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 - ...)
The House Of The Raising Sun
Eric Burdon Lyrics
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Sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
We're down in new orleans
Hmm my mother she would look at me
Say son you gat' a long road ahead
Son, son the road will make you crazy
And don't forget what your name is
And know what the game is
And note comes from south cool from country to country
My to my
Generation to generation
From time to time
In a sniff across your mind
To go downtown and to hang around in the house of the rising sun
Mother was a tailor
So they knew both things
Father was a gambling man yeah yeah
Without, without the new orleans
Now the only thing a gambler man needs
Is a suitcase loaded in a trunk
And the only time he'll be satisfied yeah yeah
Is when he's all some call drunk
Yeah, call him back oh no
To where I do belong
Am going back to a mile place
In a house they call new rising sun
Mother tell your favourite children yeah yeah
Not to do the things that I've have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the house they call the rising sun
Ooohh house of the rising sun
The House of the Rising Sun is a timeless classic tune which tells a story of a man's journey through life. The opening lyrics introduce the singer's background; his mother was a tailor who sewed his new blue jeans, and his father was a gambler man from New Orleans. The song continues to describe how his mother warned him of the long road ahead and of the inevitable madness that comes with it, but also to always remember his roots and identity.
As the song progresses, it becomes evident that the singer is a gambler like his father. He talks about the only things a gambler needs is a suitcase loaded with a trunk and the only time he is satisfied is when he is drunk. Eventually, he realizes that he doesn't belong where he is anymore and decides to go back to where he calls home, the "house they call the rising sun." The lyrics mention his "favorite" children and a warning to not follow in his footsteps, spending their lives in sin and misery.
The song's message is one of caution: that a life on the wrong path, like that of a gambler, will ultimately lead to ruin. The House of the Rising Sun is a song of regret and loss, BUT it is still an incredible piece of art that has stood the test of time.
Line by Line Meaning
Hmm my mother was a tailor
My mother worked as a tailor
Sewed my new blue jeans
She made me a pair of blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
My dad was a habitual gambler
We're down in new orleans
We were living in New Orleans
Hmm my mother she would look at me
My mother would stare at me
Say son you gat' a long road ahead
She said I had a tough journey ahead
Son, son the road will make you crazy
She warned me that the road can be maddening
But don't forget this words I say
But don't forget the words I tell you
And don't forget what your name is
And never forget who you are
And know what the game is
And know what you're dealing with
And note comes from south cool from country to country
And remember, knowledge comes from experience across different places
My to my
Me to myself
Generation to generation
Across different generations
From time to time
Every once in a while
In a sniff across your mind
As a fleeting thought
To go downtown and to hang around in the house of the rising sun
To go downtown and frequent the infamous establishment called the 'House of the Rising Sun'
Mother was a tailor
My mother was a tailor
So they knew both things
So they had some knowledge of different trades
Father was a gambling man yeah yeah
My father was a compulsive gambler
Without, without the new orleans
But not necessarily in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler man needs
All a compulsive gambler requires
Is a suitcase loaded in a trunk
Is a suitcase full of cash stored in a trunk
And the only time he'll be satisfied yeah yeah
And the only moment he'll find contentment
Is when he's all some call drunk
Is when he's under the influence of alcohol
Yeah, call him back oh no
Yeah, don't call him back
To where I do belong
To where I truly fit in
Am going back to a mile place
I'm heading back to my hometown
In a house they call new rising sun
To a residence that's dubbed the 'New Rising Sun'
Mother tell your favourite children yeah yeah
Mother, advise your beloved children
Not to do the things that I've have done
Not to repeat my own misdoings
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Don't waste your lives in vice and woe
In the house they call the rising sun
In the infamous dwelling called the 'Rising Sun'
Ooohh house of the rising sun
Oh, the notorious 'Rising Sun'
Writer(s): Eric Burdon
Contributed by Kaitlyn E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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