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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: They released an album called ''Wish You Were Here'' a year before [[Music/WishYouWereHere Pink Floyd did]].

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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: They released an album called ''Wish You Were Here'' a year before [[Music/WishYouWereHere [[Music/WishYouWereHere1975 Pink Floyd did]].
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* DevelopmentGag: The name Badfinger was coined by Music/PaulMcCartney, taken from the WorkingTitle of [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand "With a Little Help From My Friends"]]--"Bad Finger Boogie", so-called because Music/JohnLennon had an injured finger when he and [=McCartney=] were working on the song.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: They released an album called ''Wish You Were Here'' a year before [[Music/WishYouWereHere Pink Floyd did]].
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on Music/JohnLennon's ''Music/{{Imagine}}'' and Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Music/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on Music/JohnLennon's ''Music/{{Imagine}}'' and Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Music/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' ''Music/TheConcertForBangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on Music/JohnLennon's ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on Music/JohnLennon's ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' ''Music/{{Imagine}}'' and Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', ''Music/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".
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* CreatorBreakdown: Occurred twice: the first was Pete Ham's suicide in 1975, and later Evans' suicide in 1983.
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on Music/JohnLennon's ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on Music/JohnLennon's ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] Music/JohnLennon's ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".Sun".
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan Music/BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".
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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage backing musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".
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* TheyAlsoDid: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* TheyAlsoDid: [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".
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* TheyAlsoDid: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[Note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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* TheyAlsoDid: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[Note]]They [[note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".
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* ColbertBump: Received a boost in popularity when "Baby Blue" was used in the SeriesFinale of ''Series/BreakingBad''.
* TheyAlsoDid: Members of Badfinger worked on [[JohnLennon John Lennon's]] ''Album/{{Imagine}}'' and [[GeorgeHarrison George Harrison's]] ''Album/AllThingsMustPass'', as well as work as offstage musicians during ''The Concert For Bangladesh'' [[Note]]They were, ironically, the only act billed at the concert that currently had a Top 10 hit; they would have performed onstage had BobDylan not turned up at the last minute to perform[[/note]]. Pete Ham even got to appear onstage to accompany George in an acoustic version of "Here Comes The Sun".

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