1960 Songs: True Love Ways

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Yes, we all know this wasn’t actually recorded in 1960. However, it was released in 1960, so that qualifies it for this countdown of songs that are celebrating their 65th birthday this year. Hey, just like me! Wonder if these songs had to sign up for Medicare. Here’s today’s song. True Love Ways - Buddy Holly Wow, what an absolutely gorgeous love song. It was a total 180 from the upbeat songs that Buddy Holly had made a career out of in his all-too-short life. I guess it wasn’t meant to be that we’d see this side of Holly during his lifetime. Holly recorded this, as is, in October 1958. The song was inspired by Holly’s love for his wife. You don’t normally see songs this deep out of 22-year-olds. While Holly’s version was released in 1960, it didn’t make the US charts. Peter and Gordon covered it in 1965 (so this could have been on BOTH countdowns this month! ), making it a top 20 hit. Beautiful songs like this show why people mourn Buddy Holly 66 years after his death…because we think of what could have been. True Love Ways Written by Buddy Holly Recorded by Buddy Holly From The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2, 1960 Sometimes we’ll cry: