Joan Baez - House of The Rising Sun, 1960

Pre Animals' version, arranged by Joan Baez.
The song was recorded in 1960, photos were googled :)

[@VoicesofMusic]

Sat at her feet when she sang in '62

[@chansey265]

Wicked

[@aarondigby5054]

I know that was AWESOME

[@lilarose1941]

I have seen Joan Baez perform twice at the Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, Oregon (outdoors under the stars). Always enjoyed every minute of her shows.

[@delagum1]

One of the most beautiful concerts I’ve ever been to. Peace ✌️

[@ritakan900]

thanks for the memories

[@snowgrett14]

I love the picture of her at 2:41- she is such a beautiful woman!

[@Nonielaa]

this is really hauntingly beautiful

[@Hannahahahahaah]

Beautiful!

[@louislieberman]

the group i was runnnig with about 1955 had a guitar player-someone brought the song to summer camp qand everyone sang/heard it at the sat nite campfires-a lot of songs get hacked around and then someone decides to record it-love me tender was an old english song called aura leigh

[@avixilynn]

WHY AM I JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS NOW

[@giovannibellini4098]

It depends on how many years you are... and or, your knowledge of music... etc

[@emailrap]

I love this song I was in love when I heard first time

[@soundsofhopeinternational]

Love it

[@mariabrandao5878]

eu adorei esta

[@1designgod143]

Yoshi Sekiguchi, Graphic Designer/Inventor and country singer in Japan, and everyone called "Japanese Hank Williams!" Yes, I agree everyone, and I worship her "Blown in the wind. But I have to confess you that the title of this song made me change my studio name. After I worked for PLAYBOY VIP magazine for five years, I decided to be independent and have my own studio. Since I was born in Japan, and it is called "Rising Sun." So I made a symbolic sunrise from the horizon and named my studio "Rising Sun Design." Then I heard of this song and now my studio name is Yoshi Sekiguchi Design, LLC.

[@marefynn81]

The first I ever heard of this song was the Animal's version, but I think I like this one a lot better. It rings a lot truer.

[@catlovertea4203]

First time ever I've heard her sing this. She puts this in the gospel category. She did like Odetta, but all of them said Odetta influenced them - Joplin, Ronstad, Baez, well, maybe that was it..??

[@yupitsjustme6479]

Go back a little further and you'll find this song has been recorded in the 20s and 30s, but goes back further than that, very old song done by many artists over the decades

[@wascawywabbit0987]

Zola taylor's rendition (she was of The Platters) is superb. Here ya go kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ6kZHmfjaqEjqM

[@iside65]

We all know the Animal's version of this so known song....but I prefer this one, so bluesy, talkin' about a girl, lost in the brothel called "house of the rising sun"...

[@lee-annhellner9622]

Both great. Ying & Yang(?)

[@dav54ish]

@Clark Destry the animals got their version from bob dylan who got his from Dave van ronk who got his from......

[@dav54ish]

@Clark Destry the recordings I’m most familiar with are as you say, from the perspective of a girl in a brothel. There are also old versions as a boys lament Roy Acuff for one. I suspect it’s been gender fluid for centuries and the lament has probably involved prostitution,VD, drinking, gambling, murder. These great songs can be hard to pin down.

[@dav54ish]

@Clark Destry oh god! Hope that’s a completely different song! Hey have u heard Joni Mitchell’s version. It’s on KZbin. From a radio broadcast in 1963 I think.

[@TheAnn2shoes]

One lady, one guitar - the sign of a wonderful artist. She needs no amazing sets, no writhing dancers, no soft porn, no full backing orchestra. The mark of a true genius.

[@warrendsmith6832]

And later in her career, Baez got some of that stuff she didn't need, and then she wasn't as good.

[@zerkova]

When I was a high-school student of Japan, I listened to the song on a radio. I was moved by her singing but I always didn't understand detailed meaning of song. (I was a lazy student about English). After buying a disk I read lyrics card with dictionary. I had understood. Then the song moved me deeply more and more. In my memory, this is her own song. For example, Animals’ version is entirely other music for me.

[@lawrencemay8671]

I do enjoy The Animals version

[@shoorakhamis3904]

This is not her own song,the song is much older than her goes back over a 100 years from a true story .its a falk song from the south

[@vincentbarbeau3031]

@@lawrencemay8671 I love both versions

[@Sakura-cf3wh]

わかります！初めて聞いて心に深く残った歌は、他に誰が歌おうと、古い歌であろうと、自分の心の中では、その歌を初めて聞いたとき歌ってた人の歌なのだという想い、、。

[@ARTFamtastic]

Joan's version of this song is heartbreaking....

[@normagilpin7841]

Back in the early 60's, listening to Joan sing this song is what made all of us want to be folk singers.

[@maryshaw678]

You got that one right. I tried, but unfortunately I just don't have what it takes. Darn.

[@maryshaw678]

My husband and I took our girls to one of her concerts at the University of WI Madison Campus. Great memory.

[@BrentonBold]

kinda like lorde

[@sylarsun9587]

Lorde is cool, but Joan's vocal technique is superb, and with her voice naturally sounding gorgeous, really gives me indescribable feeling, only can be felt by heart, and back then no studio edit, natural and simplicity, simply great

[@GeoffWilde]

Nothing like Lorde

[@robertlytle9752]

I was in high school from 1959 to 1953. I was much more into folk music than I was rock and roll. That's what brought me into the peace movement in 1965. And yet in December 1969 I was drafted into the marines. Go figure. The late 60's and early 70's were a tumultuous time.

[@Slaveknight_gael]

I wish I lived in the USA in 50s-60s. To me, you lived a dream life. I played computer games.

[@DavyWhitezel]

I used to play this in the morning, back in high school, on cold drunk mornings, in late November when the sun went black. Waiting at the bus stop, feeling the dark wind on my face. Part of me died with those leaves. Wen't to New Orleans because of this song. I found the sun. It burns warmly in the seam, of the mantle, of my heart.

[@bluerabbit47]

+Davy Whitezel OMG Davy--this is beautiful!

[@DavyWhitezel]

+bluerabbit47 Aw thanks!

[@Knight192]

+Davy Whitezel you deserve a ker-whappy slap

[@mexikunt]

I relate to this. Beautifully put, man.

[@drijverwim]

+Davy Whitezel That is great man!

[@elitondasilva9672]

This voice will echo through eternity.

[@rosemaryrobbins238]

Well damn, they don't make 'em like that anymore, now do they?

[@TheKenny4444]

No they don't!

[@Highlinerlocal66]

Why make them like that she is still here knocking them out.

[@elizabethhill5144]

Rosemary Robbins I agree

[@chesecak9535]

yes they do, music is better than ever now and will only get better in the future

[@elconejito99]

Yes there is, you just gotta find it ;)

[@taddyd1]

Supreme soulfulness. And talk about vocal modulation.

[@reneen.3519]

The purity and projection of regret and anguish reaches through the ages.

[@lara8550able]

Wonderful song and video ;-) Thanks , my dear friend Eliane to sharing this video with me ;-)

[@boboboborific]

1 million of these views were me pressing repeat

[@giovannibellini4098]

Me too

[@Bream243]

Me also

[@vincentmagnani9365]

It’s 5 now!

[@evergr]

Υπάρχει ένα σπίτι στη Νέα Ορλεάνη Το ονομάζουν Ανατέλλων Ήλιος Και είναι το ερείπιο πολλών φτωχών παιδιών Και ο Θεός ξέρει πως είμαι και εγώ ένα Η μάνα μου ήταν ράφτρα Μου μπάλωσε το νέο μου τζιν Ο πατέρας μου ήταν τζογαδόρος Κάτω στη Νέα Ορλεάνη Τώρα το μόνο πράγμα που ζητά ο τζογαδόρος Είναι μια τσάντα και ένα μπαούλο Και είναι ικανοποιημένος Μόνο όταν είναι μεθυσμένος Η μάνα λέει στα παιδιά σου Να μην κάνουν αυτά που έχω κάνει εγώ Να ζήσουν δηλαδή μίζερα και αμαρτωλά Στο σπίτι του Ανατέλλοντος Ήλιος Τώρα βρίσκομαι με το ένα πόδι στην πλατφόρμα Και το άλλο στο τρένο Και ήταν το ερείπιο για πολλά φτωχά παιδιά μας Και ο θεός ξέρει πως ήμουν και εγώ ένα

[@NoMercyDB]

best female voice ever

[@Neueregel]

not even in top-10

[@thisisdwayne5000]

+Neueregel The top and billboard ranks doesn't mean shit about talent, it's just about popularity!

[@lucasmartinsdemorais3138]

Nina Simone dude

[@amd64alan]

MARRIANE Faithful is my Favourite ,but also love JOAN

[@johndavidwolf4239]

Beauty is in the eyes [ears] of the beholder, everyone may have their personal preference, but NO ONE can deny in the top 20.

[@nonoka1001]

Joan Baez has a unique voice. Her performance is great.

[@kireza]

In 1961 in a quiet, false, midnight silence I first heard the melody of the song without vokal.Tya grabbed me, I felt immeasurable sadness, unexplained. For many years I wanted to do this song, but only at the age of the internet I. Joan, with her ​​performance you take me back to that unforgettable memorable night silence, filled with much sadness ..... Thanks!

[@roberthodges8842]

The Animals was a good recording very gritty but Joan steals it for me

[@bonnie9603]

Joan Baez has so many wonderful songs. I wish more were on You Tube.

[@briansky10]

No doubt I think Joan Baez rules with this song, no matter who first recorded it or wrote it. It's hers!

[@swanclipper]

don't expect her to be forgotten, she's being inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. maybe we will get an updated version of such a haunting realisation of this folk song.

[@johnhodge6610]

Her highs make my eyes water. Remember the lows. This must be at least 2 full octaves. Does anybody come close,

[@iFrog011]

Julie Andrews (same era) sang a full two octaves... These people were true artist - they mastered their craft...

[@traruhsynred3475]

Julie Andrews.-- 4 octaves before quack ruined here voice [a]., Joan was 3. [a] Well somewhat less has she got older. They had to swap out, 'Crazy World' from the Broadway version of 'Victor Victory'

[@trampslikeus3575]

I think Roy Orbison could sing 4 full octaves!

[@markrymanowski8400]

Nobody can sing four octaves. Two and a half is great.

[@owenrees7544]

@@markrymanowski8400 Minnie Riperton had 5 octaves

[@sbalogh53]

Oh her voice! I have tears streaming down my face listening to this beautiful recording. How I loved the 60s and early 70s. How I miss them today, especially now that am listening to Joan again.

[@jagobagangoitia]

Dios, es increíble esta bella voz. Amo profundamente a esta mujer, que no camina, sino que se desliza sobre el piso. Vuela sobre los árboles, las colinas, y sobre todas las cosas materiales.

[@homessoclose]

I love this song. It reminds me of the abuse and addictions I've escaped, I used to be trapped there, even after it was years since I had been hurt, but some how I finally escaped it, Now when ever I listen to this song I feel filled with enough strenth to never return to that horrid place again.

[@bobmurphy8091]

A song with an interesting, and famous background. A folk tune, brought in theory from Britain, early on, which became popular in New Orleans.... So MANY famous people sang it over the years...most names you wouldn't know... But for example, Woody Guthrie in 1941, later Lead Belly, of "Midnight Special" fame...sang it in 1944 and released a different recording of it, in 1948.... Then Pete Seeger in 1958, followed by Bob Dylan 2 years before The Animals recorded it... Originally it was a woman in the title role of victim of a life of sin...later changed by guy groups....here reproduced by the great Joan Baez....soulful, almost mournfully recorded...Joan was a great folk singer, among the best of that era...met her once, with a dear friend she was performing with Mary Travers....RIP Mary and Pete.... Please enjoy...hope this gives you a sense of the past and this song...

[@daleciclon2404]

This song I heard for the first time in the year 1965 being student by Animals, but as Joan does is the best.

[@mons3020]

There's not very good evidence that it has English roots, considering how bluesy it is. Joan's is the most accurate in my opinion.

[@ArriaMusic]

Really, it was singers like Joan Baez were those that made my hairs stand on end, and my inner ears perk up from their disengaged slumber. I felt that her cover of The House of The Rising Sun reinvested it with meaning and reinforced the true nature of the song. Her careful cautionary way of telling the song, in her strong and perfect vibrato/soprano that cuts through any sense of the insincere, she invited me to investigate the song further. I love her sense of commitment to music and performance being almost like that of a priestess, as opposed to a Diva (not knocking the Diva though!) Baez has a minstrel look to her persona, singing like a choir girl that got caught in a nightmare carnival, whilst slanting the guitar upwards and playing like she learned the ropes from a rambling virtuoso. As if she herself has encountered the very gambler, the archetype himself so many times and his horror, his way of feeling and existing, and the harsh truths that it ensues. She gives it a foreboding quality in a very simplistic and unforced way. The animals of course made this the first folk/rock hit. This genre becoming a new phenomena for everyday listeners. And of course Eric Burdon’s howling voice and the A minor arpeggio style of playing gives the song new accessibility. But Baez has a way of hardly raising her voice (by her standards) to relate something quite old and terrifying about a life that has lost its way, over whatever it is, it can only be so many things. The usual things. Love, crime, morality and the sense of losing it personally and socially, sex and lust, disease, death, detatchment, isolation… always a sense that someone is falling, or is simply “fallen” Which brings to Dolly Parton’s version. I don’t necessarily feel much of a vibe the music in this version, but the lyrics actually made me cry. She has clearly gone for the “fallen woman” archetype. And this is what I love about her. She really must have taken Johnny Cash’s advice when he told her to trust her own instincts with music. Well she probably is good at that considering she has been playing since she was a young girl for TV and radio and coming from a good business minded father and a mother who bore 12 or so children and sung them songs from folklore to soothe and entertain. Dolly tells the tale from the perspective of a lady who lost her mother at an early age and made a working in a French brothel (The Vieo Carre), knowing “sin, shame and strife” throughout all her life. Although Joan Baez does sing of a “poor girl” she doesn’t give the song the twist that Dolly does, with the introduction of a new narrative. Having been one of only seven women to win the Country Music Associations Entertainer Award, I think it is fair to say that we are in great need of marvelous female performers, and of female stories and perspectives. This version of the song, in my opinion, is a great and timeless contribution to the ever-extending web of this little ballad from Broadsheet. The House of The Rising Sun Or The Rising Sun Blues. www.kirstyheggie.com www.facebook/kirstyheggie

[@paulwilliams-or8hq]

It's an old civil war song

[@carynvanwyk]

I wasn't even born when this was recorded. It is beautiful.

[@kazimierznaumowicz917]

The Animals zagrali ten utwór jako cover.Joan Baez była pierwsza.Niesamowity wokal....uwielbiam....

[@ksufler]

Tak po prawdzie to trudno stwierdzić kto był pierwszy, bo ten kawałek to tradycyjna folkowa ballada amerykańska.

[@kazimierznaumowicz917]

ksufler Bardzo możliwe że to co piszesz jest prawdą,może jeszcze ktoś był przednią,ale z tego co mnie wiadomo ona była pierwszą osobą która wykonała ten utwór.Pozdr!

[@JesusMartinez-hb8xf]

Joan Baez....beautiful Being of Light....!!!

[@saifulislamrossi]

"House Of The Rising Sun" There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God, I know I'm one My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin' man Down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's on a trump [Organ Solo] Oh mother, tell your children Not to do what I have done Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of the Rising Sun Well, I got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm goin' back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain Well, there is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God, I know I'm one

[@koko40800]

+সাইফুল ইসলাম রসি I believe the twelfth line should read: "Is when he's on a drunk"

[@eileengallagher5474]

Isn’t that the version that the animals covered?

[@membriesteban1057]

sublime. insuperable, única,,,,,,JOAN BÁEZ

[@rosamunozamat9974]

Me he permitido compartir, tiene mucha razón insuperable

[@membriesteban1057]

Rosa Muñoz Amat Hola Rosa me alegro que también le guste..,,que pase una feliz semana

[@happygayconservative4737]

My older sister used to sing this song to me when I was probably 7 or 8.

[@leeley2008]

Emocionante, uma mulher uma guitarra e voz impactante!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tiagobezerra3027]

Lindo!!!! Se vc ver essa resposta dez anos depois de seu comentário, dar um joinha aí, só para eu saber que estamos todos ligados pell bom gosto!!

[@nancypoerschke7293]

I wish i could sing like her! It is so beautifull.

[@MichaelNMarcus]

Maybe the most spectacular voice ever.

[@scotts.powers3349]

+Michael N. Marcus alongside Joni Mitchell.

[@bobyami9718]

+Michael N. Marcus And Edith Piaf ^^

[@tbf54321]

Sisell (Shenandoah), Emmylou (Making believe) and Joan (Wildwood). Pretty close, I say.

[@bsg75husker]

+Michael N. Marcus one of the.. deffinetly. i trew away all my vinyl years ago, but kept my Joan records. only those, dunno why but shes special ;)

[@andymonet8756]

she singing divine ! 💕

[@ronaldcammarata3422]

What makes this version so good, besides Baez's great voice, is that it is more logical from a female perspective.

[@SC-mm9wr]

Johnny Cash and Joan Baez = king and queen of spectacular covers

[@VirginiaCaitano-no7cg]

Maravillosa siempre....

[@venstar69]

@princessJleesa I am 42 and was deeply moved when I listen to Joan Baez, Omega and the other wonderful bands and single interpreters that created unforegettable music in the 60s-70s. My heart is acking when my son listens to hip-hop or rap and calls this music. "The House" is so bound to my youth that every time I am listening to it, I almost cease breathing

[@alexwaicman3728]

this was my first cassette ever!! she was awsome back when I was only 10 years old and she still rocks!!

[@Oleg1626]

Просто потрясающе!!!

[@fractalvortex]

beautiful, sad and haunting rendetion .... she gets the emotional tone of the song absolutely spot on.

[@dgm1514]

Wow. This gave me chills. I've never heard this version before or much from Joan Baez. Thank you for putting this up!

[@StuRedman]

Awesome singing lyrics that actually make sense no idea why I only discovered this today and why everybody only knows the Animals version

[@willinnewhaven3285]

It's a much older song than the Animals version and much more powerful when sung by a woman. The song is about _brothel-slavery_ It's not about gambling addiction.

[@lizziestew]

Joan still is a great voice

[@chimganchik]

Go tell my babysisters Don't do what i have done To shun that house in New Orleans They call the rising sun And going back to new orleans My race is almost run I'm going back to spend my life Beneath the rising sun

[@taddyd1]

This version suits the southern good GIRL gone bad just perfectly with a touch of blues tacked on to her sad story. Eric Burden was inspired by this recording.

[@jibbeercheerball]

Beautiful voice , 😚😚

[@wendamurtihadi2885]

As if i live 25 years ago...my father used to play baez's by his guitar...

[@ragavtha7735]

I am in love with her now..she sings from the heart and her smile is beautiful!

[@corvettels9]

@giggle1515 due to inflation, your two cents no longer matter.

[@DragonOxford]

Wow! What a beautiful voice!

[@ummnadia]

I think this is the best version...way better than the Animals...this is pre-Animals, I don't know why this is less well known...i guess we're lucky

[@stevefirth6472]

I never saw this as a true blues song until I heard this version.

[@ladyamusiclover]

Lead Belly did the first verison of this song and it's probably still my favorite but this is really really good :)

[@mjohn9199]

It just doesn't get better than this.

[@xocrayon03]

I am 14 I love Joan Baez I've tried to get my friends and family into beautiful music. I gave up because you know what? Music evolves. This is probably what people were saying in the 1960s that it's not music like there was in the early 1900s. So if no one els likes what you listen to let them be. I did and my life is so much easier :)

[@chimganchik]

If I had listened to what my mother said, I`d have been at home today, But i was young and foulish, oh, God Let a rambler lead me astray

[@kitsala]

We 60's chicks are still here and better than ever.

[@chimganchik]

There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun It has been the ruin of many a poor girl And me, oh, God, I'm one

[@juliannevillecorrea]

my fav song and i love joan baez... :)

[@tomjones2480]

Favorite song for us grunts in Nam. Lost my buddy while this was on AFN radio 1966

[@jakisnot]

i love the mellow guitar in this version

[@buddhidev]

My favorite version

[@harryhume]

wow wow wow I always forget just how good Joan is

[@dehdeh55]

Everyone loves Joan, she exudes purity and grace. My favorites are her peace songs- she believed in them so much, and time proved her right. "Last night I had the strangest dream I ever had before....."

[@gbujarhead6440]

G*dammit Ms. Baez can sing. Too bad she don't know what's going around about her.

[@clouds882]

she has the most beautiful female singing voice ever!

[@DanieleChanylorelei]

quelle voix magnifique, quelle femme extraordinaire...et quelle merveilleuse chanson ...merci chimganchik!

[@robbie686]

Wow, growing up in the late seventies and early eighties, only knew of Joan in legend. Led Zeppelin had remade one of her songs. Now thanks to the generous people on You-Tube I get to hear amazing material that I had know idea even existed. I love playing House of the Rising Sun on the guitar and singing it as done by the Animals. This is great! Thank you so much!!!

[@susanm9703]

I saw her sing this LIVE tonight!!! XOXOXO

[@Cauldron6]

You're so lucky!

[@lerisiaseptimiodecarvalho7724]

Adoro Joan Baez- eu estudei em Los Angeles, na USC, em 1967-68, quando ela estava no auge, e também Bob Dylon (Blowing in the Wind é música dele), e também o início do movimento hippie, quando eles se reuniam no Griffith Park, e costumávamos ir lá nos finais de semana ver as pessoas do movimento...quanta saudade!!!

[@looking4afix]

Devia ser fascinante.

[@alinheiro1]

Valeu querida Larísia. Vou tomar suas informações como uma nova referencia. Obrigado.

[@miguelcaceres9784]

Hace mas de 47 años adquirí el primer disco de esta mujer, mas, de esta Genio. Cada vez que la oigo es música celestial...me rememora a mi juventud. Nunca podremos agradecer el placer que nos ha otorgado, por su voz, sus canciones y , como no, por su actitud en la vida, en defensa del debil y la justicia. Te adoro Joan.

[@tillybinkieking7258]

What a beautiful interpretation of this song. I wish it were a little louder. Thank you so much for posting this. L

[@jodycrawford2841]

Joan Baez-House of the Rising Sun

[@KarlheinzFey]

It's a very deep interpretation of the leadbelly version. I like Joans interpretation very much.It fits well to the content and the story of the song. Karlheinz

[@mikser]

Beautiful voice. She makes the song her own. You can listen to the Animals and still enjoy Joan Baez. Thanks for this.

[@elizabethhill5144]

Love, love, love .

[@kacenoroyal]

translation... her lovely voice brings a tear to my eye also....AWESOME!!

[@jsebsteelguitar]

Beautyful version here... very bluesy. The wonderful voice is impressive.

[@thegodmachine]

Oh wow, I love listening to this song and finding how different all the versions are lyrically and arrangement-wise.

[@thx1138tab]

✊✊✊ Feminism and anarchia

[@chimganchik]

intensegamer99, one should not reject the reality, even it this reality is not what one expects to see. You could check all the dates in wiki at least /wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun and save yourself from demonstrating your ignorance.

[@Rdezo]

According to folklorist Alan Lomax in his book Our Singing Country (1941), the melody of "The House of the Rising Run" is a traditional English tune and the lyrics were written by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin (both from Kentucky).

[@EllieLight1]

Damn. Hadn't heard this in years. Got chills.