• Track: Baby Blue
• Artist: Badfinger
• Album: Straight Up
• Year: 1972

Lyrics:

Guess I got what I deserved
Kept you waiting there too long, my love
All that time without a word
Didn’t know you’d think that I’d forget or I’d regret
The special love I had for you, my baby blue

Guess I got what I deserved
Kept you waiting there too long, my love

All the days became so long
Did you really think, I’d do you wrong?
Dixie, when I let you go
Thought you’d realize that I would know
I would show the special love I have for you, my baby blue

What can I do, what can I say?
Except I want you by my side
How can I show you, show me the way
Don’t you know the times I’ve tried?

Guess that’s all I have to say
Except the feeling just grows stronger every day
Just one thing before I go
Take good care, baby, let me know, let it grow
The special love you have for me, my Dixie, dear.

Get It:

This remastered and expanded version of Straight Up from 2010 is well worth the extra $2 over the original 1972 edition, which is also available on Amazon.

This track takes me straight back to my childhood when I would listen to my dad’s 8-tracks on his hi-fi cabinet stereo (one that had the sliding panels on top so that the 8-track player was on one side and the turntable was on the other). One of my favorite things—both then and now—was to sit in the dark in a rocking chair and listen to music through my headphones.

Badfinger (originally known as The Iveys) scored several big hits during the 1970s, including No Matter What, Come and Get It, and Day After Day. If you happen to own an old copy of “Straight Up” it’s worth purchasing the 2010 remastered version of the album. The difference is stunning.

Sadly, the group’s vocalist and guitarist, Pete Ham, committed suicide in 1975 at just age 27. Almost unbelievably, bassist and singer Tom Evans committed suicide in 1983, after the band had reunited and released two albums. Both Ham and Evans hung themselves.

Baby Blue was used during the final scene of the Breaking Bad series finale in 2013. I won’t ruin the scene or the story for you if you haven’t seen it, but you should run out and watch it now. The person on the Breaking Bad crew who chose Baby Blue for the final scene out to be knighted. It is, in my opinion, one of the greatest music choices for a television show in history.

Video:

Breaking Bad spoiler alert!

Following is the aforementioned closing scene from the final episode of Breaking Bad in which Baby Blue was used. DO NOT WATCH this if you haven’t yet watched the series. You have been warned.

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