Every time Jay has a lukewarm reaction to a song I can usually predict it will be a fantastic pop tune like this. Badfinger was a brilliant group in a genre we now refer to as power pop. They were heavily influenced by the Beatles and were closely associated with the band. Unscrupulous management destroyed their career, and led to the band's tragic end.
@@Lensmaster1yes, but if you are going to be a reactor you can't just diss a whole genre of music because you're not giving it a chance. I'm pretty sure he's liked slower songs than this so I don't understand why he says it's too slow. This certainly is not a song I would slow dance to.
Not just influenced, but produced by and even worked with the Beatles. They were the biggest success on their Apple Corps record label, before everything went up the creek. McCartney wrote their first hit ("Come And Get it") and Harrison produced "Day After Day". Also, some people might not realize, but one of the biggest hits in the 90s by sales was Mariah Carey's "Without You", which was written by Pete Ham and originally recorded by Badfinger in the 70s. They're really underappreciated, IMO.
The Beatles discovered them. Paul and George both produced some of their songs. Paul wrote their song Come and Get It and George played lead guitar on Day After Day I think.
George Harrison started the production of the Straight Up album but was called away and asked Todd Rundgren to step in as producer. Big Todd fan here, and what an honor to have Harrison choose you as a replacement!
They were a great band - very sad story about what happened with them , Baby Blue was the fade-out song on the classic series Breaking Bad, made a lot of new fans , great video guys, keep it rocking 🎶
From about half way through the series I was waiting on them to use it. The use of it at the end seemsed perfect, especially with the opening line being, "I guess I got what I derserved."
They played some interesting music on that show. The scene where they played Windy by the Association was perfect. And I loved that scene where Hank was wearing his Delbert Mclinton T-shirt.
@@hog7203My Dad loved this song, so I grew up listening to Baby Blue. When Breaking bad ended with it, it was perfect. Windy too.. Perfect scenes for both songs..
this band actually has a sad story, the main singer and his best friend next to him committed suicide a couple years apart from eachother because their manager screwed them over and took all of their money. it's a really sad story. they were supposed to be the next Beatles
I think a third one took his life also. My husband's a walking rock and roll atlas and he mentioned that. He actually saw the two remaining members in the 90s. There was a little act called the Classic Rock Stars and he caught them in a suburb of Chicago. Spencer Davis was the leader the drummer was from Rare Earth, bass player from a sixties band called "Cannibal and The Headhunters," and a few others my hubby can't remember! He said it was pretty cool though!
I saw a third surviving member of Badfinger along with Todd Rundgren, Mackey Dolenz, Christopher Cross and one of the members of 3 Dog Night. They each did a couple of their own hits and then performed most of the Beatles "White Album". Awesome show!
Weren’t they signed by Apple Records and on that label? You would think that Paul would have made sure they had a decent manager….That’s a total shame about what happened……Damn…Love their sound; it’s SO much like The Beatles.
5:44 “You realize that not every song is suppose to make you like want to break a window though, right?…You realize that there’s different sides to music.” nicely put Amber, nicely put lol. Sometimes you need some mosh pit kind of rock, and sometimes you need some chill 70’s soft rock.
I agree. The not feeling it shtick is getting old. Not every song has to make you want to jump out of your chair. Not every great song is scream at the top of your lungs music 🎶
This song was written by singer Pete Ham about his American girlfriend, Dixie. There was trouble in paradise when the band was on tour and he had to leave her behind.
Lead singer Pete Ham is playing George Harrison's old Gibson SG from many Beatles recordings. Badfinger got the worst deal in record history. It's a hell of a story.
@@headlibrarian1996 I'm not sure how bad Jim's deal was. I know Badfinger had 4 top ten hits between 1970 and 1972. Stan Polley kept telling them he was investing their money for the future giving them a small allowance each month. He had actually stolen everything from them.
This is one of my favourite songs! I used to play it on a jukebox in this little diner we went to often. That was when I was 16. I’ll be 62 next month and this song still rocks! 🎸
This classic song was the climax of the last scene of the final episode of Breaking Bad! It was the most perfectly placed song in a series finale in television history! Absolutely epic and at my Breaking Bad “Felina” Party there was an audible “GASP!” in the room when this song played as Walter “Heisenberg” White met his fate.
Badfinger....one of my all time favorite bands from the 70s. Made my heart skip a beat or two. Thanks so very much for sharing. Excellent cruising music.
Goosebumps! Absolute goosebumps. This was an amazing sound when it came out, and it’s still astonishingly solid. Badfinger was supposed to be the successor band to the Beatles, and you can really hear it here.
Great song! Many people thought Badfinger sounded a lot like the Beatles at the time. Actually, they were on the Beatles record label Apple records and Paul McCartney did pen their hit "Come And Get It". Need to check out that song for your next Badfinger song. Thanks. 😎
It seems like people always are asking for reactions to THEIR favorite song instead of the hits. This has happened way too many times. It's too bad they don't check the Wikipedia discography for artists. And still no Weird Al Yankovic. I would love to see them react to the original song and then to Weird Al's version.
@@newport-5570 I get what you mean, however that's to be expected since the reactors often ask their subscribers to let them know what song they want to hear, aka "give the people what they want." With that kind of "blank check", rarities, oddities and deep cuts are all on the table along with the hits. 💿
@@newport-5570 People are so damn greedy and inconsiderate to actually ask for their favorite song. Jeez!! Everyone should be forced to request only songs they really hate!! I think you should do a tutorial You Tube video on How To Properly Request A Reaction. This BS really must stop!!! 🥴🤪😜 WTF???
This was my favorite. It’s not terribly technical or complicated, but there are elements of the melody and lead guitar that really pushed the boundaries of what you could get out of a guitar and amplifier with no effects pedals or digital enhancements. And it’s kind of a sad song from a band that has a very sad story. Much love ❤️
I love this song, beautiful!❤ Great reaction, Glad you loved it so much Amber! Rob, glad you enjoyed it a little, I’m like Amber, love to rock, but love those ballads!❤❤🫠. Looking forward to more guys!👏👏
Badfinger, along with The Raspberries and Big Star, were memebers of a sub-genre known as Power Pop. It was softer rock/pop characterized by lightly distorted guirars, a strong back-beat, and lyrics about love or loss. Badfinger were my favorite of the genre. Although if you want a more up-teimpo song in this genre try Go All The Way by The Raspberries.
FYI Ringo Starrs song (written by Harrison) It dont come easy intro is sung by Bad Finger. They were close to the Beatles and signed under Apple records. The lead guitarists guitar was given to him by Harrison.
I have met Joey Molland many times ,great guy....the most tragic band in RnR history. Of course Pete Ham and Tommy Evans hung themselves 10 years apart. .saw band live once..
"Baby Blue" was Badfinger's 5th of 7 charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking @ #14 in 1972. The 3 preceding singles all made the Top 10: (Come & Get it (#7), No Matter What (#8) & "Day After Day (#4). "Baby Blue " was produced by Todd Rundgren.
A superb but very tragic band, this was produced by Todd Rundgren and released on the Beatles Apple Record Label. Pete Ham the lead singer on this wrote it about a woman he met on their last US tour. Very popular song and featured recently in the show 'Breaking Bad'.
Love this group. Badfinger were a Welsh rock band from the 60's-80's. They became the first group signed by the Beatles' Apple label. Paul & George wrote & produced a few songs for them. They had some really big hits such as "Come & Get It", "No Matter What", "Day After Day", "Baby Blue" & "Without You". This group had quite a sad history. The band had bad mismanagement & lost most of their money, two members committed suicide & one died of a brain aneurysm.
The inspiration for the band's name was the Beatles song "With A Little Help From My Friends" Which had been called "Bad Finger Boogie" supposedly because Lennon composed the melody on a piano using his middle finger after having hurt his forefinger.
I never understand why people call this a slow soft song. It's not "slow", it's mid-tempo. Even many hard rock songs are mid -tempo. I think what's throwing Jay is that great singable pop melody and the vocal with those smooth harmonies. This is not a screaming, destroy your vocal cords, type of song, nor is it meant to be. But at the same time, the production on this song and even the vocals are hardly what I call "soft and mellow". I mean, with that highly distorted guitar tone and that catchy riff as well as those heavy drums and bass, whats slow soft and mellow? This song is fantastic!
The most remarkable thing about Badfinger is that you could easily tell someone this was the Beatles and they’d likely believe it. They seemed to fill a gap when the Beatles were in the process of breaking up. They were also the first band for the Apple Records label, founded by the Beatles. So no surprise I suppose?
A great band that I had almost forgotten about. Might I suggest the 1969 hit by the British rock band Marmalade, Reflections of My Life? Lovely song that brings back nostalgic feelings of my early childhood. I'd also like to suggest the Canadian rock band Lighthouse. They were a multi-instrument band that had hits in the 70s like Sunny Days and One Find Morning. Give them all a try!
At 2:13, when Tom Evans moves his head back and forth while singing, it reminds me of the 7th grade dances I would go to with the local live bands. It seems like a lot of the singers back then would make the same head movements. RIP Pete, Tom, and Mike.
The last member to join them played as bad finger in Pete's home town swansea at the heist bar about 5years ago what a terrific night and the woman that the song (without you )is about was there, as their families , i wish a film maker would do their story on the big screen such a terrible way to get ripped off by their manager and the tragic aftermath that followed ,god bless bad finger
Love this song. I've always classified Badfinger as one of the pioneers of Power Pop. very rocking / nasty guitar tones & big drums, yet very melodic and hooky. The guitars aren't super distorted like in modern rock, but they are right on the edge of that distortion & really cutting in the midrange.
One of my FAV BADFINGER TUNES!!! YEA!!! Ya'll finally listened to it!! I'm with Amber: just a sweet, romantic song!! LOVED their sound! Such a tragic story, all the way around, about all the ways they were done wrong and the way things progressed....would've loved to have heard more from this band!! HUGS, YA'LL!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Song gives me chills every time I hear it (like right now). This album got lots of play in my house growing up. Knowing the history of the band and Pete Hamm (lead singer) in particular ... gives their brand of Beatle-esque power pop a very "haunting" tone. Being aware of that black cloud always lingering right there ... somewhere close by, changes the whole mood. And being someone who watched BREAKING BAD from MINUTE ONE to the very end ... I was floored. Was not prepared for that. Hate to admit it but tears were shed. It was perfect.
My big Bro turned me onto to Bad Finger and man the memories come flooding back when I hear this song! He's gone now but one day we're gonna sit back and jam again to this whole album and many many more! I owe ya big Bro and miss ya!! Till then...
I'm right with you, Amber .. This is an absolute masterpiece ! ❤.. The wonderful melody, the numerous catchy hooks and guitar runs in between the vocal phrases, the beautiful and bittersweet lyrics, the spot on lead and harmony vocals, and more .. I simply adore this song ! .. Jay, you must have wax in your ears, mate🙄
How on Earth do we have another Badfinger reaction and still not have a reaction to their best song "Come And Get It"? It is a song written by Paul McCartney during the Beatles years and GIVEN to the band to record when they joined the Apple Records label. I am asking please make this your next Badfinger reaction. You will not be disappointed.
This clip was originally from the early 70s TV music show Rollin' On The River, starring Kenny Rogers & The First Edition and filmed in Toronto. To anyone who remembers Badfinger and the story of how some truly evil business deals not only killed the band, but led to the suicide of two of its members, watching any clip of them always has a sad edge to it. But they are still great to watch and listen to.
You might consider checking out the '70s band The Babys (you've reacted to lead singer John Waite's, Missing You). Two of their bigger songs were Isn't It Time and Every Time I Think of You.
I was a fan of Top 40 radio back in the 70s, and the song was in my memory. But it was really years before I discovered the name of the song and the artist. This was life before the Internet, after all
That's funny, my band is just learning the song right now. I used to hear it on the radio when I was a kid and I still love it today. It's really a brilliant song. And they did it in B major! What a strange choice, but it sounds great.
It's funny you say that because I kept trying to force it down a whole step into a to make it easier and then we tried it and see which is also easier but that bridge is going to always throw some difficulty in there, and we ended up settling right back in B major. It just feels and sounds so right.
I saw these lads in Detroit in Feb 74 at the Michigan Palace. These guys were so awesome. They were a Beatles discovery and if you listen closely they have to remind you of the Beatles. As I have told you before I was blessed to be involved with a lot of the Detroit sounds and groups that came through. From the 60s to the mid 70s I was blessed to either know, meet or even jam with so many great musicians
All their songs are so melodic and feature great harmonies. Though guitar-based and despite their name, they never were a hard-rocking group. They probably could have played heads-down hard, aggressive rock, but they didn't, keeping to great melodies and harmonies and tight song structures.
Yes, a band that had such great melody songs like Day After Day, this song which is my favorite of theirs. It is the melody and cadence of the song, with the ascending guitar riffs. Amazing tune from the year of my high school graduation, the glorious year of 1972.
I saw Bad Finger in a club about 1980, They still had 3 or their original 4 members, Baby Blue might be my favorite song by them. The chords are good in this song.
This song and Day After Day are two of my most deeply loved and favorite songs of all time that speak to my heart and soul! I couldn't get to your reaction fast enough to see you guys experience this old classic gem! And then Rob pauses it and says..."it's not bad" with a near-shrugging expression! Lol... it's so amazing with music to see how diverse everyone's tastes are! :)
This is a great work of art. It's the sound. The guitar tones, the progressions, the structure. The vocal sound. Like so many pieces, a visual component only detracts from it. Back when it was created, when we listened to it, it was the sound that enriched us. I guess a person just has to have the gift of feeling the beauty of it.
I can NOT listen to this song without getting chills from head to toe!... First off, I loved it since I first heard it in '72... and secondly I will NEVER get the image of the closing scene in the finale of Breaking Bad out of my head every time I hear it!... My fave TV show of all time and such a killer way to have that show go out... plus the brilliance of how the lyrics just happened to work so well with the show... "guess I got what I deserved", yes Walt you did!..... "my love for you, my baby blue", yup in the end Walt had to admit that he was obsessed with his 'blue' meth, his baby that he created, more than the money or anything else... But I digress.... such a GREAT song!
This was the number 1 song on my Spotify 2022 Top 100. Sorry Jay don't care for it but that's cool. 'Come and Get It' would be a great choice next. Or maybe 'Something In The Air' by 'Thunderclap Neuman', they were both featured in the Movie 'Magic Christian Music'. Cheers.
Takes me back to halcyon days with one of the girls I first loved. Truly loved. And indeed, she had huge blue eyes. I can still remember walking with her on those summer nights so long ago. Still makes me smile.
