Philippines Expat Forum: I'm Getting Closer to My home
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The song has been a staple of Farner concert performances in the decades since its recording, with the younger generation of concert-goers still knowing all the words. It received standing ovations when Farner played it as part of the third edition of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 1995, and a similar reaction greeted it during the 1996 reunion tour of Grand Funk Railroad. When the Grand Funk variant without Farner tours, the singing on the song is taken by lead vocalist Max Carl. One night, a couple of weeks back, Mom fell in her bedroom again, but this time I was able to get her off the floor and back in bed without the help of paramedics. Overall, I’m trying my best to keep Mom up during the day as this seems to keep her asleep at night rather than getting up in the small hours and needing my attention. She’s sleeping better, so I am sleeping better too and that’s a very big blessing.
It's also my thoughts on food or stories behind the meals. The lyric references are from my lifelong love of classic rock and funk and from working a hunnerd years in music retail. Expats moving to the Philippines join others that have moved there for work or a lower cost of living during retirement. It's critical to understand what the realities of living there are, but those that successfully make the adjustment believe it is a good place to live.
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But these guys had a rawness that defines what rock should be, like Chuck Berry young,not too polished and dangerously fun. A truncated version of the song was a modest hit single when first released, but the full album track achieved greater airplay on progressive rock radio stations of the time. It has since become a classic rock staple and has appeared on several audience-selected lists as one of the best rock songs of all time. Decades later, "I'm Your Captain" remains a staple of many classic rock radio stations. It is considered to be the standout track on the Closer to Home album, and considered by both Farner and others to be his best work as a songwriter. With its melodic strengths and dramatic feel, it is often considered one of the best rock songs of all time.
Comparisons have been made to Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!" in its use of the rank to mean Abraham Lincoln. The other big change is that Mom’s dementia has gotten a bit worse. Sometimes she asks me the same question every five minutes. I have a lot of patience for that, so it really doesn’t bother me when she asks me what day it is over and over again. Also, Mom is having trouble watching CNN these days.
Newsbriefs from the Ozarks, this time with Mark, Don, and Mel.
And we’ve upped our time watching time on Hallmark. The mysteries are about a librarian / bake shop owner / college professor / crossword puzzle editor in a small town who helps the hunky police detective solve murders. They flirt with each other and will probably end up dating.
Especially for those of draft age with their friends and cousins being taken. A song that soldiers have clung to in times of fear. I think this song has some psychedelic aspects, he is basically on some kind of hallucinogenic such as LSD maybe even and is having a bit of a bad trip, this can happen to somebody with something as benign as weed. He is having a bit of a bumpy ride in his mind and is trying to regain control of his senses, (I'm your captain)and he is afraid of losing his mind he seeks help from God and slowly regains control (I'm getting closer to my home). I think this is at least a plausible interpretation to the meaning of this song. It makes me think of a ships captain in the 1600 or so, where they are lost.
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This song is right up there with Starship Trooper by Yes. Due to the last half of the song saying "I'm Getting Closer to My Home", people assumed that the song was "Closer to Home" and mistakedly called it by the albulm name, hence the confusion on the title. Some records (i.e. various song albulms)still list the song incorrectly due to the confusion. My heart is for those who are still lost and confused not knowing where to go or what to do. I understand fully and I have tried to fill that hole with everything imaginable.
They immediately liked it and began jamming on it and working out their parts at a local union hall in their hometown of Flint, Michigan where they usually did their rehearsals. The Doobies guitarist and lead singer, Tom wrote the classics "Listen To The Music," "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove." As my friends listened to pop radio, I was banginging away lol... I've always known that the song is about war-times...whatever battle you may be IN. It was written in the 70's and the Vietnam crisis was an unavoidable concern.
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I know at some point Mark did embrace Christianity. Well here I am...three years ago I would never have imagined being at a ministry school in SC. Sometimes the loneliness gets to me and others I feel overwhelmed with possibilities and opportunities. I can say one thing for sure, I have no idea what to expect in the future but I am excited. When I hear other peoples plans I just get a joy for this unknown trip I am about to embark on. What I eat, what I wanna eat, what I make, what I bake, what I wanna make and bake, ideas and recipes.
That is one of the ways God will speak to you, through the words He has already spoken. God does not tend to repeat himself unless He knows we will not listen any other way. There is a deep desire in our hearts for this great mystery and God put that in us so that we do search for things. You can find God in many different places but it's only through Jesus that you are saved.
Around the 7-minute mark a full orchestra appears to accompany the band. The orchestra eventually overwhelms the captain's voice, to the gradually fading conclusion. The song is composed in the compound binary form that was used for several well-known songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The first movement opens with an electric guitar riff from Farner, which aspiring young guitarists of the time learned to imitate. This soon changes into a strummed acoustic guitar paired with a distinctive lead bass line from Mel Schacher, set against a steady drumbeat from Don Brewer accompanied with occasional wah wah guitar flourishes. Much like "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, this song stretches out with a very long outro where an orchestra plays and Farner sings the line, "I'm getting closer to my home" over and over.
The lyric "Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship" sounds like a demand to leave him alone with his addiction. "I'm your captain, I'm your captain" could be relating to Mark Farner considering himself the leader or "captain" of the band and so being felt that he should be able to do what he wants even if it was self destructrive. Tamara is 100% correct as Mark was never addicted to heroin. Had him on the show last week and although he'd have a few, for GFR to perform at the high level they did, "we were stone cold straight," he said. I think of it as a story about the captain of a haunted ship that is being taken over by those evil spirits. I picture him in his cabin, curled up with his knees against his chest, rocking back and forth and repeating over and over, "I'm getting closer to my home..."
Has anyone ever tried to suss out the conversation/lyrics beneath the final string section? I just heard it on headphones for the first time and heard it underneath the music. There was a "stop it, stop it" I could make out, it the rest is a mystery. I'm gonna try and update this regularly since I spend entirely too much time doing nothing online anyhow, besides I'm awful at writing things down on a regular basis and maybe this will help me keep track of the time. That is why the occult and other spiritual searches feel so satisfying.
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