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"Spill the Wine" was War's first and only hit with Eric Burdon. All of the other hits on The Very Best of War featured other singers. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked the single the number 20 song of 1970. It was also a top 3 hit in Canada and Australia in mid-November 1970. Certifications Use in media Films
- 4:51
- "Magic Mountain"
- May 1970
- Progressive soul, funk, Latin, psychedelic rock, blues rock, spoken word
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. Due to contractual intricacies, Burdon was not credited as a songwriter on this or any of the other songs he worked on with War.
Spill the wine take that pearl I could feel hot flames of fire roaring at my back As she disappeared But soon she returned In her hand was a bottle of wine In the other, a glass She poured some of...