Cream-Badge

Started by westen44, February 19, 2026, 10:37:45 AM

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gearHed289

Beautiful tune. I didn't know George co-wrote.

westen44

The line about swans in the park came from Ringo who walked in drunk while Eric and George were writing the song. 

Alanko

The Easter egg for me is the Mellotron mandolin overdub, low in the mix, from 2:12 under the final verse.

It's an odd song, full of pathos while almost teetering on the brink of whimsical incoherence. The Leslie-treated guitar break is absolutely gorgeous and Clapton's solo is economical brilliance.

godofthunder

Badge is probably my favorite Cream song, I love the bass line, it carries the whole song and the Beatle like second half (thanks to George) is a beautiful counterpoint to the main body of the song.
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uwe

Quote from: gearHed289 on February 20, 2026, 08:13:52 AMBeautiful tune. I didn't know George co-wrote.

That coda part absolutely yells Harrison!
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...