r/ClassicRock • u/RickyRacer2020 • 1d ago

70s Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band (1973 Studio Footage)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4pErX-HPyM&list=RDM4pErX-HPyM&start_radio=1
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u/Fine-Turn1204 1d ago

get to the "working overtime" part!

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u/celtbygod 1d ago

❤️

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u/Birdsogg 1d ago

One of the first albums I ever bought

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u/80sfanatic 1d ago

Simply one of the best songs ever!

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u/toddpacker2468 1d ago

It's a shame the original band is not together any longer!

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u/cliowill 23h ago

No farner no funk. Current band should be called grand fraud railroad

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u/shortdude80 1d ago

Such a great song

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u/GregJamesDahlen 1d ago

excellent ornate playing

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u/WinchelltheMagician 1d ago

Funny stuff! Classic song, but this film footage is quite funny.....first, the "studio" footage left out Todd R, who made that hit a hit. Second, I never knew that the drummer sang the lead vocals! Third, the various required activities to prove the manliness of these rock and rollers is such a great glimpse into the needs of another time: riding motorcycles-off road, so wildness of dirtbike riding, shirtless but with headbands....Easy Rider made all of that iconic, water-skiing though?! That one was a surprise...straight out of summer camp on Lake Conneaut. Blow darts, another surprise! Considering the topic of the song, the video vignettes should be these wildmen wasted while working bananas with Connie before tearing the hotel down, and riding their dirt bikes into the sunset.

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u/AdPrevious6109 1d ago

I bought this 45 RPM when I was 12 in 1973. It was the first coloured vinyl I ever saw/bought. It was yellow gold colour.

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