Cream - Badge (1969)

[petechau]

Probably my favorite Cream tune what a surprise years later I come to find out George Harrison wrote this.

[fullthrottlejeffry]

The first of many songs about Ms. Boyd... ❤️

[williamcampbell]

In 1969 it didn't get better than this. Learned to play guitar to this and Leslie West.Great song and wonderful memories.😊😊😊

[marcnshawny]

One of the great tunes I grew up on and wore out playing. Love it. Thanks for posting.

[louis-sw]

One of Cream's best and least played classics.

[CYTE]

I just discovered a Very Best of Cream CD, and found the title track, *Badge, to be the BEST.* Haunting, mysterious, melodic. Psychedelic: perfect for microdosing a double dose. *Love how it starts up again when U think it's over, and then ends on a strum! I hear it in my dreams!*
-- The very best part is the Bass (Jack Bruce) and the Drumming (Ginger Baker). Just love how they put out those changing beats! Wonderful. (U may need genuine sound system with bass++ to appreciate. Beware, it's addictive.)
-- Yes, Clapton's and Harrison's guitar work were famous and ringing, but the very best of Cream was the Complex Beats in this song, and I listened repeatedly to all the supposed BEST of, and that was it. Track one: Badge.
-- The rest of the "best" music was too heavy, too me-macho-boy-of-the-times and socially uncool in today's climate.
-- There are two kinds of creatives (giggle): one that prefers Psychedelics and the other that do alcohol and opiates. Obviously Cream was the later. *It was Harrison that elevated them in this one track.*

[hyphysteve]

Reminds me of a whirlwind impossible romance. Love this song.

[drumsnbass]

The lyrics were so incredible and deep for that time. Excellence!

[rickgregersonmusic]

Very fond memories as a teenager, getting into the cream! crossroads! ect...

[adrianbrowne]

Happy birthday EC! Your musical "Badge" of honour is still glowing as brightly as ever!!!

[impalaman]

The song starts out like a dark, cloudy, rainy day--and then at 1:07, the clouds break and the sunshine appears--and this dark, melancholy day suddenly becomes very happy and positive😍

[robertacolarette]

I always knew George had a hand in this. That fabulous guitar break is sooo him. It’s unmistakable. I’ve always loved it.

[fring]

Written by Eric and George Harrison. Great tune!

[aruba]

This is the best version of this song !!!!

[robertfitzgerald]

Went to a Cream concert early 70s hippes hard core bikers and me .

[hereswhatmyseeingeyedogsez]

Rock's Royalty: Jimmy Hendrix' favorite band: enough said.

[bluehawk]

One of their very best 🙂 Thanks Moon doggy

[phil]

Great song about a drunken conversation between george n ringo.fuckin class

[thisismyname]

So these guys were struggling with this song and then Ringo walks in and says he’ll write the lyrics. The rest is history!😂😂😂

[mackmor]

Consider that Clapton was just 23 and Harrison 25 when this was written and recorded. 😮