Written and produced by Paul McCartney, this song is part of the soundtrack to "The Magic Christian" (1969) co-starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. Their fame took off in 1970 with "Come And Get It," which made the Top 10 and became their first hit as Badfinger. in 1969 as The Iveys with "Maybe Tomorrow," the title song from their debut album. The band had its first charting song in the U.S. In late 1969, Griffiths left Badfinger and was replaced by guitarist Joey Molland, completing the band's classic hitmaking lineup. In 1968, The Iveys became the first act to be signed to The Beatles' newly-formed Apple Records label, and the following year, they released their debut album, "Maybe Tomorrow." The band soon after renamed itself Badfinger, a moniker reportedly inspired by the working title for The Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" which was dubbed "Bad Finger Boogie" for a brief time because John Lennon had composed this song on piano using his middle finger after having injured his forefinger. Drummer Mike Gibbins (MaOctober 4, 2005) joined the band in 1965, replacing Anderson, and guitarist/bassist Tom Evans (JNovember 19, 1983) replaced Jenkins in 1967. The band's best known songs include the catchy and sardonic "Come And Get It" (1970), the soaring "No Matter What" (1970), the wistful "Day After Day" (1971), and the upbeat yet poignant "Baby Blue" (1972).īadfinger's history dates back to 1961 with the formation of The Iveys, a highly versatile pop/rock group from Swansea, Wales originally consisting of Roy Anderson (drums), Ron Griffiths (bass, vocals), David Jenkins (rhythm guitar, vocals), and lead guitarist/singer Pete Ham (ApApril 24, 1975) who served as the band's main songwriter and later penned most of Badfinger's biggest hits. It's good stuff.Badfinger was a highly acclaimed power pop/rock band with an energetic Beatlesque sound that became famous during the early 1970s. And for anybody else that loves Big Star, do yourself a favor and buy Chris Bell's I am the Cosmos, if you already haven't. The db's, the Posies, Teenage Fanclub, Cheap Trick, Tommy Keene, and Marshall Crenshaw (maybe not exactly power pop, but close enough in many aspects) are all great. I have been on a binge of power pop lately. I've been meaning to buy some Flamin' Groovies stuff.
'Tonight' by the Raspberries is one of my favorite pop songs. But I guess Badfinger isn't much better for that matter. Great stuff once you get used to Eric Carmen's sappiness and their blatant ape-ing of Beatles, Beach boys and the Who. Thanks for the suggestion on the skreddy! Been interested in the screwdriver since it came out years ago, but I've been happy with the three dirt pedals I have for a while so I've never really strayed much. Wow, expected this thread to die but I'm glad it didn't.
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