Paul McCartney on Badfinger and Pete Ham

Paul McCartney talks about writing “Come And Get It” for Badfinger and praises the talents of the late great Pete Ham. #paulmccartney #badfinger #peteham #tomevans #mikegibbins #joeymolland #oobujoobu

[flipperdale]

If there's a hell, Badfinger's manager, Stan Polley, is a crispy critter right about now.

[jornfox]

'Day after Day' still one of the greatest songs ever.

[Crazyfeline]

Stan Polley was a reprehensible human being.
Love Pete Ham forever.

[danmeadows]

I’m 65 years old, and I’m SO THANKFUL for YouTube. When we were younger, we didn’t get to see all these great videos and interviews. 😊

[dhaley]

Apple signs a new group and Paul knocks off a demo of a #1 hit in 30 min and tells them not to change it because its going to be a hit! WOW that is like Babe Ruth pointing to where he is going to hit a home run! The great ones are truly GREAT !

[amessstuff]

Love McCartney and that determination, "30 minutes, right, I can do it!" and he always did it.

[ikkenhisatsu]

Badfinger's story is one of the saddest. They got screwed so bad.. two of the band took their own lives.

[raycope]

Rest In Peace, Pete, and thanks for the music, mate.

[MrFlyagaric]

Badfinger were such a brilliant band..

[karlmahlmann]

A story with a very happy beginning and a tragic ending.

[benmitchner]

I was raised on The Beatles by my father and we still play them all the time solo and as The Fab Four. When I was 4 years old there was the tragic news about Lennon and that was 1980 Pete Ham was already gone. I took Badfinger as along with ELO the best to come out of the Beatles and years later found out the tragic story of Pete, Tom, and what depression and getting screwed did. I still love both bands, but am haunted by the histories as many of us are. It's our job as musicians those of us know this music to carry it on and go against the grain of modernity. Let's do our best to continue George, John, Tom, and Pete. You are dearly missed by all of us Rest In Peace.

[davidmartin]

What a super talent Pete Ham was and badfinger were a great group, they made some great songs.

[bcux]

Both Pete and Tom Evans wrote "Without You" - Pete wrote the verse and Tom the chorus.

[gctlewis]

I could listen to Macca tell anecdotes all day…💭

[MRROBBIEWATTS]

I used to live in the house next door to Badfinger member Tom Evans...a neighbor who knew the band and Tom very well told me this story....
Tom was at home in 'Berry Hill Avenue' in Knowsley Village Liverpool...with his wife one sat' night when the door bell rang - there was the band, telling him they had to go and do this gig that had come in...he left saying he was sorry to his wife having to leave her home alone....It was while he was travelling to this gig..in the van!...that he put pen to paper and wrote this classic world famous song....'Without You'....RIP Tom Evans & Pete Ham....both took their own lives - :(

[josephkearney]

Badfinger is one of the greatest power pop bands of all time. Due to Bad management they never got to see how popular they became until Pete Ham and Tom Evans were gone. The legend of Badfinger lives on with Joey Molland.

[waynenorthspacebuoy]

"Come and get it" .... was the first real wake-up to music for me ...loved it ... then I found Sgt Pepper .... but I've only found Song Writing recently which keeps me sane. Big Thanks.

[tracycase]

It makes my weekend listening list. Thank Paul and Badfinger.

[keithfields]

I still listen to their music. I have an album with them doing this song. What a power house of a band they would have been. Politics and human interaction only ruins good things. Pete appeared to be a guy who wore his heart on his sleeve. Obviously it was used by those around him and the end result was tragedy. RIP to all of them, we the fans know who you were, and miss your presence yesterday and today.

[Uahoj]

Too bad Pete did not reach out to Paul to tell him what was happening. Maybe Paul could have helped him, saved him.