
Everybody, listen to me / And return me, my ship / Im your captain, Im. He also expressed that he agrees Led Zeppelin ‘s live performance not that good. During their interview, Farner remembered their tour with Led Zeppelin in 1969 and explained how the well-regarded band had been kicked off the stage during their performance. More than 50 years later, he commands the stage with the same intensity, performing epic hits that defined a generation.Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home) Version Tabbed by Dibbley Guitar Intro G|-| D|-| A|-0/5-| E|-| Intro G|-|-| D|-5-|-12-| A|-5-5-8-7-5-5-|-5-/x- | E|-7-5-5-5-|-| Verse Intro. Grand Funk Railroad ‘s frontman Mark Farner has recently made an interview with KSHE 95. The song conveys the pleas of a captain on a troubled. "We're An American Band", "Some Kind Of Wonderful" and "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" helped define 1970s rock and roll.įarner wrote more than 90 percent of the GRAND FUNK music catalog and was always known as an energetic driving force on stage, the engine that pulled the original GRAND FUNK RAILROAD to the top of the charts. Im Your Captain is an epic song written by Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad in 1970. Rock Hall rules state that artists become eligible a quarter century after their first records were released, but the Hall also claims that other "criteria include the influence and significance of the artists' contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock 'n' roll," which is, of course, open to interpretation.Įligible for induction since 1999, KISS didn't get its first nomination until 2009, and was finally inducted in 2014.ĭEEP PURPLE was eligible for the Rock Hall since 1993 but didn't get inducted until 2016.Įligible since 1994, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD released 11 albums between 19, all of which went gold or platinum. It's politicized, and, brother, it just ain't real."

2 Known for their crowd-pleasing arena rock style, the band toured extensively and played to packed arenas worldwide, and was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical praise. One of the group's best-known songs, it is composed as two distinct but closely related movements. Grand Funk Railroad (shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band who achieved their peak in popularity during the 1970s. I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home) Grand Funk Railroad Track 8 on Closer to Home Produced by Terry Knight Release Date July 1970 View All Credits 1 18.7K I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home) Lyrics. Ten minutes in duration, it is the band's longest studio recording. Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability. 'Cause without the people's opinion, it's fake. ' I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) ' is a 1970 song written by American musician Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad as the closing track to their album Closer to Home. Key & BPM for Im Your Captain/Closer To Home by Grand Funk Railroad. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD I'm Your Captain (1971) Shea stadium,NYC Skip to main content Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. "You know something? I feel great about receiving the Cherokee Medal Of Honor," he said, referring to the award he received from the Cherokee Honor Society during a 1999 concert he performed in Hankinson, North Dakota. I read some stuff that I just feel for him. Grand Funk Railroad Track 8 on Closer to Home Produced by Terry Knight Release Date July 1970 View All Credits 1 18.7K I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home) Lyrics Everybody, listen to me And return me. And Steve Miller didn't have a good time there. That's what it is, and it is super political. They need to be reminded, though, that the Rock Hall is not a representation of the will of the people it is a representation of the will of the owners of the Rock Hall. And the people are definitely smart enough to know this. He responded (see video below): "Well, it just shows the illegitimacy of that Rock Hall.

In a brand new interview with Sofa King Cool, former GRAND FUNK RAILROAD singer Mark Farner was asked how it feels to see various rap and hip-hop artists inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame before the band he co-founded more than five decades ago.
