[Outro] When I was young When I was young When I was young...
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The 1967 hit (#2 in the UK, #15 in the US) by one of the most important and underrated British Invasion bands, a reflective song written by a person who was only 26.
This was the first hit in the second reincanation of The Animals as Eric Burdon and the Animals which “survived” 3 years (1966-8), but produced some quality hits such as Sky Pilot and San Francisco Nights.
Many consider this song as one of the early precursors on the heavy metal and punk rock that appeared later.
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Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch