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Here are numbers 92, 91 and 90 (posting an extra song each night catch up on missing Wed-Fri this week).
At 92 on the UCR top 100 songs is Grand Funk Railroad "WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND"
Easy to forget nowadays but, in their heyday, Grand Funk Railroad ruled the roost, selling tons of albums and concert tickets. "We're an American Band" remains their most iconic song in a long list of classics, and our clear choice for inclusion in this list.
Written by drummer/vocalist Don Brewer, this tale of the life of a rock group on the road connected with fans and gave them their first huge hit single. Prior to "American Band," Grand Funk were primarily an album-oriented band. This single would change that.
Some credit must go to producer Todd Rundgren, who gave Grand Funk a push in the right direction, with just the proper amount of gloss to make the power trio (now actually a foursome with the addition of keyboardist Craig Frost) a bit more radio-friendly. It worked, earning the band their first No. 1 single and helping the album of the same name sail to No. 2 on the Billboard chart.
This would be the first of a string of hit singles for Brewer, Mark Farner, Mel Schacher and Frost, and to this day is the song most associated with the mighty Grand Funk Railroad.
At 92 on the UCR top 100 songs is Grand Funk Railroad "WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND"
Easy to forget nowadays but, in their heyday, Grand Funk Railroad ruled the roost, selling tons of albums and concert tickets. "We're an American Band" remains their most iconic song in a long list of classics, and our clear choice for inclusion in this list.
Written by drummer/vocalist Don Brewer, this tale of the life of a rock group on the road connected with fans and gave them their first huge hit single. Prior to "American Band," Grand Funk were primarily an album-oriented band. This single would change that.
Some credit must go to producer Todd Rundgren, who gave Grand Funk a push in the right direction, with just the proper amount of gloss to make the power trio (now actually a foursome with the addition of keyboardist Craig Frost) a bit more radio-friendly. It worked, earning the band their first No. 1 single and helping the album of the same name sail to No. 2 on the Billboard chart.
This would be the first of a string of hit singles for Brewer, Mark Farner, Mel Schacher and Frost, and to this day is the song most associated with the mighty Grand Funk Railroad.
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#92!!!
Grand Funk Railroad!!!
OMG! I LOVE this song & remember it fondly!
Going to ‘Rock’ into sleep!
Good Night TSgt Joe Cullinan!
Catch you on the ‘flip flop’! lol
Grand Funk Railroad!!!
OMG! I LOVE this song & remember it fondly!
Going to ‘Rock’ into sleep!
Good Night TSgt Joe Cullinan!
Catch you on the ‘flip flop’! lol
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Jennifer Lee (Doerflinger) Hill
SPC Nancy Greene pretty rockin' way to go to sleep! I also listened to pirate radio off the Pacific Coast and/or Mexico, while doing my homework in HS. I still love 60s/70s rock.
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Grand Funk Railroad - Were An American Band (Live)
Grand Funk Railroad - Were An American Band - Live at the Forum Los Angeles CA 1974 Mark Farner – Lead vocals, lead guitar Don Brewer – Drums, vocals Mel Sch...
Thank you my friend TSgt Joe C. for posting the audio recording of Grand Funk Railroad performing 'We're an American Band'
Grand Funk Railroad -- We're An American Band -- live 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nofkd9V8_2g
"We're An American Band" written by Dan Brewer
Lyrics
"Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
Booze and ladies, keep me right
As long as we can make it to the show tonight
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan
They was out to meet the boys in the band
They said, "Come on dudes, let's get it on"
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo }
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Grand Funk Railroad -- We're An American Band -- live 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nofkd9V8_2g
"We're An American Band" written by Dan Brewer
Lyrics
"Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
Booze and ladies, keep me right
As long as we can make it to the show tonight
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan
They was out to meet the boys in the band
They said, "Come on dudes, let's get it on"
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo }
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