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“INSECTS IN MUSIC” – By Des Kelly There are billions or trillions of insects around, so what is so special about “Beetles”?. Why did Buddy Holly wish to name his “group” the above, then, for some strange reason, decided to call them “The Crickets”?, when he could not even hold a bat straight, let alone use it, he could not bowl a “doosra”, bowl underarm, or even use sandpaper, BUT, my friends, he noticed a few insects who were making a lot of noise in his garden, yes, folks, they were indeed, Crickets.!! Following all this important information, four British lads who had admired Buddy Holly from afar, suddenly decided to form a group, and decided to call themselves the “Beetles” in tribute to Buddy’s “Crickets”, but because they couldn’t spell, added an “a”where there should have been another “e”, ending up in the word “Beatles”, a word, unfortunately, not ...