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"The Loco-Motion" (or "#Locomotion") is a 1962 #popSong written by American songwriters #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer #DeeDeeSharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is especially notable for making three appearances in the American Top 3, each in a different decade: in 1962 by #LittleEva (U.S. No. 1); in 1974 by #GrandFunkRailroad (also U.S. No. 1); and in 1988 by #KylieMinogue (U.S. No. 3).
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"We're an American Band" is a No. 1 single by American #rock band #GrandFunkRailroad. Released on July 2, 1973, from the band's album of the same name, it became the band's first single to top the #Billboard charts. Written by #DonBrewer and produced by #ToddRundgren, its huge chart success broadened Grand Funk's appeal. In a 2023 interview, Brewer said the song, which stiches together snippets of events from the band's touring life.
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"I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" is a 1970 song written by American musician #MarkFarner and recorded by #GrandFunkRailroad as the closing track to their 1970 album #CloserToHome. Ten minutes in duration, it is the band's longest studio recording. One of the group's best-known songs, it is composed as two distinct but closely related movements. Its title has been rendered in various ways across many different Grand Funk albums, including "I'm Your Captain".
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"The Loco-Motion" (or "#Locomotion") is a 1962 #popSong written by American songwriters #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer #DeeDeeSharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is especially notable for making three appearances in the American Top 3, each in a different decade: in 1962 by #LittleEva (U.S. No. 1); in 1974 by #GrandFunkRailroad (also U.S. No. 1); and in 1988 by #KylieMinogue (U.S. No. 3).
youtube.com/watch?v=sSQOeQakEx