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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:
Pretty sure you're wrong about that.

Badfinger was the first band some other little band called "The Beatles" signed to their new Apple Records label, if memory serves. Badfinger

Badfinger gets short shrift, even though most Americans would instantly recognize one of their songs if they heard it done by any of the eleventy-billion people who have covered it. The song in question is "Without You," often wrongfully attributed to Harry Nilsson, who was among the first to have a hit with a cover version of it (others include Heart and Mariah Carey, along with virtually every American Idle contestant). "Without You" is actually a collaboration between Badfinger members Pete Ham and Tom Evans, the combination of two different songs (one written by each of them), both of which had potential but no real "hook". Put together, they made what Paul McCartney called "the killer song of all time."

Incidentally, Pete Ham and Tom Evans both committed suicide later. "Can't live if living is without you." Guess that's fitting, in its own tragic way.

Meanwhile, they left some great tunes behind. "Baby Blue," "Come and Get It," (written by McCartney for them), "No Matter What," "Day After Day," and "Without You" among their best-known hits. It's often been said that you can actually identify each individual Beatle singing backup on some of their songs, and can hear The Beatles playing some of the instruments as well. I grew up hearing that Badfinger was really The Beatles under an alias, and their influence isn't hard to see. Fortunately for me, I've got the original recordings the way they were released (and the way they were intended), since the "remastered" ones are pretty awful.

"No Matter What" you say, this still sounds like the best song The Beatles never recorded. Listen for John's harmonies, Paul's backing vocal, and George's guitar solo.

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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:
Definitely a fitting end for one of the best TV shows that ever was.


They made great use of "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James & The Shondells, too. :)

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Originally posted by whozit:
The song begins..."Guess I got what I deserved." It was prefect.

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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:
Definitely a fitting end for one of the best TV shows that ever was.


They made great use of "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James & The Shondells, too. :)

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Yeah... I knew after I posted about it that I was wrong.... Pete Cetera definitely found his inspiration from Badfinger and the Beatles. It's just that the ENTIRE part of that song not included in the end of Breaking Bad sounded like any chorus from any 80's Chicago song.

I never heard "Without You". I can see how that song meant a lot to some people when it came out. As far as I knew growing up it was a Mariah Carey original. Thanks for letting me know better. I still like Mariah's version. Not sure if that's because I grew up with it on the radio or she just owned it.

I bet if I had grown up with this song on the radio and had a special moment to attribute to it, it would be epic.

That's "Baby Blue" to me. I always thought it was a great song whenever I rarely heard it, but without any ties to memory it just floated around out there.

[SPOILER ALERT AGAIN] The poignant use of Baby Blue as the end to one of the best TV shows ever made has etched this song into my psyche just like fleeting memories of ex-girlfriends and every secret garden I've had the pleasure of entering.

That's the magic of TV.....

I've lived vicariously through the eyes and ears of Walter White for 5 years now, even though it was barely 2 years of his life.

His admission to his wife that he did it all for himself... because he enjoyed it....

"Baby Blue" is one of my favorite songs ever now. It means so much more to me than anyone who created it could ever have hoped.

LOL....

I'm not a huge music guy. Like anything else, I learn new things everyday. Whenever I heard "No Matter What", part of me would think Beatles. I didn't even know I knew other songs by this band.

Born in the 70's, but only spending 4 months in them left me with a lot of spots in my classic rock knowledge.



Honestly though... Peter Cetera had to have a boat load of influence from Badfinger....

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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:
Pretty sure you're wrong about that.

Badfinger was the first band some other little band called "The Beatles" signed to their new Apple Records label, if memory serves. Badfinger

Badfinger gets short shrift, even though most Americans would instantly recognize one of their songs if they heard it done by any of the eleventy-billion people who have covered it. The song in question is "Without You," often wrongfully attributed to Harry Nilsson, who was among the first to have a hit with a cover version of it (others include Heart and Mariah Carey, along with virtually every American Idle contestant). "Without You" is actually a collaboration between Badfinger members Pete Ham and Tom Evans, the combination of two different songs (one written by each of them), both of which had potential but no real "hook". Put together, they made what Paul McCartney called "the killer song of all time."

Incidentally, Pete Ham and Tom Evans both committed suicide later. "Can't live if living is without you." Guess that's fitting, in its own tragic way.

Meanwhile, they left some great tunes behind. "Baby Blue," "Come and Get It," (written by McCartney for them), "No Matter What," "Day After Day," and "Without You" among their best-known hits. It's often been said that you can actually identify each individual Beatle singing backup on some of their songs, and can hear The Beatles playing some of the instruments as well. I grew up hearing that Badfinger was really The Beatles under an alias, and their influence isn't hard to see. Fortunately for me, I've got the original recordings the way they were released (and the way they were intended), since the "remastered" ones are pretty awful.

"No Matter What" you say, this still sounds like the best song The Beatles never recorded. Listen for John's harmonies, Paul's backing vocal, and George's guitar solo.

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