SUCH AN OLD SOUL!.. HER FIRST TIME HEARING The Animals House Of The Rising Sun 1964 REACTION

SUCH AN OLD SOUL!.. HER FIRST TIME HEARING The Animals House Of The Rising Sun 1964 REACTION
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[@shannonbennett987]

One of the most enjoyable things I've found in my older years is watching younger people hear all the great music they've missed out on in their lives until now.

[@helenstewart2392]

ABSOLUTELY

[@martinbaker613]

Same 👍🏼

[@Vaticider69]

100% on the money with that....

[@Imightberiding]

It does make me smile a little but it's also difficult to comprehend how most of these kids have never heard so many of the obvious classics until they hear for the first time as young adults & this done through an exercise in reaction not just organic exposure to the songs. Didn't they listen to music while they were growing up? Didn't their parents play their music so their children would know good or bad music or talent when they heard it?

[@theresareynolds3133]

Isn't it great, my 18-year-old grandson loves the music from our time, so does my 10-year-old great granddaughter she calls it grandma's music lol hahahah.

[@debbieyuki7895]

Eric Burden was only 23 when they did this song, he is 80 years old now and can still sing!!

[@blundy6258]

Just read his autobiography “amazing”

[@seankillian5062]

I would love to see them

[@johnathandavis3693]

RIP Hilton Valentine. BRILLIANT GUITAR....

[@rookmaster7502]

Yeah! I went to one of his shows a few years ago, absolutely fantastic.

[@Music--ng8cd]

Not bad for an asthmatic. Would still love to see a duet with him and Tom Jones

[@felixramos3078]

In 1964, the lead singer of the "Animals" was around 23 years old. So, most definitely, an old soul. 👏👏👏

[@christianleroy1329]

19 years old i think

[@keithgoodrick-meech3921]

The keyboard player is Alan Price. A fantastic musical genius, very underated.

[@maineman9447]

"His voice feels like he's lived a thousand lives". Damn, you have such a natural feel for this, Amber.

[@eclecticapoetica]

Totally agree, Amber is so attuned, so perceptive.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Srsly! 👏👏👏

[@davidconner7499]

I was thinking the same thing...Amber is very intuitive. I also like how they picked up how eerie/haunting the song is with the chords and the tone.

[@allieren]

She’s got the perfect vibe for an educator (they both do), but she probably would’ve also made a great musician.

[@Trainwheel_Time]

@@allieren An educator? No thanks. Its bad enough pushing magical nonsense like "old souls" on your own kids. Leave mine out of it.

[@famat161]

As someone recently said, "Back then, if you couldn't sing. you didn't."

[@nicolewilliams3434]

🙌🙌🙌

[@Wellch]

Yoko Ono couldn’t sing but she did it like a cat on heat.

[@delicatefleur]

Except for Yoko and Bob Dylan

[@dawg897]

@@Wellch heck Yoko like a cat. well I have to disagree with you. my cat sounds better than she did.

[@douglassnyder214]

@@Wellch It's like John Lennon said, "Love isn't blind. It's deaf."

[@graebeard6882]

I'm 74 years old and fondly remember this song in my grade 10 year. This song was number 1 for almost 6 months on our city's top chart. Wonderful watching you young folk being mesmerized by this music. As you get older, try listening to all the other types of music out there. At this age, I'm continually trying other music and continue enjoying the music of different ages, countries and styles.

[@vanjalavoie550]

I was watching the Animals' Medley video on MTV. My mother walks by with some laundry and says, "Oh. The Animals," and keeps walking. I think I was a tween at the time. She shocked me.

[@davidpeters3857]

💯❤️

[@thomasbertsch7270]

House of The Rising Sun was a brothel/ gambling House in New Orleans

[@tomm9493]

Hard to believe that young man (Eric Burdon) is now 82. Life goes by so fast.

[@RolandjHearn]

I made the same mistake with "and God I know I've won." He actually says, "It's been the ruin of many a poor boy and God I know I'm one." He is going back to New Orleans to wear the "ball and chain." He is a prisoner of his gambling addiction, just like his father.

[@niccolean]

It’s not a metaphor, a “house” was a place you could go to get a prostitute, drugs or to gamble. Basically, a house of ill repute. This house is called “The Rising Son”, and he’s saying that he’s followed in his father’s footsteps despite trying not to … “one foot on the platform, the other on the train.” Amber I’m with you on believing in old souls. Love and prayers to you both as you wait on Luca.

[@SpuzzyLargo]

And the lyric is not "I won" but: "And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, And, God, I know I'm one."

[@MrJohndrow]

This is a 1930’s song lol

[@timlevis3630]

You must be a Hindu, or how do you have old souls?

[@coffeetalk924]

Interesting! Thank you. Can you explain Hotel California now? Lol

[@louisejohnson6767]

@@timlevis3630 , have you not heard that saying before?

[@georgelogan6515]

The Animals performed this song in our senior assembly before our graduation from high school. I’ll never forget - as soon as they started singing this we all came out of our seats and started dancing! The principal ran across the stage waving his arms to try and get us to sit back in our seats - of course it didn’t work!

[@RebeccaAvalos873]

thta is freaking legendary!!! how amazing you all got to experience that!

[@cspat1]

That is so cool!

[@heatherrelation7917]

This is an incredible story!

[@craigkanning1762]

Wow. I'm envious of that! That would be amazing.

[@RazzleDazz72]

Wow! Wow!!!! 😮

[@Paul-cj1wb]

This is a song whose writer is unknown and has evolved through the ages. But this is, and has always been, by far, the best rendition and composition of it. Ever.

[@davidpeters3857]

💯

[@bobthebear1246]

Oh yeah.

[@johanvanwyk9845]

Eric Burdon was 23 at the time - he is 80 now. What a voice he had. One of my favourites.

[@irishgrl]

I heard he was 17

[@TuttleCapt]

@@irishgrl He was 15 when first sung it, but 23 at the time of the recording.

[@ianwest9105]

And hes from ‘the Toon’, thats the city of Newcastle, in the north east of England..

[@mariandavis7953]

He still has, we saw him a few years back playing in his home town and he was fantastic

[@jamesmcleesh2688]

SAME AGE AS ME, I TOO AM A GEORDIE BORN.

[@owlbuquerqueturkey]

"Don't let me be misunderstood", and "We gotta get out of this place" are two more great Animals songs I think you'd both enjoy.

[@seantreme8772]

Don’t let me be Misunderstood is my favorite!!!

[@Dee-gk6zg]

@@seantreme8772 Same here!

[@mattperegrine873]

Nina Simone's version though for Friday.

[@danhelphrey6260]

Yep, the same songs I would suggest.

[@chetstevens4583]

1st thing in my mind was why do this again when We Gotta Get out Of This Place is still out there unheard.

[@tessatrainor-tr5qj]

Raw vocals pure soul ❤️

[@rondarton4049]

I was 8 years old when this song came out. It's still one of my favorite songs. The organ player just blows this song out . I love that part . It's so awesome to hear it. We had such great music in the 60s, 70's and 80's.

[@sage6336]

Alan price

[@Krzyszczynski]

@@sage6336 He devised the arrangement for this recording.

[@SK-nd7db]

We had the best music!!!

[@lyndacarter4586]

He couldn’t have pulled off this song without the piano player and his talent.

[@LarryNeie-lj7zc]

Alan Price left the Animals early on had a pretty successful solo career. Anyway, this song is one of the first songs I learned to play on my St George electric guitar. I'm 72 now, so wish I had that guitar now in my old age.

[@gloriaault3798]

I'm an 83 yr old female and it is a real kick to me to see you young folk appreciate this great music and I am really seeing it for the first time myself!

[@Valhalrik]

I am 47 my dear the Baby out of 5 20 year gap. Love that we love the same Music!

[@dianewilhite7472]

I'm 71 & love J& Amber. They do a great job. They are hearing & critiquing music they have never heard. Study has been done for alzheimers. Said music is in frontal lobe and helps your brain stay healthier listening TO MUSIC 🎶. MISS 83 AND keep on rocking

[@shizueleighhicks6174]

I’m 70 and I feel the same way. Nice to see the great music of the 1060s appreciated by this lonely couple. And they’ve a nice range that goes back to the 1940s with Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers🖖

[@Gardak100]

Mid 30’s. Raised on this stuff.

[@nz6065]

The House of the Rising Sun can be a metaphor for Sin “ drugs, prostitution etc…where you find yourself waking to daylight in a forbidden place / experience ! Just my suggestion !

[@ruralidiot5533]

No auto tune back then folks this is pure talent

[@richardscanlan3419]

they didn't have auto tune back then? say it ain't so!

[@ernestbivens7088]

It’s a house of ill repute. “whore house”

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Peter Frampton, anyone?

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

Auto tune DOESN'T really help a good singer. It ONLY might make his voice slightly more perfectly in tune all the way through the song but then all the individuality & soul are take OUT of it and it doesn't sound nearly as good. Auto tune is overrated and it ONLY helps a singer with poor intonation to at least get through the song in a half decent way. If someone put an auto tune on this song, you would NOT LIKE it. Trust me

[@angelacoyne6167]

Yes and only because of Hilton Valentine

[@thatgirl6592]

Love the organ on this song. Made it more eerie.

[@bobcline3653]

He was 17 years old when he recorded this.. He grew up on the London Docks, He was small but mighty. MAny guys in the pubs round the way knew you didn't mess with this fiesty and pugnacious little brawler.. This song is a cover for an old southern blues song.

[@andrewspam]

The Hammond organ added so much depth to a lot of songs from this era. The keyboards of today just don't have the same "soul".

[@mongoman635]

The b3 was T

[@billr3654]

Not a Hammond organ of any kind. Vox Continental. very popular in the 60's.

[@nathanwahl9224]

@@billr3654 You can see it!!!

[@jean-pierredevent970]

They say: music is mathematics..and yes, up to a certain point but real art starts where mathematical perfection ends. I think perhaps the old instruments were not perfect and we find that more interesting

[@sandrascott5299]

Yep Alan Price great keyboard player.

[@jjdeeming1616]

I have to say that Alan Price's keyboard skills are grossly underrated, he makes this song just as much as Eric's vocals

[@daistoke1314]

Alan's own band was pretty good.

[@BetterGreta13]

Oh, my God, yes!

[@jedislap8726]

There are rumours that the organ spent 36 years in therapy.

[@writeordie5452]

I love the film Oh Lucky Man! from the 1970s, in which one of Price's solo albums is used. Amazing movie, and amazing album alike - for those who want to explore his keyboard and solo career, that movie and his album used with it is a brilliant starting point.

[@wclark3196]

Man had serious skills.

[@EleanorSmith-ho6bh]

That voice was powerful!

[@tonymuniz1062]

The two of you are bright, beautiful souls. I just love your energy!

[@jenniferjacobs228]

The house of The Rising Sun is a brothel. That is an organ he's playing...brilliantly. it's such a great song and band.

[@friederikemuller3890]

Never liked the male focused versions for this reasons. The ones who are sung from the perspective of the child prostitute are the true versions.

[@johnmcgurn8921]

A Vox Continental to be precise

[@papercup2517]

@@johnmcgurn8921 The sound of the sixties! :-)

[@anthonyfieldhouse9691]

Yeah its a brothel

[@christinegelabert1651]

@@anthonyfieldhouse9691 No, that's a common misconception but it's really not. It was a woman's prison... The prison itself is in Louisiana and it even has a stained glass rising sun above the entrance that's embedded high into the masonry of its archway. 😏❤️😎 #InternationalPrisonerAdvovate37Years #JuvenilesTODeathRow #SCOTUSAppeals32Years #AmnestyInternational28Yrs #PoliticalPrisoners30Yrs #EuropeanCommission22Yrs #WomenOnDeathRow33Yrs

[@markboorman9583]

Amber at the end he’s actually saying the house has been the ruin of many “and god, I know, I’m one”. He didn’t win; he suffered the fate he’s warning others about.

[@anthonydulin8693]

Perfect summarization my friend.

[@MaryEllen10862]

Watching the younger generation enjoying music from eras of the past puts a huge smile on my face watching how much you’s are enjoying the music of the past. You’s two really do have old souls and that is just awesome to watch in your reactions. You’s both give awesome reactions but Amber puts her heart and soul in her reactions. Great reactions from you two.

[@Krzyszczynski]

In an age of 2-minute singles geared to radio play, the four-and-a-half minutes length of this record was something pretty revolutionary. Nothing like it had ever been ventured before. Some stations were reputedly uncertain about playing it in full, but in the end they simply had to yield to force majeure!

[@jayrob280]

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.

[@merrickmixson362]

I think that a good bit of gambling was done there as well, which was common in brothels of the time in that local. Look for the TRUE story behind "Stagger Lee"

[@charlesdavis7461]

I always thought it was a brothel too, but used different words lol

[@rahlohmcdonogh4855]

It was also an opium/hero!€ den!

[@SBQDawn]

also interpreted as an old women's prison that was referred to by that name

[@wendybutler1681]

I always thought it was an opium den.

[@timothyparker4896]

I’m nearly in tears watching beautiful young people really appreciating music from such a creative period of time. You’ve blessed my heart ❤️

[@shoveldoggermafia]

Oh year look at 187 likes besides mine but I am the first to comment on your sweet post.

[@vanjalavoie550]

[@larryfisher5796]

The Guy on the keyboard Wow. I'm 79 that song has always been one of my favorites

[@jonahart777]

Mr Alan Price...One hell of a player..

[@anneliedorman2435]

It's so awsome to see young people listening to the old bands music

[@carolmckay9067]

Ambers spot on, this is an old soul in a young man. Imagine they didn't have auto tune back then. This is his pure voice, Love it 💕💕💕💕

[@reneebush2399]

You can also see how pissed that they are about the fact they are being made to lip sync here though. Similar to Queen or others. They had the musical chops so they HATED IT.

[@ronpotter9810]

They went into the studio & recorded this all in one take. Pretty incredible stuff. Bass player Chas Chandler eventually left the band to manage a guy named Jimi Hendrix.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Yep, and since “House Of The Rising Sun” was recorded in one take, he remained convinced that first take recording was best and multiple takes wasteful.

[@ValexNihilist]

Holy crap seriously? That's incredible. Did not know that. Amazing artists.

[@80HD8]

Jimi who? Jk.

[@sallybannister6224]

Jimi who ? 😂😂😂

[@sopcannon]

@@sallybannister6224 Jimmmmmmmmmmy.

[@jeanpat8946]

A master piece Eric Burdon and the animals !

[@hglick]

Jordan you are absolutely correct!! This song came out when I was about 12 years old and I never really cared too much for it. Today this song is one of my favorites. Over the years this song has increased in value for me as I listen to it.

[@daistoke1314]

The 60's was a magic time for great music. It's wonderful seeing people rediscover it.

[@anthonylovavto3228]

The 60s were a paradox, some of the best music ever during a time of war, conflict and strife!

[@landslave]

The best period of music ever, and will be in our lifetimes.

[@RicoBurghFan]

The House of the Rising Sun is a brothel, and the song was a traditional folk song. The Animals definitely made it their own.

[@xrusted]

It was several things, as several artists wrote their own versions. Check out "What is the House of the Rising Sun?" a great video that outlines the history of this iconic song.

[@John_Chu]

The original song was from the pov of a young woman who’s been forced into prostitution.

[@xrusted]

it's actually impossible to pinpoint the original artist and exact lyrics, but the "Rising Sun" bordello version is the merely the first version that was officially written down, still hadn't had an official artist credited as being the original singer, but the first time it was actually credited to a specific artist was when Clarence "Tom" Ashley put it on vinyl. He recorded the earliest known vinyl recording that still survives today -- this song was about a gambling rambling man's adventures with a casino hotel which was also a tavern / brothel.

[@carolinethompson376]

I heard a version sung by Joan Baez which is very soulful and such a different version.

[@xrusted]

@@carolinethompson376 I LOVE her version!!!!!!!!!!! Such an amazing vocalist.

[@JamesCarson-tm8df]

This song never gets old

[@deb_paolo]

This is what bands looked like in the 60s. Shaggy hair and suits. The first concert I ever attended was the Animals performing at an amusement park in my state. Great sound!

[@kathybwell]

Eric Burdon's voice and his straight-face delivery is legendary, nothing else like it!! More Animal songs: Misunderstood, We Gotta Get Out of This Place. Eric also sang with the band WAR - Spill the Wine, and Tabacco Road.

[@devinerevelations7273]

War was his backup band when he went solo who went out on their own and did quite well.

[@kathybwell]

@@devinerevelations7273 love me some War!!

[@kathybwell]

@@ramrod1752 Sky Pilot - yesss!!

[@kalamazoocarol]

Tobacco Road!!

[@lynnberger6729]

And home cookin

[@kimberlyjenkins725]

We Gotta Get Out of This Place is another great Animals song.

[@TXKafir]

_Please Don't let me be misunderstood_ and _The Girl Can't Help it_ are a couple of my favorites.

[@PedroConejo1939]

We Gotta Get Out of this Place is so raw. Really great.

[@AncientHermit]

@@PedroConejo1939 In this dirty old part of the city, where the sun refused to shine.............................Can't wait for these two to hear how that sounds! LOL ;o) So much more voice to come!

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@AncientHermit Oh yeah.

[@chetstevens4583]

I was thinking why do this again when We Gotta Get out Of This Place is still out there unheard.

[@cdfdesantis699]

Eric Burdon - one of the most powerful male voices in rock 'n' roll. Thanks for your reaction.

[@reanimated]

You can see the moment when Amber is enraptured 💖 And I do believe YOU are an old soul too.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Eric Burden is one of a kind. When you hear him you know it’s him. And you listen. 🔥

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

So True

[@pattyestrada6]

“Misunderstood” should be their next one. Amber you should put The Byrds “Turn Turn Turn (to everything there is a season)” on the list for a good 60’s vibe.

[@jschrauwen]

2nd all of the above.

[@LPikon]

Yep. 'Don't let me be misunderstood' - do it guys, you'll love it.

[@LPikon]

Eric Burdon the Animals - yep. From the north of England. 'For your love' and 'Don't let me be misunderstood' - do it, you'll love it.

[@timothyparsons8327]

It’s My Life…the first single I bought with my pocket money as a nine year old…

[@lynnmack2208]

60’s music is the best! This is one of those songs you NEVER get sick of!

[@georgemartinez7861]

After Eric Burton went solo, he did a song called "Sky Piolet." It's about a military Chaplin giving a sermon to British troops going into battle. There is one part where there are battle sounds, and bagpipes play. The ending of the song is very interesting. This an Eric Burton song you got to hear.

[@KenRoerden]

Sky Pilot is amazing. They also did a killer version of River Deep, Mountain High. You may have already reacted to some of their other classics like We Gotta Get Outta This Place, When I Was Young, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Don't Bring Me Down and It's My Life by now.

[@vincentdarrah]

The Bass player here later discovered Jimi Hendrix and produced his albums. This is a very old song. It was a song popular with hillbillies in Appalachia, it is a folk song, but the most popular version is this one, sped up with a rock sound.

[@joelramsey9639]

He was also manager of Slade until May 1981

[@jeffmorse645]

That explains my grandmother knowing it when my Mom was growing up way back in the Depression. Grandma was from Arkansas and her family was from Tennessee. People made their own music back then and she sang it.

[@betsyduane3461]

This song is about New Orleans. The melody is a traditional English ballad, but the song became popular as an African-American folk song, not Appalachia

[@jeffmorse645]

@@betsyduane3461 It was popular and widely known all over the South, not just with African-Americans.

[@betsyduane3461]

@@jeffmorse645 Says who?

[@thomaswhite3831]

He doesn't say ,"and God I know I've won " he says " and God I know I'm one " ... I love you all listening to the music, that I have listened to my whole life. I am 67 years old, and I find it difficult to comprehend that you all, have never heard of these bands and artists ..I guess it really shows how music of the past, can slip away into darkness to the younger generations . I appreciate you bringing these songs to the front row for younger listeners of your page . Respect .

[@stevejette2329]

Today I met a young Hispanic mama with a 2 year old named 'Layla'. I asked her if it was from Eric Clapton. She had never heard of Eric or the song. She said she listened to only Mexican music.

[@verapena9465]

I agree with Amber old soul coming to mind

[@BonesTheCat]

2:36 The moment it gets you right in the soul. Love it. I'm 50. So this music was my youth from my dad's era. I LOVE watching young people feel these songs.

[@realamerican5813]

The house of the rising sun was another name for a house of prostitution, Man I'm older than dirt lol. Good pick! ROCK ON!! Jeff

[@marilynspaziano9000]

Me too

[@kimbunchalastnames5357]

hi, dirt. i'm older than you, lol

[@evaford8397]

I'm right there with you Real American 58. I used to sing this song while hanging clothes on the clothes line when I was a teenager. That was many years ago!

[@realamerican5813]

@@kimbunchalastnames5357 LOL

[@andrewanderson7683]

Just a bit of history, Chas Chandler the bassist in the Animals went from being a band member in 1966 to being a talent scout, during his final tour with the Animals saw a young talented guitarist who went by the name of Jimmy James playing in a New York Cafe. Long story short Chas invited him to come to England and play, Jimmy James agreed and when he went to England he changed his name from Jimmy James back to his real name Jimmy Hendrix, and the rest, as they say, is history.

[@richardbarnard9110]

and then went on to manage Slade..

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

Jimmy Hendrix the guitar God. 🎸

[@guillocrease]

Not exactly classified information,

[@andrewanderson7683]

@@guillocrease nobody said it was! However we are probably all not as smart as you and who know everything, nobody has ever told you anything you didn’t already know, I’m sure🥴

[@guillocrease]

@@andrewanderson7683 correct!

[@user-qp9cf6ev3p]

Our Teen Choir at church used to sing Amazing Grace to the music of this song. It worked out perfectly and was so awesome!

[@user-ej3co7sk1b]

This tune brings out the meaning of Amazing Grace.

[@lizzieh5284]

Im 66 and have loved the Animals and this song since I first heard it when I was 6 years old. Even at that young age I recognised their talent. Eric Burden was in his teens. His maturity is astonishing. I feel so privileged to have grown up in the UK in the 60s and 70s with such wonderful music and such talented musicians. It is lovely to see younger people like yourselves discovering the music of my youth. Thank you for your channel.❤😊

[@frankmarcia5956]

Eric Burden was one great lead singer his range is unreal.

[@lbd-po7cl]

House of the Rising Sun is in fact a very old traditional song which has versions going back centuries. The version The Animals sang was first recorded back in the 1920s. Everybody tends to think of this as a contemporary song, but it actually has a very long lineage. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun Eric Burden's an amazing singer, and the Animals have a great catalogue of music to dig into.

[@jhfit]

They had a rep for being above musicians even then. You can tell this a song for the ages.

[@terereynolds698]

I’m going to be 65 this summer, I was lucky enough to grow up hearing all this great music, The Animals were more popular than The Beatles at one time. Eric Burden has such a strong powerful voice, he like draws you in. The organist is one of the best in the music world

[@jillybrooke29]

I'm 66 I feel the same. I loved this song

[@corvus1374]

You should watch Spill the Wine, that a slightly older Eric Burdon did with the band War.

[@JN-lx9yj]

I'll second this. Would definitely recommend the live version... it's a good time

[@lyriasfaves]

YES!!!

[@jasonnc80]

Song has it all! War is great....flutes, organ, harmonica, think yall would dig it. And Eric really lets loose lol

[@calder027]

Absolutely, and I would add you should do the live performance!

[@dannyworten5876]

I was going to mention spill the wine if no one else did

[@cmsrick]

Lead singer’s name is Eric Burden. Try “We Gotta Get Our of this Place”

[@tonydagostino6158]

Burdon

[@DianaJG8]

Rick - change our to Out... 😊 (just hit edit. 👍)

[@karlsmith2570]

He also sang lead vocals for War as well He's the lead vocalist on the song "Spill The Wine"

[@paulineharris5701]

In 1963 I went to a pub in Stafford and they sang this and still love it

[@gerritvalkering1068]

the music in this song always feels like it's pushing me. Other music grabs me, mesmerizes me or commands my attention, but this is one of the few songs that makes me feel a bit anxious, as if I'm being chased. The voice cutting through it works perfectly with that, screaming a warning and lamenting over mistakes made.

[@gregp9350]

Very well put. I concur.

[@tammyclay62]

Haunting

[@ajaxfernsby491]

The line about wearing that "ball and chain" was the only metaphor, a reference to addiction to drinking, gambling and sex in a house of ill repute. There are many stories about real brothels and gambling houses that may have been the inspiration for this song in its current incarnation but one thing is clear, The Animal have immortalized it.

[@swfcocs1]

It could also be heroin, the rising sun is definitely a reference to the east...

[@davidhohn9106]

The term 'ball and chain' came from the iron ball and chain prisons made convicts wear when working outside the prison walls.

[@swfcocs1]

@@davidhohn9106 it's also a very common expression for whatever you're addicted to, in my years as a heroin addict it was often called your ball and chain or the monkey on your back

[@ajaxfernsby491]

@david Hohn, this is true. That's why it is such a good metaphor for a heavy burden to bear.

[@stoneshack2000]

Meaning of House of the Rising Sun. It was the Orleans Parish women's prison". Bizarre New Orleans, a guidebook on New Orleans, asserts that the real house was at 1614 Esplanade Avenue between 1862 and 1874 and was said to have been named after its madam, Marianne LeSoleil Levant, whose surname means "the rising sun" in French.

[@iarocks44]

I think you have put together two theories into one, neither have been proven. There is a version that says it was a women's prison by Dave Van Ronk. However, the other one that it was a brothel and thus named after the Madam Marianne LeSoleil Levant. That's kind of the charm of the song is that no one has ever been able to be specific. And there are 3 potential locations further adding to the mystery including the one you referenced in the Bizarre New Orleans guidebook. It has also been covered quite a few times over the years but this is by far the best.

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

That's one version..... this is a mix of lyrics.... it's also supposed to have been either a whore house or gambling den.

[@oakvick]

Eric Burdon of course is the lead singer. Check out his live version of “One More Cup of Coffee... Before I Go 1976” and the 1974 Version of “Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood 1974”. Both are awesome. Your brains will be on another realm while listening. Great job!

[@tamiw.166]

"Eerie" is a great reaction! I remember hearing this on the radio when it came out. Eric Burden's voice is perfect, and his live performance is chilling. perfection.

[@art2736]

Check out War: Spill the Wine. Burdon is the lead singer in that.

[@chrisblack1119]

They will love Spill The Wine.

[@DianaJG8]

Good one! ❤🔥

[@Yumm...]

And definitely do the live performance !!

[@Wrangzilla]

Definitely!!

[@dougieyou]

Eric still has that voice even today,so unique and the bass player was the guy who discovered Hendrix. You gotta do "Spill the Wine" by War (Eric was the singer)... great tunes by the Animals "San Fransisco Nights" or "Sky Pilot"

[@salishseaartsfoundation]

"Spill The Wine" seems like such an odd departure for Eric Burden but the truth is he'd already made a life in America with a few very good pop hits under his belt. Unleashing the band War is, IMO, the best favor he did us after The Animals. And yeah...do "Spill The Wine'!!!

[@giannag4581]

I love Sky Pilot!

[@JeansDolls]

Spill the wine is my husband’s favourite

[@vampgrl79]

Spill the wine is a fantastic song!!

[@giannag4581]

@@vampgrl79 I loved Eric Burdon with War. I was in high school probably a sophomore and had the album Eric Burdon Declares War it was my favorite album. Spill the Wine, Tobacco Road, I had a dream, so good! 😊

[@BoutTime73]

Eric Burden singing is one of my favorites from back then.

[@user-fg9ny4hk4d]

Amber you have the blessing. Enjoy and Share

[@topgazza]

Just a unique voice and a band packed full of talent. The 60s really were special. Then there were The Beatles…. From The Animals Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

[@judecameron6943]

And the rolling stones Dave dee dozy beeky mick & tich Herman & hermits Freddie & dreamers Bee gees Kinks Beach Boys The doors To name but a few

[@topgazza]

@@judecameron6943 Oh yes

[@Wolverines77]

Do not forget "Sky Pilot"...

[@judecameron6943]

@@Wolverines77 there's so many Chris those are the groups I could remember off the top of my head

[@pal4204]

We Got to Get Out of this Place brings me back to the last day of Jr. High School. We had an assembly, some of my classmates had a band and the principal let them perform at the assembly. That is one of the songs that they sang, it was the last song that they sang! What a way to send us off to High School!

[@matthewteague623]

His voice and singing style reminds me a LOT of John Fogerty. He ain't singing, he' SANGIN'.

[@robertveach80]

Hi guys , I'm 70 years old. First time I heard them was 67. They blew me away!

[@stevejette2329]

Born in 1947, was 7 when Elvis was on the Ed Sullivan show, high school 1961-1965, college and Nam thru 1973... I am SO GLAD for the music of all those years !!!

[@bobdelp2023]

A COUPLE MORE ANIMALS CLASSICS: WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE, DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD :) HUGE HIT THAT WAS

[@chrisgreise2006]

The raw power of the music is incredible. Eric's voice is amazing

[@duncanmckeown1292]

Alan Price on keyboard, let's not forget! A genius!

[@TC-qd1zw]

From my home Town of Newcastle upon Tyne. Seen them loads at the local night club. Great band. Come on you Geordies, your from Gods Country.

[@dennystewart3238]

I grew up on this music and am so glad to see this generation appreciate real talent.

[@joegarza4869]

I am truly glad you guys are expanding your minds , I only wish that you guys could have grown in a time where music wasn't so segregated , like I grew up in and boomers before my generation. You guys are doing your generation an in valuable service

[@alanlittle9352]

And ours.

[@carolinethompson376]

I grew up in the 80s but I had the soundtrack of my Mam's record collection of music from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Its given me such an appreciation of the music of that time, which speaks to me more than a lot of modern music.

[@joegarza4869]

@@carolinethompson376 yeah me too I was born in the late 70s

[@AncientHermit]

Oh, you just reminded me - "Expand your mind" Lonnie Liston Smith - Cosmic Echoes, Great track from a great album - that would make for an interesting track reaction for our lovelies, once they got the "training wheels" off their music mobile! Maybe a month or two before they are quite ready for that sort of stuff I suspect. Fusion only works well if you know roughly what is being fused together :o) LOL

[@markbell4982]

So what you are saying is that you want them to be old folks like us. Hell, I'll be glad to trade with one of them. I enjoyed growing up in the 60's and 70's but I'd also like to be able to walk more than a few steps without limping again.🤣

[@dang2226]

Glad the younger generation is loving this real talent. These guys were Amazing!

[@tim.timothy.brennan]

Tell you a story when one night 'The Animals' were doing a gig in Wembley near London back in 60's the mic broke down with no pa 'Eric Burdon just threw the mic & stand to the side and just carried on singing. His voice being so powerfull just projected out over music and you could hear him even if you were at the back of the hall! (guess though that wouldn't work in a stadium) All best!

[@dorothystorry1733]

Eric Burdon is great ! Love his vocals..

[@jamess29]

I love when Amber raises her hands in celebration. It shows pure joy, something in very short supply nowadays. God Bless Amber!!

[@cintilanteatelier]

Essas antigas são lindas demais, amo

[@drhyshek]

I had goosebumps watching her face. I felt what she was feeling!

[@xtrememarine169]

Eric Burden, lead singer of the Animals collaborated with a group called WAR years later and produced the song "Spill The Wine" There is a COW BELL!

[@woodysthoughts4032]

Yes, but not nearly enough. We need more cow bell!

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

Hope they do the live video of that one!

[@Elerad]

The Animals are an interesting and rather sad story. One of those situations where young, creative people aren't very good at business or relationships, unfortunately. In their heyday, The Animals were one of the top bands in both the US and the UK. We're talking near-Beatles levels of fame and popularity. House of the Rising Sun was actually the tune that knocked the Beatles off their perch atop the charts. Unfortunately, there were some major problems. They were touring like crazy, working their tails off, but not really making any money. This, it turns out, is because Alan Price (the keyboardist) had all the contracts for House of the Rising Sun in his name, so he was taking all the royalties, while the other band members were getting nothing. Chas Chandler (the big bassist) was getting fed up with the lack of money, and when he discovered a talented young guitarist named Jimmi Hendrix playing in a night club, he became the man's manager and quit the band. He went on to be a talented manager and talent scout until his untimely death in the mid nineties. Eric Burdon (the lead singer) became great friends with Hendrix, and was utterly devastated by Hendrix's death, which further harmed his relationships. John Steele, the drummer, left the band to start his own, but he named his new band The Animals, which caused all kinds of confusion and problems for the two groups when they were touring. When he refused to change it in any way, Eric Burdon and Hilton Valentine (the lead guitarist) severed contact with him. They now speak only through their lawyers, which Eric jokingly said makes conversation awfully expensive. Price went on to a successful solo career, but refused to share any of the profits from House of the Rising Sun with the other band members. In the early eighties at a reunion, Burdon spoke with Price and offered to bury the hatchet, forget the past, and move forward as long as Price as willing to share all future royalties with the rest of the band. Price told him to go pound sand. The two have not spoken since. Only Burdon and Valentine maintained a friendship, and still worked together from time to time, but Valentine sadly passed early this year. Burdon had a successful career after The Animals, particularly with the funk band, War, but his time with The Animals was marked with a lot of heartbreak and conflict.

[@melissamartin3770]

Thanks for this very interesting deep dive into the behind the scenes stuff. I knew Chas had become Hendrix's manager but had no idea Alan Price had done that to his bandmates. What a travesty!

[@zickafoose]

Price was such a jerk. He ruined it for this wonderful band!

[@jarekjaro3981]

thank you

[@ElledieWildAndFree]

I thought he was a nicer person than that, it's not nice when your heroes are not who you thought they were

[@filmsensei]

Holy crap, never knew all that! How incredibly sad and frankly soulless of Alan Price. How can you do that to your teammates? Wow.

[@cathernann]

I saw Eric and The Animals at our local casino about 6 years ago. They were fantastic. Wonderful wonderful show. Sorry to say Bowie had just left and happily for me they did Sky Pilot with Major Tom and that made it special. Eric's voice was still great. The band was terrific.

[@Cherylbottorff-iv9by]

Eric Burdon is still living at 81. He’s on Facebook. I’ve been in love with him since this song came out 😂😂😂

[@puupilo96746]

"The House of the Rising Sun" is a house of ill repute. Brilliant song.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Actually that's the rumor but in fact it's a debtor's prison. The key mube here is "spend your Iives, in sealed misery..."

[@puupilo96746]

@@cherylhulting1301 Wow !!! I had no idea. Thanks for enlightening me Cheryl. Have a great day.

[@062241kdp]

@@cherylhulting1301 sorry, it is about a brothel, “. . . in sin an’ misery” not “sealed”. See the song with lyrics written out.

[@williamwarlick3497]

Absolutely obvious!

[@TranShar]

Also this WONDERFUL version of the song is the male version. Earlier recordings of the song it is from the point of view of a woman

[@RicoBurghFan]

The organist is the great Alan Price, who's a big part of what made this special.

[@Davey-Boyd]

I didn't know that! Thank you

[@John_Chu]

O lucky man...to hear Alan play that Vox Continental like a dream.

[@stanlanier7640]

He is also the reason The Animals broke up.

[@toodlescae]

That man could play an organ like nobody's business.

[@dougieyou]

yes he was a great part of them and I still listen to his "Oh Lucky Man" soundtrack, it's awesome.

[@davidscholtz3088]

With this song the melodies itself was way off the charts and for it's time it was performed beautifully thru and thru till the very last note was delivered

[@keithsmith6553]

Alan Price was always a genius on the keyboard!

[@BlunderMunchkin]

No matter how many times I hear this song it still always gives me goosebumps.

[@gdok6088]

This was the first single I ever bought - I stood in front of the record player (sounds so ancient now!) and listened to it again, again and again... It still gives me goosebumps and makes my soul tingle.

[@xarisstylianou]

Most songs in my era were largely RB or what we used to black music (sorry !!!!! Not races) Look at the Rolling stones

[@arphod]

I think it sounds evil. In a good way. Witchy.

[@charlesvaughn2192]

their song "We Gotta get Out of This Place" was a major anthem thru my time in Vietnam-everybody could sing along to it because everybody knew the words.

[@alienone6854]

I am soooo thankful that my 19 y.o. appreciates my music, I am an old man, she loves The Doors, The Animals, The Guess Who, Aerosmith, Buffet.... etc...

[@johnbaldock6353]

I Love watching young people discovering new music.🇬🇧❤