"To me, the Animals were a revelation. They were the first records with full-blown class consciousness that I'd ever heard." Bruce Springsteen
So to my home town. At least it feels like it now that I've been here for over five years. From Heaton, North Shields, Washington, Walker and Gateshead respectively, so very Newcastle. The other, obvious choice would have been Lindisfarne but there's something about this band, this voice, this song and this video. It never lets up for a moment from start to finish. I've seen Eric Burdon singing this song in a small hall in a little German town. I hope he's not tired of it. It's not a bad thing to have as your signature tune. Apparently it took fifteen minutes to record. Hilton Valentine's grin at the end of the video here is priceless.
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