Buddy Holly (Weezer music video)

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"Buddy Holly" is a 1994 Weezer music video, styled as an episode of the TV show Happy Days, that became iconic for its innovative retro concept and heavy MTV rotation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Weezer video
music video
artist Weezer NERFINISHED
awardReceived MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video NERFINISHED
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video NERFINISHED
basedOnSong Buddy Holly (song) NERFINISHED
colorProcess simulated vintage color television look
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact considered one of the defining music videos of the 1990s
helped establish Weezer's early mainstream popularity
director Spike Jonze NERFINISHED
distributionFormat CD-ROM video
home video compilation
television broadcast
editor Spike Jonze NERFINISHED
featuredOn Windows 95 CD-ROM NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Al Delvecchio NERFINISHED
Fonzie NERFINISHED
Potsie NERFINISHED
Richie Cunningham NERFINISHED
featuresPerformanceBy Weezer performing on stage at Arnold's
filmingLocation Los Angeles
genre comedy music video
rock music video
includedIn Weezer (Blue Album) era promotion NERFINISHED
language English
nominatedFor MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year NERFINISHED
notableFor heavy MTV rotation
innovative integration of band into classic TV show
meta-television concept
retro 1950s aesthetic
originalNetwork MTV NERFINISHED
performer Brian Bell NERFINISHED
Matt Sharp NERFINISHED
Patrick Wilson NERFINISHED
Rivers Cuomo NERFINISHED
productionCompany Satellite Films NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1994-09-07
releaseYear 1994
setIn Arnold's Drive-In NERFINISHED
setInSeries Happy Days NERFINISHED
style retro
timePeriodDepicted 1950s
title Buddy Holly NERFINISHED
usesArchivalFootageFrom Happy Days NERFINISHED
usesVisualEffectsTechnique compositing
digital insertion into archival footage
visualStyle 1970s sitcom pastiche

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Spike Jonze directed Buddy Holly (Weezer music video)