YMMV / Badfinger

• Covered Up:
  • Did you know "Without You" was a Badfinger song (from No Dice)? Didn't think so. Harry Nilsson had a #1 hit with his version in 1972 (he said he heard the Badfinger version at a party and initially assumed it was an obscure Beatles song he'd never heard before), Mariah Carey also had a huge hit with it in 1994, and there are hundreds of other covers.
  • In turn, although their version of "Come and Get It" was the first to be released, Paul McCartney wrote and demoed it while a member of The Beatles. McCartney's demo was eventually released as a Beatles recording on Anthology 3, although he performed all the instruments and vocals himself.
• First Installment Wins: Some fans prefer the Pete Ham era, while others like the 1979-81 era band.
• Tear Jerker:
  • After Pete Ham's death in 1975, Bob Jackson wrote a song called I Won't Forget You. It is arguably a very touching tribute to Ham. Evans' suicide in 1983 makes this song also Harsher in Hindsight.
  • The band's story in general, which is in the running for the most tragic in pop music history.

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