Now back to me. 'Closer to Home' will never die, it'll be around forever. mclucario. Press The film was critically acclaimed, receiving six Academy Award nominations, and a box office success, grossing over $218 million internationally. Share the best GIFs now >>> [1] One of the pirates, taking command of the vessel, delivers the eponymous phrase after storming the bridge and taking the previous captain hostage. Around the 7-minute mark a full orchestra appears to accompany the band to the gradually fading conclusion. [33] When the Grand Funk variant without Farner tours, the singing on the song is taken by lead vocalist Max Carl. [25], Farner himself does not explicitly state what the song is about, and indeed prefers that listeners be able to use their own imaginations when listening to songs in general. [6] /r/outoftheloop – What is the "Look at me, I'm the captain now" meme and where did it come from? The second movement starts at a fairly slow tempo, then launches into a relatively upbeat guitar break before the captain resumes singing.
[10] It was far more successful on progressive rock radio stations, such as those in New York, where its length and epic feel[11][12] were an asset and where it became a mainstay that appealed to a broad spectrum of rock fans outside Grand Funk's immediate listener base. Researcher & Scrapbooker & Media Chauffeur, Database Moderator & Karma Philanthropist & Meme Taxonomist & Fleet Admiral & Amish, Digital Archaeologist & Curator & Collection Butler. "[15] Producer Terry Knight said in 2003 of the song, "I'm humbled by my part in that piece of history. [3], Another FunnyJunk post on August 19th included a compilation of various edited versions of the scene, portraying Muse as Captain America, Captain Hook, and Captain Crunch. [22] Authors have seen the song as an "epic of paranoia and disease"[23] and as a tale of a man who had lost control of his life in a fashion strong enough to invoke childhood nightmares. 'r' The VH1 program Behind the Music said the song "became a subtle anti-war anthem".
by Y F. Added Now back to your captain. The song conveys the pleas of a captain on a troubled sea voyage and facing a mutiny from his crew. On March 27th, 2015, a user submitted a question about the meme to the subreddit /r/outoftheloop, which received 72 points (74% upvoted). I'm The Captain Now." Legal Information: Know Your Meme ® is a trademark of Literally Media Ltd. By using this site, you are agreeing by the site's terms of use and privacy policy and DMCA policy. "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 album Closer to Home. The song has been included on many Grand Funk live albums and compilations since it first appeared, including 1971's Mark, Don and Mel: 1969–71, 1975's Caught in the Act, 1991's Capitol Collectors Series, 1997's Bosnia, Thirty Years of Funk: 1969–1999, 2002's Classic Masters, a bonus track on the 2002 CD reissue of 1971's E Pluribus Funk, the archival Live: The 1971 Tour, and 2006's Greatest Hits. Sadly, he is not your captain anymore because I am, but he can smell like me if he uses Old Spice. Farner's vocal of the pleading lyric begins: Everybody, listen to me, and return me, my ship
I'm your captain, I'm your captain Though I'm feeling mighty sick I've been lost now, days uncounted And it's months since I've seen home Can you hear me, can you hear me Or am I all alone If you return me to my home port I will kiss you, Mother Earth Take me back now, take me back now To the port of my birth Am I in my cabin dreaming [4], But after a while they had no ending for the second movement. [2] The first movement opens with an electric guitar riff from Farner, which aspiring young guitarists of the time learned to imitate. [24] Comparisons have been made to Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! [3] In 1988, the listeners of New York rock station WNEW-FM ranked it the 71st best song of all time,[18] while twenty years later in 2008, New York classic rock station Q104.3's listeners ranked it the 112th best song of all time[19] and by 2015 listeners of the same station had voted it up to being the 9th best of all time. to view a random entry. [8] Farner nearly cried when he heard it, and Brewer has said of their reactions, "We were just like, 'Wow!'" Jul 13, 2015 at 04:31PM EDT The music has a bass break and then drops down to half time before resuming at its normal tempo. by 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. [6] The image has several popular pages on meme generator pages, like ImgFlip[7] and MemeGenerator[8]. [2], Over the course of the year there were more popular uses of the quote, which gradually gained popularity. The phrase is used online to illustrate a take-over or major change spearheaded by one individual. "[28] In 2010, Farner sang the song accompanying himself on acoustic guitar at the Vietnam Veterans of America's National Leadership Conference, where he received the organization's President's Award for Excellence in the Arts.[31]. [15], Decades later, "I'm Your Captain" remains a staple of many classic rock radio stations. My Captain!" [34], The song has been recorded by the German power metal band Helloween as a track on their 1995 CD single "Sole Survivor". "[4][6], Released as a single with the title "Closer to Home", it was modestly successful in early fall 1970, reaching number 21 in Canada[9] and number 22 on the U.S. pop singles chart as the group's first top 40 hit single. What is the "Look at me, I'm the captain now" meme and where did it come from? The story ostensibly deals with a ship's captain on a troubled voyage and facing a mutiny from his crew. [35], American radio personality Mark Thompson said in 1999 that the song "will be played for the rest of time. [15], The song also found a following among American personnel in Vietnam, in part because the band's working-class Flint origins were similar to those of many Americans serving in the war. [6] He suggested they extend the ending so that his orchestral score would have space to develop in,[6] so the band extended the jam on it. 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. [8] It is considered to be the standout track on the Closer to Home album,[7] and considered by both Farner and others to be his best work as a songwriter. Can you hear me, can you hear me? O One of the pirates, taking command of the vessel, delivers the eponymous phrase after storming the bridge and taking the previous captain hostage. Its use of an orchestra during the long repeated refrains of the closing movement served to differentiate it from much of Grand Funk's work. On May 3rd, Reddit user Robitix posted an image referencing Muse's quote to the /r/pokemon subreddit showing the player character from a Pokémon game sitting in a captain's seat. The protagonist's plight becomes worse, with the captain's pleas continuing while the unhappy crew members are approaching the point of murder. Possible Nod To Long-running "Supernatural" Ship "Destiel" Is Just Too Much News For Fans To Handle, #FamilyImpression Hits TikTok's Trending Page As Users Playfully Mock Themselves Across The Platform, As The Election Drags On TikTokers Are Falling In Love With Analysts John King And Steve Kornacki, Setting The Same Video To Different Songs Will Never Get Old, Among All Recent Garfield Panel Memes, None Has Been As Influential As Deflated Garfield. Now back to me.
[20], Grand Funk Railroad were consistently despised by the rock critic establishment,[21] and "I'm Your Captain" got some of the same treatment. to view the video gallery, or Look at me. See, Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture, "Backstage Pass: Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad", "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada", "A Citizen's Appeal to a General in a Time of War (at Home)", "Vietnam Veterans of America to Host Concert in Washington, D.C., in honor of 25th Anniversary of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial", "A Great Day for Vietnam Veterans VVA's Wall Anniversary Parade", "Rock Legend Mark Farner To Receive Award At Vietnam Veterans of America's National Leadership Conference", "Grand Funk pulls into nostalgia station", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27m_Your_Captain_(Closer_to_Home)&oldid=985029765, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 October 2020, at 15:05.
Inspired by groups like The Moody Blues,[4] they came upon the idea of using an orchestra, and hired Tommy Baker, an arranger and trumpet player who was working on the Cleveland television series Upbeat. is a quote from the 2013 movie Captain Phillips, in which an American cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates. Look at me. [2][4] The significant chord progression in this part is from C to B♭add9. AYO HOL UP U BE SAYIN WE WUZ CAPTNS N SHEEEEIT?!
[15] It resonated with them as they tried to stay alive while waiting for the time when they could get closer to home,[16][27] and then when they were finally returning from the war. PROTIP: Look at me. 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.
Although the group occasionally achieve an interesting song—'I'm Your Captain' was about the best of the early ones ..."[21], Over the years many interpretations have been posed by listeners of "I'm Your Captain", including the literal one of mutiny on a voyage, but also ones involving drug addiction and ones by those who see resonance in Homer's Odyssey and themes of returning home, such as college students returning from a long semester. [16] Farner visited and performed at The Wall in November 2007, on the 25th anniversary of the memorial's dedication. Know Your Meme is an advertising supported site and we noticed that you're using an ad-blocking solution. [3] 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.
One of the group's best-known songs, it is composed as two distinct but closely related movements. Glenn Greenwald's Resignation From The Intercept, Concordia University of Michigan "CUM" Merchandise. I'm getting closer to my home ... Again the bass line carries the music, with now a flute line accompanying it. [5] The movement's single lyric repeats over and over as a mantra, in the style of Van Morrison. [13][14] Its airplay helped the album reach the Top 10 of the U.S. albums chart within a month of its release.
[9] The earliest known use of this scene in a reaction image was posted to FunnyJunk on February 6th, 2014, by user nlee. The last of these is legally the title that Farner's music publisher registers the song as. Everything about it worked for that time and it still works today."[3]. There is a Grand Funk poster on the wall behind him.