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"Ride Captain Ride"
Single by Blues Image
from the album Open
B-side	"Pay My Dues"
Released	April 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	3:45 3:07 (7" version)
Label	Atco / Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Mike Pinera, Frank Konte
Producer(s)	Richard Podolor

"Ride Captain Ride" is a song recorded by the American rock band Blues Image. It was co-written by the band's singer-guitarist Mike Pinera and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte, and was included on the group's 1970 album, Open. Released as a slightly shortened single in the spring of 1970, it shot up the charts, eventually reaching No. 4 in the US and Canadian charts, making it Blues Image's only Top 40 chart hit. It reached No. 23 in Australia.

The longer version repeats the chorus a couple of times, before the instrumental coda leads the song to its fade out.

The guitar fills and main solo were performed by Kent Henry. Pinera plays the guitar solo at the end of the song.

The song was inspired by the number of keys on Pinera's Rhodes piano. Pinera said, "Okay, I need a first word. And what came into my head was '73.' I liked the rhythm, and I went, '73 men sailed up, from the San Francisco Bay.'...The song sort of just wrote itself from there."[1]

In the lyrics, the crew invite others to ride along with them to new land, where they will feel free. However, the local people are too preoccupied with life's troubles to hear or answer their call. When the crew set sail, they are never seen or heard from again. The Captain rides with his crew on a mystery ship, which disappears forever.

Chart history[edit]

Covers[edit]

The song was covered by Blood, Sweat & Tears in the album New City from 1975.

The song has been performed live many times by Phish with Page McConnell on lead vocals, notably during the "Ian's Farm" show on May 28, 1989.[7]

References[edit]

1. ^ Schweiber, Dave (June 26, 2001). "The Captain Rides Again". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
3. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 7/11/70". tropicalglen.com.
4. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 17, 2013.
5. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970 | Music Outfitters". www.musicoutfitters.com.
6. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1970". tropicalglen.com.
7. ^ "Ride Captain Ride History - Phish.net". phish.net.

Blood, Sweat & Tears Lyrics

"Ride Captain Ride"
(originally by Blues Image)

Seventy-three men sailed up from the San Francisco Bay,
Rolled off of their ship and here's what they had to say.
"We're calling everyone to ride along to another shore,
Where we can laugh our lives away and be free once more."

Ride, captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends you've got there on your trip.
Ride, captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be aware of the things others just might have missed

No one heard them calling, no one came at all,
'Cause they were too busy watching those old raindrops fall.
As a storm was blowing out on the peaceful sea,
Seventy-three men were sailing off into history.

Ride, captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends you've got there on your trip.
Ride captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be aware of the world others just might have missed

Ride, captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends you've got there on your trip.
Ride captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be aware of the world othersjust might have missed

Ride, captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends you have here on your trip.
Ride, captain ride on your mystery ship,
Be aware of a world others just might have missed.

Writer(s): Frank Konte, Michael Pinera

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album: "New City" (1975)

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