Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out 1969

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Grand Funk Railroad performing Inside Looking Out live from 1969. This clip was shot at "The Show" WITF-TV in Hershey, Pa. November 1969. Mark & Don were 20 & Mel 18 years old. This clip is timeless. I've had hundreds of messages from people of 4 generations worldwide that are in awe of this powerful performance (Folks from 11 to 83 years of age). I've been told it's early "metal", to the original "grunge", to the real begining of "punk, to the first "garage band", to "pure tribal rock", to "straight-in-your-face rock", to "industrial-strength power rock". One things for sure, it is powerful, passionate, singular, & unique. Mark, Don, & Mel changed music forever with 10 minute Power Songs like this one. This is a POWER TRIO at its best. Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performance Vehicle". What you heard on the albums could be duplicated 100% on their live performances. Many would say it's impossible for a 3 piece band to do this live. See the impossible. Once you start watching it, it's hard not to finish it. This is the most popular GFRxR video on the Web. Click on the link below & sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now!

Everyone go here for The Mark Farner interview about The Legendary Shea Stadium Concert in July of 1971.


Im sitting here lonely like a broken man.
I serve my time doin the best I can.
Walls and bars they surround me.
But, I dont want no sympathy.

No baby, no baby,
All I need is some tender lovin.
To keep me sane in this burning oven.
And, when my time is up, youll be my reefer.

Life gets worse on gods green earth.
Be my reefer, got to keep smokin that thing.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I said now baby ... baby ..., let me smoke it ... smoke it ...
Makes me feel good ... feel good, yes, I feel good ... ahhhhh ...
Yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ..., yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ...
Yes, I feel alright ... ahhhhh ...
Ohhhhh ...

Ice cold water is runnin through my veins.
They try and drag me back to work again.
Pain and blisters on my mind and hands.
I work all day making up NICKEL (burlap) bags.

The oats theyre feeding me are driving me wild.
I feel unhappy like a new born child.
Now, when my time is up, you wait and see.
These walls and bars wont keep that stuff from me.

No, no, baby,
Wont keep that stuff from me.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I need you right now mama.
I need you right now baby.
Right by my side, honey.
All night long.

Make me feel alright ...
Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, all ... alright.

You better come on up and get down with me.
Ill make you feel real good, just you wait and see.

Make me feel alright ..., yes, I feel alright ...
Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, alright.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: March 11, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Author: PackedFunk

Length: 00:09:34
Rating: 4.91
Views: 710209

Tags: Grand Funk Railroad Mark Farner 1969 Inside Looking Out Rock Roll HardRock

Video Comments:
JonyIncubus (November 18, 2008 at 4:05 pm)
i watch this video every day.
best rock song ever...this vocals are insane...
they're playing with the soul, really enjoying to play, you can see this looking at the drumer...screaming couple times when the song turns faster...
aniagniech (November 18, 2008 at 12:41 pm)
rewelacja!!!!!
rouge1024 (November 18, 2008 at 10:43 am)
GFRR great music after a week in the bush!!! No needles, no spoons, no pills, just some bad ass weed and GFRR tunes!! OH YEA! Randy, this ones for you my friend. 69 1st Marines, save a room for me! R.I.P
vivelavidarocka (November 16, 2008 at 12:50 pm)
Which bands or artists were GFRR's major influences. I really can't tell. They did have a very unique and ahead of the times sound. I love then to dead. They were after all my first rock idols.
Rawhide53 (November 15, 2008 at 12:18 am)
Check Mel's playing ability. This Guy wrote the book on how to play heavy metal bass. No other bass player before or after can do what he did. Remember he didnt copy nobody, they copied him. Also, he was only a teenager when he created his certain type of style. Not seein him listed as one of the best sickens me.
mattyp3400 (November 14, 2008 at 8:20 am)
the most underrated classic rock band of alltime
PackedFunk (November 13, 2008 at 10:30 pm)
Everyone click the link above to sign the online petition to induct GFRxR into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
RKR1919 (November 13, 2008 at 10:39 am)
P.S. Been listening to this song since I was 13 years old and that's probably long before many of you were born. It's still one of my favs after all these years. It's a classic!
RKR1919 (November 13, 2008 at 10:35 am)
Someone posted they had the album....., well I had the 8 track, if anyone knows what that is. Guess I'm showing my age, but don't really care.....still listening to this and many other songs from way back when.
808D3 (November 17, 2008 at 4:04 am)
A bunch of us went on a surf holiday when I was about 15. We only had one 8 track - this one!!