, Norman Petty

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

木倉谷哲也

Lyrics:

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

I’m a-going to tell you how it’s going to be
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
You’re gonna give your love to me
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
I want to love you night and day
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
You know my love will not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A-well, you know my love will not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

My love a-bigger than a Cadillac
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
I try to show it and you drive a-me back
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
Your love for me got to be real
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
For you to know just how I feel
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love for real, not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

I’m a-going to tell you how it’s going to be
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
You’re gonna give your love to me
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love to last more than one day
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love is loving and not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love is loving and not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
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All comments from YouTube:

Ray Kinsella

Buddy Holly RIP.
The Man.
His legacy lasts.
.

Jeff J

Remembering Niki Sullivan born on June 23, 1937. He was an American rock and roll guitar player. He was one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing band, the Crickets. Though he lost interest within a few months of his involvement, his guitar playing was an integral part of Holly's early success. He performed on 27 of the 32 songs Holly and The Crickets recorded over his brief career. He co-wrote a number of his own songs. In 2012, Sullivan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Crickets by a special committee, aimed at correcting the mistake of not including the Crickets with Buddy Holly when he was first inducted in 1986. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_Sullivan

THE FAT BAT

Very interesting that this is an "uncharted" b-side because I remember it being played many times over the years on our New York City oldies station back in the 80's and 90's, and it still is played often these days on Satellite radio. I even remember it being included in several movie soundtracks, including the movie "Christine". I would have thought it was a HUGE hit song in the 50's...but apparently not!

Clocks 'n' Music

The a side "Oh Boy" became a big hit. I guess only after it did people noticed this song's hit worthy too

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Jason N Stegall

One of only a few songs where The Crickets themselves provided backing vocals. Not long after this, Norman Petty started using The Picks (and others) to accompany Buddy on vocals, though The Crickets still played on the records.

Nick Gateley

happy birthday buddy today....9/7/21. you are a legend forever missed and your music is still amazing. I bought this 45 when i was 6-7 and it just said the Crickets---2 my suprise it had buddy-for only 50 cents!

speak freeley

The first tune to be played on Christine's radio, & still playing when she claimed her first fatality.

木倉谷哲也

Lyrics:

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

I’m a-going to tell you how it’s going to be
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
You’re gonna give your love to me
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
I want to love you night and day
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
You know my love will not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A-well, you know my love will not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

My love a-bigger than a Cadillac
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
I try to show it and you drive a-me back
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
Your love for me got to be real
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
For you to know just how I feel
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love for real, not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

I’m a-going to tell you how it’s going to be
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
You’re gonna give your love to me
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love to last more than one day
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love is loving and not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
A love is loving and not fade away
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)
(Ooo-bop, wop-bop-bop)

William Meyer

Christine movie song 🎵 ❤ love it!

Wesley Cook

Good record. The Crickets did write the words but it's the Bo Diddley style that makes this record. The Stones' cover was closer to the raw Bo Diddley sound though.. Bo covered it too. It's on U Tube..

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