@@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.
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! 😎👍
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!
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 🇺🇸
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!!
❤ 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 ‼️
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…
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!!
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
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. 🙏
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!!!
@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.
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!!
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!
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
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💖💖
@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!
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
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.!
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
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.
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!!
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!!!
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
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 💩
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!!
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?
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
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. :)
