8 JANUARY 1966
The Animals’ excellent ‘It’s My Life’ was still in the UK Top 30. The cool and moody musical arrangement has strange and edgy lyrics that I always thought were about a young poor man setting out to be something of a gigolo for older rich women. After all, Eric Burdon sings about -
He goes on to say -‘It’s a hard world, to get a break inAll the good things have been takenBut girl there are waysTo make certain things pay’
‘There'll be women and their fortunesWho just want to mother orphansAre you gonna cryWhen I'm squeezing them dry?Taking all I can getNo regrets.’
This performance clip from the US show ‘Hullabaloo’ is a bit weird, with women’s heads ‘mounted’ on the wall like trophies. Such were the times...
B-side: 'I'm Going to Change the World'
Recorded: 1965
Released: October 1965
Released: October 1965
Highest chart position: #7 (UK), #23 (US)
Length: 3:09
Label: Columbia (UK), MGM (US)
Writers: Roger Atkins, Carl D'Errico