The name BADGE came about when Harrison wrote the word BRIDGE on the songsheet. Clapton askes what the word 'badge' meant and Harrison said he wrote 'bridge'. The rest is history.
clapton ,...was inspired by one delaney bramlett to ease into the confidence of vocals,...eric had little esteem there,...he did it with much adoo to a musically starved world,..bonnie and delaney nudged the sir eric,...the stage was set,.....
my name is mike bramlett,...no relation ,.........I simply love great music,...
didnt know this was a cream song from the 60s, thought it was clapton or derek and the dominos from the mid to late 70s, way ahead of the times. still sounds like the 70's to me. lol. thanks for the post
you tube , music is oxygen to me and I hate when it paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaueses so I gotta find a way to bypass this but you have been kind to do anything at all, thanks !
Wow! This is one of my "desert Island" songs, it's so cool/smooth. Actually, I would totally watch SuBo sing it as that would be so utterly bizarre, I am sure I'd be entertained, and then I'd need brain bleach. Could she get Clapton to play as she sings, or do we get the ballroom orchestra from "Dancing with the Stars" as her supporting players? "Take that, Jack Bruce". LOL
i never knew that eric and george harrison wrote this together and eric clapton gets no respect for his voice, i think hes voice is very different but now in the 200os its seems like its dropped n octave
Why do Generation Xers and lower income people hate my Generation, Because W friends sucked up all the Money???? If you want to blame somebody for your problems look in the Freaking mirror,Take responsibility for your actions,get off of whatever your on,Was it you people that shot that Congresswoman in AZ??
One last thing btw. Gotta love the yeah yeah yeahs during Erics lead!!! I always have to sing along with them. Be pretty cool if Harrison was in on that as well!!
Saw post in regard to part played through rotating Leslie. Makes total sense . Thank you for clearing that up. I mean if thats not George Harrison's sound in 1969 then I'm nuts. I think the mellotron is in the background during last verse. Cream changed my life, and I was glad that there was The Beatle connection. I always thought Clapton played on more of their stuff then they let on.
The descending arpeggiation in the middle that continues in the backgound after the rest of the band comes back in is Harrisons part, right? It's one of my all time faves and still gives me goosebumps. Of course the backwards riff on Taxman turned out to be that creep Mccartney, so one never knows. I'm still trying to pick out the Pappalardi's mellotron on Badge now for 35 years. I just don't hear it.
Clapton is God C.M.G. Call me God.............No.......... GCMG God Calls me God Perhaps one of the finest living guitarists. Discount his singing and the reggae period of the early seventies put it down to cocaine etc. etc.
George Harrison (credited as L'Angelo Mysterioso) plays the stuff that sounds like the Beatles on this track. He co wrote the song, and gave this track that sound. -- Thank you George... this is my favorite Cream Track.
@123Lester321 - lol @ "Just played the Rhythm Guitar" - Do you realize what that means when it's George Harrison? Ever been in a good band? - But the word is that the very prominent arpeggio work thru the Leslie Cabinet was actually George first and doubled by Eric. - That section sounds so "Abbey Road (LP)" to my ear.
I think anyone who thinks Claptons vocals are "average" definitely needs a hearing test. His vocal quality, range and versatility are second to non in his genre. An awesome singer, awesome guitarist, awesome performer and an awesome writer.
I went to Kingston Poly, our illustration lecturer tells the tale of his predecessor telling Eric, 'you'll never get anywhere til you put that guitar down'.
There are 1000's of singers with a "better" voice than Eric's , so what? Eric is the one who can sing and play guitar at the same time , write songs ,interprett material, be a band leader and get hit records. Eric will be remembered as one of the great rock performers because from Cream and "Crossroads" to "Layla" , "LAy down Sally" f" , "Tears in Heaven" and today he has written and performed some of Rocks greatest music with rocks greatest musicans.
There are 1000's of singers with a "better" voice than Eric's , so what? Eric is the one who can sing and play guitar at the same time , write songs ,interprett material, be a band leader and get hit records. Eris will be recorded as one of the great rock singers because from Cream and "Crossroads" to "Layla" , "LAy down Sally" f" , "Tears in Heaven" today he has written and performed some of Rocks greatest music with rocks greatest musicans.
@badhorsee eric and george were sitting across from each other at a table, writing the lyrics. george wrote down 'bridge' and eric, seeing it upside down, said something like "what does that say, badge?" they found it really funny for some reason; so funny, in fact, that eric named the song after it. (another fact: ringo walked in really drunk and contributed the line about the swans in the park!)
@YCSMusic i think he has a very good voice. very above average. not right here but with the dominos his voice had soul. then in the 90s he had even more soul but deeper voice. love his voice. better than bruce but like u said u dont have to have a great voice to make good music.
@Montery12 Yes you are right, I have often thought the same about Clapton's singing, but you must remember in the world of Rock there would be many guys equally as good as Clapton on the guitar out there, and I have met them, guys who will never find fame and fortune. Clapton did not need to be the greatest singer, after all Jack Bruce was the lead voice in Cream. Yet he was right to push himself forward as a singer and lets face it, he was good enough. You make your own success in this world.
@Montery12 Yeah and Mick Jager cant sing worth a shit whats your point, Clapton has more skill in his little finger then the entire rolling stones band !
Jack Bruce should always sing Badge. Clapton is god on guitar, but Bruce's vocals are so powerful he should always sing this song. Maybe Jack Bruce and Robin Trower will work on another album together. We can always hope for the impossible. Why can't Cream do a major tour?
I will always love these old classic songs, like phil collins, jeff lynne , george harrason, and all of the english group, i just like to go back in time.
@clemzzz so this song is name d really for the bridge, is that change-up the bridge?....its so bad ass i wonder if they knew it too lol they misread it and called it badge? the fact it was called" heres a fuckin bridge thats perfect ..get some hehe" but someone read it as badge? is that what ur saying? , if so... thats fkn cool lol
This is the song that proves Clapton is the best. He plays with so much confidence which he later said himself separates the best. The beat is just right there throughout the song. There's none other like it by anybody.
1969 was a very good year...Had a good paying job...not bad looking...and I could buy booze and I tried Herbs,No Wonder I thought it was a great year and don't forget Easy Rider came out!!!
@jodysoldman No,Dude ,I'm lucky to be alive,dodged VietNam,had Muscle cars,Had my way with women! Survived the 70's and glorious 80's But I'm not dead yet,yes I still love women!!
@geehowdy1 You seem so proud you "dodged Nam" feel sorry for you as your job in Nam would have probably been burning turds in buckets with jet fuel. Someone like you wouldn't have been trusted as a grunt out in the bush. Glad you still love women but what do you say to them when they ask tou what you did in the 60s. "Oh, I dodged the draft"
I'm sure your a real chick magneto. Muscle cars, give me a break. Guess you have to show your macho in some way with noisy gas gobbling stinky cars.
@maveric23100 So he dodged the draft like Bill O'Reilly and too many to mention conservative commentators and politicians. Just look up "Chicken Hawks" with your search engine.
But I cant' keep saying the nice positive stuff. I am so sorry .. most everything Clapton did after and including I shot the Sheriff is not very good. I had a weeping guitar. Well Tears in Heaven and that walking around with Patty asking how good she looks annoyed Eric to write that good song. And I just know Clapton could fit right in with Cream or Mayall or Yardbirds but he is just stubborn kind of guy. I guess. Still he is one the top 10,000 guitarists ever.
But I cant' keep saying the nice postive stuff. I am so sorry .. most everything Clapton did after and including I shot the Sheriff is not very good. Well Tears in Hear and that walking around with Patty asking how good she looks annoyed Eric to write that good song. And I just know Clapton could fit right in with Cream or Mayall or Yardbirds but he is just stubborn. I guess. Still he is one the top 10,000 guitarists ever.
@11xzxzxz Bruce gets plenty of credit - both acknowledgements in the media & plenty of royalties. Jst ask Ginger Baker. Clapton did his best work with Derek & the Dominos.
Claptons voice is very captivating, Bruces' quite beautiful too, When comparing musicians or anything for that matter one should remember that personal preference is purely relative only to you and has nothing to do with your likes actually being better than someone elses. Only a child believes his opinion is reality.
@MrScabity That's your opinion.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! some people , not me, but some , have better opinions that others based on years of experience and good common sense in certain areas. And seriously if you really think only a child believes his opinion is reality you know nothing about the egomaniacs of the world and even the sweet, gentle people .. everyone thinks their own opinion is valid most of the time.
Eric is just not a convincing singer. This is all over the place musically, half clean half dirty, half rock half pop. The worst of everything. 'White Room' is a million times better.
GOOGLE> TELL THEM ABOUT THE BADGE John Joseph O'Brien says GOD THE FATHER :-)
ehehehe OH THAT ....BACK WHEN I USED TO GO TO NY CITY ta BUY DRUGS FROM THESE BLACK PEOPLE ...I used to CARRY A .357 SNUB NOSE in a SHOULDER RIG and on the inside of my SUIT JACKET I had dis OFFICIAL LOOKING BADGE that JUST FLASHING MY JACKET OPEN kept a lot of STREET THUGS FROM TRYING TO ROB ME .....but if you looked at the BADGE CLOSE UP .... "IT" WAS PLASTIC an said DEPUTY DAWG ON "IT" :<DERE'S MOR 2 IT
Cream's best in my opinion. Am is it just me but are the strings in this recording weaker than I remember them? I'm pretty sure they were much more prominent when I listened to this many times in the 60's.
A word about the song: according to Clapton, he and Ringo Starr wrote the song and lyrics. They were drinking. Ringo came up with the line about "Mac and Mabel," they were supposed to be two "typical" English names.
And the song was misnamed (!). Part of the song was the "bridge" between verses. The copywriter misread it, and the song became known as "Badge."
@Laughamongous not the copywrighter, Clapton misread it looking at it upside down from across the table, Harrison had written out where the bridge was
This was used in a TV film in the UK back in the 80's called "Good and Bad at Games" about a guy bullied at school who gets his revenge in the end. Great song, and a great TV movie!
How come a song by those two rock giants Clapton and Harrison, and performed by Cream, one of classiest rock trios ever, has the lyric ~ "Now I told you ‘bout our kid now he’s married to Mabel". Elton John once got a lyric from Bernie Taupin which had the name Mabel in it. Elton said he would never release a song with "Mabel" in it!
George Harrison on guitars, Ringo Starr on drums and Clapton on guitar/vocals. A BIG FUCK U IF U WANT MORE THAN THAT...... Love your women and hug the trees.
my fave song by Cream-LOVE GEORGE HARRISON,this song showed me how truly great he was-I was obsessed W/ this song from the 1st time I heard it- & as usual with all great songs-it was a complete accident.I was 16& into college radio,punk,glam,(NOT HAIRY METAL) this song really did s/thing 4 me,as did"while my guitar gently weeps".I can still remember the day I heard both.
Harrison played on it, about the time Pattie left him for Eric
mls300154 1 week ago
It's a Harrison song, can't you hear Beatles? Would have loved to hear their version....
TheDenny2 1 week ago
Txlastrebel is just looking for some attention. Hehe loser.
fcudale 1 week ago
cream of the crop get a job fucking punk kid
chipbuhl 1 week ago
Come on Ladties & Gentleman? Dors it really get any better then THIS!!!!!!! Or what?
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hippie3375 2 weeks ago
GINGER BAKER WAS HOT LOOKING TALL THIN SHAGGY RED HAIR SO CUTE
sharktank5557 3 weeks ago
Clapton sucks
txlastrebel 4 weeks ago
@txlastrebel Clapton sucks??
Who the heck are you Jimi Hendrix or something? I think we all know the answer to that one dont we now? Nob Jockey.
jakewebb1000 3 weeks ago
@txlastrebel - you suck!
italiangirl1223 1 week ago
@txlastrebel - you suck
italiangirl1223 1 week ago
Words are waste of time. Pour me some Cream please!
LohiHarHar 1 month ago
A great song.
What more can be said. It gells.
B74Stefan 1 month ago
I love this song..so many memories...the summer of 1969.......and yea..he can sing..he's unique!
beclairful 1 month ago 2
Sorry.....meant 'asked'
michaelrossongs 1 month ago
The name BADGE came about when Harrison wrote the word BRIDGE on the songsheet. Clapton askes what the word 'badge' meant and Harrison said he wrote 'bridge'. The rest is history.
michaelrossongs 1 month ago
What's the name of the song from Eric Clapon or Cream that begins with the sound of a motorcycle?? Someone can tell me?
Berni0707 2 months ago
george harrison solo is great on this song
fed1126 2 months ago
clapton ,...was inspired by one delaney bramlett to ease into the confidence of vocals,...eric had little esteem there,...he did it with much adoo to a musically starved world,..bonnie and delaney nudged the sir eric,...the stage was set,.....
my name is mike bramlett,...no relation ,.........I simply love great music,...
clapton never failed me,...
mikusderellius 2 months ago
I like Eric's work in Cream the best of all the bands he was in, or solo work.
SeattleLA 2 months ago 2
didnt know this was a cream song from the 60s, thought it was clapton or derek and the dominos from the mid to late 70s, way ahead of the times. still sounds like the 70's to me. lol. thanks for the post
dobi68 2 months ago
Eric could always sing !!!! Incredible !!!
lsrybnik 2 months ago
<3 I've always loved this song. <3
ldgolias 2 months ago
you tube , music is oxygen to me and I hate when it paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaueses so I gotta find a way to bypass this but you have been kind to do anything at all, thanks !
chihuahua975 2 months ago
daniel brou joanne yiokaris brou
TheCzc011235813 2 months ago
Susan Boyle crap guitarist!
tomthumbuk 2 months ago
Bruce plays his bass off on this group finale. 1968-69 The year The Cream and The Beatles almost became one.
1280ardd 2 months ago
Wow! This is one of my "desert Island" songs, it's so cool/smooth. Actually, I would totally watch SuBo sing it as that would be so utterly bizarre, I am sure I'd be entertained, and then I'd need brain bleach. Could she get Clapton to play as she sings, or do we get the ballroom orchestra from "Dancing with the Stars" as her supporting players? "Take that, Jack Bruce". LOL
TheOneandOnlyMartha 2 months ago
i never knew that eric and george harrison wrote this together and eric clapton gets no respect for his voice, i think hes voice is very different but now in the 200os its seems like its dropped n octave
joewalshinjamesgang 3 months ago
Clapton is god he is the best guitarist ever
tomtat38 3 months ago
Capton is god
tomtat38 3 months ago
@KrasnyPloshad11 That is some weird spelling going on in that sentence.
BongHooitz 3 months ago
Why do Generation Xers and lower income people hate my Generation, Because W friends sucked up all the Money???? If you want to blame somebody for your problems look in the Freaking mirror,Take responsibility for your actions,get off of whatever your on,Was it you people that shot that Congresswoman in AZ??
Bugger Off!
geehowdy1 3 months ago
i avioded it till they grabbed me i was high the whole time even dropped in boot camp!!!!
dougerrr 3 months ago
One last thing btw. Gotta love the yeah yeah yeahs during Erics lead!!! I always have to sing along with them. Be pretty cool if Harrison was in on that as well!!
1280ardd 3 months ago
Saw post in regard to part played through rotating Leslie. Makes total sense . Thank you for clearing that up. I mean if thats not George Harrison's sound in 1969 then I'm nuts. I think the mellotron is in the background during last verse. Cream changed my life, and I was glad that there was The Beatle connection. I always thought Clapton played on more of their stuff then they let on.
1280ardd 3 months ago
The descending arpeggiation in the middle that continues in the backgound after the rest of the band comes back in is Harrisons part, right? It's one of my all time faves and still gives me goosebumps. Of course the backwards riff on Taxman turned out to be that creep Mccartney, so one never knows. I'm still trying to pick out the Pappalardi's mellotron on Badge now for 35 years. I just don't hear it.
1280ardd 3 months ago
marvelous recording, my second band "Big Bertha" did a cover of this , great upload thanks,
triffiks 3 months ago
Bestest ever Eric Clapton!!
terrykayz 3 months ago
Best-song-EVER!
theskiesaboveus 3 months ago
Met Eric in a pub in Ludlow in the 70s bought him a drink there. The guy is a musical God on par with Mike Oldfield.
dof98k 4 months ago
Clapton is God C.M.G. Call me God.............No.......... GCMG God Calls me God Perhaps one of the finest living guitarists. Discount his singing and the reggae period of the early seventies put it down to cocaine etc. etc.
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TheServiceWeb 4 months ago
George Harrison (credited as L'Angelo Mysterioso) plays the stuff that sounds like the Beatles on this track. He co wrote the song, and gave this track that sound. -- Thank you George... this is my favorite Cream Track.
jensenbell 4 months ago
@jensenbell
George just played the rhythm guitar. I can't hear how he "plays the stuff that sounds like the Beatles".
But the piano from Felix Pappalardi at the end of the solo is great
123Lester321 4 months ago
@123Lester321 - lol @ "Just played the Rhythm Guitar" - Do you realize what that means when it's George Harrison? Ever been in a good band? - But the word is that the very prominent arpeggio work thru the Leslie Cabinet was actually George first and doubled by Eric. - That section sounds so "Abbey Road (LP)" to my ear.
jensenbell 4 months ago
LOVE
FRANCECHILD 4 months ago
SOJESUS
FRANCECHILD 4 months ago
* * * * *
sirronald69 4 months ago
I think anyone who thinks Claptons vocals are "average" definitely needs a hearing test. His vocal quality, range and versatility are second to non in his genre. An awesome singer, awesome guitarist, awesome performer and an awesome writer.
A true inspiration to millions.
Anyone Agree?
fogboys03 4 months ago
/watch?v=8GRp_r0R3gk
Nice version here!
ClaptonAddiction 4 months ago
i've seen clampton (cream) and hendrix and the beatles live. Beatles are tight, in tune and rock. the other guys aren't even close.
aloyiusmcg 4 months ago
@aloyiusmcg Wow, that is great. More than the rest of us.
SeattleLA 4 months ago
this is Jack Bruce singing for the most part
snookarosis 4 months ago
this tune was recorded in 1968
Ezwider109 4 months ago
George played the first break on guitar through a Leslie rotary speaker, or so I've read.
swimmerwolf5 4 months ago
@swimmerwolf5 thats right the tweeter horns spins in a leslie the woofer has a baffle that rotates over it
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
@spacepatrolman i knew a guy that had one we ran a guitar through it it sounded really good this was before phase shifters were widley available
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
'Good' singing is less about pitch and more about evoking emotion. Few do it better than EC.
lowdown068 4 months ago
I went to Kingston Poly, our illustration lecturer tells the tale of his predecessor telling Eric, 'you'll never get anywhere til you put that guitar down'.
harrynicholas 4 months ago in playlist More videos from YCSMusic
There are 1000's of singers with a "better" voice than Eric's , so what? Eric is the one who can sing and play guitar at the same time , write songs ,interprett material, be a band leader and get hit records. Eric will be remembered as one of the great rock performers because from Cream and "Crossroads" to "Layla" , "LAy down Sally" f" , "Tears in Heaven" and today he has written and performed some of Rocks greatest music with rocks greatest musicans.
scottduncan44 4 months ago
There are 1000's of singers with a "better" voice than Eric's , so what? Eric is the one who can sing and play guitar at the same time , write songs ,interprett material, be a band leader and get hit records. Eris will be recorded as one of the great rock singers because from Cream and "Crossroads" to "Layla" , "LAy down Sally" f" , "Tears in Heaven" today he has written and performed some of Rocks greatest music with rocks greatest musicans.
scottduncan44 4 months ago
lovely bass player Jack Bruce....
onlyjoetee 5 months ago
@badhorsee eric and george were sitting across from each other at a table, writing the lyrics. george wrote down 'bridge' and eric, seeing it upside down, said something like "what does that say, badge?" they found it really funny for some reason; so funny, in fact, that eric named the song after it. (another fact: ringo walked in really drunk and contributed the line about the swans in the park!)
euphemismsfordeath 5 months ago
Clapton has always tried very hard to be a great singer; he is a much, much grater guitarist, one of the best in the world...
Montery12 5 months ago 3
@Montery12 You're right, I've seen him live and met him at Joe Bonamassa's aftershow party, top class guitarist, very average singer.
YCSMusic 5 months ago
@YCSMusic But his singing has improved with age. He's a better blues singer in his 60's than he was in the 60's.
1blastman 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Cream
@YCSMusic I will take EC any day over Susan Boyle.
lowdown068 4 months ago 21
@lowdown068 Hahaha... me too for sure! You don't need a fantastic voice for rock music, but you do need talent, he's got more than enough.
YCSMusic 4 months ago 7
@YCSMusic i think he has a very good voice. very above average. not right here but with the dominos his voice had soul. then in the 90s he had even more soul but deeper voice. love his voice. better than bruce but like u said u dont have to have a great voice to make good music.
jumpmanJB23 1 month ago
@Montery12 Yes you are right, I have often thought the same about Clapton's singing, but you must remember in the world of Rock there would be many guys equally as good as Clapton on the guitar out there, and I have met them, guys who will never find fame and fortune. Clapton did not need to be the greatest singer, after all Jack Bruce was the lead voice in Cream. Yet he was right to push himself forward as a singer and lets face it, he was good enough. You make your own success in this world.
Serenjexroad 5 months ago
@Montery12 Jack bruce was the lead singer in the cream but the record company wanted clapton to be
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
@Montery12 no, he wasnt. eric never wanted to be a good singer. he was very shy about his voice. but now, his old-badass voice is awesome.
kemotox 4 months ago
Clapton never tried to be anything. He simply is one of the greatest ever to pickup a guitar. As far as I'm concerned he can sing like Tiny Tim.
turcoloco57 3 months ago
@Montery12
ya I strongly disagree. His entire style is licks copped from BB king.
arielrcalabria 1 month ago
@Montery12 He is certainly good ENOUGH as a singer.
This is no secret. Why even bring it up? Great guitarist, decent singer. That's an end to it.
stevevandien 1 month ago
@Montery12 Yeah and Mick Jager cant sing worth a shit whats your point, Clapton has more skill in his little finger then the entire rolling stones band !
slicknipper 2 weeks ago
Jack Bruce should always sing Badge. Clapton is god on guitar, but Bruce's vocals are so powerful he should always sing this song. Maybe Jack Bruce and Robin Trower will work on another album together. We can always hope for the impossible. Why can't Cream do a major tour?
winsto10 5 months ago 2
crown of creation
Byrdeyy 5 months ago
greatly done
Byrdeyy 5 months ago
I will always love these old classic songs, like phil collins, jeff lynne , george harrason, and all of the english group, i just like to go back in time.
MrWillette57 5 months ago
solo part is legend !!!!
cxw00660 6 months ago
someone may have said this already BUT the name "badge" comes from a missunderstanding/ miss reading ...of the word "bridge" as in middle 8 etc.
clemzzz 6 months ago
@clemzzz so this song is name d really for the bridge, is that change-up the bridge?....its so bad ass i wonder if they knew it too lol they misread it and called it badge? the fact it was called" heres a fuckin bridge thats perfect ..get some hehe" but someone read it as badge? is that what ur saying? , if so... thats fkn cool lol
badhorsee 5 months ago
This reminds me SO much of Revolution, by the Beatles!
VictorRechnageL 6 months ago
This is the song that proves Clapton is the best. He plays with so much confidence which he later said himself separates the best. The beat is just right there throughout the song. There's none other like it by anybody.
michrigan 7 months ago
the version of Eric Clapton in Hyde Park is much better!!!!
yodatk 7 months ago
1969 was a very good year...Had a good paying job...not bad looking...and I could buy booze and I tried Herbs,No Wonder I thought it was a great year and don't forget Easy Rider came out!!!
geehowdy1 7 months ago 7
@geehowdy1
yes! and all the music we had ---- WOW!!
ladybluetexan 7 months ago
@geehowdy1 - hey, 2011 could be your comeback
jodysoldman 6 months ago
@jodysoldman No,Dude ,I'm lucky to be alive,dodged VietNam,had Muscle cars,Had my way with women! Survived the 70's and glorious 80's But I'm not dead yet,yes I still love women!!
Thanks sorry for the late reply!
geehowdy1 3 months ago
@geehowdy1 You seem so proud you "dodged Nam" feel sorry for you as your job in Nam would have probably been burning turds in buckets with jet fuel. Someone like you wouldn't have been trusted as a grunt out in the bush. Glad you still love women but what do you say to them when they ask tou what you did in the 60s. "Oh, I dodged the draft"
I'm sure your a real chick magneto. Muscle cars, give me a break. Guess you have to show your macho in some way with noisy gas gobbling stinky cars.
maveric23100 3 months ago
@maveric23100 So he dodged the draft like Bill O'Reilly and too many to mention conservative commentators and politicians. Just look up "Chicken Hawks" with your search engine.
randall2020 3 months ago
My Grandma voted 2 times!
Callehero1 8 months ago
it was harrison; clapton did a trade-off and did the solo for While My Guitar Gently Weeps
rodhorn54 8 months ago
@rodhorn54 i'm glad they made that trade!
clattimer1 7 months ago
FFS anybody who wasn't comatose back in 69 knew Harrison played on this - it wasn't a secret or anything.
mickigoe 8 months ago
Yes - Harrison is featured axeman on this track..
aunty557 8 months ago
i like the way he sings the chorus waay better then he does in concert
AWmaster10 8 months ago
69 lol
4thwatcher777 8 months ago
i told you that the light goes up and down
dont you notice how the wheel goes round
and youd better pick yourself up from the ground
before they bring the curtain down
yes before they bring the curtain down
Evenflo76 8 months ago 2
Yessssss... CREAM!!! .. surely sweet as the cream should be.
One of the best profffffff of the 70s superb tunes. This is my 2nd fav. from them.
laggie24 9 months ago
Jimi started to play with Buddy Miles and he was going in the wrong direction too.
11xzxzxz 9 months ago
But I cant' keep saying the nice positive stuff. I am so sorry .. most everything Clapton did after and including I shot the Sheriff is not very good. I had a weeping guitar. Well Tears in Heaven and that walking around with Patty asking how good she looks annoyed Eric to write that good song. And I just know Clapton could fit right in with Cream or Mayall or Yardbirds but he is just stubborn kind of guy. I guess. Still he is one the top 10,000 guitarists ever.
11xzxzxz 9 months ago
But I cant' keep saying the nice postive stuff. I am so sorry .. most everything Clapton did after and including I shot the Sheriff is not very good. Well Tears in Hear and that walking around with Patty asking how good she looks annoyed Eric to write that good song. And I just know Clapton could fit right in with Cream or Mayall or Yardbirds but he is just stubborn. I guess. Still he is one the top 10,000 guitarists ever.
11xzxzxz 9 months ago
Clapton did his best work with Cream. And Bruce never gets enough credit. Jimmy Hendrix almost make him his bassist.
11xzxzxz 9 months ago
@11xzxzxz Bruce gets plenty of credit - both acknowledgements in the media & plenty of royalties. Jst ask Ginger Baker. Clapton did his best work with Derek & the Dominos.
anthonythirteen 5 months ago
@anthonythirteen OK .. well I think it is is with Cream but I respect your opinion.
11xzxzxz 5 months ago
this song was WAY too sort
danielstuartblues 9 months ago
Claptons voice is very captivating, Bruces' quite beautiful too, When comparing musicians or anything for that matter one should remember that personal preference is purely relative only to you and has nothing to do with your likes actually being better than someone elses. Only a child believes his opinion is reality.
MrScabity 9 months ago
@MrScabity That's your opinion.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! some people , not me, but some , have better opinions that others based on years of experience and good common sense in certain areas. And seriously if you really think only a child believes his opinion is reality you know nothing about the egomaniacs of the world and even the sweet, gentle people .. everyone thinks their own opinion is valid most of the time.
11xzxzxz 9 months ago
@MrScabity Let's say no one can say any particular music is great or good or bad but nothing is wrong with opinion, in the world's opinion, not mine.
11xzxzxz 9 months ago
I love Badge and have ever since it came out in the 60's.
almagore1 9 months ago
Good job on the video collage - not perfect, but very good nonetheless.
Thanks for posting an entertaining visual to such a great song.
Raptorizor 9 months ago
This remains my favorite song of all time. The guitar...
Hypatia52 9 months ago
Eric is just not a convincing singer. This is all over the place musically, half clean half dirty, half rock half pop. The worst of everything. 'White Room' is a million times better.
ErraticDisco 10 months ago
GOOGLE> TELL THEM ABOUT THE BADGE John Joseph O'Brien says GOD THE FATHER :-)
ehehehe OH THAT ....BACK WHEN I USED TO GO TO NY CITY ta BUY DRUGS FROM THESE BLACK PEOPLE ...I used to CARRY A .357 SNUB NOSE in a SHOULDER RIG and on the inside of my SUIT JACKET I had dis OFFICIAL LOOKING BADGE that JUST FLASHING MY JACKET OPEN kept a lot of STREET THUGS FROM TRYING TO ROB ME .....but if you looked at the BADGE CLOSE UP .... "IT" WAS PLASTIC an said DEPUTY DAWG ON "IT" :<DERE'S MOR 2 IT
TKTRV 10 months ago
Without a doubt their best song ever! The only bad thing about the song is that it is too short!!
AllAmerican1964 10 months ago
@AllAmerican1964-- the melody and guitar work in this song has remained haunting for 40+ years
theamericanrelics 10 months ago
My favorite CREAM song!!!
the1musicmike 10 months ago
I believe Angelo Misterioso = Mysterious Anglo or George Harrison.
One of my favorite Songs of all time. I loved playing it
mrbillreyes 10 months ago
1 person is a Justin Bieber fan. How DISGUSTING
brandon2932 10 months ago
And the "you" and "cue" parts..its typical Harrison great playing...:)
powderkostisblue 11 months ago
George Harrison on the "Leslie"guitar part......and Lucy...:)
powderkostisblue 11 months ago
Easily one of the best songs ever written, Clapton's solo is just effin' brilliant!
cruithneuladh 11 months ago
Cream's best in my opinion. Am is it just me but are the strings in this recording weaker than I remember them? I'm pretty sure they were much more prominent when I listened to this many times in the 60's.
BooeyHogue 11 months ago
Great song from a great band.
RockHistoryTube 11 months ago
daniel brou
heydanielbrou 11 months ago
0 Dislikes! :D
DancingButton 11 months ago
I remember buying this as a single.......still sic sound
peacefulpurple1955 11 months ago
Sharp flying-on-a-concert-Clapton, uh?
tlalocyariv 11 months ago
One of the greatest classics. It would be great without any words,words come in, and it just gets better. I never tire of this song.
lillou691 1 year ago
cream : sheer poetry, always
dhihabiwa 1 year ago
LOVE IT
THANKS SO MUCH 4 POSTING
CORKEY
corkeyguitarplayer1 1 year ago
Seems the urban myth that Harrison plays the closing guitar solo may not be true. If not, then who did? Clapton himself?
suze2012 1 year ago
Love this song. It's my favorite. I have tried in vain to figure out what it is about...anyone know?
Sugaree1956 1 year ago
The best what Cream ever gave to the music....significant that George Harrison wrote it. Adorable track
przemaras84 1 year ago
Clapton is god.
seaclark 1 year ago
A word about the song: according to Clapton, he and Ringo Starr wrote the song and lyrics. They were drinking. Ringo came up with the line about "Mac and Mabel," they were supposed to be two "typical" English names.
And the song was misnamed (!). Part of the song was the "bridge" between verses. The copywriter misread it, and the song became known as "Badge."
Laughamongous 1 year ago
@Laughamongous not the copywrighter, Clapton misread it looking at it upside down from across the table, Harrison had written out where the bridge was
blindriv3r 1 year ago
@blindriv3r I see you've heard of Wikipedia
slamoslut 1 year ago
@slamoslut
blindriv3r 1 year ago
@slamoslut i saw Clapton tell the story years ago on VH1, thanks for asking mr snarky
blindriv3r 1 year ago
@Laughamongous Wow, you know about wikipedia too
slamoslut 1 year ago
Fuck Elton John.......Half the talent of Jack Bruce alone
Rah755 1 year ago
Fuck Elton John.......
Rah755 1 year ago
Fuck Elton John
Rah755 1 year ago
@Rah755 Why? He wouldn'nt fuck you
slamoslut 1 year ago
@slamoslut
No, he was too busy watching you blow him
Rah755 1 year ago
@slamoslut
No, he was too busy watching you blow him
Rah755 1 year ago
Wonderful song - one of the best in my youth!
loni50otter 1 year ago
my favorite song...from super group cream....sounds even better then when i first heard it back in 1969..!
woodroow2 1 year ago
This was used in a TV film in the UK back in the 80's called "Good and Bad at Games" about a guy bullied at school who gets his revenge in the end. Great song, and a great TV movie!
outlander271 1 year ago
How come a song by those two rock giants Clapton and Harrison, and performed by Cream, one of classiest rock trios ever, has the lyric ~ "Now I told you ‘bout our kid now he’s married to Mabel". Elton John once got a lyric from Bernie Taupin which had the name Mabel in it. Elton said he would never release a song with "Mabel" in it!
SuperNevile 1 year ago
this is the best george harrison song!!!
mrebarra1 1 year ago
F'n replay. Yeah.
BenZeneProject 1 year ago
by far there best song and my favorite song truly amazing!!!!
6t8olds 1 year ago 22
@6t8olds
Best song??? Not even fucking close!!
Carthsgtr 8 months ago
@Carthsgtr ok........... I dont care what you think!!
6t8olds 6 months ago
@6t8olds sp.
plopplop1983 7 months ago
Respond to this video... sp.
plopplop1983 7 months ago
MY MOST FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME.
doriana1414 1 year ago
George Harrison on guitars, Ringo Starr on drums and Clapton on guitar/vocals. A BIG FUCK U IF U WANT MORE THAN THAT...... Love your women and hug the trees.
helterskelterss 1 year ago
@helterskelterss Eric Clapton & Ginger Baker NO BEATLES on THIS
ribnergroup 11 months ago
@ribnergroup haha. fuck! even I dont know how this comment landed up here.
helterskelterss 11 months ago
@ribnergroup Except for a fellow named l'Angelo Misterioso playing that first guitar break. I believe that was George Harrison.
buckfan1969 11 months ago 14
@buckfan1969 *****
powderkostisblue 10 months ago
@buckfan1969 both George and Eric confirmed that it was George on rhythm guitar [on "Badge"]
michaelhintongtr 10 months ago
@buckfan1969 Yes, it is George.
spook394 5 months ago
@buckfan1969 Yes, l'Angelo Misterioso was George Harrison playing organ in this song
sogornero 4 months ago
@buckfan1969 HIS MAJESTY: St. GEORGE HARRISON!!!!
beatlecesco 3 months ago
@helterskelterss which band are you on about? This is the Cream - Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton & Jack Bruce.
afhole 11 months ago
@afhole I dont remember when was this posted.
helterskelterss 11 months ago
Jack Bruce forever!
Beatleboy1968 1 year ago
<was here
ajawofcopan 1 year ago
Pure stream of consciousness....
joelunchbox1 1 year ago
I love this record. Unfortunately, it reminds me of the 1969 FA Cup Final as it was in the British charts at the time.
Glamagal20091 1 year ago
George Harrison.....guitar solo through a Leslie.....
wjf1950 1 year ago
I always thought Ginger Baker was a good singer.
sbtdesigns 1 year ago
Cream was untouchable and this was one of their best songs.
david111197 1 year ago
my fave song by Cream-LOVE GEORGE HARRISON,this song showed me how truly great he was-I was obsessed W/ this song from the 1st time I heard it- & as usual with all great songs-it was a complete accident.I was 16& into college radio,punk,glam,(NOT HAIRY METAL) this song really did s/thing 4 me,as did"while my guitar gently weeps".I can still remember the day I heard both.
apokryphos117g 1 year ago