♫ Day After Day ♫

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The last time I played this was back in 2021 after a conversation with Clive.  It seems ripe for a reblog, don’t you think?

Badfinger was a British rock band from Swansea, Wales, that evolved from an earlier group called The Iveys, formed in 1961, which became the first group signed by the Beatles’ Apple label in 1968.  Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: Come and Get It (written and produced by Paul McCartney, 1970), No Matter What (produced by Mal Evans, 1970), Day After Day (produced by George Harrison, 1971), and Baby Blue (produced by Todd Rundgren, 1972).  Of those, my favourite is No Matter What, but I’ve played that one recently, so tonight I’ll go with my next favourite, Day After Day.

Badfinger guitarist Peter Ham wrote this song, which was their highest charting song (#4) in the U.S. George Harrison produced this song and played guitar on it. The year before, members of Badfinger played on Harrison’s first solo album, All Things Must Pass. Harrison then started producing Badfinger’s Straight Up album, but midway through got sidetracked organizing the Concert for Bangla Desh, which Badfinger played as part of his backing band. Todd Rundgren was brought in to finish the album.

When Badfinger signed on with Apple Records, it seemed like a good place to hitch their wagon, but it ended up being disastrous. The Straight Up album did very well thanks to Day After Day and Baby Blue, but Apple was in such disarray that Badfinger had to leave the label soon after. They recorded one more album for Apple before signing with Warner Bros., and ended up in disputes with both labels that froze their finances in 1975 and kept them from recording.  As a result, tragically Peter Ham committed suicide on April 24, 1975.

This song hit #4 in the U.S., #2 in Canada, and #10 in the UK.

Day After Day
Badfinger

I remember finding out about you
Every day my mind is all around you
Looking out from my lonely room
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you

I remember holding you while you sleep
Every day, I feel the tears that you weep
Looking out from my lonely gloom
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you

Looking out from my lonely gloom
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you

I remember finding out about you
Every day my mind is all around you
Looking out from my lonely room
Day after day
Bring it home, baby, make it soon
I give my love to you

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Peter Ham
Day After Day lyrics © Apple Publishing Ltd., The Estate For Peter William Ham, Apple Publ Ltd

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40 thoughts on “♫ Day After Day ♫”

  1. Hi. Jill I have a different feeling on the song than some of your commenters. When I first started reading the post, my heart was starting to sink. Another love song about a man and a woman. Nothing wrong with that, but as a gay man in a relationship that recently had crossed to starting the 34th year together, I get a bit tired of love songs always being about opposite sex couples. Yes the majority of couples are man / woman but also a lot are man / man or woman / woman, and we like to see ourselves in society also, especially at a time when so many red states are trying to wipe us out of society completely.

    Imagine my complete surprise when I heard the song, watched the video of four guys, and read the lyrics. Not one mention of a woman. Seriously, listen to the song but remove any preconceived ideas and it could be about a gay couple, a gay teen looking to find the person they want to be with. My misgivings turned to joy. How nice to hear a song I could relate to as a same-sex love song. Thank you Jill. In this war against people like me, you gave me a smile, you gave me a song that might be inclusive of gay guys. Loves, hugs. Scottie

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    • Scottie … you have opened my eyes! I had never before thought about how exclusionary music is, how most songs automatically assume that ‘love’ is between a man and a woman. Thank you for making me think about that. Surely there must be some gay songwriters out there, but they seem to stay within the confines of what society deems as “normal” … a word I’ve come to despise!

      I’m happy that I could bring a smile to your face with this song, even though inadvertently! And thank you for giving me pause to stop and think. Hugs ‘n love

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  3. In your next post you lament about how will we get through the current political dissension. The answer precedes your question lol.
    Stay passionate day by day. You are doing good work, one starfish at a time is just tedious but super effective.

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  5. Jill, you give us so much joy with those oldies. I don‘t remember even having ever heard the name nor any of their music. But I love to read the stories of their songs, the stories behind them, tidbits of their lives. And from the comments I see that your listeners and readers have something to say which is an additional bonus for me.

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    • Awwww … I’m so happy that you enjoy them, Kiki!!! Like you, I really enjoy the background trivia behind the songs … I love doing these music posts because I learn so much that I never knew before … plus, it takes me away from the political darkness for just a few minutes!

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  6. This is a very sad song, but it never actually says why. The singer says he has a love, but yet he is lonely. The listener is left to assume he discovered she was cheating on him, but he cannot come to terms with that. The music is nice, it is always good to hear George on guitar. But this song goes nowhere for me…

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    • I always thought she was away on business, or maybe recovering in the hospital. I don’t know, though. I got more that he is waiting for her to get back home from wherever.

      And yes, the music of this is just wonderful.

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      • Male/female thinking, eh, Ali? My mind immediately jumped to her gaving left nim for good, and him pining for her as most guts do after a break-up. (We guys hate being rejected!)

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        • Well, a few minutes later after turning off the puter, it occurred to me that one or the other of them could have been in the hospital, even a mental institution (which existed then,) due to a breakup! So it took me a little longer to get to where you are. But, yes, male/female thinking; at the time that song was new, female empowerment and independence was a sort of new thing, and I went with the away-on-business premise.
          Ah, well. It’s a pretty song to hear, even with less than happy lyrics!

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      • I’m not liking much these days. The Australia referendum disappointed me. The Hew Zealand elections dusappointed me. The Hamas attack and 5he Israeli response serioys disappointed me. Lieing Canadian polls disappointed me. Our illystrioys Premier 9f Alberta amazes me how stupid she is, ahd Gail’s leg is still super-swollen a week after surgery. My medical ussues are flaring up a bunch at the same time. And SiSi is scratching me to the point of drawing bloob because she wants to fight, not just play! Life is hell right now. I need a dose of goid news, all around the world — but there seems to be little to tell.
        I want a new world to live on!!!!!

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        • I hear you and although I don’t have your problems, I have my own and feel much the same as you. A new world would be good … but only if it didn’t have the same problems or worse that this world has. I’m so sorry you and Gail are both still under the weather. When does Gail go back to the doc? Take care and I’m thinking of you both.

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          • Because the “doc” is 5 hours away he will be calling her tomorrow afternoon. She is supposed to get her staples out Friday after the call, but because the leg is so swollen we are not sure that is a good thing — unless the staples are causing the swelling. I’ll keep you posted.
            Yes, I know your health is not the best either, but you are like me, not one to mention all the problems without need. Maybe we need to exchange some private emails?

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            • But wouldn’t you have to drive the 5 hours for her to get her staples out anyway? It sounds like something isn’t right in the healing process and I really think the doctor should be looking at it! And you … must take care of yourself, too. The kitties need you both! Yes, I’ll email you soon … promise!

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  9. Jill, they did have some great songs. It revealed the beauty and the beast of Apple Records. Having Paul and George write songs and play with you is very heady. Yet, Badfinger also saw the mismanagement of Apple forcing them to leave. The Fab Four were great musicians, but horrible managers and business people. Keith

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    • I wonder if it’s even possible to be that talented and still be good business managers? I think perhaps they should have realized their strong suits and weak suits, and hired the right people to cover their weaknesses.

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      • Thanks so much for caring, Jill. I’m ok… just a little down time to take care of some medical stuff. And needing to regroup in the face of the violence in the middle east and dysfunction in the house of representatives. Thanks for being a voice of reason and decency.

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        • I understand, my friend. Yes, what is happening in the Middle East is extremely depressing and some of the responses I read are equally so. My dearest friends came here from Iraq several years ago and have since become U.S. citizens, but just this month they made a trip back to Iraq to visit their families and I’m very concerned that the violence could easily expand to Iraq or that they may have trouble getting back home at the end of the month. And the situation with the House of Representatives is beyond words … I don’t know where we go from here, and yet Congress went home for the weekend. Sigh. Thanks for visiting, Frank … it’s always so good to see you!

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