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"Badge" is a rock song by CreamCream (band)

Cream was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker....
, penned by Eric ClaptonEric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE , nicknamed "Slowhand", is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who ...
 and George HarrisonFacts About George Harrison

George Harrison, MBE was a popular English guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as...
 during a collaborative effort between Clapton, Harrison and Ringo StarrRingo Starr

Richard Starkey, MBE , known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular English musician, singer, and actor, best kno...
. Although it was paired with one of Cream's less notable songs, "What a Bringdown", Badge was nonetheless a major hit when it was released as a single in April of 1969, following release of the album Goodbye in January.

Original Goodbye performers

  • Eric ClaptonEric Clapton

    Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE , nicknamed "Slowhand", is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who ...
     - lead guitarLead guitar

    Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, ...
     & vocals
  • Jack BruceJack Bruce

    John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer....
     - bass guitarBass guitar Summary

    The electric bass guitar is an electrically-amplified fingered string instrument....
     & backing vocals
  • Ginger BakerGinger Baker

    Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer who gained fame as a member of possibly the world's first supergroup "Crea...
     - drumDrum

    A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion family, technically classified as a membranophone....
    s
  • Felix PappalardiFelix Pappalardi

    Felix Pappalardi ,. Son of Bronx doctor, Felix Sr.,....
     - pianoPiano

    piano or pianoforte is a musical instrument classified as a keyboard, percussion, or string instrument, depending on t...
     & mellotronFacts About Mellotron

    The Mellotron is an electromechanical polyphonic keyboard musical instrument originally developed and built in Birmingham, E...
  • L'Angelo MisteriosoGeorge Harrison Summary

    George Harrison, MBE was a popular English guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as...
     (actually George Harrison) - rhythm guitarRhythm guitar

    Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other in...


Trivia

  • The song was used prominently in the 1983 UK television drama Good and Bad at GamesGood and Bad at Games

    Good and Bad at Games is a UK Television drama that was one of the first programmes broadcast on Channel 4 Television in...
    . One of the characters plays air guitarAir guitar

    *headbanging*list of dances*moshing*stage diving...
     to the song using a tennis racket. He writhes over the racket during the guitar break and another character who is listening says "I love this bit".
  • The song was featured in the movie FandangoFandango (1985 film)

    Fandango was originally a 30 minute black and white student film entitled "Montezuma's Revenge" by Kevin Reynolds while ...
    , as one of the characters played by Kevin CostnerFacts About Kevin Costner

    Kevin Michael Costner is an Oscar winning American film actor and director who has often produced his own films....
     surveys the remains of their college graduation party.

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