eric burdon & the animals, “when i was young,”
from: house of the rising sun, 1964
“The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard
When I was young
When I was young
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls, I had a bad yen
And I had quite a ball
When I was young
When I was young, it was more important
Pain more painful
The laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young, it was more important
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young
My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young...
”
Eric Burdon vocals
Barry Jenkins drums
John Weider guitar/violin
Vic Briggs guitar
Danny McCulloch bass
The British band formed in 1962 and split up in 1966 but not before hits The House Of The Rising Sun, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Don’t Bring Me Down, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, It’s My Life and others. Burdon then moved to California and had great success with Sky Pilot, San Franciscan Nights and When I Was Young. He wrote the song when he was 26. Still going strong @ 82 !
-Alan West-
