🎵 War - Spill The Wine REACTION
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Could not click fast enough!! The vocalist on this one is Eric Burdon who was the lead singer for The Animals!!
Me neither! 😉👍
House of the Rising Sun!
Love Eric. White man with an old black mans blues soul
OG stoner. :)
The eggman
When Eric Burdon joined WAR it was a very good day. He brought his distinctive voice and delivery to one of the best groups of musicians on the whole planet, and made a perfect union of music and artistic interpretation. As they say, It's all good.
How he changed since singing with the animals. Different music and beat
Eric Burdon was the singer in the Animals, “House of the Rising Sun”, etc. Live versions of the Animals in the 60s and War in the 70s are wonderful to watch.❤️
Ya'll have reviewed him before with The Animals; very favorably.
The live version is even better! Plus Eric Burdon, performing in his prime! Years after his famous voice brought fame to his 60s group, The Animals (House of the rising sun, etc.) The 1970s era, video of this performed by the band "War" with Eric Burdon as a guest frontman. You'll see a drastic transformation from the way he presented himself in the 1960s in the Animals vintage videos. Young Bowl cut and suits, British look. Watch "spill the wine" performance on youtube. Check out the, older, wiser, cooler, hippied out and groovy. One of the legends of Rock n' Roll and recorded music history. Check him out performing with WAR. He's an O G, the original OG Rockstar. O G among the first people in the world to have become a Rockstar. An "Original Influencer" Spill The Wine!!!
His rendition of Roadrunner is great. Almost as good as Bo Diddleys, but not quite.
@@davidb3738 Yes the live version is the best! And this was the hippie version of Eric Burdon.
Thank you for saying what needed to be said.
The memory I have of first listening to this song I will never forget. I was around 11 years old in 1970. My parents were like 35 years old. They took the family camping along with family friends of my Dad of where he worked. The camp ground had a lodge. Outside of the lodge was a huge deck sitting under a very shady tree and there sat a junk box. This song began to play and all of our parents went out onto the wood deck and started dancing. All of us kids sat on the floor deck looking up, listening to this song watching our parents dance away to Spill The Wine. I am 62 years old now and thank God I'm blessed my parents are still living. They are 85 and 84. Everytime I hear this song it never fails.....I think of them dancing under that tree.
Atmospheric telling of your experience .
I was there with you .
I'm 62 too. My Dad and I used to listen to this song when it came on the radio in his '65 Polara station wagon. He was in his late 40s then, and he absolutely loved it.
What an absolutely beautiful story🥹I’m truly envious but sending love to you and your amazingly beautiful parents 🥰😁
Love it❣️One of my Momma’s favorite songs was House of the Rising Sun so I learned of Eric’s mesmerizing voice in early grade school 🥰
This is one of the coolest songs of all time. Hands down
Spill the Wine was released in May of 1970. The song was inspired by an accident in which keyboardist Lonnie Jordan spilled wine on a mixing board. The also features a prevalent flute solo, and the sound of a woman speaking Spanish-a friend of Eric Burdon. (Wikipedia)
I had heard that Spill the Wine Dig that Pearl was a reference to injecting heroin, the pearl being the heroin, the wine being the bit of blood from the injection. Either one is interesting
@@billdCT97 Pretty sure it's meant as a sexual reference, to the clitoris specifically. I know that War's drummer, Harold Brown, has talked about this song being mainly a celebration of women. Although the "spill the wine" part might have been influenced by one of the band members spilling some wine on a keyboard or something at the time they were recording it, according to Brown.
The Spanish girl in the song was actually Burdon's girlfriend. Brown says they put up a tent, with candles and wine and whatever, and Eric was in there "doing things to her" to get her talking :)
You should credit Wikipedia if you’re going to cut and paste from it.
WAR was all over the radio throughout the 70s. They had huge funky hits like "Low Rider", "Cisco Kid" and others. WAR is a whole vibe! I appreciate this one much more than I did when it came out. It was a bit too trippy for me in those days. Btw, if you haven't already, check out a song called "Spanish Moon" by Little feat. Talk about funk!
Little Feat, Waiting For Columbus
"Low Rider" is the one
Mother's finest song piece of the rock please 🥺 please listen to it you won't be sorry 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
"Why can't we be friends?"
Encouragement to kids everywhere: You may feel like a nerd playing the flute in the school band now, but you could grow up to play it in one of the coolest songs ever. Food for thought.
One of the best early multiracial bands.
This is the same lead singer who was the lead singer of The Animals, who brought you "House of the Rising Sun," "Sky Pilot," and many others. Fascinating guy. He would soon leave the band War and they would continue on making hits in the early 1970s, like "Slippin' Into Darkness," "The Cisco Kid," "Me and Baby Brother," "Low Rider," and my favorite, "Summer."
Yes he was tripping. If you watch the live version I believe he was high when he sang it. Eric has a very distinctive voice one of the great voices in rock. 🎸 🎸 🎸
I don't need to be tripping to have dreams that don't make much sense.
Eric Burdon is one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Such a soulful voice!! This is coming from a guy born in '77.
The title was result of spilling a bottle of wine on the mixing board in the studio. This was a significant hit.
War, a group of black musicians with a white lead singer (Eric Burdon), was formed in 1969 to combat the turbulent times, which featured an abundance of racism, street gang violence, inner city poverty......and The Vietnam War!.....they tried to promote a spirit of brotherhood!....it's awesome when a band has a very positive message to promote and has a lot of talent to give it life!
Kinda like today.
Also a white harmonica player Lee Oskar.
"...some Cheech and Chong kinda talk..."
War were multiethnic reppin' the LBC back when Chicano culture was spreading throughout Southern California.
Cheech, BTW, recently opened his Museum of Chicano Culture in nearby Riverside, California.
You guys should react to more War…
"Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Tobacco Road", "Slippin' into Darkness", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Gypsy Man"
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Tobacco Road!!!!
Dang,... I hadn't realized that I liked so many songs from War.
The World is a Ghetto is one of my favorite albums
Low Rider
Me and Baby Brother is my favorite War song.
"This is different" with a puzzled look. Quintessential Brad. Then he nails it "he's trippin' ".
THIS kinda thing (and Jethro Tull) is what convinced me to push past the stigma the other kids gave me and learned to jam on the flute. I once went out to a field to play my flute to "Just the two of us" I wanted to just jam by myself and go off into my own little world but I still got about 5-6 people came to listen lol
The band WAR , are famous for the song WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS . The singer here is Eric Burden from the Animals .
Whole 70’s vibe of me at our friends house hangin in the garage, smoking 💨 and drinking Ripple
War was such a great band. This song was their intro into the mainstream and they killed it. Eric Burdon was amazing and War went on to produce many hit songs. You must react to "Slipping' Into Darkness", "Low Rider", and "The Cisco Kid".
A different channel had an interview with the lead singer and drummer. The Latin groove was inspired by the “rhythmic” way Jimmy Hendrix’ lady friend Carmen Borello walked (I may have spelled the name wrong).
Apparently the band was on a lunch break in the studio. Eric, the lead singer, was lying on his back on the floor of the studio having a “smoke” without cigarettes (wink). The guitar player said “What do you think of this groove” and played it. Eric started doing a stream of consciousness rap. The sound engineer came over, stuck a mic in his face and said “do it again”.
The spill the wine apparently came from one of the band members spilling a bottle of wine earlier. The lyrics have a lot of sexual overtones. For example the bit about him standing on a mountain top naked to the world surrounded by every kind of girl. Plus the main line “Spill the wine, take that pearl”.
The girl speaking Spanish was Eric’s girlfriend. They were in a tent they had on set and he kept prompting her to say things.
In some live performances he talks about laying back in a field of tall Mexican grass, which was a call back to him lying in the studio floor.
So yea, a drug induced stream of consciousness psychedelic song about sex and drugs that hit #3 on the Billboard top 100 in August 1970. Gotta love the 70s.
It's a dream guys, lol. He set it all up for you very clearly at the beginning. He lays down in a field of tall grass in the sun. Then he says, "As I fell asleep and dreamed. I dreamed I was in a Hollywood Movie...." And then he goes on to describe what's in the dream.
I cannot hear this without thinking of Boogie Nights. A perfect pairing of music and moving images.
🤠🤘🎶🎶
I'm the same way with this song and I Fooled Around and Fell in Love..
Same. And 'Brand New Key.'
70’s teen here. I never struggled to find logic and meaning to songs, just experience the music, feel the sounds, trust the vibe.
Yep, lyrics are overrated, just enjoy the sounds, harmonies, chords and melodies.
Complete opposite of Brad. He keeps trying to apply logic to music and lyrical poetry, but it's an exercise in futility sometimes.
At 2 in the morning stoned out of our gourd watching Midnight Special we didn't care about lyrics. Now pass the "j".
Of all the interpretations of this song, my new favorite is: it's a workplace cautionary tale about wet floors. OSHA should jump on this.
Mark! You win this comment section! 😃🤪
Love Eric, War and The Animals (Eric's previous band)
I agree with you Brad, I think he's trippin' too... Great band, lots of people making suggestions below... All of them fantastic songs ❤️
He fell asleep. And dreamed.
This song takes me back to a very particular day in summer when I was 15. And yes, drugs were involved… at least on my end.
A field of “grass.” (In live version: “Mexican grass”) . Yes, he’s altered.
If you do not go searching for the meaning of the pearl, then just know it would make you blush, smile and blush again. :)
Awesome pick! You guys need to check out "Summer", "All Day Music", and "The World Is A Ghetto"...when you get a chance. I got to see them in concert. A mind blowing experience! ✌😎
Yes on The World is a Ghetto!
I just saw WAR in northern Cali this past May and still going strong!
Don't forget Me & Baby Brother and Slippin Into Darkness
This song is a summer song to me, along with In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
When this came out, I didn't believe the singer was Eric Burdon until I saw the album cover.
This is one of the songs ground in to my DNA. Burden is one of the greatest rock n soul vocalists ever to record. In concert Eric would sometimes say “ I lay myself down in a tall field of Mexican grass”……it was 1970. Good domestic was just being bred and artificial lighting spectrums were pretty much unavailable.
I forgot about grass being also cannabis. Thanks!
Fun fact: The chorus is often misheard, but the proper lyrics are "Spill the wine, take that girl, spill the wine, take that pearl." The "Pearl" is a sexual reference, meaning the clitoris.
Spill the wine is also a sexual reference
All I ever hear in the chorus is "Do I , Dig that girl?". LOL, I've heard it hundreds of times, (I'm old) But I can't hear "Spill the wine" no matter what. My ears must be broke. haha
Not sure the Pearl is what you are saying. It's a stretch to assume that. Take that pearl I think is just about getting the prize of sex in the end.
@@tkblondish5820I guess u have never taken a bottle of wine to the bedroom with ur lady friend to make her feel very happy. Sucks for her. 😂
@@weldonbailey1005 Considering I'm the "lady friend" in this, and nope, I don't swing that way, I have not. But, the "pearl" you speak of is highly over played. Falling back on the easy reach is, just that, easy. There's a deeper connection that's harder to reach, If you know what I mean. Maybe you should try that... if you can. 😏
WOW!!! Had Almost Forgotten how much I LOVED WAR! "All day Music" is so good!
Pool scene in "Boogie Nights.
Oh, I just commented on boogie nights. The soundtrack is amazing!
Eric Burdon is legend. Saw him in a small setting in 2005 with the Animals. Amazing show. He played classics, wish he'd of played this one...
That was Eric Burdon that sang "House of the Rising Sun."
Back in the day, this song was banned from some radio stations for being indecent. LOL.
Spill the wine take that pearl
Brad & Lex, their "Why Can't We Be Friends?" and “The Cisco Kid” are next for you!! edit- the chorus is often misheard, its
"Spill the wine, take that pearl." I won't explain pearl as this is a family friendly channel.
Nice choices! I love all their stuff...🤟😊
@@anthonyhedberg6471 thank you!
The line is Spill The Wine, Take That Pearl…
@@Crazywater1976 thx. those wrong lyrics get stuck in my head. Sometimes I swear he says 'dig that girl' also.
I always though it was spill the wine take that girl lol
Always loved this song. Love Eric Burdon's vocals. And I love the flute and lyrics. Great song. Thanks, cats.
This song came out in a era when a lot of people were doing LSD.
The World Is A Ghetto by them... greatest ever.
Back when I used to party, drink, play cards for days this song was part of that soundtrack
I remember this well ,hearing it on the radio, in the back of the car , while my dad drove us across Oregon.
Im thinking 1969.
This song is so cool.
As the too of you were saying the other day how different music used to be, and the stories it would tell...
Well, the music scene was so different in the 70's that this song, this very different type of song - was a regular on AM radio stations at the time.
I know that, because most of my earlier memories of it consist of me hearing it in the car - I can't even say stereo, the car radio which was AM mono - as my parents drove me.
One of my old time Favs❤!!!!
This is the TRUE Hippie music ‼️💯
I remember in the 1970's and even in the early 80's, the radio stations played House of the Rising Sun and Spill the Wine, back to back, almost always. That must have been some promotional deal with that. Eric Burdon was on TV with WAR in 1969.I was a huge fan of House of the Rising Sun and noticed when it was on the radio, but never got the reason Spill the Wine was always played right after it and that went on for years.
This song really blew my mind. I was taken to a place.
The hall of the mountain king.
Dancing to this as kid at family cookouts 70's the days !
It's description of a dream, so it's highly symbolic. He's brought to stand naked before representatives of all the women in the world, and a women from the middle (and therefore representative of all the women, all womenhood), says "Spill the wine, dig that girl! " He says he doesn't know what that means, and it's crazy ... There is a clue in the instrumentation, I think. The flute is prominent, and it's not a common instrument in rock and pop. It has associations with sex; it was the instrument of the god Pan. Pan is another name for Dionysus, the god of alcohol, sex, intoxication, and disorder. Wine is symbolic of good times, socialization, seduction and sex. "Spill" has connotations of wastage. Moralists would discourage young men not to "spill their seed", that is, not to waste it through sex with women they weren't married to or weren't going to marry. I'd say the dream is about women telling him to appreciate them and have sex with them and not worry about the moralists who say not to. This kind of thought was all over the place in late 60s and early 70s rock/pop. I gotta say, though, I'd much rather inhabit the dreamy, seductive, allusive world of the song, than explain it!
P.S. My Dad, who was in his late 40s when this first appeared on the radio, absolutely loved it.
@@robertcartwright4374 Nice description, very close, but the line is, "Spill the wine, Take that Pearl" (which means having sex...cunnilingus to be exact). Peace out! ✌😊
@@anthonyhedberg6471 I'm always finding out I've misheard lyrics!
@@robertcartwright4374 Me too! 😂👌
"The Hall Of The Mountain King" is the Funnest and Funkiest classical number you will ever hear. The composer was
Edvard Grieg. ... Also by Grieg, is one of the most beautiful and mellow pieces you will ever hear called, "Morning".
Most people will recognise these, from they're use in countless commercials and shows.
I sometimes karaoke to this tune. Rock on Brad & Lex
spill the wine is in reference to blood let by the pierce of a needle when injecting "the pearl"
70's street name for heroine.
the singer, eric grew up around jazz culture.
I used to listen to this a lot, I had the CD on permanent rotation back in the 90s in my low rider blasting it on hydraulics, haha it was fun man.
This song was used in the film boogie nights, in a great scene. The whole soundtrack was very underrated and I highly recommend it!
So many bangers (in the parlance of some reactors) -- Fooled Around and Fell in Love, Driver's Seat, Apollo 100's "Joy" etc.
Killer tracking shot
Best soundtrack
I saw War with Eric Burdon sing this song in concert in 1970. War was fantastic. It was one of the best concerts I ever went.
Low Rider, Summer,
no
Spill that wine is a metaphor for drinking it .
Always thought Eric was singing "do I...dig that girl". Only now, after all these years did I more clearly hear him say "do I...dig that pearl". Pearl makes all the more sense for him to wonder what she meant when whispering that into his ear.
War is my #4 band of all time so many good songs. Slipping into darkness- All day music- Summer- The world is a ghetto- City Country City. And many more. Not sure what genre they would be. Field of tall grass ( The kind you Smoke).
Eric is one of my all time fav singers. He and The Animals had some great songs like Its my Life, I'm Crying, House of the Rising Sun, etc.
#ToolArmy
You two are just too damn much fun!
When Lex is giving her analogy of the song? (which I love) The look on Brad's face is just priceless. You two are a perfect pair!
Oh, and your outro song? My wife sings it now and she's 75 (I'm 67 lol) and loves your channel too!
Yeah, we're old fuckers. 😁
I love how expressive the flute is!
Not a well schooled WAR fan but I grew up listening to this song. I've NEVER understood it's meaning but I've have always liked it because It was so different than the "typical" radio play music of it's time. Great to hear you two react to it! Brad and Lex... love your reactions!
You two have some of the best songs of all the reaction channels.This is the great ERIC BURDEN..He was the soulful lead singer of the "Animals" who had many hits in the 60's
Usually Lex gets it but he was definitely dreaming in a field of grass and the girl brought the bottle of wine. Maybe they knocked it over when they got busy.
“Me, a long haired, over fed leaping gnome” Great band. I drove a member as limo driver once upon a time. Had to hold back my giddiness and be a professional. Extremely difficult.
War is a great group by themselves But the greatest version of PAINT IT BLACK was done with their collaboration wit Eric burdon on Black Man's Burden CHECK IT OUT.
Yes! I was just going to suggest that before I saw your comment. The only thing I would add would be that they should react to the live version.
Burdon with the Animals and with WAR, and WAR on their own- always adventurous music. Good stuff
Haven't heard that in a while. "Do I dig that girl?" He fell asleep in a field and had a trippy dream. That's what I always thought.
Listening to this song on the radio when 7 years old. I enjoyed both of your REACTIONS and interpretations hearing it for the first time. I pretended it was my first time, too and listening with you.
The pearl referred to the pearl of the orient, i.e. heroin. Spilling the wine was a slang term for the blood that dripped when you were doing the drugs. A similar song is Mother of Pearl, by Roxy Music, where the singer says. "Oh mother of pearl.
Total bs. Pearl is her clit. Plain and simple. Spill the wine...take that pearl. Geez, u guys read way too much into everything. Its pretty straightforward. He may have been tripping during the whole scene but those times were more about lsd, weed, barbs, etc. not heroine. Trust me i know. I lived it.
It’s just a musical story of a fantasy dream (or trippin’) about being in a Hollywood movie with a beautiful, elegant, exotic girl…..and he’s spilling the wine by knocking it out of the way to get to the girl!
I have the CD “The Best Of War And More”….great group with a lot of really good tunes….mostly Latin inspired with a Summer feel!
I saw Eric Burdon and War do this way back when this was a hit in this country. Great night, great performance.
So there’s a musical reference to In the Hall of the Mountain King, a classical musical composition by Grieg. I think most people have heard parts of it in passing, but it made me think: how cool would it be if Brad and Lex did a reaction to it, or to other pieces of iconic classical music. Maybe Bolero by Ravel or something from Holst’s The Planets (particularly Mars). Most of us have heard snatches of these songs without knowing the names of the songs, so there is a passing familiarity, but it could be rewarding if Brad and Alex sat down and gave the songs a close listen.
And y’all should give these songs an attentive listen at least once all the way through. Give them a try. They might become part of your routine because they are pretty cool.
There is a longer version out there somewhere that has some awesome solos..
This Eric Burdon from the Animals was the singer/narrator. He joined War for this project, the Animals were done. Always thought this a party record and an unresolved dream.
I was born in 1962 and my parents took us on vacations every summer in our station wagon - one year (I think 1970) this song was playing everywhere we went - my very conservative father hated it, I liked it though!
In this song he makes reference to being taken the hall of the mountain king. "In The Halls Of The Mountain King" is a well known piece of classical music. It's one of those pieces that if you heard it you would immediately recognize it as something that you've heard before.
Brad, analysing, questioning, Lex - enjoying, just enjoying. Two very distinct personalities. Huh?
This is the music of my childhood. If you walked through my neighborhood in the 70s, guarantee someone was playing War.
This song always reminds me of 2 things: How bands can just play a 1 chord song and as long as the musicians know thier parts and don't play over each other, the results are GREAT. 2nd, how I got more girls during my 2 year self-exile in Mexico than I did my whole life--If you 're nice to them, can dance and speak Spanish, they're on ya like a loud suit!! !
Great reaction! Oddly enough this song was played a lot on Top 40 radio for quite a while back in the early 70’s.
I just did a search, and here's what came up:
The "Pearl" refers to the "Pearl of the Orient", which apparently was a slang term for heroin.
The "Wine" is referring to the blood that drips when you shoot up heroin... so you're "spilling the wine" when you "take the pearl".
I'd say that this is the most likely meaning for the song, and it also explains why he was "dreaming".
Total bs. Pearl reference here is not about heroin. Pearl is a sexual reference to her clit plain and simple. Not too many junkies can shoot up and have sex dude. She is asking for oral. He might be tripping too but it would have been on LSD or shrooms, not heroin. When u search, it doesnt take into account what decade u r referring to either. Just listen to the song man, its not overly complicated.
Tripping song. Spill the wine, dig that pearl. Hippies on acid.
The hero of the city of Newcastle. A true performer with a great voice!
To answer your questions, the entire song was taking place "in a dream". And the lyrics: "Spill the wine, take that girl. Spill the wine, take that pearl." is a "sexual reference". The song itself is about a dream urging the dreamer to "cherish and admire all women, no matter their race, body type, etc", hence the part where he describes (in the dream) finding himself on a mountain top, naked to the word in front of every "type" of girl. The phrase "Spill The Wine" means "draw first blood". But it's not being used in a "violent" way. The whole lyric, "Spill the wine, take that girl" is simply his subconscious mind telling him to "make the first move" and get that girl. The line after it: "Spill the wine, take that pearl", is the sexual aspect of the lyric, simply suggesting that in order to "get" that girl, or "take that girl", he'll need to make the first move again and take her "pearl" (where the "pearl" is... well, not safe for work. Let's just say it's that small, very important part of a female anatomical part that, when properly stimulated, brings the girl a great deal of pleasure).
I know a little "not safe for work", but I thought I'd let you know that even though it's a song about a dream, it's not just an acid trip about nothing.
Blaine is spot on correct ^^. Rest of u stop with the heroin non sense. If he was tripping...it was on LSD or shrooms.
This is the freedom we enjoyed in the 70s. Yes trippy, loose and high on life..adventurous and still free today. Thankful for every day. What a district beat and feel…Groooovy man.
Good one you 2! Now please play Fresh Air by Quick Silver Messanger Service.
It was 45 years of loving this song before I learned what "dig that pearl" meant. The live version of this song, which War performed in Germany, is a really good listen.
I’ve heard two versions for the meaning of dig that pearl. One is the sexual undertone and the other is heroin
@@edditor its totally sexual...pearl aka pleasure button aka nubbin aka clitoris. She spilling the wine and telling him to take that pearl, come on man. This aint rocket science. He may have been trippin during all this none the less.
I love this and have no idea what it's about 🤣
I have spilt wine and dug pearls on a few occasions with wild abandon and highly excited girls. Man! What memories…
You should have watched the Beat Club version of this song. If you want to catch more War then I suggest watching their guest spot on Della Reese's short-lived show.
You should check out the official video of the song , live version, awesome
Eric Burdon is a very strange and very cool cat. It's amazing that he's still alive. I guess it's true that only the good die young.
Takes me back to the 70s ,when we "ate the 'brownies' and dark the 'tea'!"
the long version is quite the jam- perfect driving song-so if yall see some older folks rocking out in their car on the interstate or at the red light in traffic this may be what they are listening to
Isn't the story behind this song about the band War and Eric Burdon getting together in a recording studio and one of the members spilled the wine on the recording equipment. They then needed to record something to pay for the damaged equipment. Burdon pulled out one of the songs he had been working on and substituted "Spill the Wine" for the original lyrics about leaky gnomes.
Almost as strange as a song called Scrambled Eggs, before Paul McCartney changed the lyrics to Yesterday.