Don't Bring Me Down - The Animals

[ClockWorkT88]

This is the type of song you play right before you smash someone.

[wenden74]

Fantastic song! Really cool mid-sixties vibe. :)

[Jany1954]

Eric was awesome! I was born when there were so may wonderful groups! AMEN!

[Robertpitchman]

I seen him back in 1963...I love his music he changed my life..

[AniMalBurdonLover]

So much better than any other "Don't bring me down" by any other band!!! My Eric is named after this Eric.

[animalheart8]

6 people brought him down

[Savalaq]

this song takes me back to when i was prisoner at the gateville state school for boys in the middle late 1960s when these songs were knew way down in south fuckin Texas, yea i still got in the US.army.... prasie God for Veitnam,,,,but, burdon i tip my hat. we had to get out to get out of that place

[RoyceO73]

dis coo!

[TheFaith379]

I LOVED THE ANIMALS SONGS GROWING UP ! THERE ONE OF THE BEST GROUPS!

[BEARARMZ]

AWESOME!

[unitiss1]

The chorus looks like Please don't go from KC and the sunshine band

[myTWOlittleMEMORIES]

I heard this on The Sopranos.

[centerforce2]

The Animals' songs truly tell the story of my life. haha

[JennRighter]

This song just makes me feel like it's summer, I don't know why.

[edwardelricfangirl1]

i like the message of the song :)

[divisorplot]

Codes and Clowns Dr. Shannon! Gaylord Michigan. He wrote The Mathemtical Theory of Communication.

[BarrioPunkRock]

reminds me of the doors with the keyboards

[MrMikerocker]

You can say that again,At least I'm pleased I was there.50s and 60s GREAT.

[michaelwright999]

@MrMikerocker ME 2 AND IM STILL BOPPING AT 65, MY G FRIEND IS 31.

[MrEddie308]

I fell in love with this song over 40 years ago....and still love it! Eric....you were/are the best!

[Aldebaron9]

Another Mike Jeffrey travesty..... sympathies to Eric Burdon and the Animals, and of course the greatest travesty in Rock history......... James Marshall Hendrix.......... Hey Mike, take a flight to England over France, OK ?????? Deserved !!!!!!!!

[nema1218]

I like this song,like the groove so much! I liked other Animals songs,but never paid attention to this one before.

Thanks to Southern California's 100.3 The Sound's Ten at Ten with Larry Morgan.He played songs from 1966,this being one of them.

[weightlifterf2]

This song is groooovy ...

[abusymom45]

I saw Eric Burdon and the Animals yesterday 5-5-11 and Eric Burdon will be 70 on the 11th! He still sounds great and has been singing since 16. He played this song and opened with "When I was Young"! Amazing.

[marib0214]

good song for james durbin!

[claustrea]

Fantastic!

[OROSEY]

Have you heard Tom Pett's -- LIVE version ? I remember this song when I was oh..so a little girl...lol. Always liked it.

[bopava]

This is the song that got me paddled in the second grade on the last day of school in 1966. To make it short, my teacher let me bring in some 45's, she went to the teacher's lounge and a girl in my class started doing our best 8 year kid's frug. The rest of the class started clapping, the teacher came back and it was off to the principal's office for us! My teacher changed my "Conduct" Grade from a A to a C on the spot. Still love this kick ass song though!

[starrrkrazeee]

Saw him live in Tulsa 3-xx-11... This was the deal... Eric Burdon ... and the Hammond B3 organ... Thats the sound... The Animals ... those repetivive drive it home lines, jolly hay and your in the ZONE ! The Animal territory!

However sorry to day they butchered House of the Rising Son! Play it like you did when it made you famous! It was never broken, so don't fix it! I'm just sayin!

[vinyljunie1980]

@starrrkrazeee I, too live in Tulsa and I was upset that I didn't get to see them when they came through here earlier this month. I love the Animals.

[thegerrie19561]

Listen to the guitar. They were good and thet still are very good to listen.

[xXSilentSymphonyXx]

Saw Eric live march 5 2011. The man is still rockin' and his songs are even more poignant today.  Unfortunately, his fans are dead, even though they were there at the concert too LOL

[freezknotable]

Considring the songs Goffin/King wrote for the Monkees and the Animals and countless others i'm realizing i like carol king:)

[JustAFocus]

That heavily fuzzed-out tremelo guitar gets me every time.

[realrealcf7raul]

Don't bring ME Down Girl <3

[dannysordello]

One of my all-time favorite songs from my all-time favorite group.--------Danny Sordello

[steel024]

pinche mamones approving comment.....lol

[joseant51]

wow, una gran rola que se dejo escuchar aca en mexico, grasias por subirla

[justinemiller1946]

It is in my Top Ten!

[9SLTT4]

Wooooww......love this song from '66!

[xo1tom1ox]

when I heard the guitar I thought there was somtehing wrong with my computer. Haha so cool

[freeman2545]

one of my favorite groups......

[themikewarr]

It's a gold a nice song.

[handinside]

Great song from a 60s group whose sound has wore quite well over the years.

[Tammicat21]

My first high school dance! 9th grade! I was lovin' my 10th grader date and this song came on and sent me over the top!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!!!!!!The best:)

[JustAFocus]

See, here's how to make a great song. Drums that snap and pop rather than bludgeon and overpower the song, a strong melody, a really strong and emotive vocalist, a mix that has the vocals out in front where they can be understood and sung along with, a very cool organ part, a pumpin' bass that anchors the song without showing off and overpowering it, and lastly an absolutely awesome fuzz-tremelo guitar! Man I love that guitar sound. It just begs to be cranked LOUD!

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@JustAFocus recipe that should be kept under lock and key!!!!

[LicoriceLain]

@JustAFocus Well, in your opinion, anyway.

[TheGigmiester101]

@JustAFocus Hi....Drummer here. In complete agreement with your statement. It's all in how to support and compliment a song instead of being just a loudfest. Regards...Gigmiester : - )

[brianohara18]

love the piano bit, this is one of the best tunes of the sixties. when I heard it the first time in 1966 in woke me up to music.

[DanielJoseDiego]

My favourite Animals song, the first one I remember hearing as a kid. Awesome tune, memorable like many other songs.

[MDzVQPln]

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOO TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!

:-)



[blueticecho]

I bet that Eric and Ray Davies scared the SHIT out of Lennon and McCartney

[funkmasterjee]

at 0:22 he looks a bit like Syd Barrett

[BruLc2]

Always been my favorite Animals single

[stoprejectingmynames]

Eric Burdon=Best singer ever.

[javier8850]

Eric Burdon, he's a great singer

[Mnguy57]

They played this on "CoasttoCoastAm" this past Sunday night and finally had the time to look it up here!!!

EXCELLENT_ JUST EXCELLENT!!!

[annifanful1]

Love it!!!

[ReptillianRex]

man what a bitch'n tune!

[chunkymilk]

Sopranos!

[mpsicily]

How can anybody not like this song?????? The Animals did some of the best blues covers of any of the 1960's rock n roll bands and that includes the Rolling Stones.....

[MalThorgan]

This is the 1st rendition I ever heard (@ age 13 on a 45 vinyl single & on a mono record player ! ) when my older brother was out & I would ferret thru his record collection... early Animals,Stones,Yardbirds,Prett­y Things,Spencer Davis etc) & this style of music has been embedded in my subconscious for over 40 years now,& I'm glad. There is a feel & texture inherent in the simplicity of this song enhanced by young Eric B vocals & the Hammond organ that make this song an enduring classic !

[bluecatky]

The organ playing in this song is classic! The 1960's as far as I am concerned was the high point of rock and roll. No decade since then has been able to compare.

[unstablelementz]

had to sub to your channel great uploads. is it just me or was all the most well made real music was made in the 60s and 70s ? listning to the radio back then would have actually been enjoyable.

[bobaloo47]

MY FAVORITE ANIMALS TUNE--GREAT!!!!

[jferg7159]

The commercial release of this song was mono. This is from the original master tape mixed to 2 channel stereo. Common record players were mono, they would only pick up 1 of the two channels, you would only hear part of the performance. Most popular music was released in mono. The organ "keys" you hear at around 2:00 are probably the circuits turning on and off as the keys are being played. Most likely the organ was connected directly to the board; bass and lead guitar too. A great song, thanks

[sunflowermother]

Great Classic ..Thanks so much for posting this!!!

[northcoast69]

Great tune! I've always enjoyed it! Thanks for the memories and the post

Paul

[AmberFox01]

Now I can't stop listening to this song! The lyrics are great and I love the sensitivity Eric put into it. But there's balance here.  The Animals didn't let it become whiny or wimpy. I prefer the Animals to the Beatles or even the Rolling Stones because they are a more masculine group. Things like Eric's singing and everything about Chas Chandler (rest his soul) give the Animals that manly edge.

[dmgcat]

Thanks classic stuff!

[Schmoople]

I agree -- the song is amazing! I love it, and the Brit 60s invasion music. I was only a kid when I got my first plastic radio (me late sainted mum got the radio for me by saving stamps from a local grocery store, lol.:)

What better music to grow up listening to, eh? Sure beats the opera that me late sainted dad used to listen to on Saturday afternoons.

[noscogen]

good scr*wing music

[bobbyb826]

is this a carole king song?

[SixtiesMusicLover]

@bobbyb826 Yes, it's a Goffin-King composition.

[DanielJoseDiego]

@bobbyb826 Carole King ♥

[SPORTSNUTIM]

Can't beat the Animals. Wish I would of been old enough to see them in concert: damn!

[SPORTSNUTIM]

Can't beat the Animals. Wish I would of been old enough to see them in concert: damn!

[Kammerz10]

Eric Burdon was the HOT stuff. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh yeah.

[Kammerz10]

Eric Burdon was the HOT stuff. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh yeah.

[whiskeyworkin]

Awesome!

[whiskeyworkin]

Awesome!

[whiskeyworkin]

Flat out awesome! Four octave vocals, fuzz guitar and Hammond organ. Killer!

[songster54]

The sound of the Animals' records is like nothing else in rock.

[busterbone]

Eric knew what was up-he told his ladies all the best stuff whether they liked it or not

[paulj0557]

Listen to the rawness of that Hammond Organ, especially 2:00 you can hear the key noise, definitely a closely placed mike with probably the only ambiance being from the organ itself. I L L L L L L L O O O O O O O O V V V V V V V E E E E E E E E E the Animals!

[magusmagic5]

@paulj0557, very beautiful aint it!

[MrSueVeneer]

I'm ready to give as well as take, sweet

[SixFeetUndr101]

Chazz Chandler was badass too. He rocked and discovered Jimi Hendrix.

[shirinka]

Brings back sweet memories, I was 15 at the time and I had bought the single while in London ! Good old days !

[littlemoon39]

i love eric burdon, and the animals, ototally agree w/ ya kimmerz!!

[Kammerz10]

Oh he was HOT! Very talented. I love most of the Animals music.

[elviracascales]

@Kammerz10 spicy!

[USABandstand]

Gorgeous Eric. And he can sing. They are not from London. From Newcastle-on-Tyne, and that makes me proud.

[phaniemorrison]

the animals 4 ever!!!

[1mredneckmother]

The Animals rule fool.

[dbhdave1]

I dig all of their music, but this has always been my favorite. Thaks for posting

[Jomama1915]

@dbhdave1 Mid-1960's rock is about the best there is and this song is at the top. The animals put out some great songs, but this is the perfect tune. Eric Burton has one of the best soul voices ever! Long live rock and roll.

[mosttiptoptopcat]

the best piano break in all the world

[thebomb1974]

gotta love it the only band in the 60s british invasion the drove inot new york in convertable mustagns

[eirbiz]

For me, the Animals WERE the 60's.

[amriirma]

wow!, how good this is....

[JulianThomePictures]

Hard Rock started with The Animals!!!

[toysintheattic93]

i belive the kinks and the who were muchh harderr thant the animals ever were, but they still rock

[ChaliQ1]

The Animals were strictly a blues band. I love the Kinks but they were not in any way considered Blues.

[woodylennon]

Try the radio site Live 365. I'm a member. There's a rock station named Turn Me On Dead Man that features garage. I think that Nuggets caught on as there are numerous bands that mimic that style.

[hungryherbie]

Eric Burdon and the Animals had bucket loads of

hits back in 60s and this song is just one of them

has a great intro ..................great posting

[shirinka]

That was a tremendous group, I remember going to London back in the sixties and I came back home with their records ! Nice memories !

[gizmopilotdk47]

And 2:54. :)

[gizmopilotdk47]

SixtiesMusicLover-... Can you please send me the photo from 2:00?

[Michlimania]

Eric Burdon was hands down a musical genuis.

[SixFeetUndr101]

You just don't hear new music like this.

[Veganpony]

@SixFeetUndr101 and that's a bad thing? lol

[EmpressOfWyoming58]

Eric Burdon is one naturally sexy man. Hands down. He makes this group magic. Even to a seven or eight year old girl, which I was at the time. He was very powerful.

[craggery]

I too "adore" this song...lol... I used to listen to it over and over and drive my mother nuts! The distortion was rather something new at the time and I couldn't get enough.

Craig

[BradGeeWulff]

they were one of the coolest bands of my time.

[selenio999]

thanks for posting +5

[Turksonbass]

If you had this song blaring from your 2 speaker stereophonic sound system in your 66 olds 442 you were one bad m%(*#^f^@!$*R!

[sexymama1966]

too bad it didn't make it into the top 10 but i love it anyway:)

[mukatuna]

All time favourite Animals song, everything is just right about it. Good use of stereo, Eric's awesome vocals, fantastic organ, great fuzz guitar, and that touch of honky-tonk at 1:40.

A perfect example of the freakbeat genre.

[EmpressOfWyoming58]

Freak beat? Never heard of it. And I was around. Where'd that come from? Sincerely.

[SHUNGABALI]

Love it too!!

[olivermcummins]

The ANIMALS one of the best groups of the 60s

DON'T BRING ME DOWN ..just one of their many

hits this one being my favourite ........thank you

for posting

[SixtiesMusicLover]

I have to agree with randeb5567. Eric Burdon was the Eggman and Paul McAcartny was the Walrus.

[fntime]

Eric Burdon, was Lucy In the Sky, but

he was often called, "Young Mr Lincoln"

to his friends.

But I presume, you are not one of his

friends, you lack 'coolness', so that means you are just one of the crowd.

I see you, as a Ronnie Dove fan or

Al Martino!

[randeb5567]

Burdon was the "Eggman" in "I am the Walrus" by Lennon. . .don't cha know?

[railman55]

The 'cheesy organ' {Farfisa?} is priceless - Alan Price? who's he? I agree this song is very good and it shows a good deal of San Francisco influence - or was it vice-versa? The riff is one of the best examples of 'pyschedelic' rock ever. Eric Burden is clearly one of the best vocalists from the 60's - and still going strong "You can't kill the Boogieman" Timeless

[mukatuna]

Actually I think the organ they used was a Vox Continental. A very similar sound to the Farfisa.

[88cutty]

The organ on this song is a Hammond B3 . Alan price used VOX Continentals on almost everything. When Dave Roberry took Alans place he sometimes used continentals on TV. He used Hammonds to record. Alan left in the spring of 65 and Dave took over. Don't Bring Me Down was released in 66

[DannyHHyde]

Episode 7 of Sopranos used this song during Tony's flashback to his youth, watching his father and uncle post-loan-sharking an unlucky person. What a great song to choose to represent the feelings of that 60's turbulent and violent

[tehgiles]

Q: Was it this album that had the intro to one of the songs with the various band members telling of how the band came to be? and the origin of "The Animals" band name?

[SixtiesMusicLover]

No, not unless it was on the LP and not the CD. I only have the CD and it isn't on there.

[Nguli34689]

@SixtiesMusicLover I have an LP which includes this song among others on ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS GREATEST HITS. Other songs would be When I Was Young; Hey Gyp; and A Girl Called Sandoz. When I review the introduction again, I'll let you know as a favor sincy you tell me you only have a CD (That is, if it's cool with you). Thanks for posting this BTW.

[SixtiesMusicLover]

@Nguli34689 Sure, thank you very much!

[eoj2495]

@Nguli34689 I wore out my copy of that LP many years ago... great to hear these timeless tracks again. I think she'll return it is still one of the most rocking, over the top cuts from that album!!!

[Doobie1975]

Great killer tune, I've always preferred their later stuff than their earlier stuff

[AmericanPunkGarage]

I love the Fuzz on this one. Peace.

[Kamiosity]

LOVE Eric Burdon. Fav son the Animals did.

[delacortexxx]

Fantastic version of a great Carole King / Gerry Goffin song.

[vamplover111]

Hi, Me too, but every hour in everyday  and every night !

[SuperZiplock]

I could listen to this groovy song all day!!!

[SixtiesMusicLover]

Me too!

[VitoBandito1]

This tune is fucking cool. Krlutencloetor whatever the fuck, you're a fucktard.

[kluetenkloeter]

Wow - can music get any crappier than that?

[SixtiesMusicLover]

And what do you like in music? Let me guess...rap.

[kluetenkloeter]

No way - rap is plain bullshit as well.

I'll stick with classical musical and jazz - the latter only if it doesn't resemble jungle music.

[VitoBandito1]

How flippin' awesome was that?

[r0cker1992]

Great stuff, the animals are awsume

[lntnbo7]

does anyone know how old eric burdon was in 1966?

[SixtiesMusicLover]

he was 24 or 25...depends what part of 1966. he was born May 11, 1941

[clyde8her]

He would have been 25. Born in 1941.

[Terry666Craig]

probably like Electric Light Orchestra's version better, but this one's nice too.. it's a great song!!

[wvnota]

I don't think it's the same song but, anyway...

[atomicbulldog30]

greatest rock song ever