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 - ...)
Gonna Send You Back To Walker
Eric Burdon Lyrics
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But look what you got now
Sometimes I wonder, did I make a mistake
When I brought you to the south
Gonna send you back to Walker
Girl, that's where you belong
Since you been got in the big city
Your mama and your daddy done told me baby
Not to bring you to the south
I brought you to the city
And the bright lights knocked you out
I'm gonna send you back to Walker
Girl that's where you belong, I know
Since you been got in the big city
Well you been started treatin' me wrong
Your mama and your daddy done told me baby
Not to bring you to the south
I brought you from the city
And the bright lights knocked you out
I'm gonna send you back to Walker
Girl that's where you belong, I know baby
Since you've been got in the big city
Well you been started treatin' me wrong
I know you been treatin' me wrong
Ah, so long
I'm gonna send you back where you belong
Alright, alright
Put you down
Send you back home
Goodbye Baby
So long
Hey, hey, goodbye baby
The song "Gonna Send You Back to Walker" by Eric Burdon tells the story of a man who meets a woman with nothing and takes her to the city to start a new life. However, the woman soon becomes caught up in the bright lights and city lifestyle, treating him poorly and going against her parents' wishes. The man decides that it was a mistake to bring her to the city and that she belongs in her hometown of Walker.
The lyrics reflect a story of a man who regrets his decision to bring his girlfriend to the city from her quiet hometown of Walker. The song talks about how the bright lights of the city corrupted her and how her parents warned him not to bring her to the city. Now, he wants to send her back where she belongs because she is treating him unfairly.
The song has an underlying message that the grass is not always greener on the other side. The man thought he was giving his girlfriend a better life, but in the end, it just caused problems in their relationship. The lyrics capture this sentiment perfectly, and the audience can relate to the regret of making a decision that caused heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
You had nothin' when I met you baby
When we first met, you didn't have much in terms of material possessions.
But look what you got now
Now you have more than before.
Sometimes I wonder, did I make a mistake
I have doubts about whether bringing you to the south was the right decision.
When I brought you to the south
I took you to the southern part of the country.
Gonna send you back to Walker
I'm going to send you back to your hometown of Walker.
Girl, that's where you belong
You belong in Walker with your family and friends.
Since you been got in the big city
Since you moved to the city.
Well you been started treatin' me wrong
You haven't been treating me well lately.
Your mama and your daddy done told me baby
Your parents warned me before that bringing you to the south might not be a good idea.
Not to bring you to the south
They advised me not to take you to the south.
And the bright lights knocked you out
You were dazzled by the bright lights of the city.
I know
I am aware.
Ah, so long
Goodbye.
Alright, alright
Okay, okay.
Put you down
End the relationship.
Send you back home
Send you back to your hometown.
Goodbye Baby
Farewell, my dear.
Hey, hey, goodbye baby
Goodbye, my dear.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CARLIN AMERICA INC
Written by: JAKE HAMMOND, JOHNNIE MAE MATHEWS
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