Oh, Boy!

~ Song

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writer:Norman Petty
Bill Tilghman (songwriter)
Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:Melody Lane Publications Inc.
Southern Music (publisher)
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Wren Music Co.
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Buddy-holly-oh-boy-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/12686 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0011876371 [info]
Songfacts:https://www.songfacts.com/facts/buddy-holly/oh-boy [info]
Wikidata:Q3435450 [info]
referred to in medleys:Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame (order: 4)
later translated versions:Oh, Boy
later versions:Oh Boy
is the basis for:Åbbor
O’boy

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1957-07-01Oh Boy! (undubbed)Buddy Holly2:09
1957-07-01Oh, Boy! (undubbed take)Buddy Holly and The Crickets2:08
1957-07-01 – 1957-08-18Oh, Boy!Buddy Holly & The Crickets2:09
1957-07-12Oh, Boy!Buddy Holly and The Crickets2:08
1970-02-01Oh Boy (live, 1970-02-01: Troubadour Nightclub, West Hollywood CA, US)cover and livePhil Ochs0:55
1970-03-27Buddy Holly Medleycover, live and medleyPhil Ochs8:22
1971-04-06Oh Boy (live, 1971‐04‐06: Grand Ballroom, Manhattan Center, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveGrateful Dead?:??
1971-04-06Oh, Boy!cover and liveGrateful Dead2:50
1978-07-29Oh Boy (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-07-29Oh Boy (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:15
1978-07-29Oh Boy (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:24
1978-07-29Oh Boy (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-07-29Oh Boy (live, 1978‐07‐29: Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:58
1978-08-04Oh Boy (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:34
1978-08-04Oh Boy (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-08-04Oh Boy (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:29
1978-08-04Oh Boy (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:26
1978-08-04Oh Boy (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:28
1978-08-04Oh Boy (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen2:05
1978-08-04Oh Boy (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1978-08-04Oh Boy! (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen2:23
1978-08-04Oh Boy! (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:19
1978-08-04Oh, Boy! (live, 1978‐08‐04: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band2:38
1980-11-07Oh Boy / Peggy Sue (live, 1980-11-07: Pugin’s Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK)cover and livePaul McCartney & Wings5:11
1984Wake Up Little Susie / Oh Boy / Baby Face / Blue, Blue Daycover and medleyHelge, Rune og Rolf3:03
1987-05 – 1987-06Oh BoycoverGrateful Dead & Bob Dylan?:??
1987-06Oh BoycoverGrateful Dead & Bob Dylan?:??
1987-06Oh BoycoverGrateful Dead & Bob Dylan?:??
1987-06Oh BoycoverBob Dylan & Grateful Dead2:19
1989-02-27Rock 'n' Roll Encore Medley: Oh Boy!cover, live and medleyThe Neville Brothers0:33
1989-06-16 – 1989-06-17Medley: Oh Boy / Whole Lotta Shakin’ / Bird Dog / Let’s Have a Party / It’s My Party / C’mon Everybody / Whole Lotta Shakin’cover, live and medleyCliff, Vernon Girls & Kalin Twins / Dallas Boys, Vernon Girls & Cliff / Kalin Twins & Cliff / Dallas Boys & Cliff / Vernon Girls & Cliff / Kalin Twins & Cliff / Vernon Girls, Kalin Twins, Dallas Boys & Cliff8:50
1990-09-04Oh Boy!cover and livePaul McCartney5:13
1995-05 – 1995-06Oh Boy (“On the Cover” album version)coverMxPx2:04
– 2018-09Oh BoyBuddy Holly / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2:09
Clear Lake Medley: That'll Be the Day / Oh Boy! / Peggy Sue / Maybe Baby / Not Fade Awaycover and medleyGary Busey5:52
It's Hard to Be Humble interpolating: Baggy Trousers - Ant Music - Babooshka - (How Much is) That Doggie in the Window - Honey - Oh Boy - D Days - The Runaway Train - Ring-a-Ding-Ding (play-off)cover, live and medleyLittle & Large?:??
Junge JungecoverSlime1:42
Medley From Buddy and Return to the Forbidden Planet: Tell Him / Young Girl / Maybe Baby / That’ll Be the Day / Oh BoymedleyLaurel Ford, Paul Gyngell, Marc Joseph, Julie Paton5:39
O Boy!Buddy Holly?:??
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:04
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:09
Oh BoycoverMud2:51
Oh BoyThe Crickets2:09
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:10
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets?:??
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:09
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:06
Oh BoycoverThe Daybreak Boys1:54
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:08
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:06
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:10
Oh BoyThe Crickets2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets?:??
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:09
Oh BoyThe Crickets2:07
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:09
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:10
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:07
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:07
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:19
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly?:??
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets4:00
Oh BoycoverMud2:54
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:10
Oh BoycoverTop of the Poppers2:56
Oh BoyBuddy Holly?:??
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:04
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:09
Oh BoycoverBil Mcrackin1:23
Oh BoycoverHighway2:03
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:09
Oh BoycoverHighway2:03
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:08
Oh Boy (part of “Grandmaster Party” dj-mix)The Crickets1:24
Oh BoycoverCompton Brothers2:08
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:08
Oh BoycoverHighway2:07
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:08
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:09
Oh BoycoverLes Gray’s Mud2:55
Oh BoycoverDaniel O’Donnell2:10
Oh BoycoverMud2:55
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson2:10
Oh Boy (live)liveBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:04
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:08
Oh BoycoverSilicon Teens2:03
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:06
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:06
Oh BoyBuddy Holly and The Crickets2:06
Oh BoyBuddy Holly2:05
Oh BoycoverWanda Jackson?:??
Oh BoycoverBrendan O’Brien & The Dixies?:??
Oh BoyBuddy Holly & The Crickets2:05
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