The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun (1964) *DayOne Reacts*

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[@johndalley1288]

One of the greatest songs ever Anglia. It is so timeless and still holds its own to songs of any age.

[@johndalley1288]

And Eric Burdon's voice just kills this song

[@jamesalexander5623]

This is the Best Version of a Very Old Song!

[@Isleofskye]

Anglia really enjoyed it...

[@Kerppu68]

John Dalley They are from Northumberland not from Anglia

[@Sp33gan]

The song is a very old Blues/Folk traditional that possibly originated in England with different lyrics, though a similar theme. It was being performed in the US as early as the 1850s. It's been recorded by several artists before The Animals, including Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, and Bob Dylan. During the huge Folk music movement in the UK (they called it Skiffle) of the late 1950s, Lead Belly's large catalogue of music was heavily mined by the acts of the day. Most likely, this is where The Animals heard it and adapted it into their Blues Rock style. The House of the Rising Sun is basically, a brothel, and the song has also been sung as a warning to young girls that it's not a place to end up. In this case, the House has been frequented by the person in the song and has led him down a path of ruin and self-destruction. It's exactly the right sounding song for The Animals, reflecting their early life growing up in the coal based area of their native Newcastle. A hard life that led them to their love of the Blues and their 'growly' sound. I'm glad you like this song, Angela. It's a classic, for sure! One of The Animals' best tracks ♥

[@RoadDoug]

You just blew my mind!

[@newmusicapp.-ff1or]

I didn't know they were from Newcastle, Northeast UK.. I knew of some coal mining but only briefly, for they didn't talk about it to much. Know a days I hear the men traveling out of town for work and then returning back to their homes. Like a lot of small towns in the U.S. I hear there is a singer by the name of Courtney Hadwin in those neck of the woods and she is starting to brew things up.

[@arjaylee]

One legend says that the House of the Rising Sun was a brothel in New Orleans. It's a traditional Folk song

[@joeelias8388]

You’ve just reacted to one of the greatest performances in history great choice!

[@rhwinner]

The bass player Chas Chandler ended up being Jimi Hendrix's first producer in England....

[@craigkavanaugh542]

I'm SO tired of people saying that the "House of the Rising Sun" refers to a brothel....I lived in New Orleans. It was the old New Orleans JAIL that faced east ! The line "I'm goin' back to New Orleans to wear that BALL & CHAIN." explains the it !

[@ricknbacker5626]

The Animals recorded this song in 1 live take. Alan Price plays a Vox Continental electric piano/organ giving the song its haunted house quality. This song was also the first British Invasion song to reach #1 on the Billboard charts in 1964 not written by Lennon and McCartney. Cheers, RNB

[@wgdavis5353]

Hi Mr. Rick.. ♠W.G.

[@ricknbacker5626]

@@wgdavis5353 As I live and breath! How are you doing wg D? All good on my end, except for the 4 months of nearly nonstop rain in SF Bay area.😡 I hope all is well with you my friend, Rick

[@wgdavis5353]

@@ricknbacker5626 I am bout the same.. They just changed my Heart meds.. Yea, I have seen that it has rained a little on the Left coast..

[@ricknbacker5626]

Glad to hear you are staying on top of your ticker meds. That is very important. A little rain!!! I wish. I've started building an Ark!!

[@DaveBartlett]

You will, of course, have noticed that Alan Price's Vox Continental has been relocated for the closing bars; you might not though have noticed Hilton Valentine (guitar) attempting to conceal his amusement just prior to that. That's because, since this performance was itself recorded in a single take, Price was required to relocate his equipment and himself while he was off camera, and he actually took a tumble during his movement and fell to the floor. He recovered though, and managed to be in postion for his final appearance on camera. I'm sure the comedic value of the incident was appreciated by the rest of the band, but only Valentine found difficulty in concealing his amusement.

[@tomgould3475]

It's a song of a person who lives a life always on the move. Gambling, drinking, and always restless. He knows it's a bad life, but he's stuck.

[@user-DrJoe-Future]

The House of the Rising Sun is an iconic award winning song of 1964 by "The Animals." When I first heard this on the radio (I was 14), everything stopped. Everyone stopped talking and listened. It was number #1 at the top of British, American, and Canadian charts for weeks. The Animals are a British Group, and the song apparently has roots in Great Britain folk music and American folk music. It has been studied and investigated by many, and no definitive answer was found on its true genesis or meaning. However, it does have a commonly accepted meaning but with no solid foundation. It sounds like a gambling and drug house that has led to the downfall of many.

[@58andyr]

Not bad for a few youngsters from Newcastle, England. The sad thing is they split up too soon!

[@arnoldcox9128]

The organ adds so much to this song and his voice was fantastic in my opinion

[@JBiggs54442]

The voice of an old soul.

[@mikefetterman6782]

This is 1964, a couple months after the Beatles made it here. Their management made them get Beatle haircuts and Beatle suits to capitalize on the Beatles success. 3 months later, the Rolling Stones came over.

[@Isleofskye]

lol

[@lechatel]

The Animals management was the achilles heel. All the band were great, very tight, and superbly different sound. The vocalist was the best singer of all the new groups. Musically they were a cut above. But the manager was a crook and he ripped them off and sowed divisions in the band as well. Worked them like dogs, which meant they striggled to get the energy to progress with the writing they had planned, then 'invested' their money in a series of dodgy schemes which meant they were completely conned. That manager did the exact same thing to Hendrix. He ruined a lot of talent.

[@jamesalexander5623]

You should really check out "Walk Away Renee" by the Left Banke.

[@beatledad]

the bass player...the tall guy chaz chandler took an unknown jimi hendrix to britton and put his group together and managed jimi for many years

[@no2all]

The great voice of British blues-style vocalist, Eric Burdon. Other hits with the Animals include "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Sky Pilot." In the late 60's, Burdon also performed with the funk rock group War out of the Bay Area in California. Two memorable songs from that time are "Spill the Wine" and "Tobacco Road."

[@ebooboo6784]

Wow I didn't know he sang with WAR

[@toddhutchins2492]

Nights in White Satin freaks me out, too. The poem at the end used to terrify me when I was a kid.

[@gsprings43]

that house sounds like a baaaaad place

[@simonpoole2333]

The Animals were a band from the North East of England

[@richhahn2443]

This came out the same year the Beatles were singing I Want to Hold Your Hand to little girls.

[@robertlear2735]

The lyrics say “ I’m going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain. An iron ball was attached to prisoners to keep them from escaping so wearing a ball and chain meant he was going to prison.

[@MARTIN-bd7gm]

Fun fact for you the guitarist Chas Chandler the tall one here discovered and managed the great Jimi Hendrix.... True .

[@gilshows4660]

Yeah that’s a euphemism for a brothel. Believe it or not, Eric Burdon is a real rocker, he helped kick of the group War, an Afro Cuban funky as it gets band ! Early 70s, can’t miss if you’re funk/ blues/ inclined.

[@quixote6942]

This... Kinights in White Satin... Palisades Park (you have the Organ and the Screams in the background)... By Halloween you're going to have a Spooky Playlist for the entire night with no repeats!

[@chrisnicol1644]

Hello, Angela... Good choice... Bob Dylan also recorded a version of House of The Rising Sun...

[@garyarnett1220]

So did Woody Guthrie in the 50's

[@greg2976]

I'm surprised that you haven't reacted to this song by now.

[@joelbusald6416]

I've always thought it was a " House of Ill repute"

[@nevillehill5210]

Fricken awesome then & always will be

[@wdrewjr]

It sounds like Hotel California makes people feel when they find out its history

[@kenwelch198]

The walking around during the song is reminiscent of the funeral marches done in New Orleans

[@hongfang2348]

I always thought House of the Rising Sun referred to a place of prostitution, gambling, drinking.

[@newtonbandeira3888]

And it is. A prostitution hpuse.

[@richardvandeursen2395]

The other song you were thinking of where the organ freaked you out was Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum.

[@rk41gator]

Animals were huge. They had a 'bad boys' image and did unusual music back in the day.

[@richardhinman3046]

In a 1930's recording of this song, (sung by a woman), it's from the perspective of a prostitute working at a brothel in New Orleans. "Mothers tell your daughters not to do what I have done. Spend your life in sin and misery, in the House of the Rising Sun".

[@allendesalme197]

You have never heard this song? One of the most covered and famous songs. The House is a bordello.

[@dimitrisnikoloulis4071]

Eric Burdon and his damn strong voice. That song is timeless.

[@BC-ui9yt]

"I know you guys will let me know what it's about". Kinda chuckled, as this song has been studied and debated for years. The origin and meaning are ambiguous, at best. I looked around the interwebz once a few years back. I think I found 17 versions of this song by different artists.

[@blackdog9951]

Also gives off some doom carnival “Doors”vibes.

[@xiurong888]

This is one of the song's every garage band played in the 69's. I know I did as a drummer.

[@scottyhotty1003]

Great song made when I was born..lol but i remember its haunting lyrics. " And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's all drunk" Great pick again!!!

[@scottbaldwin7133]

one of the most popular songs ever wrote

[@davescurry69]

It's a testimony to the brilliance of that performance as to how well that has aged nearly 60 years after it was recorded. In one take.

[@richardmartin9565]

It was a great song in 1964 too. I take it as a house if ill-repute

[@letitbesummer6536]

It doesn’t matter how many times I hear this song but it haunts me and moves me every single time. It is so amazing. Great reaction. And yea, your thinking is right. House of debauchery

[@ianlove1215]

Excellent keyboards by Alan Price

[@johnclement4158]

Angela, if you want another shot at The Animals, try their lesser known song, "I'm Crying." That starts off with a bang and gets you rolling right away. Use the original version rather than a cover.

[@ThomasKnip]

One haunting song. Eric Burdon's voice is insane.

[@michaelpoore8368]

The drummer is cool. Chewing gum and keeping time all at the same time.

[@ronaldolson6210]

That man sure can play the keyboards

[@numbersasaname2291]

Next time you go to NOLA, stop by "Pat O'Brian's" for their dueling piano song requests. In the time it takes you to drink a couple of their famous Hurricanes, you will hear this song dozens of times. (So I have been told. 😇)

[@ernestbrooks8798]

Classic song. Played in the movie Casino!!

[@roydownes2458]

the ferocity of the organ solo still grabs me after all these years. bob dylan remarked that the animals doing "the old new orleans whorehouse song in rock" convinced him to pick up an electric guitar. the third guy in the parade, playing the base, was chas chandler, who later managed jimi hendrix.

[@rafaelrivera9508]

Great reaction... one ofvthe best songs of all time...

[@christianmattison6096]

Fab Gear has a good history on this song.

[@Harpo.jr70]

Classic song , by a classic band. Great selection .

[@daren7889]

Baby Boomer here! I was 10 years old when this song came out! I lived it then and now that I am much older, I still love this song! 🥰🥰🥰Eric Burdon music is fantastic! Hard to believe he is British, he sounds very Southern/ New Orleans! 🤔🥰🥰🥰🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲💙💙💙🌲🌄🌲

[@newmusicapp.-ff1or]

Not with that accent. I hear British all the way through.

[@ptournas]

This song has a long history as others have mentioned. It was usually sung as a two chord dirge and sometimes with three chords. Their were variations in the words, but they all tell the same story. In the early sixties a folksinger named Dave Van Ronk created a 5 chord arrangement of the song. Dave was well known around Greenwich Village and mentored many of the up and coming folksingers of the early 60's. One was Bob Dylan, who Dave let live at his house when he first came to the village. He taught Dylan some of the songs he played, including House of the Rising Sun. After getting his own apartment and a recording contract Dylan began recording his first album. He ran into Dave on the street and said he'd like to use Dave's arrangement of House of the Rising Sun on his first album. Dave said he'd like him to wait, because he was also cutting his first album and wanted to cut it himself. Dylan said oh, sorry it's already in the can. Dylan's album sold well in England and a few bands recorded the song, copying the same 5 chord progression that Dylan copied from Dave Van Ronk. Eric Burdon said he got the song from hearing Alan Price's band do it. But Hilton Valentine, the Animals' guitarist said they learned it from the Dylan version and "I just played the Dylan chords using arpeggios". Of course the Animals did change it into a great rock version with the added instruments. The funny part of the story is Dave said he was upset with Dylan at first, but they remained friends.. But he stopped doing the song at gigs for a while because he got tired of people coming up to him and saying "can you do that Dylan song, House of The Rising Sun?", but then he thought it was funny after the Animals' version came out and people would go up to Dylan and ask "can you do that Animals song, House of the Rising Sun?". 😂

[@MrBudcole]

David Gates "Goodbye Girl". It's poetry!

[@michaeldavid6284]

I think the best word to describe that organ play is...manic.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Besides being a great song and performance, every kid for decades who was learning guitar struggled to learn the chords to this song until they got it lol. Plus they were arpeggios with the guitar pick...if you didn't do it just right, it didn't sound like the House of the Rising Sun. Great exercise in learning to change your fingers fast for each chord and flat pick accurately. The Animals were top musicians, listen to that organ player, Alan Price..."the Price is Right" lol. They were R and B based, edgier than the Beatles and had big hit records BEFORE the Rolling Stones did, were a tighter band than the Rolling Stones at the time. Eric Burdon was one fine vocalist, had a distinct unmistakable sound. The Beatles knew them well while in London in the early days like about 1963, but their music was so totally opposite even though the Beatles could R and B as good as anyone if they wanted to, but chose pop rock, made it big and opened , no, kicked down the door for British groups like the Animals to make t big in America.. This song I believe was about prison....Try We Gotta Get Out of This Place...a social commentary song.

[@greenbeatsred]

I remember growing up we watched The Animals perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. They were big time. Later the singer Eric Burdon got together with War and had a very popular song called "Spill the Wine".

[@wgb_jd]

You nailed it. A house of debauchery. Gambling (he said his father was a gambler), drugs, booze, prostitution, etc. The song has a funeral dirge vibe to it.

[@MrHalfastvw]

My favorite song of all time ….

[@cameronstestingart794]

If you gravitate to songs that make you uncomfortable, Check out Iron Butterfly and their song “In-a-Gadda-Davida”. once while drunk. it was all slurred, thus: in-a-gadda-da-vida. after they sang it like that they liked it. now it is always sung like that

[@MoonChild-1994]

Angela, don't forget about creepy Whiter Shade of Pale 🤣 I agree though very eerie mystical vibe, love it!

[@mikeb3172]

Elvis said true rock & roll is church, rhythm, and blues... you can see that in this as well. I think it's generalised so more people can relate. Father being in "sincere misery".

[@nenabowers6813]

This is a very old song, first recorded, I believe in 1933. It is about a bordello, gambling house. Listen to some of tge female covers. Even Dolly Parton did a great one. It is great to see younger generations (I grew up with these songs) listen and enjoy also.

[@MOS650]

Check him out when he joined the band War - Spill The wine Live ( The Beat Club) He killed it.

[@LS-wn5cd]

"The House Of The Rising Sun”, dates back to the 19th Century. It is a traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues"."House of Rising Sun" was said to have been known by American miners in 1905. The oldest published version of the lyrics is that printed by Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925, in a column titled "Old Songs That Men Have Sung" in Adventure magazine. Some of the lyrics in some version - "If you go to Lowestoft, and ask for The Rising Sun, There you'll find two old whores and my old woman is one. 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. Interesting story, there was a dispute between the group and Alan Price (organ/keyboard player) over the royalties from the smash hit House of the Rising Sun. Although the song is an old traditional American folk song, it was Price who was credited with the royalties from The Animals version.

[@wagonmaster1974]

First song I learned on a guitar. Classic! Pity they wouldn't let the boys do it live. Didn't even have cords hooked up to their electric instruments!

[@dr.strangelove7788]

In the 60s they had to be cryptic of course in songs meanings. The house is a brothel.

[@thefoss5387]

A very old blues song of forgotten origins. Your feelings of "Red Light District" is correct. Tonally, this one couldn't be further from the Moody Blues' love song, Nights In White Satin...

[@johnwelsh6065]

A Geordie, that is a Newcastle Band from the early 1960s. Chas Chandler, the Bassist, went on to promote Jimi Hendrix in the UK, and hence to international immortality!

[@jorgemarquez7281]

It is a cult song for the generation of the 60s and those that followed. A song that tells a story of so many. It remains in time and in the memory of those of us who still enjoy it. ⏳

[@chetstevensq]

Love the look on he guitarist face as they near the end and he knew Eric crushed that vocal. The subtle bow at the end speaks to the difference of musicians in the 60s and now. Eric Burden went on to sing with a group called WAR and had a huge hit called Spill the Wine.

[@tonyporenshenko425]

Love this song

[@esmeraldapooner751]

I didn't expect that reaction, I never taught of this song as creepy. I always just taught of this song as a sixty song.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Pretty much a debut hit for Eric Burdon and the Animals. This is a hand me down version of a much older song usually sung from the POV of a woman where the Rising Sun was a house of ill repute. This version makes mention of gambling, so - who knows. The Animals with vocalist Eric Burdon, were a part of the British Invasion. And while many of those bands were a flash in the pan, The Animals enjoyed greater popular longevity. Eric Burdon was a student of American blues, and the band did covers of Bo Diddly and Mississippi John Hurt and other bluesmen's songs. Burdon later solo'd and partnered with the funk/jazz band,War. They made good music into the 80's. 'Worth checking out more.

[@rondpert5167]

The tall guy on the bass guitar, is Chas Chandler, who went on the manage Jimi Hendrix.

[@user-ld5xt3vx5m]

I love the Animals they are great

[@vicprovost2561]

The great Eric Burdon and company, this is a legendary track and a huge hit. It was a signature song for him even after leaving the Animals. For more classic stuff try Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood or It's My Life, those songs are part of the vibe of the 60s and my youth. Enjoy! 🔉🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@Steve52344]

It's about a "whoehouse," and this guy was hooked.

[@crsounddoctor4937]

Hi Angela, This song is what you would call "hauntingly-good!!!" Creepy but with a positive message of warning!!!

[@jpoptop]

The singer had a voice way beyond his years.

[@cynergy4]

I always amazed me that voice coming out of someone who looks like a kid! Love Eric Burdon!

[@wagonmaster1974]

He was pretty young - like 23. Did have a baby face for his age...

[@starman2337]

Add Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper" to your creepy song playlist.

[@andrewmadeloni7173]

Eric Burdon with War, "Spill the Wine"...😉

[@stephenwakeman6638]

It is from his album Breakaway.

[@swampfizz]

just a classic top song of all time..Love Eric Burden..have seen him a few times at small venues at a great affordable price

[@ccth22]

Angela their impact on modern music was immense. Bruce Springsteen said they were his inspiration and Alan Price is in my opinion the father of rock and roll organist.

[@daren7889]

Reminders me of the Don Knott's comedy The Ghost And Mr. Chicken! October song for sure! 🤗🎃🎃🎃👻👻

[@kevinstewart449]

All your guesses about what the "House" was ... yeah probably. Great song. A request - Love Is All Around by The Troggs.

[@billofalltrades2633]

One of my favorite bands, he has such a great voice, my favorite song by them is Don't let me be misunderstood.

[@edjasper92]

Great reaction, Angela. You are correct in the house being a place of prostitution, gambling, etc…

[@tmr626]

DayOne and commenters, have you ever heard of the '70's group "Santa Esmeralda?" They do two great Animal songs that were turned into very long disco dance songs. Look for: 1) House Of The Rising Sun (14:58 full version). 2) Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Full Version) which runs 16:05 min.) Enjoy dancers!)

[@tayclarets]

A great song Angela. Brings back many great memories. Thank you..

[@wolf762x51]

This is the most accepted updated version, but this song actually goes back to the early 1500s, originally about a tavern / house of prostitution. A "House of the Rising Sun." was a euphemism in England at that time that meant a bordello, gambling house. The music ( instruments used )has changed, though the chord progression is basically close enough to link them as the same song, and the lyrics have evolved over the centuries. The original is from at least 1543, Matty Groves, about a young man and a prostitute, where he and she meet a gruesome demise.

[@LA_HA]

I grew up listening to this song, but when I first saw this video just a short time ago, I was stuck by two things: First, the troubadour style they chose in which there is a storyteller followed around by musicians; and Second, how creepy it did seem with the visuals despite the bright set design and suits. I think it's the lead singer. He gives off super villain vibes, like it's a good thing he became a successful singer or else he might've been a serial killer. Haha. There are shots when it looks like he and the two following him resemble characters in A Clockwork Orange or The Purge. They're unsettling and sinister in some way I can't describe. That said, I'm sure they're a very nice guys and never harmed anyone. It's probably just the music... and the lead singer's eyes... haha

[@lechatel]

Lots of shots of Eric in other videos not looking remotely 'serial-killer' but I get the point. lol He would have made a superb actor. Interesting you cite A Clockwork Orange....because Malcolm Macdowell. the star of the movie, was a friend of Eric's and had a hand in producing the video.

[@LA_HA]

@@lechatel Haha. I had no idea that they were friends at that time. He would've been Great as one of Alex's gang members. Too bad he didn't get into acting. He could've been in a few movies I can think of in that era. Like the one with Alan Arkin and Audrey Hepburn, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. haha

[@guitarman8462]

The orig artist from this song is the legendary " Leadbelly " 🎸👌

[@lechatel]

No. It had a very broad based past as it was a folk song and developed in different ways in different places. Leadbelly was not the original artist at all. It is impossible to pin that down. Of course, Leadbelly was a hero of Eric Burdon's so no doubt his influence is in the mix. But it really isn't the direct way you describe it.

[@neccron9956]

It was a Brothel, and also was a cover an old Folk song.