Badge (song)

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Badge
Cream
publication March 17, 1969 (US)
April 3, 1969 (UK)
length 2:43
Genre (s) skirt
Author (s) Eric Clapton
George Harrison
Publisher (s) EC Music, Ltd.
Harrisongs
Label Atco (US) / Polydor (UK)
album Goodbye

Badge is a rock song by George Harrison and Eric Clapton , first performed by British rock group Cream and released in 1969.

History of origin and characteristics

The lyrics are a reflection of a failed relationship and are sometimes a bit cryptic. Initially, the song Badge, recorded in October 1968, had no title. During the production of the Goodybe album, the music paper on which the title was written was used as a scratch sheet for the album titles and liner notes . The only recognizable word on the paper for Eric Clapton was "Bridge", which the Bridge indicated on the sheet. However, Clapton read the word "Badge" aloud - the song was later named.

George Harrison remembered the naming in a slightly different way: “I helped Eric write Badge . We were both supposed to contribute a song to the Goodbye album, and Eric hadn't finished his yet. We both wrote the song in different places. When we met I was at the bridge of the piece. Eric read the note upside down and laughed himself to death: 'What is the badge please?' After Ringo came to us drunk, he contributed the line about the swans in the park. ”A common misconception is that the song title derives from the chords used in the piece, which is incorrect because the chord progression does not consist of the notes BADGE .

Clapton acted as lead singer and guitarist on the recording. Jack Bruce sang background vocals and played electric bass. Ginger Baker accompanied on drums. Felix Pappalardi worked as a pianist, and Harrison is represented as a rhythm guitarist under the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso".

Commercial win

In the United States , the single reached number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 65 on the Cashbox Top Singles chart. Badge reached number 18 in the British Singles Chart of the Official Charts Company . In Malaysia , the title was number 1 on the RIM chart, with more than 12,900 units sold.

Publications

region date Label source
AustraliaAustralia Australia 1969 Polydor
GermanyGermany Germany May 1969
FranceFrance France 1969
GreeceGreece Greece 1969
ItalyItaly Italy 1969
JapanJapan Japan July 1969
CanadaCanada Canada July 1970
NorwayNorway Norway 1969
PolandPoland Poland 1969 Pocztówka Dźwiękowa
SpainSpain Spain 1969 Polydor
South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 1969
ThailandThailand Thailand 1969
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 3rd April 1969
United StatesUnited States United States 17th March 1969 Atco

Clapton published both cover and live versions of the title on many of his albums and in concert films such as Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert (1973), 24 Nights (1991), Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies (1996), Live in Hyde Park ( 1997), One More Car, One More Rider (2001), Ballads (2003) and Live at Montreux 1986 (2006).

Cover versions

Jeff Healey released a cover version of Badge on his 1995 cover album Cover to Cover .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Harry Castleman, Walter J. Podrazik: But If Paul's Alive, How Did He Die? Ballantine Books, New York City 1977, ISBN 0-345-25680-8 , pp. 73 .
  2. ↑ Harisongbook: Badge
  3. ↑ Chris Welsh: Cream: The Legendary Sixties Supergroup. Retrieved May 13, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Badge by Cream. Songfacts, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  5. ↑ George Harrison performs on Badge by Cream. Beatles Bible, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  6. ^ Hal Leonard: Those Were the Days . ISBN 0-7935-9084-1 , pp. 2 .
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles . Record Research, Menomonee Falls 2011, ISBN 0-89820-188-8 , pp. 209 .
  8. ^ Frank Hoffmann: The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950–1981 . The Scarecrow Press, 1983, pp. 135 .
  9. ↑ UK Top 40 Chart Archives, British Singles & Album Charts. Everyhit, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  10. ^ Adi Puteri: Album ini memaparkan Mei . The Straits Times , 1993.
  11. ^ Badge (Australia). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  12. ^ Badge (Germany). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  13. ^ Badge (France). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  14. ^ Badge (Greece). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  15. ^ Badge (Italy). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  16. ^ Badge (Japan). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  17. ^ Badge (Canada). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  18. ^ Badge (Norway). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  19. ^ Badge (Poland). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  20. ^ Badge (Spain). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  21. ^ Badge (South Africa). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  22. ^ Badge (Thailand). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  23. ^ Badge (United Kingdom). 45cat, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  24. ↑ Badge at Allmusic (English)