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TimothyBFan
05-11-2009, 11:33 AM
Wow-I can't believe Eric Burdon is 68 years old today!! HE is definitely a part of Rock N Roll history.

LOVE this video of him with War doing Spill The Wine for 1970.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7_U-zj2gfE

When he was a clean cut looking kid with The Animals-Gotta Get Out Of This Place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNEiZhpinY

House Of The Rising Sun-The Animals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg7jzi9JAkw&feature=PlayList&p=54B26C8B60A33C82&index=0&playnext=1

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood-The Animals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FT4FprxDg

MikeA
05-11-2009, 11:45 AM
Hey Willie, was wondering if you were going to include HORS. THat was the first non-folk song I learned on guitar...back in about the 9th grade! I did it in a talent show at school and dedicated it to my homeroom teacher who was from New Orleans. I had no idea the song was about a "house of ill repute!"

LOL

http://www.mvabercrombie.net/HORS%20ABLE%20DRUM.MP3

TimothyBFan
05-11-2009, 12:24 PM
Mike-Can't very well have a tribute to Eric Burdon without including HOTRS can we? Your story about dedicating it to your teacher, not knowing it was about a house of ill repute cracked me up. I would love to know what she thought about that back then! She probably told that story several times later!

BTW--you did a great job on it!

Prettymaid
05-11-2009, 12:26 PM
Ah yes...HORS... the song that seems to go on forever! (Is that why you picked it Mike - so you could "take over the stage") :headbang:

MikeA
05-11-2009, 12:44 PM
:headbang:

I don't know if she retold the story, but she came up to me after the ordeal and "thanked me" for the dedication. I passed her class (English Lit) so I guess it didn't ruin her reputation! I really did like her. She was a sweetheart and was everyone's "mother"...even those of us who didn't do the in-crowd thing.

I had no intention of "taking over the stage" but I guess I sort of did. The other "talents" in the show were singing songs from "Sound of Music" or "Peter, Paul & Mary" or the "Kingston Trio". I wanted to do something that wasn't "folky". It was between HORS and "Satisfaction" I think. I believe I was a Sophomore or Junior that year and the Stones had just released that song. But I did know the references in Satisfaction wouldn't pass censorship in a High School <LOL>...besides, I didn't have an electric guitar back then and the signature riff wouldn't come across right on an acoustic.

And, since I was one of the "black leather" types back then, that part about the ball and chain sort of fit what I considered my "image" of the times. There were a few of us in our small highschool (17 in my graduating class) who didn't mesh well with the cheerleaders and football jocks. Heck, we didn't "mesh" well with each other very much either! I wasn't "Mr. Popularity" back then and really didn't try very hard to be.

I hope I have toned down a bit over the years <LOL>

MikeA
05-11-2009, 01:07 PM
It really is amazing how music evokes MEMORIES! I was watching those videos Willie and noticed so much in them. Hair (huge Beatles influence!) The simple compositions instrumentally that left so much up to the singer. The unbelievable BLUES influence in the Animals songs. That ORANGE amp that is still so much in demand for a "retro" sound. The Gibson guitars.

The "Animals" were a fearsome force in music and I never thought Burdon ever got the recognition that he deserved. But then back in the 60's, Blues was not a genre that drew the crowds even though it influenced so much of the music of that day.

I think it took Clapton and Cream and Hendrix to really make blues "crossover" into popularity. Even then, it had to be disguised.

Thank you so much for posting this thread!!!!!!!!

TimothyBFan
05-11-2009, 01:38 PM
It was my pleasure Mike. I wasn't sure anyone else would care about this. I just think he is fantastic. I'm to young to remember The Animals when they first came out but I certainly learned to appreciate them later.

tbs fanatic
05-11-2009, 03:45 PM
Oh, Happy Birthday Eric :headbang: I loved The Animals - Eric's voice is so great.

MikeA
05-11-2009, 04:07 PM
My encouragement from Eric is that he's older than I am <LOL> There is HOPE.

Freypower
05-11-2009, 07:57 PM
On my husband's behalf it's always nice to see a Geordie boy get his due respect. I absolutely love HORS and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, plus Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. Then there were his solo hits Monterey and Sky Pilot - remember those?

Incidentally, the late Chas Chandler, the bass player, went on to manage Jimi Hendrix and then Slade.

Ive always been a dreamer
05-11-2009, 09:35 PM
Happy Birthday, Eric.

I was also a big Animals fan back in the day. HORS is a classic, but, ya gotta be careful who ya dedicate that song too, Mike! :wink: :wink:

TimothyBFan
05-12-2009, 07:29 AM
Incidentally, the late Chas Chandler, the bass player, went on to manage Jimi Hendrix and then Slade.

Thanks for that little info--I didn't know that. I love Slade--(but why wouldn't I since I'm such a Sweet fan!) Noddy Holder is just to cool for words!!!

MikeA
05-12-2009, 08:13 AM
Happy Birthday, Eric.

I was also a big Animals fan back in the day. HORS is a classic, but, ya gotta be careful who ya dedicate that song too, Mike! :wink: :wink:


That was the first and LAST time I ever dedicated a song <LOL> It was a very humiliating experience for one who was not extremely self confident and was barely able to take the stage from fear. I never got over that stage fright.

TimothyBFan
05-12-2009, 08:19 AM
Mike--just how long after that did you find out what the song was really about? I bet you were mortified when you realized.

MikeA
05-12-2009, 08:32 AM
Mike--just how long after that did you find out what the song was really about? I bet you were mortified when you realized.

It was right after the "performance" Willie. A couple of the Seniors were laughing at me and I couldn't figure out why. I mean, I didn't screw the song up or anything and as for "meaning", I thought it was probably about a Casino or something. Finally, they told me what it was about <LOL> I felt like crawling into a hole and pulling the dirt down on top of me.

Bless her heart, Mrs. Tremble (the lady from Louisiana) made it a point to come thank me for the "dedication" and said something about it being about the intent and not the content. I really don't think I could have suffered the humiliation had it not been for her reaction. I really didn't care about what everyone else thought. I mean of all the teachers I had, I respected and liked her more than any of the others.

Prettymaid
05-12-2009, 08:34 AM
She sounds like a gem Mike!