Grand funk railroad creepin1/7/2023 ![]() This remastered edition includes an acoustic version of “Stop Lookin’ Back. in hand” ecological villains, while “Loneliest Rider” mourned U.S. ![]() Despite the patriotic bent of “American Band,” Grand Funk’s antiestablishment leanings were hardly damped down: “Creepin’” suggested grass-roots action, perhaps of a violent nature, to “take. Though the catchy ode to rock life was just polished enough to reel in a whole new fan base, the album cannily strutted between the toughness of earlier discs - few groups of the era were as macho as these guys - and prog-rock textures that allowed Frost to shine without putting guitarist Mark Farner in the back seat. ![]() Hiring a fourth member in keyboardist Craig Frost and enlisting Todd Rundgren to produce We’re an American Band, their seventh studio album, the group topped itself with a number-one single in the title track. Original artist Grand Funk Railroad From the release Were an American Band (Album) Total plays 29 times by 1 artist. You best wake up ’fore tomorrow comes creepin’.Īnother great one to sing your lungs out to.Michigan power trio Grand Funk Railroad, after huge successes that included headlining Shea Stadium despite relatively little airplay, entered a second career phase in 1973. No! lord, I don’t want to be their fool no more. Help a country that’s wrong, to someday be strong. Please everybody won’t you hear this song, Oh … hear me cryin’ ’cause the people like me, Woah, oh … yeah, tomorrow comes creepin’. The band's name is a play on words of the Grand Trunk Railroad, a railroad line that ran through the band's home town of Flint, Michigan. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them. Hey … I don’t want to be their fool no more. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. ![]() They ain’t got no class, people, this time must pass. Too many people sittin’ dead on their ass, Creepin Lyrics: Hey, everybody wont you lend me your ear / Theres something to fear, its here, and thats clear / Men gettin rich off rapin the land / I cant understand, why we dont take. Loosin’ their cool, it’s us that they rule. You best wake up ’fore tomorrow comes creepin’ in.įeel that our lives are in the hands of fools, Woah, oh … lord, I don’t want to be their fool no more. I can’t understand, why we don’t take them in hand. There’s something to fear, it’s here, and that’s clear. Hey, everybody won’t you lend me your ear, And by the second part kicked in…….Damn!Īs Prolific now as it was written in 1973 by Mark Farner. High and High school with cruised the streets with her boyfriend while singing our lungs out with this next song. I cannot remember how many times me and a particular close friend I went through Jr. But Farner shined during this entire Rock~n~Roll Era. Both Farner & Brewer had some fabulous Pipes. When the Rock Bands actually had vocal chords and knew how to use them. Their Muse and from the Days they made it will never fade away. I am just one of millions of their fans that wishes they’d reunite and stay that way. In the Summer of 2007 or 08? in back of the GM Ren Cen I saw Don Brewer and Mel Schacher with their band, and did the same. Grand Funk We're An American Band/Creepin 45RPM Yellow Vinyl Record 1973 Capital. I sung to every song and not for a very long time felt like a teenager again, I think all of us did. and watched Mark Farner’s Band in a packed crowd. In 2006 at Detroit’s Winter Blast I stood in the rain in Feb. Grand Funk sold out Shea Stadium out in 72 hours beating the Beatles record. That the crowd was singing the song louder than he was over the P.A.Īnd notably said a lot of fans both female and male were in tears during the song. Grand Funk Were An American Band/Creepin 45RPM Yellow Vinyl Record 1973 Capital. Mark Farner told an emotional story about when coming to the part of the song, I’m getting Closer To My Home and this song being one of the most requested songs from the soldiers in Vietnam that year. The New York Police was scared to death after seeing the stands swaying up and down that they were going to collapse, and from this next video you can see why. This Power House Threesome from Flint, Michigan rocked our souls from the late 60s to the Middle 70s.Īnd on JGFR literally almost brought Shea Stadium down. Mark Farner – vocals, guitar, harmonica, pianoĪnd you’re going to have to click on the second video to complete it. Grand Funk Live Album was Released in 1970 Originally Released off the Album, Grank Funk in 1969. Written by: John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon, Bryan “Chas” Chandler
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