He began his career in the early 1960s with the R&B \/ blues-based punk rock band The Animals with hits such as `` House of the Rising Sun '' , `` See See Rider '' , Do n't Let Me Be Misunderstood '' , `` Inside Looking Out '' , `` We Gotta Get Out Of This Place '' , `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' and `` It 's My Life '' . Burdon 's powerful voice can be heard in The Animals singles `` The House of the Rising Sun '' , `` Sky Pilot '' , `` Monterey '' , `` I 'm Crying '' , `` Boom Boom '' , `` Do n't Let Me Be Misunderstood '' , `` Bring It On Home to Me '' , `` Baby Let Me Take You Home '' , `` It 's My Life '' , `` We Gotta Get out of This Place '' , `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' , and `` See See Rider '' .