Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home - Shea Stadium 1971

http://www.petitiononline.com/... is a clip from the legendary Shea Stadium Concert that broke The Beatles ticket sales record. A record that still stands today (37 years later). I'm proud to say this video is in the permanent archives of Shea Stadium & The N.Y. Mets. Yes, this is the real deal, the Grand Funk Railroad we all love at the peak of their great career. Grand Funk Railroad is America's Band. This is a historic concert that folks still rave about. If you were there, feel lucky, because you were a part of history. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest concerts in the short history of "Hard Rock/Metal". Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performance Vehicle". It is amazing that this record has stood this long, a testament to how great & influincial this band was in the early 1970's. Check out the link below to see what Mark Farner has to say today about this historic performance. Grand Funk Railroad ruled the world from '69-'76 becoming the first band to earn 10 consecutive platinum albums! Some call it "Industrial Rock". You'll see no lazers or pyro here, just some of the greatest music ever performed live. Shea Stadium suffered structural damage after this show. In fact, the concert was almost stopped because Shea Stadium was oscillating from the excited crowd. Click on the link below & sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! http://www.petitiononline.com/... go here for Mark Farner's interview about this show: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl... listen to me,And return me, my ship.Im your captain, Im your captain,Although Im feeling mighty sick.Ive been lost now, days uncounted,And its months since Ive seen home.Can you hear me, can you hear me,Or am I all alone.If you return me, to my home port,I will kiss you mother earth.Take me back now, take me back now,To the port of my birth.Am I in my cabin dreaming, or are you really scheming,To take my ship away from me? Youd better think about it, I just cant live without it.So, please dont take my ship from me.Yeah, yeah, yeah ...I can feel the hand, of a stranger,And its tightening, around my throat.Heaven help me, heaven help me,Take this stranger from my boat.Im your captain, Im your captain,Although Im feeling mighty sick.Everybody, listen to me,And return me, my ship.Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Im your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Im getting closer to my home ...Im getting closer to my home ...Im getting closer to my home ...Im getting closer to my home ...Ohhhh ...Im getting closer to my home ...Im getting closer to my home ...Im getting closer to my home ...Im getting closer to my home ...Repeated to fade

Channel: Music
Uploaded: March 12, 2007 at 3:29 am
Author: PackedFunk

Length: 04:59
Rating: 4.87
Views: 311814

Tags: Captain Closer Farner Funk Grand HardRock Home I'm Mark Railroad Rock Roll Shea Stadium To Your

Video Comments

PackedFunk (October 7, 2008 at 2:17 am)

Everyone open-up the description of this video & click on link to sign our petition to induct Grand Funk into R&R Hall Of Fame.

indydrt (October 6, 2008 at 9:28 pm)

Great BAND Love them

redredroselass (October 5, 2008 at 4:33 am)

I'm getting closer to my home!!!!!! Alright!

fattdaddy3755 (October 4, 2008 at 3:40 pm)

....click on the blue 'more' and add your name to the list to get GFRxR into the Hall.

010lats (October 2, 2008 at 1:28 pm)

point well taken you are right. I do think that Mark is probably the most talented front man period. Don and Mel were both terribly under rated as well. Mark sang wrote played, and charged up the crowd.

fattdaddy3755 (October 2, 2008 at 12:42 pm)

SIGN THE PETITION AT THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS VIDEO! C'mon man, they just nominated RunDMC to Cleveland and passed over GFRxR.RunDMC? WTF people?

Rawhide53 (October 2, 2008 at 12:40 am)

I dont know about that. Every guitar player has there own technique. Nugent or anyone else cant do what Farner does, visa versa, check out E pluribus funk. Farners guitar is not amatuerish. Farner can even play lead while singing, not easy.

010lats (October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am)

Peart may be thee best

lymph12 (October 1, 2008 at 11:04 pm)

jesus, you mean my gardener?

lymph12 (October 1, 2008 at 10:59 pm)

Bohnam would be like "lets get drunk and solo!!"KMoon: lolwut whos this?Bonzo: I herd him hes allrieKmoon: Cool!! Crap i broke another drumsetBonzo: Lol me too!Collins: GTFOBrewer: WTFBonzo: Go back to ur little flower band little shitCollins: Oh u done it naoPeart: Hai guiseAll ('cept collins): Hi NeilKMoon: Hey now dont hate on Genesis just cause now Phil's in chargeBrewer: Who? Wha?