Saturday Rock n Roll Oldies: THE ANIMALS 'Gonna Send You Back to Walker' (1964)

Reaganite Republican ^ | December 09, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[Judith Anne]

I can’t believe it! That was George Maharis introducing “It’s my life” — he was on Route 66 iirc with that freckle faced red headed guy...

[Reaganite Republican]

Yeah Judith, he released a lot of music himself and hosted that show Hullaboo... a bit before my time, I never saw the show- but was sure surprised to see him there too~

[fieldmarshaldj]

"The Animals were a highly influential English rock/R-n-B group, formed in the early 60s in the north-east of England"

You sure they're not from North Korea ?

[Fresh Wind]

My fave Animals tune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjS0VI0kxgQ

[KingLudd]

Eric Burdon can be seen these days sporting a shirt with a giant Che Guevarra face on it. I think the program was on PBS.

[sushiman]

Eric Burdon THESE days ...He's a friend ... House of Blues LA .

[hotshu]

Chas Chandler, the bassist, also went on to produce a few Jimi Hendrix early albums.

[iowamark]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNEiZhpinY
“Eric Burdon - The Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzmrEgz_GI
“The Animals - It’s My Life”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FT4FprxDg
“The Animals: Please Don’t let me be Misunderstood”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNEiZhpinY
“Eric Burdon - The Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place”

[greenhornet68]

Where did the time go?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdPQp6Jcdk&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVGxdCwVVULXeKw4TKiu_qlHjQXtS9EcxY

[Reaganite Republican]

I don’t care much for his politics... but a genius musician, and WHAT a stud! My hero lol

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite tune by the group is Help Me, Girl, from the fall of 1966.

[patriot08]

Greatest from The Animals, hands down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAw9ThDQmk
(House in New Orleans)

[sushiman]

Over the years I have , sadly , discovered that 90% of all the musicians I have dug are leftists or lean to the left . The music business , like Hollywood , is filled with people whose politics we wouldn’t care for . What to do ? Not appreciate their work ? As long as they keep their politics OUT of the music , I can overlook our diffences .

[McLynnan]

on Route 66 iirc with that freckle faced red headed guy...

It was Martin Milner. I feel so old knowing this and will be humming "We've got to get out of this place" for the rest of the day, lol.

[oh8eleven]

"We Gotta Get out of This Place" - the (un)official song of all Vietnam vets.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Where was “Walker” ?

[FreedomPoster]

Looks like it is a neighborhood in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Which makes sense, since that’s where they were from, and probably in / around London when they were writing/performing it.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=walker,+england&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Walker,+Tyne+and+Wear,+United+Kingdom&gl=us&t=h&z=14&vpsrc=0

[matginzac]

I’m a boomer, too, but like things with a bit more “edge” to it...love heavy metal...
so this is my fave EB and the Animals song...enjoy, hippies!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FZU4JVOmro

[Reaganite Republican]

I have been trying to trying to deduce that myself

Since this single was released under a different title in the USA than Britain -as “Georgia”- I looked at that map and did find a Walker County in GA, and ‘the big city’ would be Atlanta, then... which is ‘to the south’ of Walker, per the lyrics

That’s the best I can figure, fwiw