Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain - Shea Stadium 1971

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This is a clip from the legendary Shea Stadium Concert that broke The Beatles ticket sales record. A record that still stands today (38 years later) & will forever stand. 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 "Power Trio" 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/GFRMDM/...

Everyone go here for Mark Farner's interview about this show:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_enter...

Everybody, 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

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[Ann Boyd]

Damn I was 17 when this was happening I had to have grown up with the BEST music EVER YES!!!!!

[wthdidusay]

lucky enough that they were recorded back then... and lucky enough that someone uploaded it to the internet...

we don't have beethoven.. just enjoy the music guys.

kids... wow.

[D Berube]

Oh, yeah!! Thanks for the memories!!

[batoutofhellthree]

mark farner  was grand funk!!!

[capndaddy]

The year I was conscripted. Stays forever, helped me cope with true horror.

[itsalwaystimeforguit]

that guitar has such great and unique tone

[LukasFin]

One of the best "loads" ever! Though the the audio here no good.

[Billy Grosshans]

Grand Funk.You Flint Bastards!!!! Love you!

[oldschoolbiker55]

6 17 55 and yes we did

[LedZeppelinx88]

quit rubbing it in us kids faces, i was born in 92 :'(

[musicmark4]

It is a crying shame that my favorite band Grand Funk has let us down... Listen to the crowd on this song...Going Wild !! We deserve the rest of this concert on Video or audio in some shape or form but it is not allowed ! No one knows where it is ! Or they are not saying ! Grand Funk has become a tribute band to themselves these days and it makes me cry to know that they have played the same set the same show for over 7 years to every city and show they go to. With no new music...I Cry !!

[rockindaddy9]

I's a shame these guys can't put aside their differences and tour one more time while they're all still alive. I know Mark hasn't lost his voice, don't know about Don but they should do it for the fans.