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 - ...)
Gin House Blues
Eric Burdon Lyrics
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I said, stay away from me everybody, 'cause I'm in my sin
You know I'm beggin' you, somebody give me my gin.
Stay away from me, unless you wanta big fight
Stay away from me everybody, unless you wanta get involved in a fight
I'll fight the army and the Royal navy if I don't get some gin tonight
Hey, when I'm feeling high, everythings all right
Hey, when I'm feelin' high, everything is really all right
Give me my gin
I can get a drink of gin, well, almost any old time
I can get myself a drink of gin, yeah,
Yeah, well, almost any old time
If I can't get myself a drink of gin
I guess I'll have to settle for red wine
I said stay away from me, unless you wanta start a fight
Yeah, stay away from me everybody unless you wanta start a big fight
I'll fight the army and the navy if I don't get myself some gin tonight.
Now now now, listen to me baby, hey, stay away from me everybody, 'cause I'm in my sin
Whoa, stay away from me everybody, 'cause I'm in the sin baby
I'll fight the army and the navy
Somebody, somewhere, give me my gin.
The song "Gin House Blues" by Eric Burdon & The Animals is a classic blues song about a man who is lost in his addiction to gin. He warns everyone to stay away from him as he is deep in his sin and urges someone to give him his gin. He is ready to fight anyone who stands in his way of getting his precious gin. He believes that everything is alright when he has gin and that it will be his wife for the rest of his life. The man claims that he can get a drink of gin anytime, and if he can't get it, he will settle for red wine. The song ends with him pleading with someone to give him his gin.
The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a man lost in his addiction to gin, and his desperation can be felt throughout the song. It is a testament to the power of addiction and the hold it can have on a person. The song also touches on the themes of loneliness and desperation, and the lengths people will go to satisfy their cravings.
Line by Line Meaning
Stay away from me everybody, 'cause I'm in my sin
I'm in a bad place right now, so it's best if everyone stays away from me
You know I'm beggin' you, somebody give me my gin.
I need my gin, and I'm pleading with anyone to give it to me
Stay away from me, unless you wanta big fight
Don't come near me unless you're looking for trouble and want to start a fight
I'll fight the army and the Royal navy if I don't get some gin tonight
I'll go to great lengths to get my hands on some gin, even if it means fighting the military
Hey, when I'm feeling high, everythings all right
Gin makes me feel good and takes away all of life's problems
Gin is gonna be my wife for the rest of my life
I'm so addicted to gin that it's like a lifelong partner to me
Give me my gin
I need my gin now
I can get a drink of gin, well, almost any old time
I can usually get my hands on gin whenever I want it
If I can't get myself a drink of gin I guess I'll have to settle for red wine
If I can't have gin, then I'll have to settle for a less desirable alternative like red wine
Now now now, listen to me baby, hey, stay away from me everybody, 'cause I'm in my sin
I'm warning everyone to keep their distance because I'm in a bad place right now
I'll fight the army and the navy Somebody, somewhere, give me my gin.
I need my gin so badly that I'll even fight the military for it
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: FLETCHER HENDERSON, HENRY TROY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lukedowning6622
Best version of this song!! Amazing.
@margaritaseijas28
Excelente pieza muy bien tocada
@movingon4ever
The twin lead guitar attack of the New Animals was great in live gigs, Vic Briggs has brilliant, and young John Weider amazing. Their non-organ version of "House of the Rising Sun" done justice, with two weaving guitars. but, Where is it? The tightest Animals lineup, bar none. Enjoy.
@greatestmusiclive6175
I got some live recordings of them playing Rising Sun, but it is terrible audio quality. I know there is FILMING FOOTAGE of Eric Burdon & The Animals playing Rising Sun, at the Flower Children Festival 1967. No idea who got the tape, hope they'll release it..
@greatestmusiclive6175
https://youtu.be/-HM4-83-_VI
@coravisser727
Good one woh amazing.
@frankrogers9844
Damn that's good!
@elisabethaxelsson4736
Great
@antonnguyen9870
OMG!!! Shit is amazing!!
@nyg1954
somebody somewhere give me my fucking gin.