MARK FARNER (grand funk railroad) Bad Time 2011 LiVe 

Mark Farner needs to be in the hall of fame, with or without the garage band. He is rock royalty!!!

Still able to sing in the original key-props to him. Most singers of his era couldn't come close to singing in the same key that they originally recorded it in.

Probably my all time favorite. Thanks Mark.

Love Mark Farner! Rock & Roll Hall of Fame----it's past time!!!

Simply amazing to see Mark Farner belting one of my fave songs from 75 when GFR was one of the great underrated rock bands of the era. The man just doesn't get enough cred.. As for his voice..must be the envy of his peers.. he is an absolute legend.. Outstanding...

loved this song 40 years ago... still love it and he's still singing it well... very well actually

This was my favorite song in 1975 for the entire year. Great tune!!!

I'm a Thai man 33 years old. I like this song a lot

Real musicians never lose their spark, no matter how many years pass. Nicely done!!

How Cool is that? He's singing in the original key...the mark of a true artist. Thanks for the upload...greatly appreciated.

I am from Guatemala, loving your music forever my bro.

Grand Funk have always been an incredibly underrated band and Mark Farner has written some outstanding songs, "Bad Time" is one of the many. GREAT to see Godfrey Townshend (most notably of John Entwistle Band fame) on rhythm guitar.

I always loved this song. I had every GFR album. They were a stone's throw always from where I grew up. Marks voice is still so good!

Mark Farner still rocks! Listening to this brought back so many awesome memories from my wild youth. Love it!

Blessed with such a great voice and musical talent.

he can still sing it. amazing! The song of 1975

Great song! One the most important influence for us (I'm talking for me and my band mates)! Tks for all!

Thanks for uploading. Mark Farner still sounds good after 36 years from the original studio recording.

Amazing, his voice sounds exactly the same as when this was first recorded..Love it!

mark is an underrated musician and song writer....he trusted his band and they stuck it where the sun doesn't shine..He 's a Great song writer and plays the guitar effortlessly but it speaks to you..great vocals 2..

Mark Farner...A musical genus!!

Wow. My favorite GFR song of all time. And Farner is still belting it out! Rock on man!

Love this! Mark IS Grand Funk!

Mark Farner said "My lifestyle was not conducive to happy home and marriage. I was divorced in 1975 and wrote a song called Bad Time. The song was written in some real turmoil!"

It's taken me nearly 50 years to realize how much Mark Farner's lead vocal on this song from 1975 sounds like Mickey Thomas singing the Elvin Bishop tune "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" from 1976. Two of the best male lead vocals of that decade.

Saw Mark last year and he still sounded great. His voice has held up over all these years. Hope he comes back my way again.

Marks such a great guy & bad ass at the same time. I know Mark wrote this about his divorce but you can hear Todd Rundgrens influence on it as Todd was working with them at the time. What a great era of rock & roll !

this guy has a distinctive voice--if he can sing like that at his age, dude musta ruled when he was 25!

Mark hasn't lost a thing. His voice is still so great! Always loved his music. .

Still sexy, his voice is one of the best in the industry...was only a little girl when this song was popular brings back so many memories...

I love this song, he still sounds great!

Mark Farner fue un verdadero héroe para mi generación, ¡esa rola es apabullantemente hermosa!

Original key, still sounds so cool. We did this song in one of the bands I played in. Thanks Mark!!!

This reminds me so much of the carefree days of being 15 in the 70's . Mark Farner still sounds great !

Just hear this song on Sirius in the last week. Haven't heard it in ages. I love the song now I can't stop listening to it. Had to check out this video. Mark still sounded great here.

hE GOT A LOT O' SOUL.

Great 70's vibe in this tune (though a difficult time of life for the singer).

Blown away that he still has his voice after all these years. This is a high note even when they recorded it. TWO THUMBS UP !!!!!

legend,in his own time,and still makes me shiver from the talent,he kicks major ass and I guess he always will,go MARK

What a great song puts me in a happy mood

Great performance! Sorry I never saw GFR back in the day, but have seen Farner several times and always enjoy his playing.

Grand Funk without Mark Farner is like the Stones without Jagger!!!

During all the years Mark was solo, he played at practically every dive that would hire him. He's a true musician that loves what he does. Very friendly down to earth guy also.

Still sounds great!

Amo essa canção. Grande Farner. Amor pra sempre!

You still got the voice and range. We used to do a lot of Grand Funk and James Gang material in the early 70’s as a trio. Never could find a guy with a B-3 with the Leslie speakers. Believe or not Mr. Farner I’m 70yrs old and tonight at rehearsal we talked about your band material and “ Bad Time “ “ American Band “ and “ Loco-Motion “ are now in the works. Thank you and your band for some really great Rock n Roll

Still sounds great.

Mark, man you still got it. 🎸🎶

Still great and that's a challenging song.

One of the most underrated of our time

Let her be somebody else's queen, I don't want to know about it. Fantastic lyrics

Now, that sounds like Grand Funk, Mark still has it

Mark ur gfr and no matter what the papers of the Corp say ur the voice and the inspiration of gfr keep jammin man and god bless

Would love to see GFRR with Mark play live. Would be a dream come true. I grew up listening to this band. I am 50 now. I still have the heart of a ten yrs old. this music never dies, that is why my heart is still young, it pumps this music in my blood.

Mark Farner Maestro!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇵🇪🇵🇪

I haven't heard this song in a long, long, time. Great to hear it again. Grand Funk was one of my favorite bands ever. Especially loved this tune!!!!! Mark, you still sound great!!!!!!!!

Damn, the last time I saw Mark was '69. Looking and sounding pretty good !

Great song and still sounds great live! Brings back happy memories. And he's still Some Kind of Wonderful.

I'm in love with Mark Farner! I have always loved this song. Thanks for sharing .

I haven’t heard this song for a long long time back in the early 70s

Wow... Amazing. He sounds as good as he did way back when!

What a living legend...GFR should reunite for one more time before it's too late.....Mark, Don & Mel

After 40 years he still has a great singing voice!

My all time favorite GFRR song.

Sounds amazing....not like that wanna be band pretending to be Grand Funk Railroad. You can change just about anything in a band and still have "The Band", but when you remove the energy and the lead "sounds", you get a wanna be. Rock on Mark..you're still bad ass !!!!

Daaaaamn. Mark still looks and sounds great!

WOW, he sounds amazing, maybe even better now - my favorite GF single, just brilliant.

i love how he sings how he dances

GENIUS AND HE IS GRAND FUNK,FACT,DAMN IMPRESSIVE,HE IS THE REASON I KEEP TUNING UP,GOD BLESS YOU MARK FARNER,GOD LOVES YOU IMMENSELY

70's and I still remember #proudofmyself

Been waiting close to forty years to see this video. It was worth it. And as someone else said - why isn't GFR in the R&R Hall Of Fame?

One listen and I feel like I'm in junior high school again. Love it! Such memories.

I could listen to him all night :)

sings like an ace,and plays guitar,writes and produces,and they don't think he is HALL OF FAME MATERIAL,you are too good for them MARK,ALL OF THEM, DON AND MEL TOO a group is the original,all three or no magic

Even time past but your intelligent and powerful still be with you forever. Love you and this song.

its incredible that his voice has not skipped a beat after all these years

He still sounds good on this terrific song.

Yeah Mark! God Bless you! As great as ever!

As A young man in Mzantsi(South Africa), I grew up listening to, in the diet of my musical playlist(LPs at that time), to Grfand Funk Railroad.. I will add to the list of accolades about his voice and guitar dexterity and playing, that I am glad he's still around and has not aged musically and or otherwise.. I'm talking merely from a standpoint of being a music lover and appreciator. For me, Grand Funk Railroad were Bad Ass Kickers then and now-seemingly into the viral Soup age-We dubbed this genre here in the Township of Soweto, South Africa, "SOUNDS HEAVY!"(Sounds That Are Heavy-Heavy as used in a Jazz Sense)-but for us for the Music of GFR)), me and my friends.. Thanks for posting this gem, "sakatchawan".. Much appreciated...

Bom! Pra quem não conhece a versão original os arranjos e vocal estão iguais! Queria estar nesse show! Essa banda é foda! Exemplo de amor à música! Divino! Thanks

Yea, it's really amazing how Mark can still STILL sing high and clear like he did when he was 20. Most people can't (like Rod Stewart and many others). It's really too bad that GFR broke up and never had a long run like the Stones still have. I wonder how the Stones do it. They must have signed legal contracts to each other saying that they could NEVER break up - or ELSE.

Amazing! "It feels like I'm wearing it out" - he sings, but it seems that sturdy Mr Farner is hard to wear out. :-)

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT MY MUSICAL HERO MARK FARNER !!

He sounds great. Love this song.

Great tune, great voice!

good to him again after so much time. good rendition too. this was the sound of the spring of 1975, I was in high school and remember exactly where I was the first time I heard this. you knew instantly it would be a hit. reached #4 on Billboard. Thank you, Mr. Farner.

Mark still had his voice and sounds amazing!! He looks great, he would lift a lot of weights to look this good, simply amazing voice and performer.

Incredible! How old is he now? Damn good, and I think it ran only 2 seconds more than the original hit recording! One of my favorite songs of all time.

So sad to see Mark by himself. Hopefully one day the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame gets the original band inducted. Although they don't get along you can never take away the great years of music they did.

Mark Farner is freakin' great

Mark find the rules he's a true genius and a great singer

I was debating on whether to go and see GFR in concert tonight when they came to Oklahoma. After watching a current live performance of them from a couple of years ago on RU-vid, and the comments saying that the band isn't the same without Mark Farner, I said no way. This is my favorite of their songs and if it can't sound like this, I would be disappointed. People were commenting that this guy was the best part of the band and that he wanted to be back in it, but was denied the chance to be back in it.

Got the honor of watching 'HIM SING 'AND PLAY' what a professional...

Here's what brought me here: I shop at the new Piggly Wiggly down the road and the manager plays 1970's music all day! I'm so glad I was shopping when this was on in the store!

This is great. He sounds like he hasn't aged

best ever !

One of the best live vocalist and performer IMO. Still got it even at this age! Can't say the same about a lot of ohter great artists though

1974---2011 *❤️this..I was 14 singing to this..that summer...in love I thot...didn't matter..what a memory .ty

He sounds better here than he did in 1997. Like fine wine ! Just gets better with time. Grand Funks loss.

Gracias Mark haz Sido parte de mi panacea musical