Platinum Gangster Rapper REACTS to The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun!

[@spacefanatic]

Eric Burdon was about 23 but looked younger and sounded older. The guy on the piano/organ was Alan Price who later had a group of his own. Chas Chandler on bass guitar became the manager of Jimmi Hendrix.

[@artasium1]

I was always told Eric was just about 17 on this.

[@iarocks44]

@@artasium1 Just to clear it up, Eric was born 1941. This song was released in 1964 so he was 23 when they recvorded this song.

[@carleenaustinson6495]

I felt like it was about a gambler, as they often stay up all night playing poker etc. and would stay until they saw the rising son.

[@iarocks44]

@@carleenaustinson6495 It's about a person whose life has gone wrong. Very cool song. One of my favorites.

[@billybobc123]

In an interview, the guitarist (the late Hilly Valentine) said the reason he was laughing was because he was looking at the monitor and was realizing they had all just walked in a big circle. Said he found it funny.

[@rosekelly1097]

They had some amazing hits, "WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE" an "DONT LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD" brill songs had some right corkers. ❤❤❤

[@starfire6122]

Yes!!!! BP.....please react to @rosekelly requests!!!✌️💞

[@patriciafootejohnson2817]

I am a black Detroit 60's chick who was a teen who loved the British invasion groups like the animals and Beatles as much as Motown. The animals were called this because of Eric burton the lead singer deep growling voice. He later sang with the group War made a song called spill the wine. War made cosco kid and low rider. House of the rising sun was covered by nina simone and Bob Dylan. It's about a brothel and a black man leadbelly was said to have wrote it as he did other songs. Leadbelly had a hard life in the racist south but his songs were covered by white folk singers like Good night irene a big hit. I remember Eric liked black women. I loved the Beatles and British groups so much when l got my first paycheck l went to England. Loved the hospitality of the British people and even had my English penpal Howard visit me in Detroit. Leadbelly sang house of the rising son, he wrote Black Betty a big rock and roll hit by a group called Ram.

[@analisasmith7927]

First pay check and you went abroad? You sound great!!! 😁👍❤️

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Hey, sister..Black is Beautiful...

[@papatommy22]

It's a prison

[@nedludd7622]

​@@papatommy22Where did you get that from. The first recording of it was by Clarence Ashley in 1933 and his lyrics clearly referred to a brothel.

[@harry2.01]

@@patriciafootejohnson2817 Black Betty is about a gun/ musket that was notorious for blowing up when firing in one of America's (civil?) wars. It is at least 200 years old.

[@Morgaine]

You have to understand the styles of the time for context. Today, they look like a "nice church group" to the audience in the 60s they were scruffy dangerous radicals in mod clothing singing African American music. The Horror! The House of the Rising Sun is a gambling house or Brothel - which might be the same thing.

[@hollycook5046]

If your hair touched your ear, Hippie

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Plus they were from the NE area of England round Newcastle.. ship building coal mining, cold and wet on the N.Sea coast.... and traditionally poor and rough as a badgers arse.. and thats just the gals 😂 ... You can always tell a Geordie hes the one wearing a cap sleve T shirt and shorts walking home in a blizzard after a night out in pub or club.. The lead singer

[@7Askay7]

He doesn't understand basics

[@Cchan53]

They have no clue ,those weren't the times they grew up in. They don't realize these guys and Beatles and others of late 60's were trailblazers. This does look so tame ,and needy compared to music and bands by 2000...much more opened in as far as dress ,looks, lyrics . Not as respectful as this time...the guys in these bands had the wild parties ,the sex, swore just like they do today ,they just acted more professional in public. Like Motown people..well polished ,great performers, dressed in suits, good looking but you hear about some of the stories behind closed doors....WOW! I admire professionalism in any job ,how you present yourself in public it is lost by many these days sad to say!

[@jodikellum6846]

Exactly! I was not allowed to watch these guys. It is about a brothel

[@tchampagne1494]

Of course, this is not live. At that time all guitars had electrical cords, as well as the keyboards. Also, Eric couldn't have walked around because microphones all had cords. This was a way to make sure there were no mistakes. A lot of the performances back then on TV were lip synced. We all knew it at the time, we understood the problems of electrical cords everywhere connected to multiple amplifiers connected to extension cords. If it were live they would have had all kinds of equipment on stage. Doing a performance like this they would have to step over cords and make sure their own cords weren't tangled and stepped on and Eric would be carrying a microphone.

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

The same can be said of the audio heard with most Rock videos. Even the older videos taken from live TV performances shown on KZbin use the studio record audio, because the TV studios did not have the necessary recording equipment to make quality recordings, so even if/when they were recorded the live audio quality would have been terrible.

[@harry2.01]

Alan Prices mobile organ as well!!!

[@Drakonis.Imperial]

Even funnier were the old "Beach Blanket" or "Frankie and Annette" movies ... they'd just pick 4 or 5 guys and have them "play" songs during the movie. They even made a point of showing it in the movie "That Thing You Do".

[@thesteadingoffranya4423]

an excellent example of what you said is watch Deep Purple "Child in Time" (i think it was recorded in '70 ) and watch how the musicians are all forced to basically stay in one place and the audience was told stay still so the whole thing could be recorded live while the musicians actually played the song and that was like only 3 or 4 years after this performance was filmed.

[@56music64]

Cords, electricity and a summer stormy day. Saw The Rolling Stones in Brisbane Australia early 1973. Mick kept his roadies busy that afternoon and night. Jumping all over the stage in the pouring rain, whilst his roadies anticipated where he would step next, throwing down rubber mats, all the while cords and electricity everywhere!

[@Bill-c8k]

The Rising Sun is a legendary brothel in New Orleans

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

It was London brothel, the original lyrics were from the prospective of a girl working there.

[@cynthiawilson4500]

And Joan Baez singing this song is legendary

[@Glock007-os8xn]

Song is about drug addiction

[@Bill-c8k]

@@Glock007-os8xn OK but there is a old time brothel in N.O. with that name my bad

[@catherinefuller25]

I had heard that it was a women's prison. The original song was always sung by a female who had turned to prostitution

[@P-M-869]

When I competed my Active Duty and when to College, I started in the second semester. The Animals played in the gym as a welcome back concert. Jan '71

[@donaldwilliams4019]

For those who weren't around back in the day. Most of the stuff you saw on TV was not actually done live. It was a recording and the singers were faking it. They were lip-syncing to their own song. You can also tell that the guitars aren't plugged into an amp. They are just going thru the motions for a TV show.

[@anthonyglass7419]

Re the gear not plugged in and the bands lipsincing is because the technology in the 60s & 70s wasn’t good enough to get a clean recording in a TV Studio while filming the video so the master from the recording studio was played and the musicians played along otherwise sound would be crap.

[@imitalian1963]

What's your point? Still a really cool video! And his voice does sound like that...

[@eh1702]

There’s a lot of confusion caused by the fact that the vinyl recording was done in one take: people think that it is this TV appearance that is meant, and then they argue about the lip synching - which is much more synchronised on TV than it is on these uploads. This clip was done because they could not appear live on the show, which was mostly live - because they were supporting Chuck Berry on tour,

[@scott3744]

Pretty sure The Doors on Ed Sullivan (circa 1967) were playing live, when Sullivan told Jim Morrison not to sing the lyric "Girl we couldn't get much higher" (because of the drug reference), and Jim sang it anyway, on live TV, causing The Doors to be banned from the Ed Sullivan show 👍😁

[@eh1702]

At this time in the UK, it was the norm to perform live for the chart shows (of which there were only a couple, since there were only 3 TV stations available in most areas.) But The Animals were on tour (supporting Chuck Berry, I think) and had to be elsewhere for a gig at the time the show aired live, so they had to record a segment earlier, which seems to be lip-synched. It was seen as a poor second to performing live in the studio. That was the concept, not a modern video concept.

[@brentallen15]

The time that Eric Burdon spent with the group War in the 70's cannot be ignored.

[@7Askay7]

World is a ghetto

[@daphneross2659]

Gotta listen to War with Eric Burdon

[@Icedmorgans]

@@daphneross2659Spill the wine ,Tobacco road , both live , both are phenomenal.

[@chrisgilbert9076]

That voice! From a young Brit in his early 20's. Also, I feel that the organ work in this song is so under-rated. The keyboardist just kills it in the second half.

[@MichaelDugan-b5v]

If Bach had been alive in the 60s he would have written these keys.

[@silverdoeGirl]

This is my fav because he goes all out on the organ! That part is FIRE

[@dennypuckett8434]

After hurricane Katrina the first game back to the SuperDome Green Day and U2 performed and they did a rendition of this song changing some of the words to fit the situation and The New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans. They still play it before every home game. It was goose bumps everywhere when they performed it in the SuperDome after Katrina and everything the team and the city had gone through. They called it the Saints are coming !

[@d.kyrstede3556]

The show they were on did not allow live performances. They were told to Lipsync.

[@paulqueripel3493]

I've heard it was recorded for cinemas(movie theatres to Americans). That's not tape, that's film.

[@ContrarianCorner]

😂 It's rather obvious that NONE of the instruments were plugged in. You can hear it in a dozen different ways that this is not a live performance. In general, live music was almost never done on TV in those days.

[@thefoss5387]

The lead singer here, is Eric Burdon, who later formed the band War, and sang Spill the Wine as one of their early hits. He left them and their biggest hits without him were Low Rider and Why Can't We Be Friends. The Guitarist was Hilton Valentine (died 2021), Bassist Bryan "Chas" Chandler ((died 1996), also famous for financing Jimi Hendrix's first single), Drummer, John Steele, and Keyboardist Alan Price, who was the band's lead instrumentalist. About the comment about "one take" to get the song, Producer Mickey Most claims that the track took 15 minutes of studio time from start to finish.

[@carma459]

Take that girl

[@davidjennings1771]

The Animals group - Personnel 1964 Eric Burdon - vocals Hilton Valentine - electric guitar Chas Chandler - bass guitar Alan Price - Vox Continental organ John Steel - drums and percussion The song is said to have come from: The song was first collected in Appalachia in the 1930s, but probably has its roots in traditional English folk song. It is listed as number 6393 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Cited From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -

[@ffjsb]

NOT a traditional English folks song, it's clearly blues/folk. Wikipedia... SMH

[@loismoreau9304]

Recorded by Roy Acuff 1938

[@davidjennings1771]

@@ffjsb Where do you think people from Appalachia come from?

[@wesmiddaugh230]

after their break up Chas was walking around NYC and found a guitar player that was so go he took him back to London. That was how Jimmi Hendryx got his start.

[@kelleewolfe2834]

I came here to say that..

[@oliverjackson6992]

​@kelleewolfe2834 hopefully not to spell it the same..

[@thomasferguson2795]

It’s Jymy Hyndryx

[@DannyBedo]

As a performer I can’t get through this song without crying, knowing the original lyrics and the deep gospel that this song is breaks me every time. It’s a cry for forgiveness feeling like a wretch.

[@secolerice]

You have been told several times: the original folk song, which had a lot more verses, was from the point of view of one of the ladies who worked at a brothel. Later versions, especially in the US were changed around and versus dropped. Sometimes when this happens, context is lost because the jumble of verses don’t make as much sense. A song by Judy Collins called Fennerio, that I have loved for many years, is actually a very shortened and jumbled song from a Scottish folk song that has many verses. I cannot make complete sense of song until having the Internet. I found the whole thing. That is what folk music does. As it gets passed down it’s like a game of telephone!

[@eh1702]

It is the vinyl recording that was made in a single take.

[@doomhunter697]

This is one of the oldest existing songs in the Modern English language, with versions going back to the 1600s. Sometimes it was named Rising Sun Blues. The House of the Rising Sun was a brothel/gambling house in Lowestoft in southern England, later versions 'moved' it to New Orleans. If sung by a man, it was about being a gambler, if sung by a woman, it would be about a prostitute. The basic theme is they are stuck in that life, and feel they must go back to it. The oldest recording of it was by "Tom" Ashely and Gwen Foster in 1933. Tom credited to first hearing it from his grandfather, who heard it around the time of the Civil War.

[@strangebiped]

WOW! I've been SCHOOLED! I never knew so much REAL HISTORY about this song that I love to hear! Thank You!

[@bobdelp2023]

HERE'S A COUPLE MORE ROBERT! 😊DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD, WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE 👍

[@music-is-life4me]

'We Gotta Get Out of This Place' became a theme song for the Marines who were in Vietnam at the time the record was released. I know some of the guys who sang it there.

[@ericsilsbee7263]

The bass player Chass Chandler saw Jimi Hendrix in a little Club in New York City. He brought Jimi Hendrix to England where Jimi gained his Fame. Chandler was his manager for a while. The Animals are a English band

[@MrGlastar1]

And Stevie Ray copied Jimi's style! HOW DO THEY MISS THAT?

[@davidjennings1771]

@@MrGlastar1 Simple, Krizz & Black Pegasus are just learning this music when many of us were here when it came out in the 1964. SRV loved Hendricks and did a great cover of "Little Wing". He played it so you knew it was a cover of Jimi, and still put his own touch on it! That man was amazing, and we lost him much too soon! RIP SRV

[@simply_psi]

And of course to bring it bang up to date Ren learned guitar bu watching slowed down Jimi Hendrix (and John Frusciante) KZbin videos.

[@rubberdog8763]

Lip syncing was usually determined by venue. I saw them live at Fillmore West (SF). This early performance seems a homogenized depiction of their true persona. Amazingly talented. And what a voice.

[@sandramoore]

His voice is like a wild thing. It cuts deep down inside. Nothing superficial here.

[@KenHays-f6w]

Many of the artists in that era had to do films without actually performing. Many joking around during the filming, see the "Boxtops" vid for "The Letter". The keyboardist, makes it clear that he is not actually playing.

[@garybradford8332]

I had this opening riff as my ringtone for a while. Most men dressed up and were clean shaven in the early 60s when they went out in public, especially for travel. The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers, Elvis, Motown... they all wore suits. The Beach Boys wore matching clothes as part of their surfer vibe. With longer hair becoming more acceptable, and the uptight 50s becoming unwound, a more relaxed and casual look surfaced. I remember the newspapers mentioning that Richard Nixon's White House Barber was letting his sideburns down by 1/4 inch (no joke) to try to be more relatable to the new generation X kids. My generation, Boomers, took it even further with bold clothing colors, bell bottoms, love beads and such. Reactors often say "Oh I wish I was alive then.". Nah, man. You've got it at your fingertips. We had to wait to hear it on our AM radios.

[@kayfurlano1462]

I grew up in a village of less than 300 people in the sixties and seventies. I have to admit I miss those times as life appeared simpler. No two income families needed, housing was affordable, 3 tv channels that went off after 10 pm, and families got together with extended family every weekend. I knew all of my cousins growing up as my mom and dad both came from each having 10 brothers and sisters. Simpler and carefree times. We had a big enough yard to have the neighborhood play baseball or softball. Mom’s only reason for allowing all of the neighborhood children to come over to play was then she knew where her children were. In the winter we had a pond that we and the neighborhood children used 7 days a week. I look back now and realize we didn’t have much money but we had the best childhood, all 7 of my brothers and sisters.

[@jayhank5838]

This song has been around well over 100 years and has roots in Appalachia and Britain. I have heard it to mean a brothel and also a house of gambling. Both the ruin of a young girl or boy. Several versions of the song have been recorded over the years. Bob Dylan had a version in the early 60's, before the Animals. The Animals took the song to another level.

[@lindastewart4768]

I still actually own the 45rpm record! yes, I'm THAT old! 😆 hahaha

[@eh1702]

The British version, which apparently Eric Burdon heard in a pub, left no doubt it’s a wh-house. The town named in at least one British version was Lowestoft, which did (like quite a few places) have a Rising Sun at one time. the US versions were in 4/4 time. I don’t know if the British versions were 6/8 or if it was the Animals who first arranged it that way.

[@rayj1011]

Lead Belly recorded a version in 1944.

[@ConnieHall63]

There is a version with Mary Travers (from Peter Paul and Mary) and BB King. It's fire too!

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

The song is based on a song hundreds of years old that came from europe. In the point of view of the song was originally that of a prostitute in a house of gambling and prostitution.

[@erikahlander3489]

Best lipsync is the Mamas and the Papas when Michelle Phillips is eating a banana and singing into the banana like it was a microphone!

[@jakemorrison8507]

Wasn't she pee'd off so she refused to do it or something?

[@erikahlander3489]

@@jakemorrison8507 Just tired and hungry as I have heard it.

[@ashleynorris5957]

All the instruments are all legit, their video is nothing but pure talent. They only had enough money for 1 take. Straight genius.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

its a synced video, the music is studio

[@rklong1790]

House of the Rising Sun is one of my favorites to watch across reaction channels. Each brings their own experience to it: brothel, prison, metaphor for addiction, repeating mistakes of the father, etc. The YT algorithm led me to a documentary on the deep history of this song. Its origins are hundreds of years old and obscure. A good cherry to top is to now watch the bardecore version.

[@allenruss2976]

Wireless mikes have been around since 1947. Todd Rundren and The Rolling Stones were using them in the mid 70s. Kate Bush used the first headset in 1979

[@markbrubaker466]

Todd Rungren

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

They were expensive and unreliable until the mid-70s.

[@alandhopewell]

Rundgren.​@@markbrubaker466

[@markbrubaker466]

Shit....I forgot the d... It's Rundgren....lol

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

so what ? in 2024 bluetooth mics still worse quality than a £2 wired earphone that came with a phone , no way this quality would come from wireless mics back then

[@youngthing12]

Apparently he was smiling and laughing at the fact they were pushing the organ player from the back of the room to the front to be in the end part of the video! 👍🏻😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@payntpot7623]

@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fz I read a comment in a reaction video once, saying similar. It was supposedly written by the daughter of the smiling player.

[@johndalley1288]

This is a timeless classic from 1965 that will never get old. It is still played and loved by many reactionist out there on You Tube.

[@sgrabtune3950]

You got to listen to their song (we got to get out of this place) if you want to hear more rocking stuff of them, you'll be blown away. The lead singer's name is Eric Burdon look up a group called (War with Eric Burdon) you won't be disappointed. He performed a few songs with this War once in awhile

[@katnapper1]

My interpretation of the song is that the house of the rising sun is a metaphor for any addiction or vise, be it drugs, sex, gambling, thrill seeking, etc. How it sucks you in, takes hold of your life and consumes you in ruin. That's why it sounds like a cautionary tale warning you not to go down that path.

[@rad1calreal15t]

The Animals (currently billed as Eric Burdon & The Animals (feat. original frontman Eric Burdon) and Animals & Friends (feat. original drummer John Steel)) are an English rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1963. The Animals' original lineup consisted of iconic frontman Eric Burdon, guitarist Hilton Valentine, bass guitarist Chas Chandler, keyboardist Alan Price, and drummer John Steel. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound, they balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm-and-blues-orientated album material, and were part of the British Invasion of the US.

[@AxeSwipe2011]

What few know is that this is a cover as well. The earliest known recording was by a woman in the late 1800’s, and even then, the song has existed long before then in one iteration or another. This song is VERY old.

[@cathywethington5913]

Yes. It has an interesting history. Probably one of the best songs ever written to survive so long

[@staceyrobinson771]

One of the greatest live performances EVER. Timeless classic guys. ❤

[@Krezza]

The oldest known recording of the song, under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933, on the Vocalion label (02576).Ashley said he had learned it from his grandfather, Enoch Ashley, who got married around the time of the Civil War, which suggests that the song could have been written years before the turn of the century. Roy Acuff, an "early-day friend and apprentice" of Clarence Ashley's, learned it from him and recorded it as "Rising Sun" on November 3, 1938. In the 1800s, this building was rumored to be a bordello run by Madame Marianne Le Soleil Levant, whose surname is French for "rising sun". The current owner, Darlene Jacobs Levy, restored the building and hosted Eric Burdon of Animals there. The Rising Sun Hotel Located on Conti Street in the French Quarter, the hotel was identified in the 1820s and burned down in 1822. Archaeological investigations at the site in 2006 uncovered items that may have been evidence of a bordello It could be referring to a jail when interpreting the lyrics but there are also historical documents showing proof of buildings in New Orleans called “Rising Sun.” In the 1820s, before it burned, there was a hotel called the Rising Sun located on Conti Street in the French Quarter.

[@strangebiped]

Well, I STAND CORRECTED! Forgive me & My comment about the Rising Sun because you found out the REAL HISTORY of The RISING SUN 'HOUSE'! Great RESEARCH, Krezza!! I only knew about how BROTHELS & Illegal Gambling & illegal BOOZE were used BACK IN THE DAY from Movies & Detective Magazines. Amazing History about THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN!

[@walterfleury3840]

Heard they recorded this song in 1 take. Had 25 mins in the studio and knocked it out in 1 take.

[@nancykorensek4083]

Very old English folk songs got stuck in Appalachia until artists like Leadbelly got hold of it.

[@exeterpeg4809]

Such a great song. Still love it all these years later. Also note that the guitars are both wireless! Love you guys together

[@camillaring]

This song was in the movie Easy Rider. The movie was about two motorcycle riders that go to New Orleans and go to the brothel called House of the Rising Sun, and they get in trouble with the law while they are there and try to leave New Orleans but get chased down by the law. The two riders were Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda.

[@Ric613-u1c]

In 1964 I had jacket just like those. It was the height of fashion. At the height of popularity through the winter of 1964/65 I was in the Navy and stationed in Groton, Connecticut. This was played all over and was in juke boxes in every bar and restaurants This was probably from a TV show where bands couldn't play songs live.

[@lisathurston8265]

Eric Burdon (vocals), Alan Price (organ and keyboards), Hilton Valentine (guitar), John Steel (drums) and Bryan "Chas" Chandler (bass). "The House of the Rising Sun" is an American traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues". It tells of a person's life gone wrong in the city of New Orleans. Many versions also urge a sibling or parents and children to avoid the same fate. a euphemism for brothels or Prison

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

The House of the Rising Sun has its origins possibly as far back as 1600 France and was originally written from a female prospective about a woman's prison; the oldest American published version was from 1925 and was also from a female prospective. It was changed and rearranged hundreds of times, the Animals version from a male perspective was taken from a 1961 Bob Dylan recording (credited by Dylan to David Van Ronk). The Animals were the first to electrify HoTRS; Dylan said he was blown away when he first heard the Animals electric version and was amoung the many influences that turned Dylan onto Rockabilly. Dylan took on the "Hawks" as his background band in his Rockabilly transition, he toured with them for about a year; at the time they were simply referred to as Dylan and the Band. When Dylan and the "Hawks" parted ways, they retained the name, and continued as the highly influencal folk rock group, The Band.

[@garethjamesdavies6850]

This is from the 60's- Eric Burden singer. Alan Price on keyboards- Chas Chandler lead guitar who went on to manage Jimi Hendrix. By the way they are all Brits Geordie's from the north east of England. 😊

[@johnnhoj6749]

This looks so good because it was shot on 35mm film for a short compilation of performances by several then-current pop acts, released in UK cinemas. It was shot like any other single-camera musical film of the period with the artists miming to playback.

[@Flower-kg5uj]

Your reaction to Harfang's Mission would be epic!

[@iesickboy]

Live or not, that is still them on the record, still tremendous.

[@NikKolay-wo4sb]

Can’t wait for your reaction to Harfang's Mission!

[@susanwagner900]

I love this song! I remember the 1st time I saw the video, and I was stunned. Lead singer is not what I expected at all! 😂😂

[@karenpowell6063]

Their look was considered to be wild back then, and their hair was long in 60s terms

[@Rakugirlkat24]

So, that isn't where the electric organ is plugged in. It's a hinge. The one on the left looks original and the one on the right looks like a replacement. Just below that is a large round plug in, kind of like old stoves. There was a battery that it charged, so the instrument could be more portable and not clutter the stage with cords. And the House of the Rising Sun is a gambling house and they are talking about the addiction to gambling.

[@robertdawson8522]

That bass player is Chas Chandler who discovered Jimi Hendrix became his manager took him to England and got him going.The singer is Eric Burdon who helped start the group WAR.Spill the wine was a big hit

[@user-ld4xx1el6q]

I have practically begged for someone to review Dolly Parton's live version of this song set in a smoky bar, wearing a red dress.

[@TheHaplorhine]

I suspect that this clip was made during an episode of Top of The Pops, a weekly half hour show in which artists from that weeks top ten appeared. There wasn't time for each band to set up their audio so nearly all of them were lip-synching which accounts for the absence of electrical wires. A few daring artistes objected to being made to lip-synch and went to great lengths to show how fake it really was.

[@karenmikalofsky5287]

Yeah, I heard they were trying not to laugh during this performance.

[@paulqueripel3493]

Top of the pops wouldn't have filmed it in colour, b&w was much cheaper & they didn't broadcast in colour till 1969. This is on film, too high definition for tape in those days, also if it was tape the BBC would have wiped it to re-use (as they did to early Dr Who).

[@cathywethington5913]

There's a hilarious video of Bowie performing Space Oddity on Top of the Pops. He lip syncs but makes a total joke out of pretending to play guitar

[@bibliophileforever3128]

The group is called The Animals because lead singer Eric Burden was known for his growly voice and absolute energized chaos on a live stage (acting like an animal). If you notice in the video he is moving in a circle (like a caged wild animal), but it is not enough to let off his energy, so you'll see him bopping his head and constantly patting his hand on his leg. Would have loved to see him in his prime, but I was too little. Their song, We Gotta Get Out of This Place, is considered a Vietnam War anthem of sorts. You should check it out some time.

[@ersdoolittle]

The hymn,Amazing Grace, has been sung to this tune. You can also sing Amazing Grace to the tune of the Ballad of Gilligan's Island.

[@LaptopLarry330]

There is a legendary live TV performance in 1970 by Eric Burdon and War, of their song, “Spill The Wine” available for viewing here on KZbin. The TV performance took place on the West German music program, “Beat Club”. Please react to that live TV performance.

[@Renkk17]

The Animals' version seems specifically to be about a man who wastes all his time and money on gambling and prostitutes, and at the end of his life, realizes that he has wasted his life that way. The “House of the Rising Sun” of the title is widely understood to be a brothel.

[@irishangel5689]

Loved that you admitted you were busy looking at the stupid stuff, I do that too. Although you did catch the organ not plugged in, you failed to either see or mention those electric guitars weren't plugged in either. LOL. It was the 60's and all of that would have been plugged in. I'm sure others will talk about all of this and how they used to do these things for TV back then, in the comments.

[@richardbuchko4910]

Many musicians back "in the day" weren't interested in videos as production, and the audience for these took it as a given that they were not, in fact, live.

[@strangebiped]

I hated it when 'SHOWS' had A great Group of Musicians playing their HIT SONG, but when there were Hot Chicks & some dudes sitting in chairs on THE SCENE, they were ordered to sit STILL & not WIGGLE or DANCE & just watch the Band 'FAKE IT'! Adults didn't want the CHILDREN going INSANE from the HORRIBLE NOISY MUSIC & SUGGESTIVE LYRICS!

[@antoniosagamuccio7370]

So, he noticed the organ was not plugged in, but didn't notice that neither were the guitars. Eric didn't have a mic either as they wandered around the stage, but yet the audio of his voice was perfect (for the time). They've had wireless mics for at least 40 years, maybe even 50.

[@richardfield6801]

This was my decade. Most groups looked like "church groups" around this time. . Eric Burdon was my favourite singer. Amaxing voice. You could keep the Beatles and the Stones.

[@stevefoulston]

Historians have not been able to definitively identify The House Of The Rising Sun, but here are the two most popular theories: 1) The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after its occupant Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St. 2) It's about a women's prison in New Orleans called the Orleans Parish women's prison, which had an entrance gate adorned with rising sun artwork. This would explain the "ball and chain" lyrics in the song. Peace out.

[@boroblueyes]

A lot of these old videos were made like that. Remember, this is video infancy. Eric Bourdon, the lead singer had a great career and collaborated with many groups.

[@keithhurst2970]

Eric Burden - Vocals, Hilton Valentine - guitar, Chas Chandler - Bass, John Steel - Drums & Alan Price - Keys. Band originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. Chas Chandler passed away in 2016 & Hilton Valentine in 2021.

[@ajaxfernsby4078]

The lyrics have been changed from the original but I believe, in this incarnation of the song, the ball and chain is a metaphor for addiction to vice, ie drinking, gambling and professional women.

[@jakesbel8237]

I remember being in young choir at church in HS. Our choir director got fired over this song! She used this arrangement only we did it a cappella to lyrics of Amazing Grace. Still my favorite music to sing Amazing Grace 55 years later.

[@cathywethington5913]

Hilarious! Amazing Grace and House of the Rising Sun. Might sound great, though😊

[@jakesbel8237]

@@cathywethington5913 it is

[@Lynn-kh5rs]

As far as the "nice guys" comment...I have read that Alan Price (organist) stiffed his band mates out of getting credit for this song. Thus, Price got all the royalties as the "song writer". That was a farce as the song was in the public domain having been written in 1933 or older. 1933 was the 1st recorded date (Rising Sun Blues), actual written date is unknown.

[@ZacCostilla]

The bass player was Charles “Chaz” Chandler. When The Animals broke up, he moved forward with his goal to get into managing and producing. His found first big star playing in Greenwich Village, in NYC, a guy who went by Jimmy James. Chandler signed James Marshall Hendrix to a contract and flew him to London and found a jazz drummer named Mitch Mitchell and a guitarist named Noel Redding to play bass, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed.

[@robertwoods3750]

looking back now it's almost impossible to think that they were considered "long hairs" , you're just looking at it through modern tech. eyes , back then almost all televised performances were lip syniced because everything had to plugged in and there would be cords running everywhere , which was not good for t.v. no fools they were true musicians who wrote ,played and sang their own songs .

[@earlenegillespie317]

This was not a planned session it was spontaneous because their manager told them right then . They literally walked in off the street, recorded it and left so no they didn't have time to set stuff up.

[@linkloudenback8359]

Plus they did have cordless microphones in the eighties even as far back as the seventies. I seen many episodes of The Price is Right. And seen Bob Barker use it several times about the mid seventies.

[@jvsmith7888]

How come you didn't notice there are no power cords on the electric guitars? The lead singer is Eric Burdon. The Keyboard player is Alan Price. The tall guy playing guitar (Chas Chandler) went on to be Jimmy Hendrix's manager. The drummer is John Steel, and the bass player is Hilton Valentine. They may be lip synching for the video, but they actually recorded this in the studio in one take and only used 17 minutes of studio time. The Animals were part of the British Invasion following the Beatles to America.

[@donnac1279]

Sometimes when we love what we do, we become so detailed oriented we loose sight of the big picture. KK please turn loose of all you know and enjoy what's infront of you. Your missing the moment, and that's sad. I understand tho, you naturally compare them to what you know. I remember when the word " video didn't exist normally" it was film, old 8mm home movies and no audio. What we know refer to as videos was born with MTV and technology. What you saw were the crawler stage of "video". They had the "idea" and were accomplishing it the best way they could with what they had. But I understand, that's why BP's old farts try to help you guys understand. I love ya and it's great hearing the old music and seeing your reactions. It make me feel young again😊

[@heartwork8318]

Good catch on the organ, the guitars aren’t plugged in either 😂😂definitely a brothel ❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@maxmacdonald7174]

The concept of a music video back in the early 60's in itself was new. Well calling the old lady the ball and chain.

[@ashleynorris5957]

The guitarist behind the singer is basically the one who discovered Jimmie Hendrix. This classic will never die.

[@kengreen3575]

No, It's the bass player at the back (Chas Chandler) also went on to manage Slade

[@ashleynorris5957]

@@kengreen3575 thank you for the correction, I knew it was one of them lol.

[@jenjenb7634]

My brother in law was in a band. He was the keyboardist and this was one of his favorite songs to play. Back in the 50's and earlier, the ball and chain refers to a woman that a man is hooked up with.

[@winstonsmith3690]

Keyboard player was a great artist in his own right.

[@Songbird-59]

This is one of the first songs I ever learned to sing. My brother always had a band jamming at our house (my Momma was the super cool, though very straight-laced, mom). My brother would bring me up to sing this and White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane) with him. I never grow tired of either of these songs. I was probably 5 or 6.

[@jasonmarshall7572]

None of the guitars are plugged in nor has the lead got a mic so yes it's just a music video you may wanna check them out live instead.

[@onlypaulfear]

the bass player for the animals would later discover jimmy hendrix and bring him to england, help him find musicians for the jimmy hendrix experience and produced their first two albums.

[@robertprochnow2486]

I like how he noticed the keyboards not plugged in but didn't notice the drummer not playing the drums 😂😂

[@mindfuct8862]

Maaaaaaan. To here Krizz do a cover of this Sheeeeeeeeesh

[@kennethv5250]

im really liking your reactions, you have different people on, you listen to different genres of music. keep it up bro.....well the guitarists are walking around without their guitars being plugged in

[@AlfredMeador]

I've got mad respect for both of you for checking out different music then what you are accustomed to and this is the only way we're going to be able to keep this music alive

[@CindiHerriott]

I believe they had to wear suits back then. He’s the first and only person I’ve seen make that observation. This was love TV. Not a “video”. You were made to dress nicely and they didn’t want live performances back then for many reasons. But that absolutely was their recorded hit made by highly talented 20 somethings. And they weren’t animals so much in their early music. But check behind the scenes. They were WILD.

[@GrannyMetalheadTV]

I vote for brothel/gambling house. It's always made the most sense to me. This is definitely a lip-synced video because Eric Burton is WAY more animated when he's singing. There's a B&W video of a live performance of Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood on YT, the sound and audio isn't great but you can still see how great they were live so I highly recommend you check it out. 🤘Rock on, Kelly 🤘

[@rickpat-x9u]

*for **_Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood_** , EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR COVER OF SONG BY SANTA ESMERALDA, (Phillips Studio Version record is over **15:00**) --- about 1/4 of it is used for the snowy sword fight scene in **_Kill Bill I_*

[@eh1702]

In the British version where they picked it up from a folk singer (at the time when folk actually did mean folk sings passed down) there is no doubt at all that it is a whirehouse.

[@rhiahlMT]

This was the first "Rock n Roll" song I remember hearing. My dad was stationed in Germany and we lived in the basement of a German's house for a while. Their son played this song over and over, loudly. Yep, brothel.

[@GrandmaShirley-op4jm]

My sister had a huge record collection. She introduced me to so much good music. This was one of them.

[@chrisautry9479]

I'm just a fan of both of your reaction channels. Also a fan of you guys sharing reactions. Keep it up.

[@jaceywarren1528]

I swear I realized something when Krizz pointed out the unplugged organ, and for the very first time! The guitarists are meandering around the set with the lead singer with electric guitars which are obviously also UNPLUGGED! 🤯

[@EclecticInstinct]

Totally correct. Miming was the thing back on TV in the UK. Until Disco 2 and The Old Grey Whistle Test in the late 60s and beyond. Then they featured genuine live performances. Today its the Jools Holland show.

[@michaelkrummel2071]

The guitars were not plugged in either. I play the song so I know the guitar player was playing the song. The song came out in the 1930s. Some say it's about what the singer wants it to be about. Some say it's about a tavern that stayed open until the sun came up. Rod Stewart did the song before the Animals.

[@cathywethington5913]

Lots of people did this song before the animals, or any other rock band. This song is ancient. The first evidence of its existence in the US date back to the1820's. It came from Europe before that

[@pamb2734]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that notices inconsistencies in videos and tv shows! Before you mention no cable I noticed the light on the power switch wasn’t on!

[@Tarkus_]

Iconic song and great video! It's interesting that your guy noticed the organ wasn't plugged in (which I would have never noticed), but didn't notice that the electric guitars weren't plugged in. Not that any of it takes away from the video. I've always (like for decades) thought it was about a brothel.