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"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 1970 album Closer to Home. Ten minutes in duration, it is the band's longest studio recording. One of the group's best-known songs, it is composed as two distinct but closely related ...
Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals) and Mel Schacher (bass).
All songs written and composed by Mark Farner except where noted. "Time Machine" – 3:45 "Heartbreaker" – 6:35 "Inside Looking Out" (Eric Burdon/Chas Chandler) – 9:33 "Closer to Home/I'm Your Captain" – 10:10
"Footstompin' Music" became a staple at Grand Funk Railroad's concerts, having been recorded at the Survival sessions but not included on the original release. It was brought into their next album setlist, E Pluribus Funk (1971), with a slightly different arrangement and without the word "Jam" on its title.
The song was released as a single in late 2017. [2] The melody played by Timmy Trumpet, sounds very similar to the tune of 'Zuipe', a drinking song from 1979 by Belgian folk band Katastroof. 'Zuipe' became very popular again around 2000 when Katastroof released a remix and a jumpstyle remix in 2006. Since Belgium is next to Blasterjaxx' home ...
He featured in the 1942 musical short Trumpet Serenade. [20] He played trumpet in the 1950 film Young Man with a Horn, [21] dubbing Kirk Douglas. The album from the movie charted at #1, with James backing big band singer and actress Doris Day. James's recording of "I'm Beginning to See the Light" appears in the motion picture My Dog Skip (2000).
The official military version is played by a single bugle or trumpet, although other versions of the tune may be played in other contexts (e.g., the U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial Music site has recordings of two bugle versions and one band version [3]). It is also performed often at Girl Guide, Girl Scout, and Boy Scout meetings and camps.
The song was recorded in New York City on March 15, 1935. The matrix number is B 17048. The matrix number for "Troublesome Trumpet" is B 17047 so "When Icky Morgan Plays the Organ" was the B side. The song is listed as "Novelty Fox Trot with Vocal Interludes" with the songwriting credit by Glenn Miller.