Listening to this breaks my heart in about a million pieces. The world can never pay back the debt owed these guys. Goddammit. How could so much accomplishment and hard work become a source of such deep, devastating, soul crushing pain for them? They deserved better than life gave them. May perpetual light shine upon them.
Straight Up and No Dice were both such great albums. They were once referred to as the second Beatles and then their future was cut short by tragic events. But they left a legacy of great songs for generations to come. In the late 60s and early 70s, No Matter What, Baby Blue, Day After Day, absolutely dominated radio stations. Two of my personal favorites were Perfection and Without You. Long Live Badfinger
yes indeed you said it all in a few words . Along with the Small Faces , just first class trailblazers . Sad endings seem an integral part of great music History . Theres was tragic . Steve Marriots was just plain awful . You have to wonder how long the memory's can last . I went to extreme metal to leave the heartbreak behind . Cheers / Ancient Metal Guy .
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@@christianauerbach9845 This used to blast in my older sister's work...a "new age" indoor gym and pool (just outside of DC) where the serioulsy big, super-muscular gay guys protected us from dark energy (circa 1977). An alcohol and drug blasted time...but we were giants. The music....
That one little span of 10 years 70-80 was the greatest decade to be a kid! Man i miss those days but feel blessed to have lived in that time that can never be again. The music, the friends, the tv shows and blockbuster summer movies,,the dawn til dusk adventures on my lime green banana seat hot rod with the 3 inch slick tire on the back tire that could take me anywhere i wanted to go.. oh yeah i cant leave out the six million dollar man,and the "night stalker" on friday nights !! Lol!
Be still my heart. ❤️ I miss that decade, too! I tell everyone how great it was to be a kid in the 70s. I am circa. 1964. I still feel like a kid inside. 😊
@@reneemoriconi7003 66 is when my journey began. Unfortunately for both of us we got cell phones instead of time machines but I agree I still feel young inside! Thanks for the reply! I feel bad for the ones who never experienced the awesome 70's..
@@jIMwILLIAMS-im7kk ...There will never be another decade like the 70's. Those that bad mouth it, didn't know how great it was. Loves were won & loves were lost. We have all given our love to some one. This song brings back so many memories...both of happiness and sadness. It hurts losing our first true love. I will never forget my first true love.."Every day, my mind is all around you...Day after Day."
I was like a kid in a candy store when I stumbled across the entire Night Stalker series on DVD. Darin McGavin didn't look like he aged a day between the Night Stalker episodes, and Christmas Story.
Yes, me too, I was only in the 2nd grade and still remember it too on the radio that my older brother and sisters were listening to, getting up for school in the morning.
@@Oinker-Sploinker you wouldn't believe how happy I was to hear a song so personal and amazing like this one at the end of the movie! i'm happy there is a (small) wave of Badfinger listeners after that movie
Their story is extremely sad. They didn't deserve what happened to them, Two extremely talented men took their life's for someone else's greed. RIP 🙏. Your music will live on forever! Bless you both!
It still hurts today nearly 49 years after Pete Ham took his own life. They should have been millionaires personally. Their US tours were all sellouts that I remember. Their fans loved them and their music. Still got my vinyl records.
There had never been a time in music history that there were so many talented singer song writers in such a short time period, it was a time for a rise in human concencous and if you would look back you would see that all the great music that they made had a message for humanity you add that with what was going on at the time, Veitnam, JFK, BK, MK, Woodstock, 28 club and the list goes on, so much in a short time with the best music ever created im so thankfull i was there
Anyone with me here in June 2020 listening to this classic song???? Never get tired of the hits I grew up with. There will never be anymore songs like this!!!!
Dee Guenveur Appreciate it and I’m sure! I can’t imagine what it was like growing up with this music coming out. Modern music is just terrible and has no meaning.
RIP the three members of Badfinger Pete Ham (April 27, 1947 - April 24, 1975), aged 27 Tom Evans (June 5, 1947 - November 19, 1983), aged 36 Mike Gibbins (March 12, 1949 - October 4, 2005), aged 56 You will always be remembered as legends.
Last night, January 28, 2021, my son and I were on our way to get groceries when this song came on the radio station I just happened to have on in my car...mind you I just turned 61 this Monday, the 25th, and my son is 39...will be 40 this summer...but he immediately started to sing along. I knew all of my kids (and now grandchildren) are pretty versed in a lot of different decades and genres of music, being there is always music playing somewhere in our personal spaces...but it just surprised me that my son was so familiar with this song. Proof that the good stuff lives on!!
Lovely story thank you it made me smile 😊my son will be 37 and he too is a fan because I played only the oldies but goodies and to this day he thanks me for it ❤️🙏 stay safe and healthy
Hey guy, add another musically inter generational family. I’m 72 and was in a band in the early 60’s. Music sustains me and keeps me vital. My older son understands this and has become well versed in the music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. I still play guitar and piano and he plays guitar as well. It has given us that bond that sports give to others.
That's great! There is hope that young people know what real music is!!!!😎❤ Great story, it made me smile!!!!! Badfinger was a GREAT group with great music! They weren't bad looking either!!!!!!💋
@@suzanneprock7286 I'm from Paris. My girlfriend Bridgette at 13 and I graduated from a private school at 16. The next day I asked her to marry me. We learned English by listening to this music. We would go to Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris ( where Jim Morrison is entombed) in the summer. Bridgette would bring a blanket and I would bring a bottle of wine and a radio. My family are owners of (8) Cartier jewelry stores here in Paris. Stay safe Suzanne. André Cartier
Kinda like Jimi Hendrix and the Jimi Hendrix Experience... Didn’t last long but made a huge impact that is still felt and known to this day. Hopefully their music lives on for decades to come.
@@scottgould6590 George Harrison was not in "The Band' per se' but he produced the song and played the slide guitar for this song. Side note, "Bad Finger Boogie" was a song John Lennon had written and Bad Finger as a band, was on the "Apple" table, and "Apple" was The Beatles business.
@@nitwitt50 The story of Badfinger might be the worst or most tragic of all-time for "What could have been?" So talented for their era but completely ripped off of an undetermined amount of wealth and ultimately the lives of two prominent band members.
I thought they disappeared from the face of the earth when I was a teenager. Little did I know their very very sad story. What talents! I still miss them.
This was and is good, but there’s no need to get all “get off my lawn!” There’s a lot of good music out there. If only there was a way to search for it easily and play it.
Seu lá,dizem que um deus existe , não sei onde ...mas não é no nosso tempo pois é muita desgraça .....e força superior não tomar medidas nenhuma,nunca acreditei em divindades , milagres e vejo nossas maravilhas sendo ultrajada ,para ""os deuses isso não é nada" ??
I saw Bad Finger Live in the 70's and they were already on stage performing. The first thing I thought was how damn good they were and that they sounded just like the album its self "Live" as if I just put it on the stereo. Damn good band! ❤
Interesting fact about this song is that Leon Russell (at the invitation of friend/producer George Harrison) played the iconic piano part you hear after listening to the song once through. He said, "I'm ready, roll tape". THAT is what you might call genius. George also plays one part of the harmony slide solo. But that slide and Pete's voice together are magic.
Furthermore in his early career, Russell played with the famous Wrecking Crew and can be found on Beach Boys, Jan&Dean and other recordings. Talent stands strong.
Came here to discover. I heard these songs so many times growing up not knowing Pete Ham was the genius behind these songs. And now finding out he wrote "Without You". Wow!
Pete Ham. One of THE nicest and fairest people you'd ever meet. An incredibly talented band. All screwed over by a greedy human snake. Badfinger is a cautionary tale for all musicians to make SURE to watch your backs when it comes to contracts and 'deals'.
Badfinger's music haunts my life, in a good way. Whenever I think of my youth and the memories of my mind Badfinger's music is the soundtrack. It's just there, bittersweet.
For those of you who may not know "BADFINGER"has never been inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME... It's a damn shame and they deserve better than that...
I remember this song when I was about 12 years old. Then I heard it again in the new Godzilla movie. Brings back those Good Old Memories. I'm 64 now and these Older songs were and still are the BEST!!!❤
I was 16 when this was released. Where the hell has the time gone. One of the best things about the 60’ & 70’ is that there was all sorts of songs in the charts. Country, rock, folk and novelty records all stood a chance. 👍
Real classic and stands the test of time, George Harrison’s touch all over this not many songs can stop what your doing and make you take time to listen 🎸👍
@@cahg3871 that slide guitar was double tracked with Pete Ham and George Harrison both playing slide. This came directly from Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbons when I had an opportunity to talk with him in 1984 and specifically asked him.. 2 master guitarists
This song defined the decade. They were sooo underrated and took too many reamings from their manager. They held their own with any of the “supergroups”. Rest In Peace guys.
Listening to this AGAIN after all these years just takes me back to when music WAS proper music and bands of this class were awesome. There will never be music like this again in my lifetime and I'm so glad I was there the first time around......……...….shit I'm getting old ;)
I was born in '68 and I remember listening to all of this music as a very little kid. I always loved music. When I was 8, I became a drummer. When I was 10, I moved to guitar because I couldn't afford a drum-kit. It's been one heck of a road! When I'm out and about, I hear the current Top 40 played over the speakers at a grocery store, doctor's office, etc., and I absolutely CRINGE. We were so lucky to grow up when music was REAL!
This music era cannot be repeated . Great , great music with irreplaceable musicians . The musical memories are still alive of all this music . Let's keep this music flowing .
@@RainsWorldVegasSlots yep, it's not even a vaccine, experimental gene therapy....I've been doing research and getting my news off reliable sources that tell the truth, unlike the fake media stories that want to keep us living in fear!!!!
I feel so grateful to have found this. My favorite Badfinger song and one of my favorite songs period. The only other video I'd seen of this song to this point was played to them walking around outside. Nothing to do with the song and just pasted together. Now to see an actual live performance-Wow! A very sad ending, but the fact this song holds up so well is a testament to their greatness.
Um. That's lip syncing, not a real live performance. It was the standard practice back in the day. Notice how it sounds exactly like the album, but there's no George Harrison or Leon Russell (or anybody, really) on the piano?
I asked my daughter why she listens to this music and she said cause you and dad did(she's 29now). She says the stuff they have out today is garbage.. very intelligent daughter 😁. Like mother like daughter...lol
My son is 23 him and his girlfriend who is 20 listen to allot of music from the 70s and 80s. They like some modern music but agree that its mostly garbage. 2 years ago I took him to Lynyrd Skynyrd and he had a great time
I dedicate this to my wonderfull wife and my precious dog who died of cancer four days ago. She was with us going on to 14 years and was rescued by the side of a road at ten weeks old. She was my princess.
there was something warm and appealing to one's musical core. A kind of sadness in the lyrics and the riffs that was however somewhat uplifting in its own way. I can see the year 1972 at Christmas and the joy I heard in listening to both Day after day and Baby Blue
alexio murombo You nailed the impact the songs had on us and the time. I was only 7 but a.m. radio was my world from sunup to sundown, because they didn’t broadcast at night. Most didn’t. This kind of song will never happen again. This song reminded me of Eric Clapton. Finding out it was produced by George Harrison, it kinda made sense then.
My tear down rolling down on my face hearing this song, I am 70 now and the teenage good and bad , happy and sorrows moments recall again like a black and white movies 😭
Don't forget 'No Matter What' from the previous album, 'No Dice'. Paul McCartney surely wondered how he didn't write that great tune. Mis-management doomed Badfinger. Even their record label, the Beatles' Apple, didn't get it right, not releasing 'Baby Blue' as a single in the UK. Prior to becoming Badfinger (possibly named after John Lennon's 'Badfinger Boogie') the band was named The Iveys, and they had a major hit with 'Maybe Tomorrow'. As Badfinger their debut hit was 'Come and Get It', a Paul McCartney composition. But the band did pen 'Without You'...though Harry Nilsson had the hit with it and to this day seemingly everyone is of the belief that - possibly because he was a renowned songwriter - the tune was his. So overall the band did get some exposure and chart action. But bad management not only proved to be their downfall, but as you likely know, led to the suicide of singer /guitarist Pete Ham and bassist/singer Tom Evans.
This hit the US top 40 a week before Christmas in 1971 and would be their third straight top 10 single (peaked at #4) The memories of that time are still fresh and clear.
@@lindarenninger5829 I remember it like yesterday. Yes life was also ordinary but brilliant thanks to the music. I very seldom missed Casey Kasem's top 40 countdowns back then.
I been lessing to this since when I was 12 back in 1971 I thank God for give me the chance to het 63 years old this give me the child's good memories of my hood wen we were young thank you lord thanks TH-camrs
This song has a special meaning to me: It was a weekend [Friday night] during Winter, 1972 [probably late January or early February] and I was driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles along I-15. it was a full moon out when I was just past Victorville, and I was thinking how beautiful the area was because there had just been a recent light snow still on the ground on either side of the freeway and it looked all silvery in the full moonlight. I was driving my wonderful 1964 Buick Special Deluxe 2-Dr HdTp and the very recent hit, _Day After Day_ by Badfinger was playing on the [AM] radio. I just remember the beauty of the snow on the ground with listening to this song. Just a memory I will never forget.
Listening to this breaks my heart in about a million pieces. The world can never pay back the debt owed these guys. Goddammit. How could so much accomplishment and hard work become a source of such deep, devastating, soul crushing pain for them? They deserved better than life gave them. May perpetual light shine upon them.
Tom was my bandmate in Liverpool for close on 4 years.
So heartbreaking!
Straight Up and No Dice were both such great albums. They were once referred to as the second Beatles and then their future was cut short by tragic events. But they left a legacy of great songs for generations to come. In the late 60s and early 70s, No Matter What,
Baby Blue, Day After Day, absolutely dominated radio stations. Two of my personal favorites were Perfection and Without You.
Long Live Badfinger
Yeah they got ripped off for sure. The ones who did it got there's in the end though
@@sammundy5790 Did they? I never heard anything about the karma they deserved!
50 years later, and I am still loving this song and this band!
Me to. I have the 45. I'm 61. I can still see my youth, I wish I could go back. Best wishes to you.
@@philmullins136 Yes. Take me back there, Lord!
Verdadeiramente linda essa música e banda 😍
I've got the 45 also with an apple design label. Just like the Beatles.
It can't be 50 years, can it? God, I feel old!lol
Who’s listening to this in 2023? I remember when it hit the AM radio in 1972. Couldn’t wait to buy the 45 ❤️☮️
AFN in West-Berlin...almost every Night....♥
I was 13
I remember!!!❤
I had this on a 45 in 8th grade.
I am in 2024
When you hear a song over 40 years later and you get a chill down your spine, that's one helluva song.
Yep
m dogg man right! That drummer is doing nice things!
I heard this on a horror movie a few months ago, that's how I got here
Too bloody right mate it's a ripper track
every time I hear that slide, yes, chills. Beauty song ( along with " Baby Blue"
One of the all time great bands. Because of a series of tragic events, never got the full recognition they deserved.
So true
💯
yes indeed you said it all in a few words . Along with the Small Faces , just first class trailblazers . Sad endings seem an integral part of great music History . Theres was tragic . Steve Marriots was just plain awful . You have to wonder how long the memory's can last . I went to extreme metal to leave the heartbreak behind . Cheers / Ancient Metal Guy .
@@christianauerbach9845 This used to blast in my older sister's work...a "new age" indoor gym and pool (just outside of DC) where the serioulsy big, super-muscular gay guys protected us from dark energy (circa 1977). An alcohol and drug blasted time...but we were giants. The music....
hey I make myself cry when I perform it . Cheers from The Ancient Metal Guy
That one little span of 10 years 70-80 was the greatest decade to be a kid! Man i miss those days but feel blessed to have lived in that time that can never be again. The music, the friends, the tv shows and blockbuster summer movies,,the dawn til dusk adventures on my lime green banana seat hot rod with the 3 inch slick tire on the back tire that could take me anywhere i wanted to go.. oh yeah i cant leave out the six million dollar man,and the "night stalker" on friday nights !! Lol!
Be still my heart. ❤️ I miss that decade, too! I tell everyone how great it was to be a kid in the 70s. I am circa. 1964. I still feel like a kid inside. 😊
@@reneemoriconi7003 66 is when my journey began. Unfortunately for both of us we got cell phones instead of time machines but I agree I still feel young inside! Thanks for the reply! I feel bad for the ones who never experienced the awesome 70's..
@@jIMwILLIAMS-im7kk ...There will never be another decade like the 70's.
Those that bad mouth it, didn't know how great it was. Loves were won & loves were lost.
We have all given our love to some one. This song brings back so many memories...both of happiness and sadness. It hurts losing our first true love.
I will never forget my first true love.."Every day, my mind is all around you...Day after Day."
I was like a kid in a candy store when I stumbled across the entire Night Stalker series on DVD. Darin McGavin didn't look like he aged a day between the Night Stalker episodes, and Christmas Story.
Better still was the 60s and 70s.serious....😊😊😊😊😊😊
Born in 1963. I remember when this all over the radio way back when.
Yes, me too, I was only in the 2nd grade and still remember it too on the radio that my older brother and sisters were listening to, getting up for school in the morning.
Born 1 year after King Kong vs Godzilla and now they play it at the ending of Godzilla x Kong
Me, too! Great song.
Ditto
@@Oinker-Sploinker you wouldn't believe how happy I was to hear a song so personal and amazing like this one at the end of the movie! i'm happy there is a (small) wave of Badfinger listeners after that movie
I wanna go back to the ‘70s so much!!!
Yep!
We lived during the best times ever, and I mean ever.
You have just crossed-over into the Twilight Zone.....🎶🎵💤🥁🎸👽💤🎶🎵
Me too
@@FrankArce-rk1bz End Times. $atans power grows. Everything is being ruined.
Timeless classic. Loved Badfinger as a little kid, still love their sound 50 yrs later.
mee too boss. I bought their music in 1971 and 1972.
Same here, first single I ever bought, was with my mom in a department store back in '72.
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Lo máximo Yo con un radio pequeño saludos desde Costa Rica
I live for today, but I do miss the 70's....
Their story is extremely sad. They didn't deserve what happened to them, Two extremely talented men took their life's for someone else's greed. RIP 🙏. Your music will live on forever! Bless you both!
I thought the very same thing before I scrolled to comments.
It still hurts today nearly 49 years after Pete Ham took his own life. They should have been millionaires personally. Their US tours were all sellouts that I remember. Their fans loved them and their music. Still got my vinyl records.
😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤
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AM radio staple from my childhood.
There will never be a time with music like this ever again....so glad I grew up in that era of musicians
I agree!
I'll second that!!
There had never been a time in music history that there were so many talented singer song writers in such a short time period, it was a time for a rise in human concencous and if you would look back you would see that all the great music that they made had a message for humanity you add that with what was going on at the time, Veitnam, JFK, BK, MK, Woodstock, 28 club and the list goes on, so much in a short time with the best music ever created im so thankfull i was there
i agree also
So am I! Great music!
Anyone with me here in June 2020 listening to this classic song???? Never get tired of the hits I grew up with. There will never be anymore songs like this!!!!
Dam'n I'm Old!
Marshall Chilton I envy you guys! I’m 16 and love this music. I was born at the wrong time for sure
@@JamesDea45 at least you can listen to the music we remember growing up...great times and lots of memories too!!! Enjoy !!
Dee Guenveur Appreciate it and I’m sure! I can’t imagine what it was like growing up with this music coming out. Modern music is just terrible and has no meaning.
NEVER !!!! Sad that genius such a this is rare. RIP guys.
RIP the three members of Badfinger
Pete Ham (April 27, 1947 - April 24, 1975), aged 27
Tom Evans (June 5, 1947 - November 19, 1983), aged 36
Mike Gibbins (March 12, 1949 - October 4, 2005), aged 56
You will always be remembered as legends.
Such a sad story.
and Jimmy Savile (31 October 1926 - 29 October 2011) age 84
These poor guys had such a sad backstory😪. They got robbed!!!!!!!!!
@@karenlanga707 Imagine how many more great songs Pete Ham could have given to the world had he not committed Suicide.
RIP George Harrison
Last night, January 28, 2021, my son and I were on our way to get groceries when this song came on the radio station I just happened to have on in my car...mind you I just turned 61 this Monday, the 25th, and my son is 39...will be 40 this summer...but he immediately started to sing along. I knew all of my kids (and now grandchildren) are pretty versed in a lot of different decades and genres of music, being there is always music playing somewhere in our personal spaces...but it just surprised me that my son was so familiar with this song. Proof that the good stuff lives on!!
Lovely story thank you it made me smile 😊my son will be 37 and he too is a fan because I played only the oldies but goodies and to this day he thanks me for it ❤️🙏 stay safe and healthy
Hey guy, add another musically inter generational family. I’m 72 and was in a band in the early 60’s. Music sustains me and keeps me vital. My older son understands this and has become well versed in the music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. I still play guitar and piano and he plays guitar as well. It has given us that bond that sports give to others.
Great comment
That's great! There is hope that young people know what real music is!!!!😎❤ Great story, it made me smile!!!!! Badfinger was a GREAT group with great music! They weren't bad looking either!!!!!!💋
So cool!
It's so hard to imagine that this song is almost 50 years old . Seems like yesterday to me in so many ways .
I know what you mean, great music is timeless.
@Debbie Scott
Every song they came out with was a hit, and in the early 70's , they all became an important part of my life .
@@andrecartier8126 Just graduated from sixth grade, I remember all of their wonderful songs. Such a tragedy.
@@suzanneprock7286
I'm from Paris. My girlfriend Bridgette at 13 and I graduated from a private school at 16. The next day I asked her to marry me. We learned English by listening to this music. We would go to Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris ( where Jim Morrison is entombed) in the summer. Bridgette would bring a blanket and I would bring a bottle of wine and a radio. My family are owners of (8) Cartier jewelry stores here in Paris. Stay safe Suzanne.
André Cartier
@@andrecartier8126 And you as well! Sounds like you knew how to have a good time and had an ear for great music.
Sounds as crisp and clean as the day it was released. Never again have music like this, just priceless. Thank you Bad Finger
Indeed . Ancient Metal Guy .
This was my wedding first dance song. 1991. Love this song. The George Harrison steel guitar solo- so beautiful!
2024 here. Remember when music was real. Great band, sad ending
Said it right to bad that things aren't as good as they used yo be
I remember
Wish we could go back in time and redo the last 50 years....
Please 😢
Welp with trump in office now we are going back in time
@@fablecio I agree with you . Things were different 2 years ago when I posted that
Face it man, this is one of the best songs of our lifetime. These guys sure made their mark in rock music.
Kinda like Jimi Hendrix and the Jimi Hendrix Experience... Didn’t last long but made a huge impact that is still felt and known to this day. Hopefully their music lives on for decades to come.
In more ways than one... Pete Ham and Tom Evans wrote another timeless classic covered by over 180 acts... Without You!
@@joymiller338 Both would be millionaires today
And this band was so screwed over record executives and managers, it was criminal what was done to these guys.
@Clarke Wendt “Properly screwed?” Hmmmmm......
Alguém ouvindo essa música linda em 2024 que marcou época!!!!!!que saudade ❤❤❤❤❤
Hvala
Pena que esta banda teve uma história triste...!
Alguem mais aí lembrou de Tente outra vez, Raul Seixas?
What a beautiful and perfect pop song! Also, George Harrison's guitar style is so recognisable! This is a ten out of ten!
Ten and beyond..🇨🇦
Also playing George’s guitar
Never knew Harrison played in this band. Mind you I was only 7 in 72.
@@scottgould6590 George Harrison was not in "The Band' per se' but he produced the song and played the slide guitar for this song. Side note, "Bad Finger Boogie" was a song John Lennon had written and Bad Finger as a band, was on the "Apple" table, and "Apple" was The Beatles business.
Wow I did think this was George Harrison!
I am here in July 2020 still loving this it will never get old
Amen
You could listen to this Day After Day? 😉
I am here in August 2020, I loved their songs especially, Come and Get It.
@@nitwitt50 The story of Badfinger might be the worst or most tragic of all-time for "What could have been?" So talented for their era but completely ripped off of an undetermined amount of wealth and ultimately the lives of two prominent band members.
@@nitwitt50 me, too, August 12, 2020!
My husband and I danced our first dance to this song 31 years ago and hearing it now still makes me cry happy tears! What a song!
1991?
I just wrote similar on Small Faces site only it was 55 years ago for me to Tin Soldier . Cheers The Ancient Metal Guy .
This song is ageless. Never gets old just better.
great song, great band.....it's a real shame the tragedy these guys endured.....imagine if they were still around.
+thomas zambelli Yeah i love this band .They were the first band signed for Apple records .The next Beatles, or as close to you can get.
May their souls rests in peace, in place where nobody would duped them of their hard-earned earnings, and hoping their manager would rot in hell.
like the beatles sounds like the beatles
They were going to be the next Beatles. I agree their story is so tragic.
so very sad what happened to them, they were an amazing and underrated band.
These guys should be in the rock and roll hall of fame like everyone else
More so, some shouldnt be there at all. Real songwriters w such a tragic life
Fuck the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It means nothing.
There are all kinds already in there ,who don't deserve to be.
Got that right 👍
Fuck the hall of fame.
Born in the 60s raised in the 70s this was my music.
Born in the 50's raised in the 60's...went to Woodstock in 69....in my mind I'm still somewhere in the 60's(and I'm in my 60;s)
Me as well
i was born in the 1890s and i only like sha bop bop music
@@mustangmikep51 never leave
I heart this song when 1 was 14th n now 1m 64 years old n still hear day after day song..lm so happy..tq tq tq badfingers
I thought they disappeared from the face of the earth when I was a teenager. Little did I know their very very sad story. What talents! I still miss them.
Such a sad story. We're lucky to have this
What memories that song brings back.
When this song came out my mom would have me 7 months later!! It takes me back to when time was simple!!
I'm only 36 and prefer this kind of music over 99% of today's garbage.
You’re a man of discernment and taste. You know good songwriting.
At 62 I still like this song
This was and is good, but there’s no need to get all “get off my lawn!” There’s a lot of good music out there. If only there was a way to search for it easily and play it.
Totalmente de acuerdo. Te felicito.
Seu lá,dizem que um deus existe , não sei onde ...mas não é no nosso tempo pois é muita desgraça .....e força superior não tomar medidas nenhuma,nunca acreditei em divindades , milagres e vejo nossas maravilhas sendo ultrajada ,para ""os deuses isso não é nada" ??
The classic 70's song.
So glad my teenager years were in those fabulous 60s !
These dudes sure had great singing voices. I remember this playing on the radio when I was a young teen.
esp the wimmin singing the harmony ahh... ahhh... no where to be seen in the video
There is not one song I don't love by these guys, so freaking sad. They were the best.
Paul McCartney composed it, maybe that's why......sadly they couldn't handle the fame and pressures and demands of the music business.
@@bigcatdaddy76016 actually their manager screwed them out of their money and stuff happened after that.
You're right Anita , every song on the album was a hit. Not embarrassed to say it puts tears in my eyes even now. And I was a big bad marine.
May Stan Polly rot in hell!!!!!
Same : ((
Still on my playlist , 50 years later. Never get old hearing this song.
I saw Bad Finger Live in the 70's and they were already on stage performing. The first thing I thought was how damn good they were and that they sounded just like the album its self "Live" as if I just put it on the stereo. Damn good band! ❤
Smiles, how are you doing?
Interesting fact about this song is that Leon Russell (at the invitation of friend/producer George Harrison) played the iconic piano part you hear after listening to the song once through. He said, "I'm ready, roll tape". THAT is what you might call genius. George also plays one part of the harmony slide solo. But that slide and Pete's voice together are magic.
Never knew that!! Great stuff!!
@@RJ-qh1iw Indeed George on the slide guitar. Unmistacable!
Thanks for sharing...
Furthermore in his early career, Russell played with the famous Wrecking Crew and can be found on Beach Boys, Jan&Dean and other recordings. Talent stands strong.
Luv, luv, luv this band. I cherish the memories i have around their music.
My golden old days. Thank you.
Both of them
Badfinger still rocks - in our memories.
What an incredibly underrated songwriter Peter Ham was.
Not by those who know.
Yeah, McCartney was a fairly decent songwriter.
YES..
@@stankyfinger62857 Exactly! This was a Paul McCartney song.
Pete wrote and performed this tune!
Came here to discover. I heard these songs so many times growing up not knowing Pete Ham was the genius behind these songs. And now finding out he wrote "Without You". Wow!
Pete Ham. One of THE nicest and fairest people you'd ever meet. An incredibly talented band. All screwed over by a greedy human snake. Badfinger is a cautionary tale for all musicians to make SURE to watch your backs when it comes to contracts and 'deals'.
One of the best songs from the 70s!
Hello Kathleen, How are you doing?
I'm a68 years old man and this song was awesome and so easy to Understand 😂😂
The harmony that these guys had was unbelievable. Another timeless song.
Savor this. It doesn't get any better!
Badfinger's music haunts my life, in a good way. Whenever I think of my youth and the memories of my mind Badfinger's music is the soundtrack. It's just there, bittersweet.
What a GREAT drummer! Such sublime harmonies, lovely lyrics - just one of the best songs ever made.
They literally don't write songs like this anymore. Such a beautiful song .
Hello friend, how are you doing today??
@@willieroll2865 Not so bad..a bit miffed at all of this Covid nonsense.
@@gracesmith3914 oh yea, where are you from?
@@willieroll2865 From sunny (well sunny ish) Cornwall.
@@gracesmith3914 oh I'm from Miami FL, I'll like us to know more about each other and share more music experiences
The greatest time to grow up was the late 60's 70's and 80's no question was the greatest
I remember hear this song as a young boy and liking how the music sounded
I love this song so much. It brings tears to my eyes. ❤😊
Each classic song I can appreciate every time I hear it.
Bad Finger still cut it today because they were BRILLIANT!!!
It's a tragedy what happened to them!!
For those of you who may not know "BADFINGER"has never been inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME... It's a damn shame and they deserve better than that...
I agree.
Badfinger. What a talented band.
I remember this song when I was about 12 years old. Then I heard it again in the new Godzilla movie. Brings back those Good Old Memories. I'm 64 now and these Older songs were and still are the BEST!!!❤
Never gets old. Here I am listening to this master piece in 2025
I was 16 when this was released. Where the hell has the time gone. One of the best things about the 60’ & 70’ is that there was all sorts of songs in the charts. Country, rock, folk and novelty records all stood a chance. 👍
Real classic and stands the test of time, George Harrison’s touch all over this not many songs can stop what your doing and make you take time to listen 🎸👍
yep. George played that beautiful slide solo, gives me the chills
That slide guitar work has George Harrison’s finger prints all over it.👍
@@cahg3871 that slide guitar was double tracked with Pete Ham and George Harrison both playing slide.
This came directly from Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbons when I had an opportunity to talk with him in 1984 and specifically asked him.. 2 master guitarists
I WAS IN 6TH GRADE, FIRST HEARING THIS AWESOME SONG ❣️ SO BAD 2 THE MAX ❣️
The greatest era of/for rock. Glad I lived through it.
This song defined the decade. They were sooo underrated and took too many reamings from their manager. They held their own with any of the “supergroups”. Rest In Peace guys.
underrated is an over rated term .
@@glennhfriedman4571 so is thoughts and prayers
One of the greatest songs ever.
This and 'Baby Blue' were massive hits in the States.
Listening to this AGAIN after all these years just takes me back to when music WAS proper music and bands of this class were awesome. There will never be music like this again in my lifetime and I'm so glad I was there the first time around......……...….shit I'm getting old ;)
Yes born in 1963
I was born in '68 and I remember listening to all of this music as a very little kid. I always loved music. When I was 8, I became a drummer. When I was 10, I moved to guitar because I couldn't afford a drum-kit. It's been one heck of a road! When I'm out and about, I hear the current Top 40 played over the speakers at a grocery store, doctor's office, etc., and I absolutely CRINGE. We were so lucky to grow up when music was REAL!
We are ALL getting old ! My child turned 33 today ! THAT is how you know you are old.
@@srfoy6493 How old is old?
@@jqsant5324 Fifty-three ! I have eight grandchildren !
Day after Day and Baby Blue will stand the test of time as true classics.
This music era cannot be repeated . Great , great music with irreplaceable musicians .
The musical memories are still alive of all this music .
Let's keep this music flowing .
Day after day dealing with the pandemic who else is listening to this song in 2021
It’s not a Pandemic it’s a plandemic. They didn’t bring the vaccine in for covid they brought in covid for the vaccine . Time to do some research
I am....
@@audhusa1634 b
@@RainsWorldVegasSlots yep, it's not even a vaccine, experimental gene therapy....I've been doing research and getting my news off reliable sources that tell the truth, unlike the fake media stories that want to keep us living in fear!!!!
Listen to it regularly
The vocal harmonies are fantastic.
I feel so grateful to have found this. My favorite Badfinger song and one of my favorite songs period. The only other video I'd seen of this song to this point was played to them walking around outside. Nothing to do with the song and just pasted together. Now to see an actual live performance-Wow! A very sad ending, but the fact this song holds up so well is a testament to their greatness.
Um. That's lip syncing, not a real live performance. It was the standard practice back in the day. Notice how it sounds exactly like the album, but there's no George Harrison or Leon Russell (or anybody, really) on the piano?
@@tomharvey6961 yeah thats a ghost on the piano
and the ladies singing the harmony are hiding behind the amps....
@@kenwittlief255
To speak nothing of the two acoustic guitars we hear.
It would not have been the '70s without this CLASSIC.
I asked my daughter why she listens to this music and she said cause you and dad did(she's 29now). She says the stuff they have out today is garbage.. very intelligent daughter 😁. Like mother like daughter...lol
My son is 23 him and his girlfriend who is 20 listen to allot of music from the 70s and 80s. They like some modern music but agree that its mostly garbage. 2 years ago I took him to Lynyrd Skynyrd and he had a great time
My daughter listens to my old stuff, took me to a Journey concert for my birthday present!
How lovely.
Absolutely good parenting
First listened to Day After Day in the seventies. One of the best rock songs. Thank you for the musci, Badfinger.
Pete Ham incredible talent the 70's good times!!
I dedicate this to my wonderfull wife and my precious dog who died of cancer four days ago. She was with us going on to 14 years and was rescued by the side of a road at ten weeks old. She was my princess.
A song the really defined the times.
I remember this 45 spinning around on the RCA Victor day after day. It has not lost any of its appeal. A timeless song.
I can feel my soul drifting back in time ...
Billy Amundson ... I know exactly what you mean... what a great song....
Me too, I was in grade school, but feels like yesterday!
Why'd you have to remind me it's over 40 years!? These kids nowadays really don't know what Great music is!
there was something warm and appealing to one's musical core. A kind of sadness in the lyrics and the riffs that was however somewhat uplifting in its own way. I can see the year 1972 at Christmas and the joy I heard in listening to both Day after day and Baby Blue
alexio murombo You nailed the impact the songs had on us and the time. I was only 7 but a.m. radio was my world from sunup to sundown, because they didn’t broadcast at night. Most didn’t. This kind of song will never happen again. This song reminded me of Eric Clapton. Finding out it was produced by George Harrison, it kinda made sense then.
alexio absolutely so true! I also loved those two songs! Still love them today
I remember listening to those songs in 72 also, great music
not forgetting ''No Matter What' which I thought their best, even Lennon & McCartney rated Badfinger as one of the best of all time
@@brookswade5774 ~ Where did you live at the time? AM radio broadcast in my city all night long in '72.
One of the most beautiful and melodic song ever.
I love their songs during my younger years.
Essa é a música que vale a pena ser ouvida mil vezes por dia
Far as I’m concerned they got iall we could give them..we should be proud of ourselves..we could not perform miracles although we tried🥲🥲🇨🇦
Meu DEUS quanto tempo eu não ouvia essa lindíssima canção quanta saudade da minha adolescência anos 70 💔😭👏❤👍💞
My tear down rolling down on my face hearing this song, I am 70 now and the teenage good and bad , happy and sorrows moments recall again like a black and white movies 😭
Such a tragedy that two of them took their own lives. Sad story of a great band.
Day After Day and Baby Blue are the epitome of harmonic classic rock, surprised that Badfinger and their songs didn't get notoriety it deserves.
Don't forget 'No Matter What' from the previous album, 'No Dice'. Paul McCartney surely wondered how he didn't write that great tune.
Mis-management doomed Badfinger. Even their record label, the Beatles' Apple, didn't get it right, not releasing 'Baby Blue' as a single in the UK.
Prior to becoming Badfinger (possibly named after John Lennon's 'Badfinger Boogie') the band was named The Iveys, and they had a major hit with 'Maybe Tomorrow'. As Badfinger their debut hit was 'Come and Get It', a Paul McCartney composition. But the band did pen 'Without You'...though Harry Nilsson had the hit with it and to this day seemingly everyone is of the belief that - possibly because he was a renowned songwriter - the tune was his. So overall the band did get some exposure and chart action. But bad management not only proved to be their downfall, but as you likely know, led to the suicide of singer /guitarist Pete Ham and bassist/singer Tom Evans.
@@MrCherryJuice wow didn't know they wrote "without you "
@@MrCherryJuice No Matter What was named by Jason Sudeikis in Horrible Bosses 2
One of my favourite songs from about 71 it brings back great memories of England on the channel coast....
This hit the US top 40 a week before Christmas in 1971 and would be their third straight top 10 single (peaked at #4) The memories of that time are still fresh and clear.
Omg... 50 years ago! When I was 15.... I feel so fortunate to have had such a magnificent soundtrack for my ordinary yet brilliant life.
@@lindarenninger5829 I remember it like yesterday. Yes life was also ordinary but brilliant thanks to the music. I very seldom missed Casey Kasem's top 40 countdowns back then.
For me too! Was in Grade 10 then in fall Grade 11. I would have been 14 then 15 in the fall. Brings back so many cool memories!
I been lessing to this since when I was 12 back in 1971 I thank God for give me the chance to het 63 years old this give me the child's good memories of my hood wen we were young thank you lord thanks TH-camrs
This song has a special meaning to me: It was a weekend [Friday night] during Winter, 1972 [probably late January or early February] and I was driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles along I-15. it was a full moon out when I was just past Victorville, and I was thinking how beautiful the area was because there had just been a recent light snow still on the ground on either side of the freeway and it looked all silvery in the full moonlight. I was driving my wonderful 1964 Buick Special Deluxe 2-Dr HdTp and the very recent hit, _Day After Day_ by Badfinger was playing on the [AM] radio. I just remember the beauty of the snow on the ground with listening to this song. Just a memory I will never forget.
Precious Memories ❤
Badfinger. Great Band. 2020/03/21 00:22 GMT Greetings from Chile.
Another great hit by this band they really deserve recognition, for their music 🎶 🎵 that they brought to us🎉🎉
This is the kind of music I was raised on
No Matter What and Baby Blue were both classics as well. Great riffs from a great band!!