Entertainment Trivia

[CGM]

OK, here's some more Clapton.

He and George Harrison were good friends. Name a Beatles song written and sung by Harrison in which Clapton had a prominent role, and name a Cream song written and sung by Clapton in which Harrison had a prominent role.

i) While My Guitar Gently Weeps

ii) Badge? Wasn't Harrison the one who misread "bridge" - "it's called badge, is it?"

Yep. Not sure what you mean by misread, but Harrison played that repeating guitar bit (riff I guess you could call it) in the Badge bridge.

OK the floor is wide open if anyone has any trivia questions to ask.

[bcollins]

OK, here's some more Clapton.

He and George Harrison were good friends. Name a Beatles song written and sung by Harrison in which Clapton had a prominent role, and name a Cream song written and sung by Clapton in which Harrison had a prominent role.

i) While My Guitar Gently Weeps

ii) Badge? Wasn't Harrison the one who misread "bridge" - "it's called badge, is it?"

Yep. Not sure what you mean by misread, but Harrison played that repeating guitar bit (riff I guess you could call it) in the Badge bridge.

OK the floor is wide open if anyone has any trivia questions to ask.

I thought I saw an interview with Clapton years ago where he talked about having a written arrangement for the song on a table, with various parts labeled (verse, chorus, etc.) The label "bridge" happened to be at the top of a page, and when Harrison came in, he thought it read Badge. I could be way off, though - I've lost many a brain cell along the way

[CGM]

The final studio work for his most famous song was completed Dec 8 1967, one day before his death in a plane crash. Thus he never saw a dime from this mega hit single.

[CFH]

The final studio work for his most famous song was completed Dec 8 1967, one day before his death in a plane crash. Thus he never saw a dime from this mega hit single.

My first thought was Jim Croce, but I'm not confident.

[CGM]

The final studio work for his most famous song was completed Dec 8 1967, one day before his death in a plane crash. Thus he never saw a dime from this mega hit single.

My first thought was Jim Croce, but I'm not confident.

nope, most of Croce's hits were in the early '70s. good guess though

[CGM]

The final studio work for his most famous song was completed Dec 8 1967, one day before his death in a plane crash. Thus he never saw a dime from this mega hit single.

bump. CutMeMick would have got this right off. Here's a hint. He was black, just sang (played no instruments) and he had a few hits, but none as big as the one in the question.

[X]

Marvin Gaye??

[CFH]

Marvin Gaye??

He was shot by his own father I believe.

[CGM]

Marvin Gaye??

Nope, Marvin Gaye was shot by his father during an argument, in 1984.

p.s. missed CFH's reply

[CFH]

I was curious so I googled the answer. I had no idea that that individual died that way or before that song came out. Very interesting.

[JazMerkin]

The final studio work for his most famous song was completed Dec 8 1967, one day before his death in a plane crash. Thus he never saw a dime from this mega hit single.

I'm pretty sure this is Otis Redding, although I'm going off a memory of my Dad telling me about this bit of trivia, so I may have mixed people up

[CGM]

The final studio work for his most famous song was completed Dec 8 1967, one day before his death in a plane crash. Thus he never saw a dime from this mega hit single.

I'm pretty sure this is Otis Redding, although I'm going off a memory of my Dad telling me about this bit of trivia, so I may have mixed people up

We have a winner!

[Diane]

i) While My Guitar Gently Weeps

ii) Badge? Wasn't Harrison the one who misread "bridge" - "it's called badge, is it?"

Yep. Not sure what you mean by misread, but Harrison played that repeating guitar bit (riff I guess you could call it) in the Badge bridge.

OK the floor is wide open if anyone has any trivia questions to ask.

I thought I saw an interview with Clapton years ago where he talked about having a written arrangement for the song on a table, with various parts labeled (verse, chorus, etc.) The label "bridge" happened to be at the top of a page, and when Harrison came in, he thought it read Badge. I could be way off, though - I've lost many a brain cell along the way

That is the correct story. Your brain cells are working just fine.

I love that song btw.