Songwriter
Buddy Holly
1 song covered by the Beatles
Hugely influential American singer-songwriter whose Words of Love the Beatles covered on Beatles for Sale. Holly was a primary inspiration for the band.
WikipediaAnalysis
Every song on this page, across all of them: writer and text influence.
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Songs(15)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Role | Notes | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Me Do | 1962 | Please Please Me | Paul, John | Text influence | Direct romantic address, simple diction | 236 |
| 2 | P.S. I Love You | 1962 | Please Please Me | Paul | Text influence | Direct romantic address, simple language | 333 |
| 3 | There's a Place | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | Text influence | Direct romantic confession, simple language | 363 |
| 4 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | Text influence | Direct romantic address | 408 |
| 5 | From Me to You | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Text influence | Direct romantic address, simple language | 374 |
| 6 | Thank You Girl | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Text influence | The 'oh' vocalisations in the verses echo Buddy Holly's trademark hiccup | 369 |
| 7 | Hold Me Tight | 1963 | With The Beatles | Paul | Text influence | Direct romantic address, simple language | 360 |
| 8 | All My Loving | 1963 | With The Beatles | Paul | Text influence | Direct romantic address, simple language | 395 |
| 9 | This Boy | 1963 | Past Masters | John | Text influence | Simple direct romantic address | 373 |
| 10 | I Call Your Name | 1964 | Past Masters | John | Text influence | Yearning lead-vocal style | 323 |
| 11 | I'll Be Back | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Text influence | Direct romantic address, simple language | 413 |
| 12 | Words of Lovecover | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John, Paul | Writer | - | 249 |
| 13 | I'll Follow the Sun | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | Paul | Text influence | Simple romantic direct address | 369 |
| 14 | What Goes On | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | Text influence | Holly-style chord pattern in chorus | 478 |
| 15 | One After 909 | 1970 | Let It Be | John, Paul | Text influence | Simple direct teenage romantic address | 346 |
Love Me Do
Direct romantic address, simple diction
P.S. I Love You
Direct romantic address, simple language
There's a Place
Direct romantic confession, simple language
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Direct romantic address
From Me to You
Direct romantic address, simple language
Thank You Girl
The 'oh' vocalisations in the verses echo Buddy Holly's trademark hiccup
Hold Me Tight
Direct romantic address, simple language
All My Loving
Direct romantic address, simple language
This Boy
Simple direct romantic address
I Call Your Name
Yearning lead-vocal style
I'll Be Back
Direct romantic address, simple language
Words of Lovecover
I'll Follow the Sun
Simple romantic direct address
What Goes On
Holly-style chord pattern in chorus
One After 909
Simple direct teenage romantic address