What is ride captain ride about

There was an error. Mike Pinera, I was talking to a man I know last night and he says he is the captain in the song. He played with you at some impromtu jam and he was captain of a ship and he inspired the song.

He is hard to miss as he is 6'5" tall and has an English accent. Any truth to this story. He says he was sent to save some men from a sinking ship if I heard the story right. Serendipitee44 on December 23, My Interpretation Anyone can make whatever they want from any lyrics, and it's not wrong or right. But if you are trying to discern what the author was thinking, then this is not about a spy ship, nor old world explorers. That was a very popular thought in the 60's and early 70's and generally throughout history.

I don't know if the timing works out, but there was a popular song about raindrops falling on my head, as well as Who'll Stop the Rain by CCR, so that could have prompted the rain drops line. There were songs about San Francisco being a new consciousness or a new beginning. As the author states, the 73 number came from keys on a new electronic piano that had fewer than the acoustic pianos.

Of course, the Beatles made a Magical Mystery Tour. So I believe the author, who admits he wrote it sort of on the fly just took bits floating around in his head and threw them together in a general theme of seeking a new reality, and there really aren't a lot of words to the song.

I think people get hung up on the number 73 and think it must have special meaning, but more often than not, these authors are writing hundreds of songs and often don't dwell very long.

Once they are famous they likely put in more effort, but this band was not famous and was being told to hurry up and get out of the studio. No Replies Log in to reply. The debut album was released in but spawned no hit singles.

The song opened with a great electric piano trill that segued into a cool vocal that literally took the listener on a melodic ride that cultimated in an incredibly uplifting and wonderfully written and performed chorus. The early s was a great time for popular music.

There was no use of electronics or drum machines. All the music was written and performed on real instruments that musicians knew how to play. Blood Sweat and Tears recorded the song for their album New City. Their version was a little more funked up complete with the classic Blood Sweat and Tears horn section and the soul infused blues vocals of David Clayton-Thomas. Over time, the version however that we all remember is the original by Blues Image. Also other data will not be shared with third person.

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