Burdon left also this band and run back to stardome in the mid-70s with The Eric Burdon Band producing heavy rocking songs. He went on forming short-living groups such as Eric Burdon's Fire Dept. in 1980, another Eric Burdon Band in 1981, especially for a motion picture-starring role in Comeback for which he made the soundtrack and a reunion band with The Animals in 1983 to get back to the Mainstream Charts. The 1980s saw Burdon in genres such as heavy metal, new wave, pop, reggae, disco, blues, rock and roll, punk, funk and rap. He also published his album "I Used To Be An Animal" as well as his autobiography with the same title. He went on touring in stadiums as well as in small clubs around the world.
In 1990 he formed the Eric Burdon & Robby Krieger Band who toured mainly in America. They recorded some demo tapes, but never released them. In 1991 he toured the world again as Eric Burdon & Brian Auger Band. They released a double-live album, "Access All Areas" in 1993, showing versions of Burdon's old hits in new musical outfits, once again as a blues, metal, reggae and fusion performer.
In 1994 they got disbanded, Burdon got introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he performed 1995 with Bon Jovi and created a new group of high-professional musicians, Eric Burdon's i Band. They disbanded in 1998 and he formed Eric Burdon & The New Animals. In 2003 they changed their name in Eric Burdon & The Animals, after some band changes. In 2004 the long awaited studio-album "My Secret Life" was released and brought him back into the mainstream charts and in late 2005 the live album "Athens Traffic Live" was released.
Burdon formed a new band-line-up, also touring as Eric Burdon & The Animals. In January 2006 he released "Soul of a Man", with good critics worldwide. He wanted to create an album who is dedicated to the blues and rnb. Since then he toured the world without a break, always looking for new material, performing with other famous musicians.
Recently, Burdon wrote a screenplay called "Twisted Oliver" and is working on a new studio album. He turned down tours with War and Linkin Park in the last year, but it seems that the new year is bringing many surprises.
Many of his bands also used elements of speed metal, thrash metal, grindcore and death metal.
He's definitely one of the most important people in music history, while recording the first #1 hit with a length more than four minutes, "House of the Rising Sun", the most popular anti-vietnam song "We Gotta Get out of this Place", the first song recorded in stereo, "Sky Pilot" and the first latin rap in pop music, "Spill the Wine". His self-written rock song "Year of the Guru" (1968) proves that he created the first rap rock-song. His political environment can be seen in his multi-racial project with the band War from late 1969 to early 1971. In 2008 he reunited with the band at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Without his experimental vocals, hip hop, rap, heavy metal, rock, pop and rnb would have a completely different face.
His singing style and music also influenced artists such as Joe Cocker, The Doors, Deep Purple, The Brute Chorus, Ted Nugent, Janis Joplin, The Sonics, Steppenwolf, Chester Bennington, Bruce Springsteen, The Black Crowes, Tom Petty, The White Stripes, Ryan Adams, John Mellencamp, The Compulsive Gamblers, The Vines, Julian Thome, The Hives, MC5 and many more.
In November 2008 the magazine Rolling Stone ranked him #57 on their list of the Best Singers of all Times.
Formations:
The Animals & Sonny Boy Williamson (December 30, 1963)
The Animals (1964 - September 1966, 1976, 1983/84)
Eric Burdon & The Animals (1967 - 1968)
Eric Burdon & War (1969 - 1971)
Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon (1971)
The Eric Burdon Band (1973 - 1975)
Eric Burdon's Fire Department (1980)
Eric Burdon, Robbie Krieger & Friends (1990)
Eric Burdon & Brian Auger Band (1991 - 1993)
Eric Burdon's I Band (1995 - 1998)
Eric Burdon & The New Animals (1999 - 2002)
Eric Burdon (1976 - ...)
Devil Run
Eric Burdon Lyrics
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Got no rest since he ain't come home
Bet the wind heard his mighty roar
I'm gonna kill you cause I can't go home
Damn devils are running
I can't shoot anymore
Go on home 'cause your asking for more
If the storm brings hell upon you
Blame yourself I won't let you through
Damn devils are running
I can't shoot anymore
Damn devils keep running
I won't let you through
Fires burn as you look away
You've been lying to use everyday
Still you follow the devil's run
You can't unite the world with a gun
It's no joke we're a mad universe
No one to trust to make it work
If the war don't make it alright
We burn in hell and we loose the fight
Damn devils are running
I can't shoot anymore
Damn devils are running
I won't let you through
In Eric Burdon's song Devil Run, the lyrics paint a picture of war and its aftermath. The singer's father has gone to war, and they have not rested since he left, constantly haunted by the fear of never seeing him again. The singer talks of killing, a common theme in wartime, expressing a desire to eliminate the enemy so that they may return home. But as the conflict continues, the singer has grown weary and can't bring themselves to shoot anymore. The devils (enemies) keep running, and the singer won't let them through, refusing to let them cause any more destruction.
As the song progresses, the singer points the finger at those who lie and follow the devil's run, blaming them for the fires that burn and the world's inability to come together. The singer remarks that the world is a mad universe, and there is no one to trust to make it work. Finally, the singer acknowledges that if the war doesn't make things right, they will burn in hell and lose the fight. Ultimately, the lyrics of Devil Run speak to the devastating impact of war and the tension that arises when trust is broken, and unity falls apart.
Line by Line Meaning
My Papa left and the war went on
My father went to fight in the war and since he hasn't returned, the war continues with no end in sight.
Got no rest since he ain't come home
I haven't had any peace since my father has been away and hasn't returned.
Bet the wind heard his mighty roar
My father was a powerful and strong fighter, and I believe the wind carried the sound of his shouting.
I'm gonna kill you cause I can't go home
I'm filled with so much anger and frustration from my father being away at war that I want to take it out on someone else.
Devil run I can't shoot anymore
I am tired of fighting and can't bring myself to continue shooting.
Go on home 'cause your asking for more
You should leave before I hurt you further, because you are inviting more trouble.
If the storm brings hell upon you
If you face difficult times as a result of your actions,
Blame yourself I won't let you through
You have no one else to blame but yourself and I won't allow you to pass through easily.
Fires burn as you look away
Terrible things are happening but you choose to ignore them.
You've been lying to use everyday
You've been dishonest every day in order to get what you want.
Still you follow the devil's run
You continue to engage in unrighteousness and immoral behavior.
You can't unite the world with a gun
Violence and force won't bring the world together, but will only promote further division and harm.
It's no joke we're a mad universe
The world we live in is chaotic and unpredictable.
No one to trust to make it work
There is no one we can rely on to bring about positive change.
If the war don't make it alright
If the war doesn't lead to a resolution,
We burn in hell and we loose the fight
We will suffer the consequences and fail to achieve our goals.
Damn devils are running
Negative and evil forces are at work and at large.
I won't let you through
I will stand firm and resist allowing harmful and immoral behavior to spread.
Contributed by Muhammad B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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