<Li> Gary Glitter covered the song in 1972 for his debut album Glitter </Li> <P> Within days of the death of Valens, in February 1959 Brooklyn songwriters and record producers Bob Feldman and Jerry Goldstein recorded and released (as The Kittens) "A Letter to Donna" (Unart UR2010), that used Valens' tune but with new lyrics they wrote themselves with "John Ottowa" (a pseudonym of Jack Lewis), that sent a message to Valens' girlfriend, Donna Ludwig . </P> <P> New York rapper and Wu - Tang affiliate Cappadonna sampled the refrain in the song "Oh - Donna" off his debut album The Pillage . </P> <P> The song was used in a television commercial for Visa . In the commercial, a man is getting his arm tattooed with his girlfriend's name on it . He asks midway through the procedure how much it will cost, and discovers that he does not have enough money to cover the cost . He leaves with the tattoo unfinished, and Donna runs away upset . The tattoo says "Don", and the song changes to "Oh Don", to which the man remarks sarcastically, "Very funny". </P>

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