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Thinkin' that I might have drove you too far
And I'm thinkin' 'bout the love that you laid on my table
I told you not to wander 'round in the dark
I told you 'bout the swans that they live in the park
Then I told you 'bout our kid, now he's married to Mabel
Yes, I told you that the light goes up and down
Don't you notice how the wheel goes 'round?
And you'd better pick yourself up from the ground
Before they bring the curtain down
Yes, before they bring the curtain down, woo-ooh
Talkin' 'bout a girl that looks quite like you
She didn't have the time to wait in the queue
She cried away her life since she fell off the cradle
RIP good friend. You made your mark and continue to cast a long shadow.
Right, and when playing the song live, during the extended instrumental outro, Clapton often finishes with the repeated lyric "Wearing my badge" (or something close to that).
Check 5:02 of the link below.
Here's a fun version with Ronnie Wood: BadgeLive2020
Insane perhaps, but listen to Wheels of Fire and at times Baker sounds quite like 2 drummers going at the kit at the same time! See- even schizophrenia can come in handy. I agree that Jack Bruce is perhaps the greatest jazz/rock bassist to walk the Earth with Jaco.
Schizophrenia makes my heart beat like if two drummers going at the kit at the same time !
LOL
Yes! Thank you.
And then that Beatle's 'Abbey Road' riff, for no reason.
And it's called "Badge"?
Should be called, "Talkin' 'bout non-sequiturs".
Those were the days, alright. Better living through chemistry...
It was Harrison's handwriting. Clapton thought he had written badge instead of bridge
Those were the days, alright. Better living through chemistry...
Harrison also plays the chiming guitar solo early in the song, very simple but perfect!
You may want to stop arguing with yourself - at least in a public forum. Then again, maybe not.
...Proc...once again with a VERY funny post that is even more funny with his use of the repetition of what the OP did to spark the comment to begin with. Or, maybe it's not a funny post.....hehehe
PS - Another bonus point for this song (already at a 10 so....) is that I learned the British word "queue" from this song so many years ago (mid/late 80s) - as an American kid growing up almost 5000 miles from the UK this aspect (English vs American English) of British music was mind blowing. And it helped me out when I visited London in the summer of '93 as I already knew words like Torch, Lift, WC, Rubbish, etc. I had to learn about Page 3 girls on my own though
Long Live RP!!
Jack Bruce is a God. Ginger Baker is clinically insane. Proof? Just listen to the music...
If you're REALLY interested, watch Beware of Mr. Baker (Snag Films).
Jack Bruce is a God. Ginger Baker is clinically insane. Proof? Just listen to the music...
I get the impression that they were both difficult. Ginger has the larger reputation for nastiness. If you're interested, check out this article that contains interview excerpts from both men. This bit is eye-opening:
Famous Rock Feuds: Jack Bruce On Ginger Baker (And Ginger, Literally, On Jack)
The story goes when late bassist Jack Bruce was a few hours from death in 2014, he phoned up close friends to say goodbye. When he called his ex-Cream band mate Ginger Baker, he told him, “I’m dying, Ginger, f*ck you,” then slammed down the phone. Baker tried to call back several times, of course, but Bruce wouldn’t pick up.
If that is not a true story, it is certainly plausible. Bruce, who had a wicked sense of humor, always said Baker wanted the last word – well, this time he wouldn't get it.
You may want to stop arguing with yourself - at least in a public forum. Then again, maybe not.
Jack Bruce is a God. Ginger Baker is clinically insane. Proof? Just listen to the music...
Insane perhaps, but listen to Wheels of Fire and at times Baker sounds quite like 2 drummers going at the kit at the same time! See- even schizophrenia can come in handy. I agree that Jack Bruce is perhaps the greatest jazz/rock bassist to walk the Earth with Jaco.
I say songs, meaning that term quite literally as "a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung" and add the criterion: "variations of the common V-C-V-C-B-C structure". (Folksy rock, jam-band tunes, arena-rockers anthems, all of Pink Floyd — for example — are not 3-5 minute long **songs** and are not measured against this standard.)
There are a few other songs that come to mind as Gold Standards: Quicksilver "Mona," Beatles "Birthday"- pick your own faves & noses, I s'pose. Then, in the pop realm, the GODFATHER OF ALL POP TUNES is the impeccable "Lady Marmalade" performed by Patty Labelle and produced by Allen Toussaint. There's not a single quantum-vibration out of time or out of tune in that incredible song!
Still works after all these years. This is another one of those songs that is just too short.
9 => 10
One of the best from the period.
what part did Harrison play on this song?
was it that stand alone part in the middle?
Rating this 3 and PSDing
I love everything about it, it couldn't be bettered than the way they laid it down.
Brilliant guitar, bass and drums.
George Harrison on rhythm guitar and backing vocal is just the icing on the cake!
Yes, L'Angelo Mysterioso! ...and don't forget Felix Pappalardi on keyboards. I have the most vivid memory listening to this song on my room at my parents' home, the year I left for college- one of those where I can feel the light, the breeze through the window over my Lafayette stereo, the color of the grass...
Remember when Felix's wife killed him, then later died in Mexico in some bizarre murder/suicide while receiving phony cancer treatments? Makes me thankful for my boring happy life!
Great photo. A shame that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker couldn't stand each other.
Jack Bruce is a God. Ginger Baker is clinically insane. Proof? Just listen to the music...
Got that, finally- it took 45+ years but its all cool, as cool as I imagined it in 1969. Just was dusting a little swank off my turntable before sitting down to write... I totally have the asskicking stereo of my dweams - assuming my dreams stopped in about 1981.
but i just love the sound of an accoustic drum kit
Seems like I've been hearing Cream a lot more lately, in a few different places, not sure why.
Great photo. A shame that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker couldn't stand each other.
"Then I told you 'bout arckid, now he's married to Mabel" is pure genius - thanks George, or Eric or Ringo for that matter
And by the way, accoriding to Jonny Cragg of the band Arckid (and formerly of The Twenty Twos and Spacehog) arckid is British vernacular meaning "brother." So now it makes even more sense.
Arckid is really 'our kid' and it's British slang for any sibling, older, younger, male or female. Term of endearment.
"Then I told you 'bout arckid, now he's married to Mabel" is pure genius - thanks George, or Eric or Ringo for that matter
And by the way, accoriding to Jonny Cragg of the band Arckid (and formerly of The Twenty Twos and Spacehog) arckid is British vernacular meaning "brother." So now it makes even more sense.
LOL!
I love everything about it, it couldn't be bettered than the way they laid it down.
Brilliant guitar, bass and drums.
George Harrison on rhythm guitar and backing vocal is just the icing on the cake!
Seems like I've been hearing Cream a lot more lately, in a few different places, not sure why.
Yeah. Elite bassist and better gentleman.
And a great singer too
Yeah. Elite bassist and better gentleman.
why is it listed as a 1989 release?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goodbye (also called Goodbye Cream) is the fourth and final original studio album by the English rock band Cream. The album was released in Europe by Polydor Records and by Atco Records in the United States, debuting in Billboard on 15 February 1969
I love you Bill.xxx
Hits me that way too...
Bill and Rebecca: why in hell haven't you played this in 2.5 years!?!?
sirdroseph wrote:
Wonder what song Harrison would have written had he known Clapton was crazy for his wife, Patty Boyde. Of course, everyone that met Patty fell in love with her.
sirdroseph wrote:
Actually co-written by L'Angelo Mysterioso (GH's nom du record) and EC. Everyone can tell where George's riff comes in after the chorus and before EC's solo.
sirdroseph wrote:
Lol! I just came in here to say this sounds like George Harrison!
slawjam wrote:
The name of this song came from Clapton's nearly illegible scribble on the top of the page that said "bridge?" , meaning he needed to write a bridge - aka "the middle 8" - which Harrison then took to be "Badge", the name of the song. He kept calling it "Badge", and it stuck. Kind of an inside joke.
OMG!!! How could you have gotten that WRONG?!?!
Actually, its pretty easy to know whose guitar part is whose when it comes to George and Eric
Does anyone else have George's Live in Japan with Eric and his band.
Some amazing versions.
Not that anyone will see this since the song hasn't been played for 2 years, yes I have the album. Took it to Hawaii to listen to on the plane and while tooling around the beaches.
I thought Harrison just played rhythm guitar on the song.
Yes! Thank you.
And then that Beatle's 'Abbey Road' riff, for no reason.
And it's called "Badge"?
Should be called, "Talkin' 'bout non-sequiturs".
isn't it called BADGE for the actual notes? b,a,d,g,e? maybe not?