They Can't Take Away Our Music Explained

They Can't Take Away Our Music
Type:	single
Artist:	Eric Burdon & War
Album:	The Black Man's Burdon
B-Side:	Home Cookin'
Released:	1970
Recorded:	1970
Genre:	R&B, funk, soul, gospel
Length:	4:53 (single), 6:45 (album)
Label:	MGM
Producer:	Jerry Goldstein
Prev Title:	Paint It Black
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Magic Mountain
Next Year:	1976

"They Can't Take Away Our Music" is a song performed by Eric Burdon & War featuring Sharone Scott & The Beautiful New Born Children. It was released as a single in 1970.^[1] This was their last single before they split in the same year.

Chart performance

"They Can't Take Away Our Music" charted #50 on the US Hot 100 chart,^[2] and #35 on the Canadian chart.^[3]

Later versions

• It was subsequently recorded by several other artists with the most successful remake done by Donna Summer in 1994.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric Burdon And War* - They Can't Take Away Our Music / Home Cookin' . Discogs.com . 1970 . 2016-10-05.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 895.

3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - January 30, 1971.