Buddy Holly - That Makes It Tough Lyrics

This is so blues and his singing style makes this particular song really unique. Such imagination!

His most Texan sounding song.
Really really really good. Wow.

THE LAST SONG ON THE APARTMENT TAPE was Learning the game ALL 6 SONGS were overdubbed by the FIREBALLS at Norman Petty's studio and were the only songs of Buddy's that he could not put his name on to claim royalaties .

So hard to project forward to speculate on what a gifted person cut off at the start of their career would end up doing in middle age or what have you. Holly was taking an interest in producing at the end of his butterfly life, and it could well have been that he'd sideline his own career to become a Quincy Jones like "star producer". His production work on Waylon Jenning's late '58 recordings seems solid enough.

i wish he was still with us, so he can hear this....
RIP Buddy!
He was one of the greatest singers all time!

play it at 1.25x speed, it weirdly sounds right

jonnhy qwango I just did that, it sounds surprising good!! Thanks for the suggestion

Anyone else hear Hank Williams influence...another tragic early loss.

Absolutely. Hank and hard blues.

Very nice!!!

😪 so sad, what a bloody waste of life. RIP Mr Holley.

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.

Howdy, John. Greetings from Texas!
Did you see Buddy when he toured Australia?

Just imagine if buddy had lived a full life !. He certainly would have been one of those artists who have a endless well of music. ........February 3rd still makes me sad too this day.

Raw. Emotional. Precious. Talent. Simply. BUDDY....And
THAT makes it tough....

time goes by i will still remember you x

I kind of hear a little Marc Bolan in this one.

Heaven just heaven brings a tear to my eye life is so cruel

Today would've been his 82nd birthday.
Not an artist that's impacted me more than this Texas fella.
Happy birthday, Charles

Hard to believe....That makes it tough....

I believe this was the last song he recorded

Memories are the best!! Buddy will never be forgotten!

It makes it tough to have lost such a great rock n roll legend

Buddy you are definitely missed !!!!

He was the shit

I suspect that Buddy would have released this as a fast-tempo song if he had lived.

I would like to tell the dumb ass that voted that one thumbs down vote you need your head checked

I like this song very much. The best version.

This is so awesome!!! Buddy and his guitar, spellbinding

Oh Wow Beautiful ! thank you for sharing

ok, who was the 1 thumb down and why?

I had just turned 11 when that great gem was recorded ...

I'll always love Buddy!

Buddy Holly's place and importance and influence in music history cannot be overstated!

Wonderful, fantastic song !!!!!!

this song showed the perfectly developed Buddy style-it could have only got better.....

Happy Bday, Buddy!

Very likely Buddy Holly's last recording to be published after over dubbing -- which was NOT needed on this excellent recording AS IS !

I never liked the dubbed version. Most of them sounded very butchered.

@Ben Jackson I did like the overdub of the Jordanaires & Holly's boys on "Cryin', Waitin', Hopin'". It sounded more in style than the Picks.

@robotnik77 If you like it that's fine, it's just my opinion. I really like his undubbed cover of Smokey Joe's Cafe.

we sure miss ya buddy

In buddy's documentary , it says that this song was recorded in january 1959 ...

You are correct. It was recorded in his apartment January 1959

On the box Buddy dated each song to the right as the exact day he recorded which song. He only lived in that apartment in NYC less than 7 months with hus newlywed bride Ms. Maria Elena. It all went by too fast. Mr. Holly was about to explode on the scene--musically, songwriting, owning a record label, producing other artists. It all was right there....now all we have are these and some TV appearances. And his music. I guess he left us wanting more.

I think i'm correct in saying this was probably holly's last recording,proof if any was needed of the versatility of this great & tragic artist who died so young,we will never see his like again.buddy holly lives!

Buddy dives into his country roots and comes up godlike, as usual. I am organizing a hunting party, to hunt down and kill The Picks. Anyone with me?

@Jack Grattan to the END!!

Yeah, The Picks were totally wrong style, but I thought this backing worked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsjI7ekciZs

Buddy Holly is one of my favorite artists. This song is wonderful. Buddy was a very talented young man. His music & legacy will always continue to live & "Rave On".

Buddies songs are so fun to sing.

Obviously a big Hank Williams fan, Buddy was.

Me too.

Ur retarded buddy was as before hank

BUDDY HOLLY-THAT MAKES IT TOUGH
If there were ever any doubt about Buddy's talent, this undubbed demo should dispel it once and for all.

i believe this tape recorder was,by mistake(''''?'''),given back to the wrong person(at an auction' about 10 yrs ago...thus it dissapeared'..

The truly legendary Buddy Holly!! When you think that he was just a kid when he was taken and then think about and listen to what he left behind in every way.Talk about shaking up the world!!

Vortigan07 .

Even playing solo he was awesome!

He was singing about Echo McGuire his first love...I'm so sure of it.

Oh i AGREE with you....my sound quality seems to dissapear through windows movie maker...you will probably find the same with ALL my Buddy uploads although they are all from the same album as yours...best regards,Mark.

Just goes to show how versatile Buddy was....

fascinating to see the tape deck and the tapes and the apartment - great compilation - Love this tune - I've actually played it live and people are surprised by it and like it.

Almost like a black cowboy.

Friggin' genius and a major tragedy and loss.

Bang on my friend, totally agree with you, thanks for taking the time to comment!

Thank you for posting these great tunes! He was truly becoming more varied in his writing and playing! His and The Beatles music would have sounded a lot different if he had lived another year! To appreciate what is there is great but to imagine what the world missed out on just "Makes it tough!".