First Time Hearing The Animals - House of the Rising Sun ((REACTION!!!!)) 🔥🔥🔥

[@th.burggraf7814]

I like seeing young people opening their minds to the music of earlier decades. 👍🏻 Buckle up girl, this is gonna be a wild ride...

[@bella-xp7qd]

Chas Chandler the bass player ( tall one)his discovery of a young Jimi Hendrix in a New York club would change the face of music forever. Advised him to come to London and got his start. He also managed Slade and Jimi until his death in 64. I heard this was done in one take. Also the walking 🚶‍♂️ represents the funeral style of New Orleans.

[@ucheegwu6782]

One of the greatest songs ever recorded and acted. The serious lead singer followed by one smiling guitarist and a serious looking one. And the pianist was in another galaxy.

[@servantprince]

the guy smiling because they were moving the organ player from beside the drummer in one take

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

This is a promotional video shot to match the single that was released in 1964. Their live performances were much livelier but the recorded single still exudes as powerful and dynamic a sound as when it was released. It has never become dated.

[@melissabrooke1146]

I was wondering why it looked like lip syncing and not really playing instruments, thanks. Either in this video or another, can’t remember…

[@Isleofskye]

@@melissabrooke1146 You're right and the big giveaway was The Organist: Alan Price moving from the back of the set to the forefront at the very end.😀

[@melissabrooke1146]

@@Isleofskye and the drummer didn’t seem to hit the drums, too.

[@Isleofskye]

@@melissabrooke1146 True. The Guitarists were talented too (including the tall one: Chas Chandler, who went on to be The Manager of Jimi Hendrix). Apparently, they are even better when their guitars are plugged in.😀

[@melissabrooke1146]

@@Isleofskye back in the 60s and 70s, I was so just into putting on my headphones, closing my eyes and getting lost in the music, especially the Moody Blues and so on, usually without wondering about their names, although of course I knew many names, probably just not those whose music I got lost in. But I definitely know the Beatles, had almost front row seats at the Hollywood Bowl back then, unforgettable for sure 😀

[@skiptrace1888]

The lead singer's name is Eric Burden. The Animals were part of the British Invasion, started by the Beatles. His next band after the Animals is called WAR. Check them out! Very good group. Nice reaction! 😀😃😄

[@longfootbuddy]

alot of people think that its only old people that like old music because they grew up with it, but when i was a kid, i was always listening to old music much before my time, because it was cool

[@martinconnors5195]

Such a great sound, it's a timeless classic from the 1960s. Such smarty dressed gentleman. My late Maternal Grandfather Leslie could play this tune by-ear. He couldn't read music, but god he could play it the same style as the original artist, and maybe even better. RIP Grandfather Leslie John Robertson (20/09/1928 - 21/01/2021). A victim of the Deadly Pandemic

[@davisworth5114]

This is a folk song well over a hundred years old. The Animals had a lot of hits in the 60s, please react to "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" by Elvin Bishop, live on Midnight Special 1976 it's next level, thank you, keep exploring 60s music.

[@richardfordham931]

It's an old folk song and The House of the Rising Sun was a brothel.

[@bobgoble2228]

Look at The songs "Don't let me be misunderstood and it's my life. I pleyed all of these in my high school band back in High school.

[@omerselimucar]

Legendary song Legendary band

[@pamelariker5525]

Great song, one of my all time favourites. Thanks for the reaction.

[@davidspicer4330]

Eric burdon vocal.chas Chandler bass.alan price keyboard.hilton valentine guitar.john steel drums.chas and Hilton are gone.eric still performs.check out winds of change album from 1968.part of the British invasion of the early 60s

[@cybercapri]

House of the Raising Sun is an Epic Song that I grew up on, hearing it on the Radio for the first time left me in Awe... This song released in 1964 and I was born in Jan 1962 and just turned 61 about a week ago and I'm here to say when I hear this song it takes me back to the early 70's when Radio was the Social Media Platform to BEHOLD. We had recording devices that would Rival any FBI or CIA Agents because it could be days between songs and that just would not DO... Back then music meant something and these days that meaning just seems lost. Hell Cats in boiling water could compose better then most of what they attempt to pass of as Music in early 2023. Back then Music had meaning, music seemed to reach into one's SOUL and RIP IT FROM YOUR BODY because it COULD. Today music is just pandering to the plebs at best. The Animals have another song that was very popular back then too "We got to get outta this Place" was a tribute to the Vietnam War Soldiers needing to come home vs fighting a War that we didn't start or that we should even be in. Needless to say, Music without meaning may as well be Cats in Boiling Water but I digress... Here's a fun fact for those that don't know or didn't realize, when they sang this song, it was Live with no Auto-Tune or remix whatsoever. Back in the day when you heard a group, live or on Record, they sounded just about the same because they didn't use Auto-Tune and Remix was minimal at best, just used to clean up a bit of static and popping; the Vocals were 100% real. In early 2023 all bets are off as to who or what actually just sang because Auto-Tune is heavily used and Remix is a MUST; which is sad to say because it kills any chance of hearing said group Live. It's latterly NIGHT and DAY the difference between Live and On Record due to how much said song is cleaned up...

[@cencio7557]

Sei un grande!

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

The instrumental is killer!

[@Toby-ob5yf]

The first thing Eric Burdon the lead singer would do after doing a concert in New York city was go to Harlem and listen to the Bules players he said the blues players were his influence.

[@rosedavis8267]

I wish you listen to this video and make comments after..This song was one of the hit song in 1964. They dress neat and had a hair cut like the Beatles

[@brianroland4398]

If you would like to hear some other oldies, purple harum's "whiter shade of pale" the live version is pretty good. You may enjoy it

[@karenpowell6063]

This is an old song that the Animals covered in 1964. It's a warning to young ppl about drugs & houses of Ill repute ie W houses lol. He's singing about a misspent youth

[@karendavis2668]

Something about this video gets me ❤ It's always reminded me of The Doors.

[@bradleyflinn3421]

My daughter danced to this and Aretha & James on Blues Brothers and Faith No More & In Living Colour. Yall that know, know. Music is beyond all that stuff they try to sell us.

[@justindebruce5561]

Black Betty by ram jam

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I sure do like your reactions that's for sure. Man you really would love checking out there song which was a huge hit, we've got to get out of this place. When I was just a kid I just heard the chorus, and what little kid and for that matter what a dolt doesn't sometimes feel like, I've got to get out of this situation! But this was a hit song for a reason, it's so catchy and it's really well-constructed but the lyrics are scathing and intense and uncomfortable, but ultimately uplifting.

[@brianbyczek-m6p]

.............................in my opinion this 1964 song is maybe the best rock n roll song from this era

[@sylvanaire]

I didn’t discover the Animals till much later in my life. I did know the song, of course, but sung by the folk singer Joan Baez. Since it is such an old song (100+ years), there are lots of different lyrics & she sings it from the point of view of a woman who works in the brothel & it changes the whole feel of the song. I love the Animals too, the organist is out of this world, crazy good, but Joan’s version will always be my 1st love. 😊

[@diannatuttle6112]

No baby, he's saying " The only time he's satisfied is when he's on a drunk" not drugs. I believe this was their only hit. This group was from England, UK.

[@byronmitchell3784]

ANIMALS, "HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN". This was my first favorite song in 1964. I was seven then. Ashley you have displayed great taste in music by your reaction. Some suggestions. Group YES, song "ROUNDABOUT", Band TRAFFIC, song "DEAR MR. FANTASY", and "THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS", Band AMERICA, song "HORSE WITH NO NAME", Band GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, song "FOOTSTOMPIN MUSIC"...

[@pontinggirl]

OMG Eric Burden ❤haven't seen this for years .If you want to check out more of the Animals music would suggest See See Rider, Don't Let me Misunderstood, Its my Life, and We gotta get out of this place

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

I'm 75 years old and I still love this song. It is so gratifying to watch someone enjoy a song that I love. Thank you for a great video AND channel. Peace! I collected some data about this song that people are asking, so I thought I'd share it here. _"The House of the Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song, sometimes called Rising Sun Blues."_ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun _Electronic Organ: _Alan Price played a Vox Continental_ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_Continental _"The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s."_ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animals

[@antonioeasypiano]

So great song that even my easy piano cover sounds good!!😉🎹

[@darrinhall7206]

this is my favorite song. I first heard this in 2004 when i was 14 this is my ring tone

[@dslSlave]

I believe the lyrics are, 'The onyl thing the gambler needs is a suitcase and a jug, and the only time he is satisfied is when he's on a drunk.

[@servantprince]

and a trunk

[@papercup2517]

Other Animals songs you might enjoy are We've Got To Get Out Of This Place, about life in depressed post war northern cities in Britain, which unintentionally became a sort of anthem for US servicemen in Vietnam, and Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood... which was also covered magnificently by Nina Simone, a legendary African American singer and classically trained pianist who you should definitely check out if you haven't already. She does a great rendition of I Got No, I Got Life from the late 60s musical Hair.

[@19kilo91]

Troubled times back then ! By the way the house of the rising sun is a house where ladies of the night work.

[@MeadowsOfSound]

If you are still looking to branch out into different styles, give John Renbourne's album, A Maid In Bedlam, a try. It's early English and Celtic folk, a classic in the explosion of folk-rock stuff that changed the scene in the 1970s, with a touch of fusion. (Bedlam was the old word for crazy house). LOVE your hair, btw. :)

[@clecticmaniac5207]

From what I've heard the original song was about a tavern in New Orleans called the rising sun. And the song by lead belly which the animals used as inspiration was about the tavern ruined his father's life with gambling and drinking.

[@Sonia-tf4og]

I'm glad you reacted to this beautiful song! I was glad to see that you enjoyed it a lot. I know her when I was little, my father had many cassettes with songs of this style. I'm using the translator, I hope it's understood... Other suggestions from those times: - “Reflections of my life” (1967) of Marmalade -"Silence is golden"(1967) of Tremeloes -"A whiter shade of pale" (1967) of Procol Harum -"Young girl" of (60´s) of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - "California dreaming" of The mamas & the papas Enjoy! ¡Saludos, desde Argentina!

[@charlesf2804]

"The only time he was satisfied is when he's on a drunk." It took me a while to catch on to the lyrics there.

[@magnuslundstedt2659]

When he's all drunk.

[@mikeplott4817]

Great Reaction it’s good to try different types of music 🙏👍

[@philr5497]

The bassist is Chas Chandler, who was Hendrix's promoter and manager.

[@davidbrewer9030]

The singer, Burden, said he changed the lyrics from a woman to a man because he was singing it. It's a cautionary ballad about living in a brothel/gambling house.

[@justinwilton4603]

You can thank bryan Chas Chandler the bassist in this group for discovering a very young uknown jimi hendrix :)

[@flyonthewindshield3653]

Sweet.... a new channel and a new journey.... excellent reaction to a classic... actually the first song my sister taught me to play when I was 14, 46 years ago.

[@livin3179]

He playin the SHIT out that organ.

[@davidmazon7516]

Yeah, this was one of the darkest songs of it's time. But I love it! Even though it reminds me of the house I grew up in. Just a little bit. My dad was a pool playing man and came home drunk. My mom was a stay-at-home but she did work plenty of times. And she did sew my old blue jeans

[@crazypainter56]

there's a video of them doing it live-the Ed sullivan show 1964

[@dougall1687]

The lyric you heard as "on drugs" is shown as "all drunk" on lyric websites, although some places also note its frequently misheard as "on a trump" (which makes sense for a gambling man). It can help to have the lyrics open when listening to new songs.

[@tylerkay3]

The Doors- LA Woman Light my fire

[@thedeceiver5545]

Time to see Led Zeppelin! Start with Black Dog Live 1973 Madison Sq Garden

[@iain860]

Song of Woman - The Hu. The words are true..

[@davidmc1489]

If you are interested in some country music.....Gene Watson has a song called Farewell Party, a 70s time frame on that song.... Then for some 90s country try John Michael Montgomery with Little Girl

[@mattguyette9657]

The song is on the movie Casino at the end when his wife dies

[@chrisjamieson3452]

House of the Rising Sun was an old blues standard. They reworded the lyrics to change the "house" from a brother to a prison.

[@swfcocs1]

The song is open to interpretation, "rising sun" and ball and chain are references to addiction, specifically heroin but it could be referring to drinking, gambling or just a dissolute life

[@Gutslinger]

I think other versions, perhaps even the original, was about a cathouse.

[@swfcocs1]

@@Gutslinger yeah,although there isnt an original as such. the truth will never be revealed as the history of the song isnt known like many old folk/blues songs. I wonder who gets songwriters royalties?

[@MrGadfly772]

Try Pink Floyd's The Great Gig in the Sky....and try the studio cut from the album. It will blow you away.

[@kellerperdue1513]

The line is " the only time he his satisfied is when he's on a drunk" not drugs. One of my favorite songs ever!

[@startingQB]

I always thought he said "he's all drunk" with a little inflection on the word 'all'.

[@tomwillcutts2918]

It's "when he's on a Trump" - one of the lead gambling card games down that way had trump cards

[@elysium30]

Good reaction. Surprised you could hear most of the lyrics and understand it first listen. On drugs was “all drunk”. Hard to hear. I believe this is a cover. Not 100% sure Great song, amazing solo and voice

[@rayj1011]

It was first attributed to blues artist Lead Belly but versions of it may be older even.

[@DShaw-gx5fw]

Traffic- Low spark of high heel boys

[@dantean]

The ORIGINAL of this is written for a woman to sing about having let a sweet-talking gambling man talk her into leaving home, only to find herself in New Orleans' famous "House of the Rising Sun" brothel, working to support the man's gambling--AND DRINKING--ways. The song's a warning to parents not to let their daughters go off with no-goods. The Animals re-work it into a boy's (or young man's) tale b/c the singer's a man, of course.

[@madameclark3453]

I grew up with this song. I know the group well.

[@normanrose2711]

lyrics are important on this one !

[@peterattilakriszt3150]

Oh gosh Ashley, you have a beautiful hair. Good reaction btw.

[@keymack2477]

Enjoying your channel, Ash, and pleased to hear you are willing to give some new (to you) music a try! Please consider adding "White Queen" by Queen at the Hammersmith Odeon, "And When I Die" by Blood Sweat and Tears and "Heart of Gold" from Neil Young live in 1971 from the BBC to your list of songs to get to one day! Best of luck to you with your channel!!

[@MOS650]

You should check out his song Eric Burdon & War- Spill The Wine Live (Beat Club).

[@IkramKahn-ov8fq]

My time. Eric Burden is great. Try his Tobacco Road next to hear his rich tones

[@greg2976]

I love your reaction my Dear! And I love your hair!!!!!

[@michaelmcgillivray1624]

I believe that Burton was 19? Years-old when this video was made.

[@Royal_BLT]

🇨🇦 Was not 'drug', was ' on a drunk' ! Now go react to Soul Sacrifice by Santana (Woodstock) ! Now they were on drugs ! LOL

[@DavidLewis-hw6cv]

great job keep it going

[@gordonhaire9206]

Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price 1958

[@patriciaewing8164]

The House of the rising sun was a brothel 👍🏻😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@wgdavis5353]

Hi Ms. A., The Keyboardist went crazy.. Good Song.. ♠W.G.

[@russgilbertson8689]

Classic Song

[@richardkelley9224]

Check out Black Oak Arkansas doing Jim Dandy

[@crsounddoctor4937]

The Righteous Brothers' "I Just Wanna Make Love To You" will show you just how versatile they are & confirm your previous statements as to them having a "choke-hold" on our grannies, and having our "granny's panties" Lol😂 There is no video to this one but it is a "BANGER" nonetheless, and here is the Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5XcoqOopplpmJI

[@gasser217]

Lyrics are "when he's all drunk"

[@dominicmaniaci]

check out its my life and when i was young it willtake you away so to speek this was in my time but know im into hip hop for quite a while i dig on it

[@dougg8167]

Liked your reaction. If you liked this, you should watch " Hocus Pocus" by the band Focus.

[@tylerkay3]

The Doors- LA Woman

[@musik102]

Interestingly, this band came from Newcastle in the north east of England. Not that you would know that from listening to them. I see these sorts of performances as exercises in role playing. Here, Eric Burdon, the singer, is merely acting out the role of a black American singer. He plays his part well but he's a million miles ( well 3000+ miles, actually) from the real deal. BTW, The Animals got this song from Bob Dylan's first album. Bob, in turn, pinched it from his friend Dave Van Ronk. Indeed, I think we can thank Dave for taking a old bluesy version of the song and turning it into the song we know today by adding a different chord progression which in turn created a more memorable melody.

[@Thepitz2000]

If you haven't heard it, you should check out Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl" and Ram Jam's "Black Betty"

[@Joseph-bq4xv]

Think you should check out Simple Man cover by Shinedown (lynyrd skynard song) I think that you will enjoy it!! Great Reaction Beautiful young lady 😘😎🤘

[@GazilionPT]

3:23 I think he says ". . . when he's all drunk", not ". . . when he's on drugs".

[@astraphoenix759]

I love you girl❤

[@kathleenfarraher9894]

Is when he's all drunk. Not on drugs

[@anthonymichael6562]

Ashley he said " when he was all a drunk" not drugs. It's ok Ashley because your so cute

[@MaikKellerhals]

Oh this is a VERY depressing song. Don't be deceived by their looks.

[@allanjolley]

hi ashley. nice reaction mate. i know you will like some bob seger.try maybey nite moves.

[@bowillieman]

You should react to 7 nation army! Another dope classic.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

" ... when he is all drunk. "

[@steveburkitt1255]

New your podcast and I enjoy it. Please listen to Enya-orinoco flow,(official 4k music video)

[@karstenkristensen4718]

If you wanted to get on TV back then Suits and calm behavoure required

[@navagate1900]

Not drugs, he said "when he's on a drunk". They did this in one take.

[@UtilemUnus]

I believe he is referring to a brothel

[@dougg8167]

Live in 73

[@geneforte9038]

U have to play a song by Mayer Hawthorne singing 'The Walk '.

[@LuizCarlos-uq5iy]

May you react to Pink Floyd, PULSE (live) US and Them song? Thank you.

[@edchaput3577]

he isn't saying drugs.. he is saying drunk.

[@artbagley1406]

"... is when he's on a DRUNK." meaning when he's drinking to excess. Very well could be that drugs were sometimes involved, I'd guess most likely heroin in New Orleans.

[@buukkreider544]

Hi Ashley: Thank you for your reaction. Could you please also react to the 70s Group the Carpenters? Here's one of their songs: 'We've Only Just Begun' - It would make me happy. 😊