How Badge was born...

Okay, a quick doubtful George Harrison story from the mental trash bin. EC had written one last, unnamed song for Cream as the group was breaking up, and he asked George to play guitar on it.

In the studio, George said the song needed a bridge — a middle section before the last verse — so he penciled in some additional lyrics on a copy of the song lying around. By the time he finished, Clapton had gone off somewhere. George stuck the lyric sheet where Clapton could find it, and scribbled "Bridge" at the top.

Clapton found it later on, and not only dug the bridge but thought George had found a title for this otherwise nonsensical song. He couldn't quite read George's handwriting, though. And this is why Cream's final single was titled Badge.