There are at least 3 bands called The Buoys 1. Rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania that had the top-20 hit "Timothy" in 1971, followed by "Give Up Your Guns." "Timothy," a novelty song about trapped miners who evidently resort to cannibalism to survive, was written by Rupert Holmes and became a left-field hit. 2. Band from Leicester in the UK that makes spacious soundscapes with a touch of folktronica . 3. An all female garage rock band from Sydney, Australia, they released their first EP All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere in 2020