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 - ...)
I Will Be With You Again
Eric Burdon Lyrics
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Can't get out of my bed
And I can't get you out of my head
I reach over and touch someone
But it isn't you who is there
Never did like love affairs
Said goodbye to my kid
Packed up my bags, put them in my car
And said goodbye to this life
Everybody said I was crazy
How could lever leave you this way
I've been thinking a lot about you girl, today
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
Everybody is staring at me
Everybody looks so concerned
I wish they could listen to me
There's a lesson here to be learned
I haven't felt this good for a long time
So won't you please leave me be
Let me swim in the sea of tranquility
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
I will be with you again
Set me free
I wish I could talk through your heart
I wish you could hear what I say
Even though we're miles apart
You're with me every step of the way
I will be with you again
I will be with you one of these days 'Cause
I can't fee I nothin' but love
Thats all I feel
I can feet you, can you feel me?
'Cause your love has set me free
The opening lines of "It's ten o'Clock in the morning, Can't get out of my bed, And I can't get you out of my head" suggests a narrator experiencing a sense of disorientation and confusion, symbolic of an attempt to overcome the loss of a significant other. The singer reaches out but realizes that what he needs can't be replaced by anything else. He then says goodbye to his kid, his wife, his life, and embarks on a brave journey. The lines, "Everybody said I was crazy, How could lever leave you this way, I've been thinking a lot about you girl, today" subtly suggest how his decision to leave was predicated on the emotive thralls of love. Despite the confusion, with the experience, the singer begins to feel good, and he wishes that everybody could listen to him to learn the best way to cope with the aftermath of a lost relationship.
As the song progresses, the singer expresses how his love for his significant other has set him free, and even though they are miles apart, his love for his significant other serves as a reassurance that they'll meet again someday soon. The lines, "I can't fee I nothin' but love, Thats all I feel, I can feet you, can you feel me? 'Cause your love has set me free" suggests that regardless of the confusion that met his decision to leave, he is settled now, and they'll be together again soon. The song reaffirms how love is all-consuming and how, despite the confusion it comes with, it sets people free.
Line by Line Meaning
It's ten o'Clock in the morning
The singer is stuck in bed and cannot get the love interest out of their head.
Can't get out of my bed
The singer feels unable to move on from their love interest.
And I can't get you out of my head
The singer is haunted by the memory of their love interest.
I reach over and touch someone
The singer tries to replace their love interest with someone else.
But it isn't you who is there
The singer's attempt to move on fails.
Never did like love affairs
The singer expresses discomfort with relationships.
Said goodbye to my kid
The singer is leaving their family behind.
Said goodbye to my wife
The singer says farewell to their significant other.
Packed up my bags, put them in my car
The singer is leaving their current life behind.
And said goodbye to this life
The singer is moving on from their past.
Everybody said I was crazy
Others criticize the singer's decision to move on.
How could lever leave you this way
Others question the singer's ability to leave their current life behind.
I've been thinking a lot about you girl, today
The singer reflects on their love interest as they leave their old life behind.
I will be with you again
The singer reassures their love interest that they will be together again.
Everybody is staring at me
Others judge the singer for their decision to move on.
Everybody looks so concerned
Others worry about the singer's well-being.
I wish they could listen to me
The singer wishes others would understand their decision.
There's a lesson here to be learned
The singer believes there is a valuable lesson to be taken from their decision.
I haven't felt this good for a long time
The singer expresses joy and relief from leaving their old life behind.
So won't you please leave me be
The singer asks others to let them move on in peace.
Let me swim in the sea of tranquility
The singer desires peacefulness and calmness in their new life.
Set me free
The singer wants to break free from their past and start anew.
I wish I could talk through your heart
The singer wishes they could communicate their feelings to their love interest.
I wish you could hear what I say
The singer hopes their message can reach their love interest.
Even though we're miles apart
The singer and their love interest are separated.
You're with me every step of the way
The singer feels their love interest's presence as they move forward.
I will be with you one of these days 'Cause
The singer promises to be reunited with their love interest someday.
I can't fee I nothin' but love
The singer is filled only with love for their love interest.
Thats all I feel
The singer's emotions are consumed by love.
I can feet you, can you feel me?
The singer expresses a desire for connection with their love interest.
'Cause your love has set me free
The singer believes their love has freed them from their old life and allowed them to start anew.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ERIC VICTOR BURDON, STEPHEN GRANT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sandra Valeria
Eu não sou dessa época mas eu gosto das músicas da banda the Animal Eric burdon é maravilhoso.
oldrvr
I love this song! I can listen to this over and over, and sometimes I do!
animals lover
My 1st time ever hearing this...i'm in awe! This is why I think he is amazing <3
oldrvr
Yes he is!
eirhvh
I've been searching for this song on YouTube for such a long time! Thank you for this wonderful upload.
siys
Great song! Thanks for sharing!!
adam dobrzański
live is share love is also fort................again
Barbara Shortt OBrien
Love, Love, Love it! :)
John Russelliv
Barbara Shortt OBrien p pm
Kathleen Smith
I'm amazed how I've never seen or realised this man n the animals like u do now..absolute awe