Mark Farner - I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) (Live)

Live at Tennesse's Rockfest 2004
From DVD BOOTLEGS: Mark Farner Formerly Of Grand Funk Railroad

[@jaimepgodoy]

Thanks Mark .... getting closer to home has been my dream these last years

[@sixslinger9951]

One of the greatest songs ever written.

[@number1scatterbrain]

A masterpiece of classic rock…

[@BahoWetpu]

> YES !!! The early albums were great... Then they became a "COMMERCIAL SELL OUT."

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Now there is a man who took perfect care of himself. In shape, ready to play & sing at a high level into his late 60s!.

[@scotthunt2479]

@@BrianCarnevaleB26 He was about 56 years of age when this concert was held in 2004, and he sounded fantastic, indeed - especially on I'm Your Captain.

[@neilthemedflyspecial]

agree 100%!

[@larrywiesner893]

Get Grand Funk in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame where they belong. One of Rock's best bands of all time. Love GFR!!

[@jamescastillo2405]

FARNER is the only one that gets a pass on a super mullet, because Mark's one of the funkiest & soulful underrated white men that ever walk the earth! 😎👍

[@knowmusicman157]

He isn’t white. He’s Native American Cherokee.

[@Frip36]

@@knowmusicman157 He's pure white Cherokee.

[@knowmusicman157]

@@Frip36 Cherokee are Red Men dummy. You see white because of all the coke you suck up your snout

[@williammitchell1785]

He has kind of a Will Calhoun style

[@shannonboehm7460]

Technically that ain't a mullet. Mullets are cut short up front. His locks are long all the way round--just an older man's high forehead.

[@practicallyunconscious8043]

Wow. I was not expecting it to be this good. Mark has still got it!

[@cyradus]

this was 20 years ago...lol

[@practicallyunconscious8043]

@@cyradus 🤣

[@get1rocstartim5]

This is the equivalent of stairway to heaven AMERICAN Style.

[@victormoon2349]

The young drummer does nothing but smile while he’s up there. That’s the way everybody should be. Grateful/thankful to be up there. I really like that!

[@billsmith2212]

I just saw them on Long Island a few weeks ago . Mark's voice is spot on ! And the drummer is killin' it all night ! Great show !

[@SirCricket]

Good drummer!

[@larryh.4629]

As he should be go back and listen to Don brewer it will blow your mind. But I'm happy for this guy. Just saying

[@michaelflores1852]

😎 👍

[@michaelflores1852]

A favorite song of GFR

[@johnshacklett2265]

Love the cross on the guitar!

[@rikunevalainen8154]

The best performance of this song, perhaps.

[@alexharvey452]

Love the shout out to the Vets! My marine brother served in Nam!

[@wendyrodriguez5375]

❤ my 74 year old Viet Nam veteran husband played this in his vw bug on his 8 track over and over. Now he’s a retired Captain (fireman 👨🏻‍🚒). F__k PTSD ‼️

[@victormoon2349]

Farner does it all dont he? And that kid on the drums, WOW!!

[@vanessalittle-sellers7981]

Hell yes!!!!❤❤❤❤❤👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dutchy5752]

nothing beats the 60s and 70s

[@mamolodian]

Still good looking, great voice!

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

The man is ageless. What he did from 68-71 was more than anyone in the business.

[@attakula]

Generational Anthem of the early 70's. Still a crowd pleaser after all this time !

[@stevegagnon2687]

Brings back memories of when I was on a aircraft carrier you look out and see nothing but water and listening to this song makes your imagination of the beauty of the sea and waiting to come home to the United States 🇺🇸

[@sylvia106]

Excellent comment, thank you for sharing it.

[@jdffurr3237]

This guy's a legend, love the shout out to our Vietnam veteranes

[@victormoon2349]

From victor moon. Me too Jdf Furr. He acknowledged the Vietnam vets because they kept this country free from Communism or who knows what else. From North Vietnam and all of our other enemies. Some a****** made a remark that Farner was supporting “baby killers” and thats absolutely ludicrous! If any soldier killed babies they would be court-martialed and dishonorably discharged. And spent time in prison too! I cant stand when some ass acts like Jane Fonda did. If they wanna act like that then they should go over there in that Hell on Earth and see what it was really like. When you see your best buddy get his face blown clean off and wondering when you’re next! Screw protesters!!

[@kurtc696]

Drummer is awesome! Wears “cool” well!

[@mateolmt1988]

😊😊

[@rcpsammy7186]

Mark is Grand Funk Railroad. He always will be. They are an embarrassing cover band without him.

[@dutchy5752]

yeah what i read about court cases, it is just sad

[@cindyinnew]

I concur

[@hectorgonzales3082]

That is a beautiful song and that was excellent I enjoyed the whole video. And yes I did Young drummer back there getting it! Kudos to him for having a great time and and doing what he obviously Love's

[@Shepetunka]

True Living Legend ...! 👑

[@chrisshenzo2594]

Notice how much truer it rings when he says "brothers & sisters" than it ever did when CSN&Y and the like would use the phrase! Dynamic performance!

[@lucapizzini831]

How can we forget such a special song......Mark Farner love it

[@ML98837bob]

He sounds as good live as in the studio. What a voice!

[@kimberelybalo6214]

I love this song! So fun to sing along! Mark aged well. Drummer is awesome!

[@victormoon2349]

Should be rated in at least top 5 of best songs EVER! I can listen to it all day, and NEVER get tired of it!!

[@cindyinnew]

In most music polls, it’s way up near the top

[@bratsixx1881]

🤘Absolutely one of my favorites ❤❤❤singing 🎶 💜

[@adc2327]

He knows what he is doing. A real pro. Still sounds great. Hired a solid good musicians to back him up. Great performance.

[@fabriziorubagotti833]

Thats what happens when u get older.....still sounds good!

[@frankscalabrino7207]

Just great to hear that again.

[@janicelarsen8292]

I read in the comments that someone said this was the best live band out there. Well I've never seen him live but just watching this was in freaking credible. Sounds like they're in the studio damn good

[@Jackson336]

Freaking fantastic!!❤❤❤

[@CipherSerpico]

They’re _all_ insanely talented, but as a fellow drummer, I have to shout-out this dude: This is beautiful Drumming. He’s got great groove, great touch, and everything he plays is tasteful+melodic. Like, for the outro: The Drums just set up the music so perfectly. Starting with that Flam on the snare. . . 5:06 . . . Mmm. It’s so satisfying lol. 🙏

[@victormoon2349]

He’s an African American drummer that is awesome! He keeps perfect rhythm and does drum rolls that I can’t do and I’ve been a drummer since 14 years old. Mark Farner knew what he was doing when he hired this drummer! And I still can’t believe Farner can play lead and rhythm guitar and sing as well as he does all at the same time. And the smartest thing about him is he accepted Jesus Christ. That’s the most important thing you can ever, ever do! I have full respect for him. And God have him a very special talent at birth. Thank you Mark Farner!!!

[@larryh.4629]

​@victormoon2349 dang and I never looked past his drum to zoom on his race glad you pointed that out to us none racists listeners. But I guess it's important to you long as your at it listen to Don brewer , a white drummer that sorry to say was the best.

[@CipherSerpico]

If you two are playing a game-to see who can be ‘The Most Awkward’ … You’re both winning.

[@olgagladysvazquezcoco1351]

Fantastic 🎸🎶💕🎤🎹🥁🎧

[@ladylily2350]

Such memories of my brother Marc. He loved this band so much, God rest his beautiful soul.

[@scotthunt2479]

Wow! Don Brewer, eat your heart out. That kid can PLAY!!!!!

[@anagram8]

Never gets old

[@robertmorandi3947]

Best version of this incredible song yet! That riff in the middle,that break, I've been trying to nail that down for years! My dear friend Dennis Rich RIP, sang this in his small apartment with a Hammond B3 with me on a 12 string just holding down the ryth em. About 1970. Something I'll never forget and THANKS to Mark for this song and memories that last forever💖💖

[@sailingrumrunner]

The bridge is tricky. I thought he was playing a B chord, but I watched closely and it is a D minor to an F then A.

[@victormoon2349]

I also like the way Farner lets the crowd sing “I’m getting closer to my home.” I wish i would’ve been at that concert.

[@gabevachon326]

Talent

[@harley71655]

Still looking and sounding good as ever.Still luv ya Mark. LOL

[@vanessalittle-sellers7981]

Looking great….sounding great!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@victormoon2349]

Whoever wrote it, it gives me chill bumps almost everytime I hear it!!

[@georgedefuria9304]

Same here brother

[@glendamcelwee2776]

Mark Farner wrote it.

[@victormoon2349]

Awesome performance. My all-time fav song by GFR! And I’m so glad he gives a lot of credit to Vietnam Vets. The best thing he did was accepted Jesus Christ for his savior…

[@myearsloveit]

🕊

[@antja10]

Wow true talent never gets old, great song, great performance and yeah man the kid on the drums looks like he don’t have a care in the world, just enjoying the jam! I’m jealous. Lol

[@victormoon2349]

How talented is Mark Farner. Well let’s see, he plays lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and sings his a** off! And he knew how to hire the right drummer. That Afro-American boy can play him some drums!!

[@janicelarsen8292]

Absolutely love this song loved it way back and love it now. My favorite instrument is the drums. That drummer he just looks like he's living the dream he looks so happy and he's also pretty damn cute

[@mrrifleman1695]

this song cameout the year my best friend died swimmin in the potomac river,best to ya john q,miss ya n mary

[@victormoon2349]

I’ve been a drummer since I was 14 years old and I don’t hold a candle to him!!

[@victormoon2349]

Love Farner, what a singer/musician AND a great person in general. And i love the young, black drummer. Man does he have some fun on them drums!

[@Fresh-tw7ev]

Fabulous Perfomance by a very talented man and backing band. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🏆🏆

[@mojesus680]

GrandFarnerRailroad❤

[@victormoon2349]

I’m 58 years old and I’ve totally loved this song since I was a kid. Not only was this a remarkable performance, but Mark smartly saluted Vietnam Vets, as he should have. Cause he knows without our American soldiers, he, nor anybody else in America would b free! We’d b living under some madman dictator or something worse. Some person on this web, don’t know them by name cause they go by some Arabian symbol said Mark saluted “baby killers.” That’s ludicrous and a comment that never should’ve been allowed on this web. Mark did no such thing! He is just happy to live in a free country and He found Jesus Christ, which is the most important thing He could’ve ever done!!

[@stephenlarkin3377]

He is certainly getting closer to his home… With the Lord and those of us who freely accept God’s gift of salvation as He died on the cross to pardon and forgive our sins!

[@hideawayoutdoors611]

Best version I've ever heard of this.

[@chrisperrien7055]

I was not at WoodStock, but I have seen Grand Funk.😎

[@louisapettenuzzo8940]

Awesome song

[@MrOlmeda13]

They were Jammin!!

[@thanos2727]

Yessssssss

[@myyoutube887]

Bringing on home Family o Rats

[@j.r.martin5468]

The drummer is kickin ass !

[@patrickmckeegan5345]

Sound guy need to turn up the bass, on original it the predominant melody. I saw them live in early 70's, blew the roof off.

[@frenchfrysz6695]

Total classic rock, world-class act. That is a class 5 Mullet, and makes me want to buy some New balance 619's and a C4 Corvette.

[@chrisperrien7055]

Class 5 mullet? LMAO, I will have to remember that , as I am from Biloxi/Ocean Springs,MS 😎

[@frenchfrysz6695]

@chrisperrien7055 hahaha seriously though! The hair is magnificent 😂 greetings from Buffalo NY!

[@frenchfrysz6695]

@chrisperrien7055 I didn't even think about that, I can imagine that would have some people giving me a "look" lol I'll have to keep that in mind next time I travel to the lower states!

[@victormoon2349]

This is my favorite song by GFR. Hands down!! I wish I could’ve been at this concert. I especially like when Farner gives credit to the brave soldiers that went to Vietnam to keep America free from North Vietnam and our other enemies and foes. And the Vietnam vets were not baby killers either. If they did kill babies and young kids that were trained to set off bombs,!they wouldve been ncourt martialed and dishonorably discharged. I saw a comment a while ago fm a guy that called Vietnam vets “baby killers” and he wasn’t even over there in that Hell on Earth! And you know what else, the Vietnam vets got no compensation for being over there. I talked for over and hour with a man that was over there and he saw one of his best buddies get his face blown off!! How must that have felt? And he also told me the stupid govt gave him no compensation for being over there. The only compensation he got was getting the Hell out of there alive with all his limbs! Jane Fonda didnt help matters either. She persisted on us not killing Vietnam soldiers. But she got what was coming to her. Some vet spit a whole mouth of tobacco juice in her face instead of an autograph. He said he waited patiently for the right time to do it. She deserved it!! I’m still glad he did it.$he deserved it! Supposedly she is a born again Christian now and that’s great, but at the time she deserved it.!

[@victormoon2349]

Court martialed.

[@1057shelley]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@vitorbarbosa5656]

Grand funk foreverrrrrrr

[@Avenged1]

Wow! You still got it! As good as ever.

[@victormoon2349]

What a good drummer. Whole band 3 thumbs up!

[@bradtaylor1766]

God I miss Grand Funk...

[@alanhoffman-mp2es]

Excellent.. And you were expecting Spinal Tap

[@eddiemiller8834]

FACT Todd Rundgren produced GFR And Added the orchestral Arrangements for this song 🎶

[@sailingrumrunner]

I would have liked more distortion in the bass. That was signature for Grand Funk.

[@user-vl6yo9ti3o]

あこがれのスターロッカー達、綺麗に年をとって今もカッコイイ☺️しぐさやくせは変わりないですね😅 マークファーナーやっぱり歌が上手い🙆

[@ricohorton]

Pointing to heaven 👍🏼

[@victormoon2349]

Yes Farner did point to Heaven!! He’s a born again Christian! Smartest thing he could’ve ever done. You can tell he has a great time on stage and letting the audience participate too! He just looks so peaceful up there and thats because he had Jesus Christ on his side!!

[@victormoon2349]

And by the way that young drummer can play too!!

[@bassAssassin187]

Incredible band!

[@myyoutube887]

Here in Our Own Petrie Dish

[@mikeratza479]

One bad dude, I am Marks sisters brother in law ? . Sue married my sister Markay back in the day at Kearsley about 1970 I was 12 then. I remember the pink house on Davison rd.

[@eluniverso7847]

Guau, guau y millones de veces guauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@maryloukellams3651]

You Guys Rock

[@pgiuliano7]

Hey mark you finally got a good drummer sounds great

[@larryh.4629]

He knows he is too not as lean as 69 and voice a bit deeper but still the best ever.

[@victormoon2349]

I’ve never seen a person so happy to be playing at a concert, than the black kid on the drums!!

[@myyoutube887]

Not Just a Hot Air with a club show usa......? o course with a Hook....Captain Bell

[@victormoon2349]

I wish I could’ve been at this concert. Does anybody out there know if they’re still touring. I would love to see them. One of my favorite songs of all time!!!

[@bryancollins6903]

Mark Farner is 74 years old now in 2022... I think he did some touring this year yes...

[@bryancollins6903]

Mark Farner is the Total Package! Guitar man... Incredible vocal .. top 10 in rock and roll versatile, He has the energy of a show man.... bouncin around effortless

[@sailingrumrunner]

I saw Grand Funk 5 years ago at a county fair in Modesto, CA. The only original member was the drummer.

[@allagash827]

What year was this performance ?

[@intuneorange]

Parker fly

[@danharris3820]

Well.....he's almost wearing a shirt.

[@stanleydavis7904]

I'm jamming till he said Vietnam veterans,then I broke down rvn69/70

[@victormoon2349]

You make comments without knowing anything you’re talking about! That’s all I got for now. I’ll pray for You! Because you really, really need me to…

[@DrHogfan]

There’s a Chevy(?) commercial running right now that uses this song as a soundtrack. If brewer and Schracher have cut Farner out of benefiting from that use then they are sorry as 💩

[@victormoon2349]

If one more person comments that Mark Farner is referring to saluting Vietnam vets as baby killers please just politely kick their a.. off this web please!!

[@victormoon2349]

Seriously!!

[@myyoutube887]

Say What?

[@deenababie]

And ad right at the halfway mark of the song?!?! Puke🤮

[@victormoon2349]

Who wrote this song? Anyone know!?

[@glendamcelwee2776]

@Victor Moon...the man himself, Mark Farner wrote this beautiful song.

[@victormoon2349]

The drummer is overly joyed to be up there playing.

[@rr-sx6bd]

It was good until he saluted baby killers toward the end. He also likes to profess Christianity at his shows which is an insult to those who believe in their own God. Does this mean Muslim that believes in Allah would not feel welcome at one of Farner’s shows?

[@victormoon2349]

This is to Whomever commented on Mark saluting baby killers at the end. I dont even know your name because you only have symbols where you’re name is supposed to be. Anyway, let me ask u something: were you in Vietnam? I highly doubt it! American soldiers didnt even have a choice or volunteer for that stupid war, because they were DRAFTED. Got it? And when they got over there it was kill or be killed. Listen now: the Vietnamese taught their very young children how to place bombs, and use guns and lure our innocent soldiers to their death. Now, i understand that if any of our soldiers intentionally killed a baby then they would go thru court and be prosecuted. But I don’t think you have a clue how bad Vietnam war was. You’re like a Jane Fonda protester. Which Fonda eventually got tobacco spit in her FACE by a Vet. And im glad she did! Cause she showed more sympathy for Vietnamese than she did for her own American soldiers who were fighting for her freedom along with everybody else’s freedom here in the U.S.A. I have a strong feeling that u don’t have a clue what it was like to be in Vietnam. It was Hell on earth for our own vets that you’re downing. How do you think you would feel if you thought at any second you could die! Or see a good friend get their face blown off! And not only that but we had to fight in their own territory and in the jungles. How fair is that? Anyway, this msg is getting too long so I’m gonna stop for now. But you need to give it a long thought b4 u claim to know what you’re talking about. And P.S. you could do yourself a big favor by not talking about religion in your messages. Believing in any god you want to believe in just may send you into a “lake of fire” one day! For eternity! Not just a few minutes or 1 long day, but forever and ever. I’m not trying to tell you what to believe in cause this is a free country. Only because our own soldiers fight for you and everyone else in America!! In any war (including Vietnam). Anyway, I think you could do yourself another huge favor to doing a little study on Christianity, instead of going off on Mark from Grand Funk. Read John 3:16 in the Holy Bible for one thing. Then do some long thinking about how you exist anyway. You are living in a free country and you’re breathing oxygen only because God Jehovah, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are allowing you to breathe. Jesus also said quote “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father but through me.” I suggest that you do some at bare minimum “some” research on some very important issues before you

[@victormoon2349]

Do you even realize Jesus Christ is the only God that was mutilated on a cross for your sins, and rose from the grave. And He’s the only reason your heart is still beating. If God Jehovah, not Allah, chose to totally demolish this planet because of sin, He could do it! I’m not pushing religion on you or telling you, you can’t believe in what god u want to but i would strongly advise you to do some strong research on Christianity before its too late for you. God bless and I’ll pray for you. :)

[@Fretfeeler]

Call my Dad (a Vietnam vet) a "baby killer" to his face and see what happens you absolute coward.

[@lloydmadzel6116]

to each his own pal settle down!

[@dianavaldez3371]

It’s his show 🗣️