If you haven't done it before, please please please do the Black Sabbath & Dio live version of "Heaven & Hell" ua-cam.com/video/uWAhd4KkVUU/v-deo.html He started the trend of the "devil horns" hand gesture, but in the middle if this performance tells everyone that it doesn't mean anything demonic, it means "Long Live Rock & Roll" & gives s very "Freddy Mercury" type performance including the audience.
Saw him in a small club in CT years ago. Was sitting in the audience at a show by a Doors tribute band. He came up and they performed some the Animal hits. Amazing!
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" is my favorite of The Animals. If you like this you gotta listen to The Yardbirds... "Shape of Things to Come" and "Heart Full o' Soul", too. Edit: I should add the Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) was in the Yardbirds, too.
@Michael Carmody Brian May (whom I adore) posted a lovely message about Hilton Valentine. Here it is in case you didn't see it.. ua-cam.com/video/JW1_PS6XdHs/v-deo.html Btw, in my youth I got to see so many greats..Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher, Joe Walsh, Ritchie Blackmore. In 2001 I got to meet Scotty Moore who was still playing (& such a nice gentleman). And I finally got to hear Dr. May play a year & a half ago. I missed out on Queen back in the day but Brian is still wonderful in concert. All those things were such a thrill for me & I don't even play guitar.💙
Btw, RIP to Animals' guitarist, Hilton Valentine who passed away on Jan. 29th. His arpeggio arrangement for House Of The Rising Sun, inspired countless beginning guitarist. My favorite guitarist and I'm still a little heartbroken.
Thank you Jamel for showcasing the great Eric Burdon and Animals. Now, how about some Small Faces?!? Another talented 60's band. You Need Lovin", "Whatcha Gonna Do about it", "All or Nothing", "Tin Soldier". All great songs. THANKYOU !!
Chas Chandler on bass Left the band to become a talent scout Discovered a guitarist in Greenwich village going by the name of Jimmy James. Took him to the UK. Told him to use his real name. James Marshall Hendrix.
@@jitkasuarez i think Hilton Valentine came up with the name The Experience and Jimmi Hendrix and Eric were good friends and Hendrix jammed with Eric Burdon and War his last night on earth. Eric Burdons wife at the time left him for Hendrix and Eric ended up with one of Jimmi's girlfriends.
Some more songs by The Animals to hear: *It's My Life *We Gotta Get Out of This Place And some great covers by them: * Hit the Road Jack * I Put a Spell on You * Many Rivers to Cross * River Deep - Mountain High * When I Was Young
Love The Animals... Big fan of their version of "Bring It on Home To Me." Maybe you can give Sam Cooke version of "Bring It On Home To Me" you wont regret it.
Chas Chandler the original bassist of the animals managed Jimmy Hendrix he was responsible for making him the star he became after discovering him in a New York club in 1966 , he was a little-known guitarist performing under the stage-name Jimmy James at the time and the rest is history .He also managed Slade a well known British band .
Fun Fact: this is a cover. Many people don't know it. The first time I heard it, back in the late 70's (I'm 55, btw), was by Santa Esmeralda, a disco/flamenco version, and I thought it was their original. It was only in the internet age, while searching for the song, that I found out it was originally written to and recorded by Nina Simone in 1964, a year before the The Animals did this cover. Gloria Caldwell was married to Horace Ott, one of the co-writers of the song, but she was the one co-credited with the song writing because as a BMI member her husband was not permitted to work with ASCAP members.
I am so glad i grew up in the 60's listening to songs like this . One song by Eric Burdon and The Animals, that is seldom played, is " San Franciscan Nights". Well worth a listen
The most loving and caring funky tune of all time. I like "Uptown" ~ Chambers Brothers , too, because it ///? The Chambers Brothers came to my high school. I think it cost us around $1500, but not sure, because I was only an "Alternate" on the student council, as such. I wish we had audio and filmed recordings of it. The Chambers Brothers were good, but not as good as the records I listened to. If you don't dig "Uptown" ~ Chambers Brothers, you probably don't dig, "Let Me Off Uptown" ~ Gene Krupa Big Band .
maybe check out the Grassroots, Tommy James, Stephenwolf, Cream , Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Paul Revere and the Raiders.....so many good songs in the 60s and early seventies
I was born in 1969, so my parents played A LOT of 60's & 70's records. This is one of my dad's favorite bands ever. Being brought up on this kind of music made me absolutely love it! Another band you should react to is The Guess Who!
Eric went on to have huge success with war & by himself. Alan Price, (organ) also had a huge career solo, Bryan "Chas" Chandler went on to be a talent scout & producer. He 'discovered' Jimi Hendrix, taking him to England, the rest is history. Great band, saw them in 1964.
My favorite songs by The Animals mostly appear on their albums "Winds of Change" and "The Twain Shall Meet". They are 1)Winds of Change, 2) cover of Paint It Black, 3) The Black Plague, 4) Yes I Am Experienced (ref. to Jimi Hendrix), 5) San Franciscan Nights, 6) Good Times, 7) Monterey, and 8) Sky Pilot. This was the time that Burdon was experimenting with LSD.
This song was not written by the Animals. It was written for Nina Simone by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus. They really did justice to the great Nina Simone on this one.
Sorry but that's not a church organ, a Hammond maybe but a church organ has a lot more behind it. Check out Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565' if you want to hear what a sweet sound a church organ can bring to your ears.
Nina Simone was the first to record this song, releasing an orchestrated, downtempo rendition on her 1964 album Broadway-Blues-Ballads that nicked the US chart at number 131. The best-known version is by The Animals, who reworked it into a rock song. Eric Burdon recalled in Rolling Stone magazine, "It was never considered pop material, but it somehow got passed on to us and we fell in love with it immediately."
Jamel, thank you so much. I love your videos. Im an old white 65 yr old who loves all music.. Soul R&B Rock and even disco & "And please don't let me be misunderstood" as the song says. Semper Fi
@@yesterhear3521 thank you. I served in the United States Marine Corps from 5 Oct 73 to 4 Oct 77. Back then most people did not like the military because of the Vietnam War, very few ever said Thank You. So it means a lot to me, when people like you say... Thanks. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant
Jamal, glad you did this song reaction. I just wanted to pass on more of this song info. Back in '77 a group by the name of Santa Esmeralda (featuring the voice of Leroy Gomez) did a great dance/pop/disco version of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' which made for an excellent party song. People should look for the 16:10 minute full version of this song. * Santa Esmeralda also did a 14:00+ min. dance/pop version of The Animals song 'House Of The Rising Sun.' * Other songs of interest by them are 'Gloria' and 'Black Pot.' (NOTE: FOR YOU GUY'S OUT THERE YOU'LL FIND A SANTA ESMERALDA HOT BABE 'GLORIA' VIDEO POSTED BY: (cozyhollow).* The song 'Gloria' was originally recorded by the Chicago band 'The Shadows Of Knight in '66. Excellent rocker!!!!!!!! By the way, four more excellent songs by The Animals are: 1) San Franciscan Nights 2) Monterey 3) When I Was Young 4) Sky Pilot.
That's cool. I think hollywood has never used this song in a war movie. My friend's dad said he prefered to play run through the jungle. But to hear choppers were playing this instead of the typical CCR is cool trivia.
I would have loved to see them live!! They were probably not that reserved. I think there were very strict rules about dress and decorum on these shows.
Yes it was the fashion in the early days of the Beatles / British Invasion. Saw him a few years ago in concert- I was waiting for We Gotta Get Outta This Place. He never did it. He was still good but I really wanted to hear that one!! He wasn’t wearing the suit!
By far my favourite band in my teens. And did see them live - at Scunthorpe Baths, of all places! No proper stage there, just a raised platform, and was as close to them then as I am now to my monitor.Can't say they were any less reserved in the performance than what you see on video, but the music was unforgettably brilliant.
Fun fact: Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues applied for the position of guitarist, song writer for The Animals but they had already found someone. Eric Burden passed his info to Mike Pinder & Justin became a Moody. History was made. I can’t remember if you’ve done any Moody Blues, maybe ‘Nights’, but they are a huge influence in music to this day & are fantastic. My personal favorite is The Story In You Eyes but there r too many great songs to choose from. Hop over to Andy & Alex and ask how much they loved the album they received. Best recommendation you’ll find. 👍
Great reaction as always Jamel... Fun fact, when The Animals were touring America the bass player, Chas Chandler, saw this guitar player in a club who wasn't signed or had a manager. Next thing you know he's the guitarist manager and brings him to England to record his first solo album..... The guitarists name - Jimi Hendrix... The rest is history.
Yes Jamel, this is from the same programme that "House of the Rising Sun" was from. These were not actual "performances", as such. They had to pantomime, aka lip synch, the whole thing - they absolutely HATED doing these promos and you can tell by the wooden, distant expressions they are wearing. The bass player is Chas Chandler who, just a couple of years after this was filmed, would discover Jimi Hendrix jamming at New York's legendary Cafe Wha? with a pick up band he had only met that afternoon. What caught Chandler's attention, besides Jimi's stunning guitar playing, was the song he was doing. It was a song that Chandler had only just heard before leaving for NYC to complete his last tour with the Animals and he set it in his mind to find a band to record it with. The song was "Hey Joe" and the rest, as the say, is history. If you haven't already done a reaction to Jimi's "Hey Joe" you really should. If you have, then you know why Chandler was so blown away by what he saw and heard that fateful evening in Greenwich Village.
For many of us teens back there this and The House of the Rising Sun were our anthems. I still get goose bumps from them..... later there was "War hmm what is it good for".
This song was originally written for Nina Simone. I it was released in 1958. She is great on this song. The Animals version is fantastic. Eric Burdons voice is perfect for this song.
This song was on Zoey's Extraoridinary Playlist TV show and it was sung with different music, but I recognized the song from the words. Love it by the Animals, so much.
I’ve requested before & will try again.... Tommy James & the Shondells have EXCELLENT songs from this time period-Crimson & Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Draggin the Line, I think We’re Alone Now, and on & on! ALL GREAT TUNES!!🎸🎤🥁
Taj Farrant is a must see Taj Farrant Rock ballad jam this kid plays some of the best STINKFACE Guitar riffs you will ever hear in your life he has been on stage with some of the all time GREATS Like Carlos Santa and is true prodigy child I can't say enough to give this kid the credit he deserves his Old school guitar style will leave you in AWWWW his abilities will make you say where the ??? how the ??? what the ??? If you like Jimi, Stevie, Ted, Eddie, Slash, or any of the old school Rockers then you will love this kids crazy style he is a true prodigy child (AMAZING) JAW DROPPING ABILITY !!!! Legend in his own time
BBC let very few acts perform live on any TV shows, at least not getting broadcast. BBC would usually play the radio version of the song, if it differed from the album version. Many bands would basically just stand up on stage holding their instruments and maybe just move around a little bit.
The Animals were a big "Northern Soul" band - white bands from the north of the UK heavily influenced by US soul. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" is another great Animals song. Other musicians to start off in northern soul include your old friends Steve Winwood (with Spencer Davis Group) and Van Morrison (with the band Them).
Our local radio station plays this kind of music, very old songs, but very cool at the same time. A lot that have this kind of feel. I have been listening to this stuff for decades.
Another few good songs by The Animals - We Gotta Get Outta This Place , which became an anthem for all the soldiers serving in Vietnam. And, Sky Pilot about military chaplains in the war zone. Watch most any Vietnam movie, documentary, video, etc. that contains music and these two songs will be played in some scene. Have loved both these songs since they were released. Another great one is When I was Young.
There's a really cool video of them on UA-cam playing at an NME (New Music Express) event in 1965 playing this in between ,"Boom Boom" and another Blues song that slips my mind right now. There's also a video of Eric Burdon with War doing "Spill The Wine".
Contemporary Classic Rock stations don't play a lot of '60's music. The Beatles, for instance, get very little airtime, although they do in other formats. I think this Animals' song might be the oldest song still in regular Classic Rock rotation.
There's like a 10+ minute cover of this song by the band Santa Esmerelda which was used on the Kill Bill Sountrack. It's an amazing composition and interpretation. I highly recommend, even if you don't post a video about it, just sit back and enjoy the entire thing for what it's worth. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Songs that you must listen to by The Animals are House of the Rising Sun,We Gotta Get Outta This Place,When I Was Young,Sky Pilot,See See Rider,It's All Over Now Baby Blue etc.
First time hearing the song by The Animals, i remember hearing this by Santa Esmeralda with some Latin sound, Heard few versions from few artists. My favorite is by Cyndi Lauper acoustic rock take on this song, from the Live...At Last tour
The guy at the left on bass is Chas Chandler. He went on to manage many bands including 'Slade'. Whom, by the way, is a band you should record a reaction.
As a child of the '60s, whose teen years were in the '70s during the height of disco, my first exposure to this song was by a group others also mentioned called Santa Esmeralda. Their cover is worth reacting to, especially the extended version. ua-cam.com/video/ZfBg7N-sf9A/v-deo.html
then came the DISCO version... my dad was a Dj and played that song maaaaaaaaaaaany times... lol Santa Esmeralda - Don't let me be misunderstood (1977 - Official Video)
Like many classic folk ballads, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake", yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation.[4] According to Alan Lomax, "Rising Sun" was the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and it was also a name for English pubs.[5] He further suggested that the melody might be related to a 17th-century folk song, "Lord Barnard and Little Musgrave", also known as "Matty Groves",[6][7] but a survey by Bertrand Bronson showed no clear relationship between the two songs.[8] Lomax proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to New Orleans by White Southern performers.[5] However, folklorist Vance Randolph proposed an alternative French origin, the "rising sun" referring to the decorative use of the sunburst insignia dating to the time of Louis XIV, which was brought to North America by French immigrants.[8]
It is a great song. You know it's a great song if it gets covered a lot and some of the covers are successful as well. It was written for Nina Simone, the Animals made it popular and then there is this Flamenco-Disco version by Santa Esmeralda (that's the one I grew up with and still kind of like). Then we have Elvis Costello and even Lana Del Rey did her own creepy version. Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus wrote a real hit song.
I was first introduced to this song by Lana Del Rey and then I heard Nina Simone and now nothing compares to hers. Talk about someone that makes you FEEL the music. More Nina reactions would be perfect
Jamel, check out "Sky Pilot," "Monterey," "Warm San Franciscan Nights." The "cream" of the Animals. BTW, their keyboard player, Chaz Chandler "discovered" Jimi Hendrix in England.
Now please do "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" and "It's My Life" by The Animals, then "Don't Bring Me Down" by Eric Burdon & The Animals (different band that existed in the late-60s after this original band broke-up), _THEN_ do the live David Johansen medley of all 3 of these songs together. 😁 You will thank me later for this!!
The keyboard player, Alan Price, went on to have a very successful solo career with hits of own and becoming a sought-after composer of film and stage music
I could not imagine being a vocal artist in 1964 when the first version of this song came out. Yea a lot may think it was 1965 because that was when it was a billboard hit. Back on topic, to be a vocal artist back then having to comply with all the scrutiny of being, or appearing to be a respectable role model in that they would have been banned if they did anything on stage that appeared to negatively influence their audience. The nonchalant thing was implied upon them. I highly doubt they were like that behind the scenes. Yet another great video! Thanks so much for posting it.
The moral of this tune: "No good deed ever goes unpunished" and "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Been there, done that and it goes on...
Sky Pilot. Gotta listen to the long version that has the sounds of war. This song gets me misty because of the many veterans I met from going on therapy visits with my dog. Many were young men who were missing limbs, lost an eye, etc. Trust me, it's a MUST.
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Dude you got to check out Eric burdon and war
Watch amaircan me it was in the assassin's little puppy.
We Got to get out of this place - The animals
That’s the next animals song you need to do
If you haven't done it before, please please please do the Black Sabbath & Dio live version of "Heaven & Hell"
ua-cam.com/video/uWAhd4KkVUU/v-deo.html
He started the trend of the "devil horns" hand gesture, but in the middle if this performance tells everyone that it doesn't mean anything demonic, it means "Long Live Rock & Roll" & gives s very "Freddy Mercury" type performance including the audience.
RIP to the lead guitarist of the Animals, Hilton Valentine, who passed away last month at the age of 77.
Saw him in a small club in CT years ago. Was sitting in the audience at a show by a Doors tribute band. He came up and they performed some the Animal hits. Amazing!
I luv their songs "House Of The Rising Sun" and "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place"
Awesome ❤️👍
Also It's My Life and Don't Bring Me Down
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" is my favorite of The Animals. If you like this you gotta listen to The Yardbirds... "Shape of Things to Come" and "Heart Full o' Soul", too. Edit: I should add the Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) was in the Yardbirds, too.
@@nateashe3140 Ur right the Yardbirds are another awesome group.
YES , They are from my teen years !! LOVE THEM !! 💜👍☮️
The guy that plays the bass is the one who discovered Jimi Hendrix and brought him to the UK...
Chaz Chandler
Chaz Chandler was Jimi Hendrix manager for awhile in the UK as well. "Room Full of Mirrors" is a great book on Hendrix.
He was also Slade's manager
It’s Chas not Chaz
Chas Chandler
This song was written for Nina Simone, who recorded it first without much success. The Animals covered it and had big success the following year.
Guitar player here, Hilton Valentine, just died last week. RIP
@Michael Carmody
Brian May (whom I adore) posted a lovely message about Hilton Valentine. Here it is in case you didn't see it..
ua-cam.com/video/JW1_PS6XdHs/v-deo.html
Btw, in my youth I got to see so many greats..Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher, Joe Walsh, Ritchie Blackmore. In 2001 I got to meet Scotty Moore who was still playing (& such a nice gentleman). And I finally got to hear Dr. May play a year & a half ago. I missed out on Queen back in the day but Brian is still wonderful in concert.
All those things were such a thrill for me & I don't even play guitar.💙
@@deborahcornell171 Thanks for sharing!
I am so sorry to here this!.. God Bless him and his family!!!!!! Giddeeup!!!!
@@aircap - Don't you mean "last month"? January 29th was more than a week ago. ; )
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Now you should do “It’s My Life” or “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place”
Yup. TIA for considering this suggestion.
My favorite songs
YES!!!!!
Yes good sir! Excellent suggestions!
Both classics.
Eric Burden has one of the greatest voices in rock history...
War is a great time in his career...
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I just discovered this yesterday, that Burdon sang with War. Have to look into it some more
Btw, RIP to Animals' guitarist, Hilton Valentine who passed away on Jan. 29th. His arpeggio arrangement for House Of The Rising Sun, inspired countless beginning guitarist. My favorite guitarist and I'm still a little heartbroken.
Thank you Jamel for showcasing the great Eric Burdon and Animals. Now, how about some Small Faces?!? Another talented 60's band. You Need Lovin", "Whatcha Gonna Do about it", "All or Nothing", "Tin Soldier". All great songs. THANKYOU !!
Chas Chandler on bass
Left the band to become a talent scout
Discovered a guitarist in Greenwich village going by the name of Jimmy James. Took him to the UK. Told him to use his real name.
James Marshall Hendrix.
And wasn't there more? Because I think it was Burdon who found Jimi dead. So, theirs was a deeper friendship, anyway.
@@jitkasuarez i think Hilton Valentine came up with the name The Experience and Jimmi Hendrix and Eric were good friends and Hendrix jammed with Eric Burdon and War his last night on earth. Eric Burdons wife at the time left him for Hendrix and Eric ended up with one of Jimmi's girlfriends.
Spill the Wine was one of Eric's songs he did after he left The Animals. He did it with the group Eric Burdon & War.
I hope we can all relate to the lyrics of this tune
The story of my life 😉
Love your bob Ross picture.
I'm 42 I know about it
i sure can
Some more songs by The Animals to hear:
*It's My Life
*We Gotta Get Out of This Place
And some great covers by them:
* Hit the Road Jack
* I Put a Spell on You
* Many Rivers to Cross
* River Deep - Mountain High
* When I Was Young
One of my favorites from The Animals. Eric Burdon got his point across with this one.
This was a cover as was house of the rising sun
Love The Animals... Big fan of their version of "Bring It on Home To Me." Maybe you can give Sam Cooke version of "Bring It On Home To Me" you wont regret it.
Or Tab Benoit
@@luc2o Tab is incredible. Love his music, and his shows are so entertaining- not just for the tremendous talent, but for his sense of humor.
Next: "We've Gotta Get Outta This Place"
Chas Chandler the original bassist of the animals managed Jimmy Hendrix he was responsible for making him the star he became after discovering him in a New York club in 1966 , he was a little-known guitarist performing under the stage-name Jimmy James at the time and the rest is history .He also managed Slade a well known British band .
"Indian Reservation" by Paul Revere and the Raiders
Holy Moly DUDE! Great suggestion!
I had such a crush on Mark Lindsey in the 60s.....and now I’m in my 60s..........
Fun Fact: this is a cover. Many people don't know it. The first time I heard it, back in the late 70's (I'm 55, btw), was by Santa Esmeralda, a disco/flamenco version, and I thought it was their original. It was only in the internet age, while searching for the song, that I found out it was originally written to and recorded by Nina Simone in 1964, a year before the The Animals did this cover.
Gloria Caldwell was married to Horace Ott, one of the co-writers of the song, but she was the one co-credited with the song writing because as a BMI member her husband was not permitted to work with ASCAP members.
I am so glad i grew up in the 60's listening to songs like this . One song by Eric Burdon and The Animals, that is seldom played, is " San Franciscan Nights". Well worth a listen
The most loving and caring funky tune of all time.
I like "Uptown" ~ Chambers Brothers , too, because it ///?
The Chambers Brothers came to my high school.
I think it cost us around $1500, but not sure, because I was only an "Alternate" on the student council, as such.
I wish we had audio and filmed recordings of it.
The Chambers Brothers were good, but not as good as the records I listened to.
If you don't dig "Uptown" ~ Chambers Brothers, you probably don't dig,
"Let Me Off Uptown" ~ Gene Krupa Big Band .
maybe check out the Grassroots, Tommy James, Stephenwolf, Cream , Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Paul Revere and the Raiders.....so many good songs in the 60s and early seventies
I was born in 1969, so my parents played A LOT of 60's & 70's records. This is one of my dad's favorite bands ever. Being brought up on this kind of music made me absolutely love it! Another band you should react to is The Guess Who!
" We gotta get outta this place " is.the.other hit you should play by. The Animals
Eric went on to have huge success with war & by himself. Alan Price, (organ) also had a huge career solo, Bryan "Chas" Chandler went on to be a talent scout & producer. He 'discovered' Jimi Hendrix, taking him to England, the rest is history. Great band, saw them in 1964.
Brother Burden is one of the best white blues singers ever! Glad you found a way to keep it up Jamel 🤔🙄😮😳😂👍🏻👍🏾!!!!
My favorite songs by The Animals mostly appear on their albums "Winds of Change" and "The Twain Shall Meet". They are 1)Winds of Change, 2) cover of Paint It Black, 3) The Black Plague, 4) Yes I Am Experienced (ref. to Jimi Hendrix), 5) San Franciscan Nights, 6) Good Times, 7) Monterey, and 8) Sky Pilot. This was the time that Burdon was experimenting with LSD.
Nina Simone’s version of this song is SOOO good. It’s slow and soulful. Has a very different feel.
ooh, I am gonna have to check that out, never knew she covered this one, love her!
They're both great.
Nina's, over this one, hands down! Can't listen to hers with a dry eye
@@bemused9522 She didn't cover it. Apparently it was written for her.
Dont forget about the Santa Esmeralda version as well. Another gem.
Proto-hippy-rock. We Gotta Get Outta this Place is probably their best, House of the Rising Son was cool too.
they're playin inside a funny monster! HA HA!! don't poke ur hear on a giant tooth fang! ua-cam.com/video/Q3mgapAcVdU/v-deo.html
The one I really like is the one called "White Houses"
This song was not written by the Animals. It was written for Nina Simone by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus. They really did justice to the great Nina Simone on this one.
The church organ & his voice pair seamlessly.
Sorry but that's not a church organ, a Hammond maybe but a church organ has a lot more behind it. Check out Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565' if you want to hear what a sweet sound a church organ can bring to your ears.
@@IR4TE true - I should have put "church organ" in quotes
@@IR4TE Vox continental no church ORGAN
Allen Price 🎹 Eric Burdon 🎤🎶
Nina Simone was the first to record this song, releasing an orchestrated, downtempo rendition on her 1964 album Broadway-Blues-Ballads that nicked the US chart at number 131. The best-known version is by The Animals, who reworked it into a rock song. Eric Burdon recalled in Rolling Stone magazine, "It was never considered pop material, but it somehow got passed on to us and we fell in love with it immediately."
Jamel, thank you so much. I love your videos. Im an old white 65 yr old who loves all music.. Soul R&B Rock and even disco & "And please don't let me be misunderstood" as the song says. Semper Fi
@@yesterhear3521 thank you. I served in the United States Marine Corps from 5 Oct 73 to 4 Oct 77. Back then most people did not like the military because of the Vietnam War, very few ever said Thank You. So it means a lot to me, when people like you say... Thanks. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant
Jamal, glad you did this song reaction. I just wanted to pass on more of this song info. Back in '77 a group by the name of Santa Esmeralda
(featuring the voice of Leroy Gomez) did a great dance/pop/disco version of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' which made for an excellent party
song. People should look for the 16:10 minute full version of this song. * Santa Esmeralda also did a 14:00+ min. dance/pop version of The Animals
song 'House Of The Rising Sun.' * Other songs of interest by them are 'Gloria' and 'Black Pot.' (NOTE: FOR YOU GUY'S OUT THERE YOU'LL FIND A SANTA ESMERALDA HOT BABE 'GLORIA' VIDEO POSTED BY: (cozyhollow).*
The song 'Gloria' was originally recorded by the Chicago band 'The Shadows Of Knight in '66. Excellent rocker!!!!!!!!
By the way, four more excellent songs by The Animals are: 1) San Franciscan Nights 2) Monterey 3) When I Was Young 4) Sky Pilot.
When I was growing up, my Dad would play this, as this hails from his generation. Love the Animals.
Awesome, the bassist 1:16/7:50 is Chas Chandler whom discovered and promoted the great Jimi Hendrix
Going OLD (OLD) SCHOOL once again 😁 ... great choice!
(This was back when a band ... no matter how “nasty” needed to wear a suit - at least on tv 😂)
This is the other song every Huey in Vietnam played, right after Fortunate Son
God bless you
That's cool. I think hollywood has never used this song in a war movie. My friend's dad said he prefered to play run through the jungle. But to hear choppers were playing this instead of the typical CCR is cool trivia.
@@ADayintheLifeoftheTw just curious, how old are you?
@@expfcwintergreenv2.02 I'm 28, my friend is 26, but his (adoptive) father I believe is in his early 70s
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I would have loved to see them live!! They were probably not that reserved. I think there were very strict rules about dress and decorum on these shows.
Yes spot on. I think this group was much better than the Beatles
That's what I said!
Yes it was the fashion in the early days of the Beatles / British Invasion. Saw him a few years ago in concert- I was waiting for We Gotta Get Outta This Place. He never did it. He was still good but I really wanted to hear that one!! He wasn’t wearing the suit!
By far my favourite band in my teens. And did see them live - at Scunthorpe Baths, of all places! No proper stage there, just a raised platform, and was as close to them then as I am now to my monitor.Can't say they were any less reserved in the performance than what you see on video, but the music was unforgettably brilliant.
Fun fact: Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues applied for the position of guitarist, song writer for The Animals but they had already found someone. Eric Burden passed his info to Mike Pinder & Justin became a Moody. History was made. I can’t remember if you’ve done any Moody Blues, maybe ‘Nights’, but they are a huge influence in music to this day & are fantastic. My personal favorite is The Story In You Eyes but there r too many great songs to choose from. Hop over to Andy & Alex and ask how much they loved the album they received. Best recommendation you’ll find. 👍
Great reaction as always Jamel... Fun fact, when The Animals were touring America the bass player, Chas Chandler, saw this guitar player in a club who wasn't signed or had a manager. Next thing you know he's the guitarist manager and brings him to England to record his first solo album..... The guitarists name - Jimi Hendrix... The rest is history.
Oh lawd please don't let me be misunderstood!
Collin Zaffke I've sing this to my husband on occasion
Wish I would've been older when they sang these songs, I would have appreciated them so much more. Bless you for playing it Jamel ! 🙏❤✌👵
This song always sounded like a song where The Doors got a main inspiration for their music. Anyone else think the same ???
Eric Burdon has the most soulful voice. He sounds so sincere. Can't lie w a voice like that.
Yes Jamel, this is from the same programme that "House of the Rising Sun" was from. These were not actual "performances", as such. They had to pantomime, aka lip synch, the whole thing - they absolutely HATED doing these promos and you can tell by the wooden, distant expressions they are wearing.
The bass player is Chas Chandler who, just a couple of years after this was filmed, would discover Jimi Hendrix jamming at New York's legendary Cafe Wha? with a pick up band he had only met that afternoon. What caught Chandler's attention, besides Jimi's stunning guitar playing, was the song he was doing. It was a song that Chandler had only just heard before leaving for NYC to complete his last tour with the Animals and he set it in his mind to find a band to record it with. The song was "Hey Joe" and the rest, as the say, is history. If you haven't already done a reaction to Jimi's "Hey Joe" you really should. If you have, then you know why Chandler was so blown away by what he saw and heard that fateful evening in Greenwich Village.
For many of us teens back there this and The House of the Rising Sun were our anthems. I still get goose bumps from them..... later there was "War hmm what is it good for".
This song was originally written for Nina Simone. I it was released in 1958. She is great on this song. The Animals version is fantastic. Eric Burdons voice is perfect for this song.
I have to correct the year she recorded it. It was 1964.
This song was on Zoey's Extraoridinary Playlist TV show and it was sung with different music, but I recognized the song from the words. Love it by the Animals, so much.
I’ve requested before & will try again....
Tommy James & the Shondells have EXCELLENT songs from this time period-Crimson & Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Draggin the Line, I think We’re Alone Now, and on & on!
ALL GREAT TUNES!!🎸🎤🥁
This song is so damn cool.
I hope you revisit Led Zeppelin and listen to “The Wanton Song.” I think you would love the groove!!!!
Taj Farrant is a must see Taj Farrant Rock ballad jam this kid plays some of the best STINKFACE Guitar riffs you will ever hear in your life he has been on stage with some of the all time GREATS Like Carlos Santa and is true prodigy child I can't say enough to give this kid the credit he deserves his Old school guitar style will leave you in AWWWW his abilities will make you say where the
??? how the ??? what the ??? If you like Jimi, Stevie, Ted, Eddie, Slash, or any of the old school Rockers then you will love this kids crazy style he is a true prodigy child (AMAZING) JAW DROPPING ABILITY !!!! Legend in his own time
OMG Alan Price on organ ....brilliant especially when he duetted with Georgie Fame. How lucky we were to grow up with this in our youth
I always remember Fame and Price as the musical guest on The Two Ronnies. They were really enjoying themselves.
Still love "Yeah Yeah" by Georgie Fame.
Looking like you don’t care when you do is what we call “cool”.
That’s the attitude
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The Animals is my all time favorite band! You should do a reaction to "Inside Looking Out" or "It's My Life."
BBC let very few acts perform live on any TV shows, at least not getting broadcast. BBC would usually play the radio version of the song, if it differed from the album version. Many bands would basically just stand up on stage holding their instruments and maybe just move around a little bit.
The Animals were a big "Northern Soul" band - white bands from the north of the UK heavily influenced by US soul. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" is another great Animals song. Other musicians to start off in northern soul include your old friends Steve Winwood (with Spencer Davis Group) and Van Morrison (with the band Them).
They were a great band. Loved their songs. Love the words of this song. Thanks Jamel 🎶👍
Our local radio station plays this kind of music, very old songs, but very cool at the same time. A lot that have this kind of feel. I have been listening to this stuff for decades.
Another few good songs by The Animals - We Gotta Get Outta This Place , which became an anthem for all the soldiers serving in Vietnam. And, Sky Pilot about military chaplains in the war zone. Watch most any Vietnam movie, documentary, video, etc. that contains music and these two songs will be played in some scene. Have loved both these songs since they were released. Another great one is When I was Young.
'White Houses', 'San Franciscan Nights' and 'Sky Pilot' - 3 brilliant Animal tracks
There's a really cool video of them on UA-cam playing at an NME (New Music Express) event in 1965 playing this in between ,"Boom Boom" and another Blues song that slips my mind right now. There's also a video of Eric Burdon with War doing "Spill The Wine".
Another great one! Takes me back to my childhood listening to “the oldies” station.
one would consider this "Early Punk Rock".
Sky Pilot next please. Incredible song! The video is preferred.
"How high should you fly
you never never NEVER reach the sky.
Every fighter pilot's theme song.
The bass player, Chas Chandler, was the one who discovered Jimi Hendix, became his manager, and took him to England.
This song came out when I was 10 and its still one of my all time favorites. I'm 65 now. Great music is timeless.
First!!!!!
SPILL THE WINE!!!
I can’t remember if you’ve done that yet.
Yup. You have.
That’s with the band war but I love it !
John Denver did the same thing after arguing with his wife Annie. He wrote "Annie's Song" while riding on a ski lift. Beautiful.
Eric Burdon is superb defined! The Animals or War, both hit the sweet spot with Burdon on vocals!
Contemporary Classic Rock stations don't play a lot of '60's music. The Beatles, for instance, get very little airtime, although they do in other formats. I think this Animals' song might be the oldest song still in regular Classic Rock rotation.
There's like a 10+ minute cover of this song by the band Santa Esmerelda which was used on the Kill Bill Sountrack. It's an amazing composition and interpretation. I highly recommend, even if you don't post a video about it, just sit back and enjoy the entire thing for what it's worth. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Songs that you must listen to by The Animals are House of the Rising Sun,We Gotta Get Outta This Place,When I Was Young,Sky Pilot,See See Rider,It's All Over Now Baby Blue etc.
First time hearing the song by The Animals, i remember hearing this by Santa Esmeralda with some Latin sound, Heard few versions from few artists. My favorite is by Cyndi Lauper acoustic rock take on this song, from the Live...At Last tour
ERIC BURDEN LIVED IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH JIMI HENDRIX
Santa Esmeralda covered this song in 1977 with their own version. The album version is almost 15 minutes long!
That bass player on the left is Chas Chandler.Discovered Jimi Hendrix took him to England helped him become the greatest guitarist ever
The guy at the left on bass is Chas Chandler. He went on to manage many bands including 'Slade'. Whom, by the way, is a band you should record a reaction.
As a child of the '60s, whose teen years were in the '70s during the height of disco, my first exposure to this song was by a group others also mentioned called Santa Esmeralda. Their cover is worth reacting to, especially the extended version.
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The Bass Player Chas Chandler became the producer of Jimi Hendrix Experience and later UK Rock band Slade
then came the DISCO version... my dad was a Dj and played that song maaaaaaaaaaaany times... lol Santa Esmeralda - Don't let me be misunderstood (1977 - Official Video)
You know their song "House of the Rising Sun" was from a ex-slave named Huddy Ledbetter stage named Leadbelly...alot of his songs were remade...
I didn't know Leadbelly was a exslave, he was a great inspiration to Janis Joplin! He was a great artist!
Lead Belly was born in 1888. He was never a slave, and the song was around before he was.
@@ClayLoomis1958 read his history he wasn't a plantation slave but his time in Angola Prison wasn't fair and they used him as a slave
Like many classic folk ballads, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake", yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation.[4] According to Alan Lomax, "Rising Sun" was the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and it was also a name for English pubs.[5] He further suggested that the melody might be related to a 17th-century folk song, "Lord Barnard and Little Musgrave", also known as "Matty Groves",[6][7] but a survey by Bertrand Bronson showed no clear relationship between the two songs.[8] Lomax proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to New Orleans by White Southern performers.[5] However, folklorist Vance Randolph proposed an alternative French origin, the "rising sun" referring to the decorative use of the sunburst insignia dating to the time of Louis XIV, which was brought to North America by French immigrants.[8]
It is a great song. You know it's a great song if it gets covered a lot and some of the covers are successful as well. It was written for Nina Simone, the Animals made it popular and then there is this Flamenco-Disco version by Santa Esmeralda (that's the one I grew up with and still kind of like). Then we have Elvis Costello and even Lana Del Rey did her own creepy version. Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus wrote a real hit song.
These Animals are real musicians, how they can make seemingly simple songs sound so good.
What I think is a trip is that this song is the same age as me. 1965... what a trip.
I was first introduced to this song by Lana Del Rey and then I heard Nina Simone and now nothing compares to hers. Talk about someone that makes you FEEL the music. More Nina reactions would be perfect
“Don’t Bring Me Down” - another great relationship song
first 45 i bought was "we gotta get out of this place"
One of the best songs bands especially vocalists of all time IMO
Jamel, check out "Sky Pilot," "Monterey," "Warm San Franciscan Nights." The "cream" of the Animals. BTW, their keyboard player, Chaz Chandler "discovered" Jimi Hendrix in England.
Now please do "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" and "It's My Life" by The Animals, then "Don't Bring Me Down" by Eric Burdon & The Animals (different band that existed in the late-60s after this original band broke-up), _THEN_ do the live David Johansen medley of all 3 of these songs together. 😁 You will thank me later for this!!
also by The Animals: When I Was Young, Sky Pilot, San Franciscan Nights
The keyboard player, Alan Price, went on to have a very successful solo career with hits of own and becoming a sought-after composer of film and stage music
I could not imagine being a vocal artist in 1964 when the first version of this song came out. Yea a lot may think it was 1965 because that was when it was a billboard hit.
Back on topic, to be a vocal artist back then having to comply with all the scrutiny of being, or appearing to be a respectable role model in that they would have been banned if they did anything on stage that appeared to negatively influence their audience. The nonchalant thing was implied upon them. I highly doubt they were like that behind the scenes.
Yet another great video! Thanks so much for posting it.
The moral of this tune: "No good deed ever goes unpunished" and "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Been there, done that and it goes on...
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" would be a good next song to do from the Animals.
Sky Pilot. Gotta listen to the long version that has the sounds of war. This song gets me misty because of the many veterans I met from going on therapy visits with my dog. Many were young men who were missing limbs, lost an eye, etc. Trust me, it's a MUST.