Talk:Ride Captain Ride

message: I'd heard this song was written about the Pueblo incident. Anyone else?
AMCKen (talk) 04:15, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This is some sort of urban legend. The crew complement when her last mission began was 83, not 73. Sadly, one sailor was killed by the North Koreans while chasing the ship down in international waters, leaving only 82 to be captured and ultimately released. (see http://www.history.navy.mil/library/special/pueblo.htm). Further, while the ship did indeed transit through San Francisco after leaving Bremerton (Seattle) where she was converted for intelligence work, her home port was San Diego, and it was from there that she ultimately sailed for the Far East (see http://www.usspueblo.org/v2f/incident/incidentframe.html). Finally, the incident took place in 1968 (capture through release) and was big news at the time (so it wasn't like a secret that leaked out later) - if this group were trying to capitalize on the notoriety of the events surrounding the capture, they sure took a long time to do so. Remember things were moving pretty fast back then: the war in SEA, riots in the streets at home, the landings on the moon, etc. - by 1970 when the song came out, The Pueblo Incident would have seemed like ancient history.Jmdeur (talk) 03:54, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You're thinking of "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)," by Grand Funk Railroad. ----DanTD (talk) 20:41, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The lyrics of "I'm your Captain" are a bit vague, but appear to be talking about a mutiny rather than the capture of a ship by outside forces. For example, in the first verse, the vocalist sings, "I'm your captain" in conjunction with his pleas to have his ship returned - one wouldn't tell a boarding party that obviously. Of course, this song also came out in 1970 - so the above argument about waiting a long time to capitalize on the capture of Pueblo would still hold.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.61.140 (talk) 19:07, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: [[USS Pueblo (AGER-2)]]

message: We seem to have a problem in this section.  I know the song is popular, but there are better ways to document that than to simply keep adding random mentions of its use in the media.  Most of these are unreferenced and do not add to the understanding of the song's popularity.  Please help me re-shape that section and write it out in such a way that helps to illustrate the song's pupularity through the decades.  Citations are always helpful.  Google Books is a good place to begin.  Remember, there are editors who find these lists unencyclopedic and who might just delete it all and be justified under Wikipedia Guidelines. LiPollis (talk) 12:00, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular Culture section becoming an unreferenced Trivia List 

message: Can anyone verify who the lead singer is/was on this song. While all the singers in the group seem to blend harmony in the chorus parts, are the stanzas being sung by Mike Pinera? If it can be verified, place it in the article please. Thanks 2602:306:320A:AF0:3D94:95B9:B4D1:4841 (talk) 04:46, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead Singer