Eric Victor Burdon (May 11, 1941 in Newcastle, England) is a singer. He for… Read Full Bio ↴Eric Victor Burdon (May 11, 1941 in Newcastle, England) is a singer. He formed The Animals in 1963, a blues rock group who were one of the early influences of punk rock. They were known for their organ-guitar sound and Burdon's aggressive show performance, screaming, growling and howling. In September 1966 he formed Eric Burdon & The Animals, a psychedelic/progressive/hard rock group, who influenced grunge, heavy metal and the modern alternative rock genre. When they disbanded in late 1968, Burdon formed War, an experimental funk/soul/jazz/blues/latin rock-outfit.
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 - ...)
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 - ...)
White Horses
Eric Burdon Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'White Horses' by these artists:
Andrea Ross On white horses let me ride away To my world of…
Ariana Abecasis You and me are like snow falling You and me are…
Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham On white horses let me ride away To my world of…
Dare A younger man with a lions heart To face the brave…
Darlingside My brother led me outside Be quiet, I've got a light No…
Dean & Britta On white horses let me ride away To my world of…
Flowing Tears Melt the snow in my eyes Melt the magic in my…
FOXOS I like pure white horses I might not have forced it Oh,…
Hayden Elizabeth See the skyline See the war See it coming like you did…
Jacky On white horses let me ride away To my world of…
Jenn Grant All the white horses have gone I see them running through…
Jonathan Pilcher I know that it will change The snow will melt…
Kate Tucker Forget it That’s the only way Still I feel like I had…
Low The consequences of leaving Would be more cruel if I should…
Lucy Street On white horses let me ride away To my world of…
Outlaws Salem We'll ride white horses Riding through the sky Ch…
Paul Weller Why be the bully now in my dreams? Whenever life falls…
Seven Year Witch White horses carry me to mother I know you want to…
The Outlaws Salem We'll ride white horses Riding through the sky Ch…
The Whitlams All the white horses are dragged below the sea What…
Toby Romeo On the clock it’s 2:45 Had you on my mind for days…
Tyler Burkhart When he going out He wants to Be getting back in When he…
Wendy McNeill Green was the colour of the ocean waves on that…
Wildernessking Beneath the highest of tides Ghostly figures stir And awak…
Wonderland Avenue If you're gonna ride The white white horse The white horse …
We have lyrics for these tracks by Eric Burdon:
27 Forever As the nights have passed And the girls wouldn′t last And th…
4. Nights In White Satin I Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters I'v…
40 days Forty days and forty nights Since my baby left this town S…
44 blues I wore my 44 so long it made my shoulder…
A Day In The Life Read the news today oh boy About a lucky man who…
All I Do I ain't got no time for nothin' to do, And I…
American Dreams Hey, hey, it's me on the radio Everybody knows my name I'm…
Anything For you, my friend, I'd do anything Shine your shoes, anythi…
As The Years Go Passing By Ah the blues The ball and chain that is 'round every…
Bare Back Ride Let?s go bare back ridin? baby, yes. Come on baby, let?s…
Bird On The Beach Stood with my kid on the lonely windswept beach The winter…
Black And White World I'm a war child raised from the ashes radium The sunlight…
Boom Boom Boom boom, boom boom Gonna shoot you right down Take you in…
Bring It On Home to Me If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behi…
Broken Records Broken records on the ground Paris traffic spinning round a…
Can't Kill The Boogieman Crazy lazy days back in The UK Art school we wore…
Circuit rider Don't you cry for me mama, cause I can't stay, I'm…
City Boy Well, I came back to the city And it wasn't very…
Como Se Llama Mama Como se llama mama Baby whats your name Mi vuelve loco bab…
Con't Kill The Boogieman Crazy lazy days back in The UK Art school we wore…
Crawling King Snake Well, I'm the Crawlin' King Snake And I rule my den I'm…
Cry To Me When your baby leaves you all alone And nobody calls you…
Darkness Darkness Darkness, darkness be my pillow Take me in and let me…
Devil You recall Big Red? He spent most of his life…
Devil and Jesus The Devil and Jesus The Devil and Jesus The Devil and Jesus…
Devil Run My Papa left and the war went on Got no rest…
Devil Slide You recall Big Red? He spent most of his life…
Dey Won't I've seen the kings I've seen the queens I've seen them ri…
Don When you complain and criticize I feel I'm nothing…
Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag You You might slide You might tumble and fall by the road…
Don't ever let nobody drag your spirit down You might slide You might tumble and fall by the road…
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Don't Let Me Be Miunderstood Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Don't Let Me Be Understood Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Don\'t Let Me Be Misunderstood Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Ecstasy The magic of your kiss And holding you like this is…
Factory Girl As I went out walking One fine summer morning The birds in…
Feeling blue Forty days and forty nights Since my baby left this town Sun…
Forty Days and Forty Nights Forty days and forty nights Since my baby left this town S…
Forty Four I wore my .44 so long, I've made my shoulder…
Freedom How delicious is the winning of her kiss Bind her love…
Gin House Blues Stay away from me everybody, 'cause I'm in my sin …
Going Back To Memphis I've been struggling up here, child, trying to make a…
Gonna Send You Back to Walker You had nothin' when I met you baby But look what…
Good Times When I think of all the good times that I've…
Gospel Singer In the town of Tifton, Georgia On a hot and dusty…
Gotta Get It On In this dirty old part of the city Where the…
Gotta Serve Somebody You may be an ambassador to England or France, You may…
GTO In Biloxi Mississippi on a street called Waterloo At the ro…
Gun Throw away your gun, All it takes to have fun. Throw away…
Have Mercy Judge Have mercy, I'm in a world of trouble now I'm being…
Heart Attack She's such a thriller, the number one killer in town She'll…
Heaven Everyone is trying to get to the bar. The name of…
Help Me Girl Girl have you ever been hungry So hungry that you had…
Hey Gyp I'll buy you a Chevrolet, I'll buy you a Chevrolet,…
Highway 62 On this day more than any other day Is the time…
Home Cookin' You hear that sound That's the sound of little feet Running …
Home Dream Ooh yea. Somethin' pretty bad, Has got a hold on me. Someth…
house of the raising sun There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising…
I The rooms were so much colder then My father was a…
I don You know I got a letter from a friend of…
I Just Want To Make Love To You I don't want you to be no slave I don't want…
I Put A Spell On You I put a spell on you because you're mine You better…
I Used To Be An Animal I want to tell you a story Once upon a time There…
I Will Be With You Again It's ten o'Clock in the morning Can't get out of my…
I'm an Animal I'm an animal I'm an animal I'm an animal...here to blow you…
I'm Crying I don't hear your knock upon my door I don't have…
In My Secret Life This is my confession it came to me late last…
Inside Sittin' here lonely like a broken man Sell my time…
Inside Looking Out Sittin' here lonely like a broken man Sell my time and…
Invitation to the White House White houses in neat little rows, Contrasting against the s…
It It's a hard world to get a break in All the…
It Hurts Me Too (Spoken Intro by Louisiana Red) You know what, I hate the…
It's My Lie It's a hard world to get a break in All the…
It's My Life It's a hard world to get a break in All the…
Jazzman 58 in Paris in the pouring rain I saw the sweet…
Kingsize Jones Nobody ever held a gun to my head When you and…
Knight In White Satin Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters I've …
Leo's Place You can always get a decent cuppa coffee Just a…
Light Out Standin' on the front porch I grabbed her and I…
Living in Fear Out in the streets Where the crime rate is rising There's pe…
Magic Mountain Well, I'm goin' up, up on Magic Mountain. Well, I'm goin'…
Mama Told Me Not To Come Will you have whiskey with your water Or sugar with your…
Man Man, woman, desire, love Love one another Can true love last…
Maudie "This song was written by John Lee Hooker About his wife,…
Medley Don't Let Me Be Misund Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Medley: When I Was Young The rooms were so much colder then My father was a…
Monterey The people came and listened Some of them came and played Ot…
Mother Earth Mother Earth is waitin' for you, yes she is She is…
Motorcycle Girl I see the light in your eyes It's getting dimmer everyday I…
My Secret Life This is my confession it came to me late last…
Never give up blues I been down that country road I been down that highway…
Nights in White Satin Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters I've …
Nights In White Satin 1 Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters I'v…
No More Elmore Just after I left school I begin working for living Came h…
No Self Pity Electric light shines bright But against the sun it is dim J…
Once Upon A Time Once upon a time when I was in high school I…
Orange and Red Beams Orange and red beams In and out Peek through my window In…
Out Of Nowhere Who is the clown? Who is the fool? which one knows that…
Over The Border I closed the door on a Hong Kong man He made…
Paint It Black Hmm, aahhhh I see a red door and I want to…
Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Power Company My daddy worked a lifetime, yeah For the Power Company Tur…
Power to the People Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people …
Real Me I've been here a million years You know who I am Sing…
Red cross store Well I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store…
Ride On It's another lonely evening In another lonely town But I a…
Ring Of Fire (Aaaa...) (Aaaa...) Love is a burnin' thing And it makes a f…
River Deep Mountain High When you were a young girl Did you have a rag…
River Is Rising The river is rising Carrying me away to another world The ri…
Roadhouse Blues Yeah Yeah, keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon…
Run for Your Life Tension in the city Danger in the air I can hear the…
San Fanciscan Nights Strobe light beam, creates dreams Walls move, minds do too …
San Franciscan Night This following program is dedicated to the city And people…
San Francisco Nights Strobe light beam, creates dreams Walls move, minds do too …
See See Rider Oh, see, see see rider Girl, see, what you've done Oh, oh,…
Sixteen Tons Some people say a man is made outta' mud A poor…
Sky Pilot He blesses the boys as they stand in line The smell…
So Much Love In the mist of all my darkness, baby You came alone…
Soul of a man Well I want somebody to tell me Answer if you can! Well…
Spill The Wine I was once out strolling One very hot summer's day When I…
Spirit I've been watching you, For such a long time. I can't lose…
Squeeze Her Tease Her Squeeze her, tease her Hey listen fellows You wanna get tha…
Stop Stop what you're doin', baby come a little closer to…
Take It Easy Take it easy lovin' me Don't start thinkin' I'm something t…
The Dream haessal gadeuk hwachanghan eoneu nal sone japhil deut geureo…
The House Of The Raising Sun Hmm my mother was a tailor Sewed my new blue jeans My…
The House Of The Rising Sun There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising…
The Night This following program is dedicated to the city And people…
The Real Me I've been here a million years You know who I am Sing…
The Road The road, the road is a killer Backed up by devious…
The Secret I jused to watch you Jules LeBlanc When you thought no…
They Can Oh, there?s one thing that I?m sure, It?s so proud and…
To Love Somebody You don't know what it's like You don't know what it's…
To Tobacco road I was born in a bunk My mother died and my…
Wall of Silence I hate to say it but I hear children crying I…
Water This world is not for me I'll make a new one,…
We In this dirty old part of the city Where the…
We Got to Get Out of This Place In this dirty old part of the city Where the…
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place In this dirty old part of the city Where the…
We've got to get out of this place In this dirty old part of the city Where the…
We've Gotta Get Out of This Place In this dirty old part of the city Where the…
What Am I Living For Well, what am I living for if not for you? What…
When I Was Young 'The rooms were so much colder then My father was a…
White House White houses in neat little rows Contrasting against the sky…
White Houses White houses in neat little rows, Contrasting against the s…
Winds Of Change There are winds of changes blowing Gathering leaves up in it…
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