One of the most iconic songs of the 60's, did not know it was written by a husband and wife team
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To: DallasBiff
I feel like playing this every morning I wake up.
2 posted on
05/20/2024 5:04:30 PM PDT by
BipolarBob
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To: DallasBiff
IMO one of the most under-rated bands ever. I really enjoyed their music.
3 posted on
05/20/2024 5:05:53 PM PDT by
PGalt
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To: DallasBiff
He has one of the best rock voices, imo. It really cuts through the music.
5 posted on
05/20/2024 5:12:50 PM PDT by
Jonty30
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To: DallasBiff
#1 in Da Nang when my brother was there.
6 posted on
05/20/2024 5:13:17 PM PDT by
Stosh
To: DallasBiff
The official song of every US Soldier in Vietnam.
8 posted on
05/20/2024 5:13:35 PM PDT by
dfwgator
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To: DallasBiff
Pretty much every hit by The Animals was written by someone not in the group.
10 posted on
05/20/2024 5:16:58 PM PDT by
CatOwner
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To: DallasBiff
Ah, the Class song of the Class of 1969, USAFA.
12 posted on
05/20/2024 5:20:21 PM PDT by
Da Coyote
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To: DallasBiff
I loved the Animals and now own all the box sets and all the special remasters on CD. The first few regular albums especially were really filled with high quality arrangements. Not at all like most groups looking for filler to desperately extend their record label contracts.
For this favorite song, I can’t get it out of my head that seeing his father with his hair turning gray is unfair because all of us have our hair turn gray. I guess he means letting your hair turn gray while not getting anywhere in life toward goals is a waste of life. Do others agree?
I saw him live at the time of Skypilot with special effects of a film of bagpipers and stage fog generating devices offstage. At that time guys to my left and right were probably drafted and went to Vietnam. Antiwar message was relevant to them along with the music.
14 posted on
05/20/2024 5:21:41 PM PDT by
frank ballenger
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To: DallasBiff
“House of the Rising Sun” and “Sky Pilot” were my favorites.
“Sky Pilot” is a patriotic song from an era when patriotism wasn’t cool.
17 posted on
05/20/2024 5:23:24 PM PDT by
E. Pluribus Unum
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To: DallasBiff
When I was in the 7th grade, we were allowed to choose one song that the principal would play over the intercom, I think our class had won some kind of contest put on by the PTA.
Our class voted for “We Gotta Get Out of this Place” - and the principal played it. Very satisfying.
20 posted on
05/20/2024 5:30:39 PM PDT by
Bon of Babble
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To: DallasBiff
It’s on my Vietnam playlist.
21 posted on
05/20/2024 5:31:14 PM PDT by
Jim Noble
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To: DallasBiff
Never liked Eric Burdon’s voice, especially in this song.
24 posted on
05/20/2024 5:32:52 PM PDT by
Bullish
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To: DallasBiff
Fascinating story about the song writers husband Barry Mann and wife Cynthia Weil. Never heard of them. Of course, I’ve probably only heard of Jimmy Webb.
26 posted on
05/20/2024 5:34:16 PM PDT by
ProtectOurFreedom
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To: DallasBiff
The private anthem of every US soldier in SE Asia in the 1960s.
32 posted on
05/20/2024 5:36:54 PM PDT by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: DallasBiff
The British radio station in the Green Zone in Baghdad played that song all the time.
38 posted on
05/20/2024 5:41:04 PM PDT by
Allegra
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To: DallasBiff
I got my introduction to the Animnals from the David Johansen Animals Medley that got a fair amount of play on MTV.
I never became a huge fan, but I liked the three songs in the medley plus House of the Rising Sun. I’m not sure I know any beyond that, but your post brings back some good memories.
50 posted on
05/20/2024 6:08:53 PM PDT by
Gil4
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To: DallasBiff
“had a call out to the New York City songwriters in the Brill Building and 1650 Broadway looking for songs.”
Tin Pan Alley. A lot of great names got their start there.
L
53 posted on
05/20/2024 6:14:20 PM PDT by
Lurker
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To: DallasBiff
The other prominent husband/wife writing team was Carole King and Gerry Goffin.
54 posted on
05/20/2024 6:16:16 PM PDT by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: DallasBiff
DJ on WPRB (Princeton) dedicated about an hour of Eric Burdon’s songs (a chronological overview) to celebrate his May birthday.
55 posted on
05/20/2024 6:18:15 PM PDT by
P.O.E.
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To: DallasBiff
I like Eydie Gormé singing "Blame it on the Bossa Nova (the dance of love)".
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56 posted on
05/20/2024 6:18:46 PM PDT by
Governor Dinwiddie
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