Posted on 09/28/2023 12:23:48 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Wickipedia: Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in 1961 in Swansea. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are recognised for their influence on the 1970s power pop genre. It is estimated that the band sold 14 million records.[1][2]
Initially known as the Iveys, the band renamed themselves Badfinger, after the working title for the Beatles' 1967 song "With a Little Help from My Friends" ("Bad Finger Boogie"). From 1968 to 1973, Badfinger recorded five albums for Apple Records and toured extensively, before they became embroiled in the chaos of Apple's dissolution.
Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney, 1970), "No Matter What" (produced by Mal Evans, 1970), "Day After Day" (produced by George Harrison, 1971), and "Baby Blue" (produced by Todd Rundgren, 1972). Their song "Without You" (1970) has been recorded many times, and became a US and UK number-one hit for Harry Nilsson and, twenty-four years later, a UK number-one for Mariah Carey.
After Apple Records folded in 1973, Badfinger struggled with a host of legal, managerial, and financial problems, leading to Ham's suicide in 1975. The surviving members struggled to rebuild their personal and professional lives against a backdrop of lawsuits, which tied up the songwriters' royalty payments for years. Their subsequent albums floundered, as Molland and Evans alternated between co-operation and conflict in their attempts to revive and capitalise on the Badfinger legacy. Evans died by suicide in 1983, and Gibbins died from a brain aneurysm in 2005, leaving Molland as the group's only surviving member.
Really bad what happened to Badfinger.
This was the song that everybody thought was the Beatles secretly recording..............
Baby Blue was their best tune.
No kidding. That is a horribly sad story. Endless legal and royalty problems, two suicides, and a brain aneurysm related death.
Interest in the group revived after Baby Blue was played in the finale of Breaking Bad. I do think that “No Matter What” is the purest example of Power Pop ever produced. hamm’s performance of same live on Midnight Special shows they were not just a studio band.
Interest in the group revived after Baby Blue was played in the finale of Breaking Bad. I do think that “No Matter What” is the purest example of Power Pop ever produced. hamm’s performance of same live on Midnight Special shows they were not just a studio band.
Every time I see a mention of Badfinger, I now think of Grandpa Badfinger instead of the band.
It was produced by George Harrison.
Yes, and the lead singer sounds a lot like Paul...............
That was a great song. Also "Without You" and "Come and Get It".
Their manager was a crook who defrauded everyone associated with the band. The upshot is that they got tied up in numerous lawsuits and court orders that stopped them from performing, making records, or receiving royalties. A real crying shame.
Who also played slide guitar on the track.
Day By Day is one of my favorite songs of all time. It was a song I felt very personally attached to as I felt it described my future wife and I. We have now been married 35 years.
I remember finding out about you
Every day, my mind is all around you
Looking out from my lonely room
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you
I remember holding you while you sleep
Every day, I feel the tears that you weep
Looking out of my lonely gloom
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you
Looking out of my lonely room
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you
I remember finding out about you
Every day, my mind is all around you
Looking out of my lonely gloom
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you
Another special tune that reflected my relationship with my future wife
BABY BLUE
Guess I got what I deserved
Kept you waiting there too long, my love
All that time, without a word
Did you really think that I’d forget
And regret
The special love I have for you
My baby blue
All those days became so long
Did you really think I’d do you wrong?
Dixie, when I let you go
Thought you’d realize I would know
I would show
The special love I have for you
My baby blue
What can I do? What can I say?
Except I want you by my side
How can I show you? Show me the way
Don’t you know the times I’ve tried?
Guess that’s all I have to say
Except the feeling just grows stronger everyday
Just one thing before I go
Take good care, baby, let me know
Let it grow
The special love you have for me
My Dixie dear
Stan Polley was trash. A total crook who led 2 men to kill themselves.
Had to go to YT and play it; now I remember it. Good one.
Ditto that. I was a one striper in language school at the Presidio of Monterey and they were very lonely times. The locals had no use for the military and most kept their daughters locked up.
I met one young lady who helped, immensely, to brighten up my stay there. We parted ways when I transferred and we never heard from each other again. But, she was a bright spot in otherwise tough times, that I will always remember.
I believe original member Ron Griffiths who was replaced by Joey Molland is still alive
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