Great choice, my friend! This is my favorite version of this song, from Eric's 1985 tour, his best by far. I was 25 then and I was there: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FSkl9lfbpJE.html Peace and good health to all! Let the music play!
This was written by George Harrison and Eric Clapton. The band Cream is Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker. I'm glad you can get the Beatles feel from this too!
I heard that the bridge of the song where it goes to the chord d and then c b a d they had written bridge and George Harrison it said oh is is it called badge or Eric Clapton it said oh is it called badge so they named it badge cuz I couldn't read that they had written bridge the change of the song
@@thumpyloudfoot864 I read an interview with Clapton years ago where he said that he heard the song, and initially thought the guitar riff seemed uncomfortably similar to "Sunshine Of Your Love", but Clapton liked "Cocaine" so much - he covered the song instead of getting upset.
RIP Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Try Tales of Brave Ulysses and White Room. Awesome songs from this supergroup. Thanks Jamel. You always brighten my day!!
Cream was amazing in concert. The Colleseum in Chicago back in the 60s was the spot for large loud venues & huge Marshall stacks. Clapton was SMOKIN back then...amazing.
White Room, Sunshine of Your Love, Born Under a Bad Sign. I read a story that said the lyrics were written a paper they were going to use to keep score for a game of bridge but it was read as badge. Just wait until you get to SWLBAR for trippy lyrics!!!!
It is true that it was about a musical bridge, but Baker was also tickled by this, and being a card game fan, started to play more bridge in the band down time, to the point where years later, he taught Fela Kuti (yes, Fela Kuti!) to play bridge!
I had seen that Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce had worked together before Cream and swore they would never work together again. Then Clapton came calling.
Called Cream because they were considered "The Cream" of British Rock musicians in the 60's . All 3 are mentioned when you talk about "Greats" on their respective instruments .
Ringo's "Less is More" approach to drumming was perfect for the Beatles , but I'd hardly consider him a "great" drummer . Same with Charlie Watts for the Stones . Love them both for their style but can't put their playing in the same league as a Neil Peart or Carl Palmer . But that's just my opinion .... carry on :-)
Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker one of the original "power" trios. Jamel, you have to check out Tales of Brave Ulysses. Fun fact. "Tales" chord progression is a direct rip off of Lovin Spoonful's "Summer in the City" Clapton even admits it!! Thanks for the share. RIP Jack and Ginger. Peace out my brother.
@Doug Sawyer Not to overstate anything, but I kinda do really resent the "fanboy" comment. I've been a playing musician for over 50 years. I may have heard and played many more tunes in my life than you. I'm hardly a boy. Yep...Cream has some great tunes and also some crap just like most every band on the planet. You are totally allowed your critique, but the personal name calling is not necessary at all.
Ginger Baker was one of the best drummers ever, even Neil Peart called him a major influence. Ginger said he modeled his drumming after the African music drumming.
George used the alias to avoid a lawsuit because he was contractually obligated to work exclusively with the Beatles. The Fab Four didn't break up until about three years after this song was released.
Mandatory Cream tracks: Strange Brew, Crossroads, I Feel Free, SWLABR, Born Under A Bad Sign, Politician, Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, I'm So Glad, Sittin On Top of the World, NSU, Spoonful, Deserted Cities of the Heart, Those Were The Days, and...Toad
Ringo wrote the line "I told you bout the swans that they live in the park." It's called "Badge" because George had the lyrics written out and Eric pointed to something and said, "What's this? Badge?" And George said..."No, bridge."
I see you already knew this after I watched the whole video, but also bridge is a section of a song, sometimes called the middle eight--not the chorus or the verse, but a different part of the song.
Cream...Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker...written by Clapton and George Harrison....one of my a All Time Favorite songs....White Room, Sunshine of my Life...Thanks for keeping this music alive...
Eric, Jack Bruce(bass), Ginger Baker, drums. The first "Supergroup." Clapton loved and coveted Harrison"s wifr, Patty. They ultimatrly ended up together. Harrison and Clapton remained friends, thereafter and often played and composed together.
I never knew George Harrison was involved in this but as soon as I did, I heard his influence in the lyrics too. 'Then I told you 'bout our kid, now he's married to Mabel'. "Our kid" being scouse for little brother. These reaction videos actually make me listen to songs and notice things I hadn't before.
He used the alias to avoid a lawsuit because he was contractually obligated to work exclusively with the Beatles. The song was released the same year The Beatles released The White album.
It got the name "Badge" because George Harrison walked in where Clapton was working on the song and he saw some words scribbled on a piece of paper and one of them he thought said "Badge". He told Clapton, man that's a great name for a song and it stuck. Clapton said...it was his sloppily written notes that actually said "Bridge" indicating where he wanted the bridge to go in the song. The rest is history.
Cream formed in July 1966 and broke up in November 1968. They had a few reunion concerts in May and October 2005. The Goodbye album, with "Badge" on it, came out in February 1969.
Aaaah yes, Patti Boyd ! Man, this girl was a fancy of mine for countless teenager nights ! Twiggy too al the while listening to John's " I want you". Did I ever !!
Eric is the one on the left in picture of the 3 together and red shirt. 3:45 in the video. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.[2] Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[3] and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time".[4] He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.[5] Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music.[8][9][10] He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.[11] In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.[12] Thanks as mostly always to Wikipedia for fun facts. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)#Formation_(1966) From its creation, Cream was faced with some fundamental problems that would later lead to its dissolution in November 1968. The antagonism between Bruce and Baker created tensions in the band. Clapton also felt that the members of the band did not listen to each other enough.
One of my favorite Cream songs. This was on their Goodbye album. It was the end of an era, but fortunately it wasn't the end of the music. It was after this that Clapton and Baker went on to form Blind Faith with Winwood and Gretsch.
You mentioned that songs were shorter back then. This is because pop radio stations preferred tunes that were about three minutes long. The band The Animals got round this by printing a fake time on the label for their first song House of the Rising Son because it was over four minutes long and it wouldn’t have been playlisted otherwise. The trick worked and it was a big hit in the UK.
and it was why Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was doomed til Kenny Everett kept playing it on his radio show ... that was the 1st time it got to number 1 in the UK
@@MrChuck19941 Yes. Cream "reunited" for a series of 8 total concerts in 2005 - 4 consecutive nights in London in May, and later again that same year - 4 consecutive nights in October in New York City, only. NO other dates. Those were dedicated shows. There was no "touring" as in 1966-68. Jack Bruce's health was compromised. He could barely stand up on his own at that point, let alone tour. They also previously reunited for one brief performance in 1993 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction 'ceremony'. But rounding their actual original 2 years, 5 months up to 3 years isn't realistic since they were together LESS than 2 and a half years to begin with. Thanks, "Bub"...
After you've exhausted Cream's great stuff (that'll take weeks), try Traffic: 'Dear Mr. Fantasy', '40,000 Headmen', 'John Barleycorn (Must Die)', 'Freedom Rider', 'Paper Sun', 'Heaven Is In Your Mind', etc. etc.
George Harrison: 'I helped Eric write "Badge" you know. Each of them had to come up with a song for that Cream album and Eric didn't have his written. We were working across from each other and I was writing the lyrics down and we came to the middle part so I wrote 'Bridge.' Eric read it upside down and cracked up laughing - 'What's BADGE?' he said. After that, Ringo [Starr] walked in drunk and gave us that line about the swans living in the park.'
Politician Man Born Under a Bad Sign White Room The first two songs strongly rooted in the Blues. I got to see Cream for free my senior year of high school. A girl in Junior Achievement was given free tickets to their concert. She didn't know who they were and asked if I wanted one... I was 3-4 rows from the stage. Ginger was beating the drums so hard he was breaking drumsticks every other song.
I loved this song from the first time I heard it as an 11 year old kid back in 1967. Just something about the Clapton guitar, in this song that grabs you. To be an 11 year old kid again...
I have always loved this song. No one ever reacts to it. The only thing wrong with it is it’s too short. It’s so cool that in those days different bands collaborated with each other and you never knew about it but it definitely has George’s signature sound in it. Thank you, thank you.
Cream were only together a little over two years. Played their first gig on July 29, 1966 and played their farewell show on November 26, 1968. Love your videos!
Jamal, Cream was together for less than 3 years (1966-1968). The reasons are complicated. Each was the other's favorite musician, but there were conflicts. However, they did do a series of reunion concerts in 2005, in which they sounded phenomenal. Ginger Baker (drums), Jack Bruce (bass) and Eric Clapton (guitar). The chemistry that the three had together was unparalleled. To learn more about them, there is a wonderful documentary about the making of their second album, "Disraeli Gears". They left a legacy that inspired many musicians who followed. Why? Because the music was pure, and it was all about the music, not about gimics. Their roots were solidly based in blues. These guys didn't play songs so much as they played musical conversations, playing off of each other. It was magic.
Ringo also came up with the lyric: "I told you 'bout the swans that they live in the park." The Beatles often wrote lyrics because they sounded good together and leave it to the critics to make sense of them . Listen to Come Together, I Am The Walrus, or Happiness is a Warm Gun and you'll get what I'm talking about.✌✌🤟🤟
Didn't see this in my quick rundown of comments: Eric Clapton played the lead guitar solo on the George Harrison song off the White Album, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" but legal reason kept his name off the record. Harrison "repaid" the favor by doing the lead solo on "Badge".
1940’s England birthed some of the most innovative and talented rock musicians ever. Not sure why, but I surely appreciate the music. Badge is one of favorite songs, so thank you for giving it a listen!
What I like about your channel is that it takes me back to a time in my life when my friends and I would gather around the phonograph and share vinyl 45s or LPs of our favorite songs. Sharing things like that built a bond and made memories. I am nearly 60; and when I was a teenager I could buy 2 songs on a 45 for 99 cents. I don't want to rant about cellphones; but we isolate ourselves and the music we like when it is confined to our earbuds. I also really love they way you build a bridge across race and generation by sharing your reactions with your RU-vid friends. I see you as a true friend; one I wish I had all along growing up.
I'm pretty sure that "bridge" was referring, on the written music, to the interlude leading up to the guitar solo, which was played by Harrison. Clapton may well have mistaken that for "badge" and used it to name the song. Give "SWLABR" a review. I don't know what the title means, but it rocks
@@stevehockey "She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow", I thought. It's a reference to the theme of the lyrics and one of the lines - "so many fantastic colors" "...but the rainbow has a beard". His former woman's stories and excuses are beautiful, layered, pretty, and even convincing... except for one or two tiny details that are so jarring that they make the lie unbelievable. "But the picture has a *mustache*". To what extent the defect is just his experience of her lies vs. her always missing a detail isn't explored. But it is clear: she has "come back to him", but she can't be trusted. Not anymore. One of the verses actually has a trick to play with the idea: "so many fantastic colors appear in the wonderland - many fantastic colors, make me feel so *good*". It sets you up to hear the rhyme "...grand", and then doesn't rhyme... Just like her stories.
Cream's most underappreciated song is Spoonful, which is a cover of Howling Wolf's original. I have heard both HW and Cream, and I prefer the Cream version.
growing up, paul mccartney was a major influence in my desire to play bass. when i heard jack bruce on badge the first time it came out i was hooked. been playing bass ever since. i was15 then, now, at 71, i'm still at it. to all those great bass players who inspired me along the way, thanx. and you too jamal, may you also be moved and inspired by the music you listen too. meow.
You are so right, my friend, the collaborations and close proximity of many of these musicians was an amazing display of musical alchemy. Cream only lasted a few years and took its toll on all of them, but Clapton was on a mission to find authenticity and purity in American Blues. But after the Yardbirds you have all the real English Invasion groups like the Stones, Animals, John Mayall the stir in some Traffic with Steve Winwood and a underrated writer, guitarist, Dave Mason, Jimi F$#king Hendrix,. The roster of monster rock talent on that little island was explosive. The stories about the cross pollination and sharing ideas and songs is like reading a recipe that makes your mouth start to water. KEEP GOING BROTHER! It’s all about the feels.
Ginger! I miss him so much. Gigantic influence on my drumming. Imagine being a young teen listening to this greatness and trying so hard to absorb it all.
Cream are one of the first Super bands of all time. Ginger Baker...drums, Jack Bruce...bass, and Eric Clapton... lead guitar. One of my all time favourites
This song was co-written by Eric Calpton & his good friend George Harrison. It is one of my favorite Cream songs & the guitar solo is beautiful. Harrison told this story about it- I helped Eric write "Badge" you know. Each of them had to come up with a song for that Goodbye Cream album and Eric didn't have his written. We were working across from each other and I was writing the lyrics down and we came to the middle part so I wrote 'Bridge.' Eric read it upside down and cracked up laughing - 'What's BADGE?' he said. After that, Ringo [Starr] walked in drunk and gave us that line about the swans living in the park
Cream's White Room is a must. Great, rocking song with a great Clapton solo. The other suggestions are good too, especially Sunshine of your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses. Crossroads is basically a Clapton blues number. Strange Brew is kind of a pop song sung in falsetto which the band didn't really like and Clapton especially didn't want to do, but he eventually agreed when they told him he could do an Albert King style solo. The bassist/lead singer Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker are also great musicians and very well known in their time. Cream is considered the first rock supergroup.
Cream was only together as a group about 3 years. He left the Yardbirds in about 1966 to join John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers but only stayed for one album. Then in 1967 he formed Cream, but Cream broke up about 1969 as Clapton went off to play in Blind Faith with Stevie Winwood and then formed Derek and the Dominoes. He also played on several Plastic Ono Band songs with John Lennon about that time. In 1968-70 there were some rumors about Clapton joining the Beatles as a replacement for either George or Paul at various times.
"Strange Brew", "I Feel Free", "Sunshine of Your Love"... they inspired so many other bands. The bassist, vocalist Jack Bruce was one of Geddy Lee's heroes, alongside Chris Squire of Yes and The Who's John Entwistle.
Clapton also did a few brief stints with Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett who had various "guest" artists like the Allman brothers or Harrison in the catchall "Friends". He went on from Cream and with a few members of Traffic formed Blind Faith - some fine fine music there, but ever so brief - and then on to Derek & the Dominos with tunes like Layla.
