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 - ...)
Paint It Black
Eric Burdon Lyrics
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I see a red door and I want to paint it black
No colors in my life, you better turn them black
I see people walking by, dressed in their colorful clothes
I see them strolling by, my happiness just flows
No more will my grey sea turn a deeper blue
I cannot foresee this thing happening to you
No
I see people walking by dressed their summer clothes
I see them strolling by, my happiness flows
Turn it black
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I said I know baby
Everything is black I know
Since you been gone
Eveything is black before my eyes
Baby eh
Everything is black I know
Turn to me
And help me see again baby
Help me walk once more
And help me talk again, walk again
Stand up like a man baby
Since you been gone, gone
There is no color in my life baby
Its turning so very very bone-black
Humph, I walk down the street
And I see a line of cars
Maybe blue, maybe brown, maybe green
But their turning black
Before my very eyes
And you could not know
What its like when your whole world is black
When everything you see and touch
Turns so very very black hmm
Oh baby now
I need you by my side
Bring some color into my life
Once again
I even tripped down and fell
Didn't see no colors anymore baby
Bad, bad scene
And I have to tell you baby
No more will my grey sea go turn a deeper blue
I cannot foresee this thing ever happening to you
No
I see people walking by me
They're all going in different directions
I see them strolling by and my heart splinters like a flame
Turning black baby
Turning black I know
Everything
Since you've been gone is turning black, turning black, turning black, turning black, turning black
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, baby
Oh lord, oh babe, whoa lord, help me see again, baby
Help me walk, talk, walk stand up like a man I know
Need you standing by my side
Because I'm blind and I cannot see
Color blind
I'm color blind
Paint everything so black
Go ahead and paint it black baby
Everything is black black, black, its turning black I know
Need some color in my life...
The lyrics to Eric Burdon & The Animals' "Paint It Black" are about the singer's post-breakup depression and feelings of hopelessness. He sees a red door and wants to paint it black, a metaphor for wanting to darken his world and erase all color and happiness from his life. He sees people walking by dressed in colorful clothes, a reminder of what he's lost since his lover left him. He imagines that even the cars on the street are turning black before his eyes, as his depression envelops everything around him. The line "since you've been gone, everything is turning black" sums up the whole meaning of the song, as the singer feels like he is unable to experience joy or find meaning in life without his love.
Line by Line Meaning
Hmm, aahhhh
Expression of sadness and despair
I see a red door and I want to paint it black
The desire to turn everything black due to a personal loss or sadness
No colors in my life, you better turn them black
No positive emotions in life, everything is bleak
I see people walking by, dressed in their colorful clothes
Observation of people around, who are happy and content
I see them strolling by, my happiness just flows
Envy towards other people's happiness
No more will my grey sea turn a deeper blue
No hope for improvement, only worsening of the situation
I cannot foresee this thing happening to you
Wishing that no one else experiences the same loss or sadness
I said I know baby
Affirmation of understanding the situation
Everything is black I know
Everything seems negative and dull
Since you been gone
Referring to a personal loss or separation
Eveything is black before my eyes
Everything seems negative and dull
Turn to me
Asking for emotional support
And help me see again baby
Asking for a different perspective or hope
Help me walk once more
Asking for support to move on and continue living
And help me talk again, walk again
Asking for help to regain the ability to communicate and function
Stand up like a man baby
Asking to be strong and overcome the situation
There is no color in my life baby
Emphasizing the lack of positive emotions
Its turning so very very bone-black
Everything seems negative and dull
Humph, I walk down the street
Observation of surroundings
And I see a line of cars
Further observation of surroundings
But their turning black
The world seems to be turning negative and dull
Before my very eyes
Observation of the world changing
And you could not know
No one can understand the pain and loss
What its like when your whole world is black
Expressing the depth of pain and loss
When everything you see and touch
When everything seems negative and dull
Turns so very very black hmm
Emphasizing the negative and dull surroundings
Oh baby now
Expression of sadness and longing
I need you by my side
Asking for emotional support
Bring some color into my life
Asking for some positivity or hope
Once again
Asking for a return to happiness
I even tripped down and fell
Expression of personal struggle
Didn't see no colors anymore baby
Feeling of hopelessness and negativity
Bad, bad scene
Expression of a negative situation
Turning black baby
Everything seems negative and dull
Turning black I know
Emphasis on the negative and dull surroundings
Since you've been gone is turning black, turning black, turning black, turning black, turning black
Reiterating how the world seems to worsen without the person who is gone
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, baby
Expression of sadness and longing
Oh lord, oh babe, whoa lord, help me see again, baby
Asking for hope and emotional support
Help me walk, talk, walk stand up like a man I know
Asking for help to move on and be strong
Need you standing by my side
Asking for emotional support
Because I'm blind and I cannot see
Expression of inability to move on by oneself
Color blind
Inability to see positive emotions or hope
Paint everything so black
Desire to see everything negatively or pessimistically
Go ahead and paint it black baby
Encouragement to embrace negativity
Everything is black black, black, its turning black I know
Emphasis on the negative and dull surroundings
Need some color in my life...
Desire for hope and positivity
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Michael Jagger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@albumreviewsandsuch3114
The fact they took the video down after so many years up on the damn site... Is a shame. That video was legendary, seeing eric and the group jamming, the drummer go crazy on the drum break, the dancing white dude with a fro stepping in place to the groove... I need the visuals with this jam... Its part of history
@kevincloud574
Yeah 😔
@emilkauppinen4477
I have that whole thing in dvd.
@emilkauppinen4477
But yes youtube deleted it.
@kevincloud574
@Emil Kauppinen really? What's the DVD called? I'll order it online just for the paint it black video recording
@adool9954
@@kevincloud574will do the same .. I srsly need the video version thats what I call a classic
@DaftKing43
The live performance gave me the greatest acid trip. I’m grateful for that experience and for this one too. Teaches to move on from even the greatest beautiful things.
But please, there had to be somebody that downloaded it.
@elianaalegre5045
Si yo también quiero ese video porfavor🙏🙏🙏
@Quesoeighty
This song is like, if the Rolling Stones took even more drugs, which is crazy to fathom.
@nickbakaj322
The polka elements is what makes this version for me