🎵 Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful REACTION
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
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Brad... you really showed us that you are the man, the minute you raised your hand.
What ??
She's so damn cute. I love them both.
@@warrenhammonds1093 Are you kidding me... Please
@@thomassamburgh5904 Are you a troll, a racist, or both?
@@thomassamburgh5904 Dude, there's no need to be like that. No one made you come here to listen. If you don't like them, that's fine, but kindly find another place to troll, and take your nasty azz attitude outta here. That way, we'll ALL be happy (with you there and us here).
I use to jam on the bass with a couple friends. This was one of our favorite songs to play. Our Drummer died of cancer last year. I hear this song now, it draws both a Tear And A smile thinking of my late good friend,
LOL...Unlike actual GFR songs this one had 3 notes. Not counting a couple of runs.....sorry for your loss.
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Sorry for your loss regarding your late drummer friend.❤
So sorry for your loss. I had the great opportunity to spend a couple of days with Mark Farner and some of his guys when they came back to Flint (I`m from there too) for a concert
You’re spot on Lex. From Songfacts: "Some Kind of Wonderful" was originally recorded in 1967 by an R&B group called the Soul Brothers Six. Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer got the idea to record it. ✌️❤️🎶
Isn't it amazing how Lex can pull subtle things out of a song that others miss
And great idea it was
Grand Funk was from Flint Michigan, not far from Motown ( Detroit )
I prefer the Soul Brother Six version. Good going Al, I didn't think too many people remembered them. The Chambers Brothers as well ..
@@texaslarry1048 what did she pull out ?
You are completely right about Motown being an influence. They were from Flint, Michigan right near Detroit! They love Motown and you should hear them doing their awesome cover of Little Eva's the Loco-motion! Back then it was pretty different for a hard rock band to incorporate the feeling of Motown songs. And all 3 have a great voice!
Went to see GFR at Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami, the venue of the famous Doors concert a year earlier, and the GFR concert was sold out. My friend and I were hanging out in the parking lot with several hundred other folks who couldn't get in when we heard lead guitarist Mark Farner say "we're gonna turn up the volume for our brothers and sisters outside". That was by far the best concert I didn't get to see. It was one big party outside. Those guys could rock!
I'm Your Captain
The Loco Motion
We're An American Band
Grand Funk, just a great rockin' band. They have so many great hits with great vocals that draw you in further and further. Their beat is contagious. Great reaction. Big Hugs from Canada ❤️ ❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
The story goes they were singing this in the limo to warm up their vocals and their driver said they should record it, so they did.
This is what can do when a power trio has two fantastic lead singers and a pretty darn good backup singer. And they’re all wonderful musicians.
The drummer (Don Brewer) sings the 1st verse, and the guitar player (Mark Farner) sings the 2nd.
One of the great live bands of all time. They should be in the R&R Hall of Fame.
Looking little mama glowing, I just love you two ! I sure miss fun songs like this !
My jam!! Grand Funk RR is the greatest. They always make me smile. I have loved them since 1967.
Great tune by Grand Funk Railroad🥁🎸🔥💣👍🏽
Yep, count your blessings Brad. Great old song. Does have a "Motown shuffle" sound.
Undeniably, this is one of the greatest rock songs ever made. The first time I heard it, I was in the Navy and at a biker bar named Jonathan's in Augusta Maine. Me in my short hair cut dancing with a biker girl, and surrounded by long hair biker dudes and girls doing the same. Everyone in the place got up for this one. It was fun watching the both of you enjoy it as well.
Great reaction! They go way back as great rockers of the day and I bought their first album in ‘69 and everyone liked them!
Classic rock. Still on airwaves today.
You guys definitely need to do a Motown live stream. By the end of it y'all both will have pretty good grip of the genre. So many great artists and songs even 4 hrs won't cover it all. Just do it!!
I agree
One of my favourite bands. Saw them play live countless times and they gave unforgettable concerts---Wow! Check out some of their live videos to see what I mean.
You guys got to check out their song I'm your captain. You will be blown away. They were the 1st white band ever signed to motown records.
Lex, the way your mind works is awesome, and I mean I am in Awe, the you analyze music and come to the truth about songs! Keep it up.
What ? Are you trying to get a date ? Her musical knowledge and song summary are juvenile an inadequate to say the least.
Great reaction to a great song, I love the bass line on this! 🎸
I am so glad you raised your hand Brad
Hey Lex, the "Shuffled Sound" in the background you're hearing is Mel Schacher's bassline, which is a Walking Eighths bassline
That's right Karl.. Kudos
@@thomassamburgh5904 I knew this because this is one of the first songs I started learning to play on my bass
I laughed so hard I cried. Brad testified right before the song broke into the gospel:soul verse!😂 Can I get a witness?!?! Good on you, Son! When you’ve been blessed, TESTIFY! Much love ❤️
Mark Farner is a born again Christian today. He put out several Christian albums. Great artist.
Gospel influence along with soul. The "funk" in grand funk. Check out "Footstompin music"
Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Bad Time"!!
Yes!! This song is a must for them.
Remember when Brad used to be shocked and surprised by singers just pulling some vowels while they sung? Before he just heard songs. But you can tell that he's steadily increasingly his deeper listening. Yay. Brad wins. It's nice to have witnessed the journey.
This is one of the great street corner singalongs of all time. Will sing it every time it comes on.
I grew up right down the street from these guys. What an awesome band.
As a musician & writer I will say it's impossible to write a good song without passion in what you are trying to express! Old music, passion & talent, new music, neither!
I was about to comment the same thing. A song in order to convey the emotions it needs to, the writer has to "FEEL" it. At least at one point in their life. In fact often those feelings are what INSPIRED the song to begin with. Even songs that are strictly crafted as opposed to inspired
the writer uses his emotions and life experience.
Bands in the Seventies did a lot of hit covers of songs from the Sixties. Rare Earth did their version of "Get Ready," and Nazareth's big hit was "Love Hurts" by the Everly Brothers. Linda Ronstadt did a bunch of covers, like "Heat Wave" by Martha & the Vandellas. Diana Ross did a version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" that went to #1 in 1970, just three years after Marvin Gaye's version went to #19. And of course Van Halen did a popular version of "Dancing in the Streets" (also by Martha & the Vandellas).
Yes you do Brad 😁 and It shows all the time....such a refreshing thing to see both of you reacting 👌
This song is Brad & Lex !!! My Dad got this record for me for X-Mas. That's one of those large, round. flat things made of plastic you play on another large flat thing that goes round and round !
Take care Bro & Little Sis best
wishes always!!!😜🌷🌷🌷🌷
saw them in concert in Seattle in 1971, great band, sometimes there are not sufficient words to capture the feeling, but yes, I'm thinking they write what they feel as best they can
Don Brewer and Mark Farner had me fooled for a long time on this song when I was younger. I didn't realize that they were trading vocals back and forth. And when they sing together they had some great but somewhat raw soulful harmonies reminiscent of that Motown sound
Arguably one of the greatest trio hard rock bands ever. Right up there with Rush in my opinion.
Let's not forget the another great rockin trio - ZZ Top!
what about Cream? & Hendrix Experience? .. not to mention Mountain when they were a threesome
Nirvana anyone?
@@kathybwell Agree. Also Triumph. One of the best power trios. Canada Rules.
How about the super band "Cream"? They were the greatest trio ever.
Every time I listen to this song my mood turns into a some kind of wonderful :')
The original Soul Brothers Six was sung exactly the same way and sounds similar but it is largely forgotten (It's on UA-cam of course.) That's why Lex hears Motown or the Chi-lites. The line "Can I get a witness?" is obviously from Gospel. "I'm You Captain/Closer to Home" (long version) should be your next GFR song. That was their significant anthem and is from their successful "Closer to Home" album.
You gotta do more Steppenwolf: "Don't Step on the Grass, Man" is the one.
Man, did I fly around the skating rink to this song!! 🛼💃🛼
It's rock. But there's a reason they're called Grand FUNK Railroad. You were spot-on Lex.
I have never known 2 people to be so wrong about so many songs so many times. They are Grifters and obviously don't care much for the music they react to.
I grew up in a large urban city. My family was firmly rooted in R&B. As a music lover as fas back as I can remember, I would always sift through family & friends’ record collections. I would always see Led Zepplin, Santana, Rare Earth and Grand Funk (Railroad). I never heard the bands on the radio until I began switching over to the rock stations in high school.
Grand Funk Railroad started out as a Rock band but began changing their style to keep up with a changing industry... Check their Don, Mark, And Mel Album... You Two Do an Awesome Show Together!
Ya gotta love good soul music from back when music was real, no computer generated anything, just musicians able to play instruments and singers able to hold a note....I love the song by Earth Wind and Fire called.....September, you've probably heard it, but if not you need to give it a listen and you'll be hooked on it.
Don’t want to lose u guys. Great song. These guys were hard core no help just talent. Just you two.
You kids don't know Grand Funk? The wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drum work of Don Brewer? Oh, man! ~ Homer Simpson
Great song. I do believe I have their version of Locomotion on 45....
Per Songfacts.com "Some Kind of Wonderful" was originally recorded in 1967 by an R&B group called the Soul Brothers Six. Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer got the idea to record it. "We all grew up in Flint, Michigan," he said in a Songfacts interview. "We used to listen to a station called WAMM, which was a black station in Flint. We all grew up on R&B, gospel and soul music, and they used to play the Soul Brothers Six version of that song all the time on WAMM radio in the '60s. When we were traveling around the country, I used to start singing that song in the back of the car a cappella, and everybody would just kind of jump in and sing along with me - 'I don't need a whole lots of money, I don't need a big fine car.' We'd kind of shear off on the choruses and stuff, and our manager said, 'That's a great song, why don't you record it,' so we recorded the song and it became a huge hit."
In this song, the guy is dirt poor, but he couldn't be happier, thanks to his sweet lovin' woman who knows how to treat him right.
The song was written by Soul Brothers Six frontman John Ellison, who went backstage at a 2018 Grand Funk concert, where he told the story of the song. The idea came to him at 4 a.m. when he was holding his girl in his arms. "We were broke, and I thought, 'I don't need a whole lot of money,'" Ellison said.
He fleshed out the song and brought it to the band, which had been playing gigs in and around their hometown of Rochester, New York and had released some singles on the local label Fine Records. According to Ellison, a local radio DJ heard them rehearsing the song and helped get the recording to Atlantic Records, which signed the band. Released as their first single on the label, it stalled at #91. The group's only other chart entry was "What Can You Do When You Ain't Got Nobody," which topped out at #107.
The Grand Funk cover of "Some Kind of Wonderful" provided a nice income for Ellison. His relationship with the woman who inspired the song didn't last; when he told the story in 2018, his wife asked if he remembered that girl. He wisely replied that he didn't, and reminded her that the song paid for their house.
Grand Funk grew up a couple of hours north of Motown. When I was a little kid, I used to hear them play in the drummer's mom's garage when they first started out.
Aww how sweet were u Brad to raise
Ur hand 💕
I love this song. So unique. Awesome bass line. Great lyrics.
Love this band. The lead singer, Mark Farner went to my school & I graduated with his sister. Grew up here in Michigan listening to these guys, before they were famous. Fun fact, my son was 'Up North' (northern Michigan) 2 weekends ago & ran into Mark in Petosky. Took a pic of him with my son's friend. He is still performing, with a partially reformed band. Check out 'Locomotion' or 'Closer to home'. Classics.
03:03 LMFAO you'd better do that, Brad.
Lex gonna bop you in the head if you didn't.
Lex is an absolute treasure.
You guys both rock.
I like this song, the bass line and the drums. 🥁🥁🎸🎸🎶🎶
They're from my hometown of Flint, MI. My brother-in-law used to spend time with them when he was growing up. His older brother hung out with them.
Hey Doug. I'm from Flint (went to Central & grad. from Grand Blanc)as well. My cousin was a classmate of drummer, Donny Brewer, her brother's teacher was Donny's mother (from Swartz Creek) and I used to work with Mark Farnewr's younger brother at Drayton Plains GM Parts Div. Those were the days.!!!!
@@geminiguy2013 Haha, small world my friend! I graduated from Kearsley, and our oldest graduated from Grand Blanc. I had a bunch of cousins in Swartz Creek. I worked in the GM Assembly plants and the Tech Center in Warren before moving south.
@@hihoktf Yes indeed it's a small world. My first job right out of HS was at Buick. I was shortly drafted into the army (to the rescue...lol). After I retired from the military in 94, we stayed here in Fl. where the family had already settled down. Go Bobcats....God bless Halo burgers & Flint style coney islands. Oh...and a big shout out to Marios Pizza!!!!!!
AMAZING! Perfect as always 💕 Thank you!
That was awesome Brad, sticking up your hand to say your true feelings... She just felt that moment in her smile and laugh.. You sealed that love my friend... Nice Going..
Fun fact, I live half a mile away from where grand funk railroad used to stay. The bridge I go under everyday has their name. Still painted underneath.
Lex, once again you are on point. It's in their name for one.
Ha! I was waiting for Brad to look over at Lex during that, and the "yeah, I do" hand raise... 🥰
You both have great reactions to the songs 🎵
Love, Love, this song Soo Great (Can I get a witness? )🎵 Oh yes🎉 Grand funk railroad is the Best 💯📀👍🦾🤘You two are so sweet 🥰 Rock on and Rock hard 🤘🦾💯❤ Love your show and your reactions ❤ Yes more Please 😊
Brad, this time around, I'm learning more about you ... and gaining even more respect for you. That was an awesome thing for you to do (raising your hand) ... it says a lot.
Awesome song! Great band!
Grand Funk Railroad has some Great Hits, Love this Song! And yes it does have the Motown Vibe.
This is a remake of the Soul Brother's Six song. Grand Funk would sing the song as a warm up on the way to shows in the limo. Their limo driver asked them the name of the song and said they should record it. They did and the rest is history.
Used to sing this to my wife all the time. Sadly she's passed away now. And man was she! Meeeoooow!!!!!
I just saw Grand Funk Railroad play with kid rock This was their closer song and they nailed it
Memories of high school are flashing before my eyes right now.
Look at Brad. Holding up his hand to affirm his woman is SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL. And to Lex for joining the church chorus to reaffirm the statement and be a witness.
Next up, I'M YOUR CAPTAIN/CLOSER TO HOME and FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC. Enjoy.
I seen them live when I was 21 amazing performance for the size of venue they were at and this song has so much soul
Nice review! Pretty funny we had the band play this at our wedding and they changed the words to "when she wraps her loving legs around me" haha
I loved it when Brad put his finger up and the joyous laughter that came out of Lex, Priceless!!!
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"Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for the Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft." - Homer
Loved this song growing up in the 70's - (1979 HS grad - Hawaii).
I graduated HS in 79 too! Santa Cruz mountains, California - 1979 outshines!
Every time this would come on the radio I would sing it to my wife. Embarrassed the kids a few times...lol.
I can see Brad singing this to Lex
the BEST song to skate to in the seventies!! Love your reactions!
They were a true fusion band-putting the “Funk” in Rock and Roll. ❤
You guys ROCK!!!
This is 'Blue-eyed Motown." 😄
Yall are so stinking CUTE! Love your reactions!!
Brad knows he has a wonderful woman. Lex is the best. 👍❤🤙
Oh wow this takes me back to the public pool in the summertime when I was a kid. Just starting on my rebellious period.😉
They are from Flint, just north of Motown (Detroit) and they loved that style of music
the person who wrote this song really loved their woman
Shining On by Grand Funk is awesome, great vocals & stellar musicianship
Ay so back in Denver every year there is this thing called Taste Of Colorado, it's basically like a lil festival downtown with a ton of food vendors and stuff... when I was like 13 Grand Funk performed there lol
"This is like motown-shuffle to me"
It's about to turn Gospel 😂😂
Ya'll talkin' to a white boy(?) who grew up to this! Always been a vocal influence, along with Bad Company etc. Yea, that kind of singin' takes me to church! Love wathcing you! Much peace and love!
Can I get a witness? Yeah you guys totally crack me up. That was fun.
I definitely felt that way about my wife. Sadly cancer took her 😢
3:03 Brad- "Right here"
You know what they'll write on my gravestone when i die. I got run over by the Grand Funk Railroad 🤣
I had heard that their name was a play on the Grand Trunk RR that ran through our state of Michigan. 🚂
Deep dive on GFR is warranted! "We're An American Band", "Inside Looking Out", and on and on!
"If anyone is killin' you it's me," the giggle and smile(s), "F and fight, F and fight"...that's love, "Some Kind of Wonderful" indeed.*
*note: important to end skirmishes with the "F"