We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by The Animals

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[Jim Noble]

It’s on my Vietnam playlist.

[Yardstick]

His vocal on this song is amazing. The song rocks with intensity despite having fairly unheavy instrumentation and production thanks to his voice and the energy of the band.

[Jonty30]

It’s been a long time since I heard that song.
Pretty psychedelic.

[Bullish]

Never liked Eric Burdon’s voice, especially in this song.

[Bon of Babble]

I have a whole slew of their songs in my music library - played it for the kids one day - they were really impressed and asked me what the band was.

Here’s the line up:

1. It’s My Life
2. We Gotta Get Out of This Place
3. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
4. See-See Rider

And lastly:

5. House of the Rising Sun

Eric Burden has about the greatest voice...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

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.

[Bon of Babble]

We like “Low Rider” - Eric Burdon’s voice is perfect for that song.

[dfwgator]

I’m partial to “Monterey” because that’s where I was born. Dad was attending the Naval Post-Graduate School at the time.

[SamAdams76]

One of my first childhood memories was hearing “House Of The Rising Sun” blasting on the radio as I lied down in my bed, probably still a crib at the time. It was summertime as I remember the windows in my bedroom being open and the curtains were flapping in the breeze. This would have been mid 1960s. That haunting melody still brings me back to my childhood.

[dfwgator]

By then Eric was gone.

[Jonty30]

People who can sing like this are born, not trained.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cw1uLVSl1Y

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The private anthem of every US soldier in SE Asia in the 1960s.

[Bon of Babble]

Worked for Joe Cocker too.

“She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” - one of my favorites, the Joe Cocker version, of course.

“Cry Me A River,” and “The Letter” too.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Beat me to it!

[dfwgator]

Yep, Joe made every song his.

[dfwgator]

Today would have been Joe’s 80th birthday.

[George from New England]

Gotta add Monterey

[Allegra]

The British radio station in the Green Zone in Baghdad played that song all the time.

[Magic Fingers]

Fingernails on a blackboard.

[Bon of Babble]

Joe Cocker also made John Belushi famous - There was a new off-broadway stage show from National Lampoon called “Lemmings” - the producers were looking for someone who could imitate Joe Cocker - Belushi tried out and got the part, this was in 1973.

Belushi also did his imitation of Joe Cocker later on SNL - Cocker came out and joined him on stage. This was back in the good old days when SNL was worth watching, of course.