Friday On My Mind 15: Badge
Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Music at 14:05 on 16 July 2010
Every time I hear this song it takes me back to the Church Hall in Dumbarton and the youth club I used to go to.
I suggested it to the guy in charge of putting the records on. He asked if it was any good. It was.
It is.
The guitar riff at the start of the break is similar to the one in You Never Give Me Your Money (repeated in Carry That Weight) from that great medley of songs on side two of The Beatles’ Abbey Road. Not surprising since George Harrison had a hand in Badge’s conception and he and Eric Clapton often worked together.
Cream: Badge
Later edited to add: the line about “the swans that they live in the park” was apparently thought up by one Ringo Starr.
Tags: Abbey Road, Carry That Weight, Cream, Eric Clapton, Friday On My Mind, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, You Never Give Me Your Money
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