Playlist by Algernon

Following on from recent lists delving into Beat music, I thought I’d look at one band The Animals or Eric Burdon and the Animals. Burdon was from Newcastle upon Tyne, where the band started. They moved to London in 1964. The Animals performed mostly R&B, rock and blues in later year’s psychedelia. The band was also a part of the British invasion of the mid sixties.

In the early days they’d cover versions of other bands mostly American blues. Like many of the bands of the sixties they broke up in 1968. They reformed in 1975-76 and again in 1983 when Burdon left the band for good.

The Animals reformed yet again in 1992 and a still performing. This list looks a songs written by Burdon and the bands have written in the 1960’s, except for the last which was the single release from their album Love Is after the band broke up for the first time.

The Story of Bo Diddley – The Animals

For Miss Caulker – The Animals

You’re on my mind – The Animals

I’m crying – The Animals

She’ll Return it  – The Animals

Good times – Eric Burdon and the Animals

When I was young – Eric Burdon and the Animals

Monterey – Eric Burdon and the Animals

San Franciscan Nights – Eric Burdon and the Animals

Sky Pilot – Eric Burdon and the Animals 

White houses – Eric Burdon and the Animals

Ring of Fire – Eric Burdon and the Animals

Playlist and rant by Algernon

None of these songs are new, many have appeared on lists I’ve prepared in the past. All are protest songs, speaking of race, bigotry, abuse, struggle, identity, heavy handedness to criminality of those who should be upholding the law.

Nothing changes, nothing changes overseas nothing changes here, were we have the forces of conservative extremism who ensure that nothing changes. Is it right that a young policeman face slams a lippy 17 year old to the footpath and a police commissioner say the young bloke was just having a bad day ?

It’s not right that authorities ignore the protests of those who say they can’t breathe who then die and not be held accountable for their actions. Is it right that our First Nations people are over represented in our Prison system for things white people wouldn’t be held in prison for ?

It’s a bizarre world where a US President will incite violence against his own people or to use tear gas against peaceful protestors so he can walk to a church and hold up a bible, a book he has not read and has no idea of its content, an action repugnant to anyone of faith.

Is it OK that he thinks civil war is the way forward ?

The more the world goes forward the more it stays the same.

Rubber bullets – 10CC

O-o-h child – The Five Stairsteps

A change is gonna come – Sam Cooke

Young gifted and black – Nina Simone

Wake up everybody – Howard Melvin and the Bluenotes

Solid Rock – Goanna

Beds are burning – Midnight Oil

The Dead heart – Midnight Oil

Tribal Voice- Yothu Yindi

Down city streets – Archie Roach

Thou shall not steal – Kev Carmody

Killing in the name – Rage against the machine

The revolution will not be televised – Gil Scott Heron

What’s going on – Marvin Gaye

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The crystal ship – The Doors

Good vibrations – The Beach boys

Rehab – Amy Winehouse

Rainy day woman #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan

Eight miles high – The Byrds

Tomorrow never knows – The Beatles

Sister Morphine – The Rolling Stones

Roller coaster – The 13^th floor elevators

Rock on – David Essex

Sugar Man – Rodriguez

Psychotic reaction – Count Five

Astronomy Domine –Pink Floyd

Whipping post – The Allman Brothers Band

I had too much to dream (last night) – Electric Prunes

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Legend of the mind – Moody Blues

Needle and the damage done – Neil Young

Itchychoo Park – The Small Faces

Desolation Road – Bob Dylan

White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane

Pusherman – Curtis Mayfield

Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix

Kaya – Bob Marley and the Wailers

Legalise it – Peter Tosh

Cocaine – Eric Clapton

Golden Brown – The Stranglers

Got to get you into my life – The Beatles

Mothers little helper – The Rolling Stones

Amazing – Aerosmith

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Summer nights – Marianne Faithfull

Hissing of the summer lawns – Joni Mitchel

When the alarm clock rings – Blossom Toes

25 O’clock – Dukes of Stratosphear

Twelve thirty – Mamas and Papas

My boy lollipop – Millie Small

Always the sun – The Stranglers

Tour de France –Kraftwerk

Lucille – Little Richard

(I’m not your) Stepping stone – The Monkees

The land of a thousand dances – Roy Orbison

Dead flowers – The Rolling Stones

Clean up your own backyard – Elvis Presley

High Sheriff of Calhoun Parrish – Tony Joe White

Playlist by the Pig’s Arms Musicologist – Algernon

Merseybeat had its beginnings at the Cavern Club. This list looks at the bands that played there often under the management or influence of Brian Epstein. It looks at the early years the early 60’s. These bands should be well known.

How do you do it – Gerry and the Pacemakers

Sweets for my sweet – The Searchers

Love of the loved – Cilla Black

Love me do – The Beatles

Some other guy – The Big Three

Hippy Hippy Shake – The swinging blue jeans

It’s love that really counts – The Merseybeats

The Fortune Teller – The Merseybeats . 

These bands not as well known, some still playing today others disbanded a few years after. All had their start at the Cavern Club.

Angel of love -The Black knights

You don’t know what love is – The Dennsions

Hello little girl – The fourmost 

Stupidity – Kingsize Taylor and the dominoes

Diddly daddy – The Liverbirds

Who told you – Freddy Star and the Midnighters

Just a little bit – The undertakers

Not really from Liverpool but not far away in Manchester, these bands also had their start at the Cavern Club.

I’m telling you now – Freddie and the Dreamers

I’m into something good – Hermans Hermits

Just one look – The Hollies

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Octopus’s garden – The Beatles

Empty garden – Elton John

Safe in my garden – The Mama’s and the Papas

In the garden – Bob Dylan

Rose garden – Lynn Anderson

Rose garden – Glen Campbell

Garden of earthly delights – XTC

The hanging garden – The Cure

Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie and the Banshees

In the garden – Van Morrison

In the garden – Johnny Cash

After the Garden – Neil Young

Victoria Gardens – Madness

Gates to the garden – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

The secret garden (Suite Seduction suite) – Quincy Jones

My secret garden – Depeche Mode

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Mirror in the bathroom – The English Beat

You’ll always find me in the kitchen at parties – Jona Lewie

Crowded Room – XTC

At my back door – Credence Clearwater Revival

Smokin’ in the boys room – Brownsville Station

Garageland – The Clash

I don’t wanna go down to the basement – Ramones

She came in through the bathroom window – The Beatles

The Attic – Paul Weller

Soul Kitchen – The Doors

In the closet – Michael Jackson

In your room – Depeche Mode

Two Grey Rooms – Joni Mitchell

Don’t dream its over – Crowded House

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Only the lonely – The Motels

Only the lonely – Roy Orbison

Staying alive – The Bee Gees

I think we’re alone now – Tommy James and The Shondells

Alone with you – Sunnyboys

Head over heels – Tears for fears

Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles

Rappers Delight – The Sugarhill Gang

The other side of town – Curtis Mayfield

All by myself – Celine Dion

That’ll be the day – Buddy Holly

Never Walk Alone – Jerry and the Pacemakers

Blue Bayou – Roy Orbison

Wish you well – Bernard Fanning