ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS - When I Was Young (1968) [HQ]

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Eric Burdon And The Animals
"When I Was Young"
Vancouver CBC TV series "Let's Go"
1968
Video URL: https://youtu.be/E2KbYOqjEYI

"When I Was Young" is a song with a countercultural theme released in early 1967 by Eric Burdon, with The Animals and was written by five of the band members. It charted in Australia peaking No. 2 and stayed 4 weeks there. Later it was a hit charting No. 10 on the Canadian RPM chart, No. 15 in the United States and No. 9 in the Netherlands. The song has been covered by many punk rock and heavy metal bands.

This somewhat autobiographical song told about Burdon's father, who was a soldier during tough times, as well as young Eric's adventures including his first smoke of a cigarette at 10, to his meeting his first love at 13. The final verse shows his disillusionment with society by saying:

"My faith was so much stronger then,
I believed in fellow men,
And I was so much older then.
When I was Young".

Line up/Musicians:
- Eric Burdon (vocals),
- Barry Jenkins (drums),
- John Weider (guitar/violin),
- Vic Briggs (guitar)
- Danny McCulloch (bass)

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