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This is one of the most wonderful versions of a traditional folk song. Eric Burdons high tenor voice has so much grit in it. It tells a story of a life lived.
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Vocal Coach reacts to reaction to analyses analyzes analysis of breaks down The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun (Eric Burdon 1964 Live)
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A traditional folk song also known as Rising Sun Blues.
Performed by The Animals
Eric Burdon - vocals
Alan Price - keyboards
Hilton Valentine - guitar
Chas Chandler - bass
John Steel - drums
Genres: Rock, R&B, blues, psychedelia
Origin: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date/Location of performance:
1964, Lea Studios, Kingsway, London
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[@MravacKid]

That contrast between his powerful voice and his young kid face never fails to amaze me.

[@TeemarkConvair]

Erics unwavering burning stare is what "makes" this video,,he demands the attention,,[not putting him down BTW]

[@unlucky_charm29]

it does not compute in my tiny brain that the face i am looking at is making those sounds. it's wild

[@ITILII]

Eric looks so young but his voice is so powerful, this is without question one of the greatest vocal performances ever...and the musicians back him up perfectly ...House of the Rising Sun is such an old song, no one's even sure how old or who composed it. The earliest American published version of the lyrics is by Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925. Whoever wrote it and whoever performs it, Eric's version makes it Timeless !

[@dorothymalloy1474]

I agree his voice is so powerful

[@richardrobertson1886]

He sounded so much older.

[@fabiofnogueira]

That big guy, the bass player, is Chas Chandler. Two years after this video he left Animals to become manager of a totally unknown guitar player: Jimi Hendrix. He managed to introduce Hendrix to the British rock scene and the rest is history

[@po1arz352]

That’s fucking insane dude went from success to even double the successx

[@bobwhite459]

Alan Price on the Organ deserves equal praise, that sound is as iconic as Eric Burdon's voice.

[@yepheth]

Yeah, he gives dinamism and power variations of intensity to this great one loop song.

[@pattiscott6087]

He took all the royalties for this song.

[@marinazagrai1623]

Alannis a beast...he created the sound of the 60s...although greatly underrated!

[@dunbar9finger]

Yeah and that old electric Hammond Organ sound is super hard for electronic synthesizers to reproduce today. It's very complex with multiple harmonics. When Weird Al wanted to do a Doors parody he had to employ a real resorted organ to get the 70's sound right.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@@dunbar9finger Today, musicians are everything but…I sound like an old person, but music stopped during the 90s (it started with Milli Vanilli) with studio created music from people with no talent. I never heard Weird Al’s “Doors”…

[@LordToddtastic666]

Saw a quote once that said Paul McCartney would steal your girl, Mick Jagger would drink your whiskey, but Eric Burdon would steal your girl, drink your whiskey, and make you pay for it all. What a voice and a presence in music. Classic!

[@russelljohnson4527]

and make you think it was YOUR IDEA!

[@Firespawnable]

That's hilarious lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@oozarusama]

and at the end he gives you your tip for the inconvenience caused. xd

[@aviciousvixen6350]

Burton tells you can’t escape.

[@ucheegwu6782]

British

[@stpnwlf9]

In the British Invasion, the Beatles came across as the cute, mischievious ones while the Rolling Stones came across as real troublemaking teens. The Animals, in contrast, looked and sounded like working class thugs who loved the blues. They were my absolute favorites of the Invasion groups. I am sure this is a lip-synced video though I have no doubt they were actually 'performing' their parts as they filmed it.

[@SkorpioMusic]

Funny thing is that the Stones were more middle class kids and the Beatles were actually the working class kids.

[@ashfordartcornwall3790]

@@SkorpioMusic kindof in brian n keiths case but less so keith n deff less so ronnie. was also the 'working class' industrial legacy of a Liverpool, north versus the cultural legacy of 'Swingin London' n the cultural crossover tween the crims, the chelsea poshos n the cross fertilisation of the old aristos from the southern swamps n suburbs of essex kent n the clubs scenes of the 2 cities. merseybeat rising up against the stronghold of london.possibly of mild interest, both london and liverpool were big river town with historic ports. thus blues n rock n roll swept from across the atlantic.

[@ashfordartcornwall3790]

well they were geordies eric walker frm walker, st anthonys or some where closer to wards the tyne ports. newcastle. not liverpool or london. v. different culture. hardly any black people in newcastle back then. lpool had toxteth, london had brixton. newcastle had the whisky a go go club and eric burdon! 😄 they had to mend and make do. people at the time said eric used to sing like an apoplectic beetroot. 🤗

[@thedocofrock1890]

yeah mine too -they had a hard edge to their sound. the original boom boom is just the best. and it's my life was my theme song to upset my parents !

[@highline64]

Lip syncing was very common during these performances with all artist. Note the guitar and bass are not even plugged in to anything. Remote pickups didn’t even start until the mid 80’s.

[@Dreambeliever1]

They recorded & cut it in one take in the studio, Erics voice is just that raw & pure.

[@1bigrowdy]

They only had enough money for one cut

[@jeffstrom164]

Part of what makes the song so great is how raw the vocals are. It really conveys the fact that the house ruined him, too.

[@TheVirtualWatcher]

Interesting band, The Animals ... Alan Price on keyboards, went on to be famous in his own right and with Georgie Fame ... Chas Chandler on bass, a big guy ... discovered this unknown America guitar player / singer, and became his manager. We all know him as Jimi Hendrix!

[@PSA78]

I believe it's said that it was after an agreement of several British bands, they would help him instead of trying to beat him, as they knew they could be in trouble from his raw talent. :)

[@martinblackheart8824]

then Jimi Hendrix kind of steal Eric Burdon's wife..

[@nzlemming]

@@martinblackheart8824 Angie King. She left Burdon for Hendrix but I've never heard that Hendrix "stole" her. Her decision.

[@jochem420]

Im not a huge Animals fan, but Eric Burdon really has one of the best voices in history

[@burakatici9683]

No its only a fucking opion

[@virtualsnake1994]

it's an incredible fact and blessing that eric burdon is still alive... what a spectacular artifact of humanity he is... we need to treasure and value him more...

[@tyrport]

Eric Burden is incredibly cool. He’s like Steve McQueen. He just is.

[@irvinakohleraia473]

The amazing thing is in the first line he pronounced New Orleans like a native. The New Orleans accent is more like Boston than than was is thought of as Southern.

[@chetstevens4583]

A major part of Eric's talent is that he appears older than he is, often referred to as an old soul. He brings conviction and commitment to this song that gives it an impact unmatched in it's day. Then after absolutely crushing to the point his band is practically in hysterics he gives that little bow... class

[@thomascarr3047]

I have heard many people sing this but nobody will beat this version

[@TubingSD]

Fun fact: Chas Chandler, the bass player was the guy that “discovered” Jimi Hendrix in Greenwhich Village and brought him to England, where he, um, got kind of popular.

[@jerryconnors1703]

@@martinblackheart8824 It was Chaz's wife he "stole."

[@whitefantom]

This is the album recording, not live, but if I remember correctly, I believe they actually recorded it in the studio in just one take (it was a last-minute thing and they didn't have much time in the studio to spend recording). When I was a kid, before I knew who the Animals were, I always thought the singer was black, because his voice has all the grit and soul of the classic early blues singers. I've heard several versions of this song from different artists over the years, but this one is by far my favorite.

[@tomhiggins875]

Yes, the guitars don't appear to be plugged in.

[@richdiddens4059]

They performed this and Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood in the same session and in the same outfits.

[@jamessweet5341]

Lip synching the studio recording when appearing on TV was pretty common in those days.

[@barrymantz6026]

@@tomhiggins875 Nothing is plugged in! And the drummer does play really softly!

[@Harald_Reindl]

Check out the cover from Toto

[@hraefn1821]

Bob Dylan once said he was driving and heard this version come on the radio. He was so emotionally overtaken and in such shock that he had to pull over and just listen. Apparently it moved him to tears and he thought in that moment this wasn't "His song" anymore. It was the animals'

[@OskarSvan]

Well.. it never was. Dylan didn’t write it.

[@hraefn1821]

@@OskarSvan Yes, but his version became the most famous.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Fantastic singer, also consider "Don't let me be misunderstood", "We gotta get out of this place", "When I was young", "Monterey" "San Franciscan Nights" and for its ambition in painting images with words and music, "Sky Pilot".

[@colz848]

Personally I think "bring it on home" is my favourite

[@AbolitionistPrivateer]

Sky Pilot is so often misunderstood--note the number of videos made which feature aircraft--folks think it's about pilots, and never listen to the rest of the lyrics. But it is a spectacular song.

[@marinazagrai1623]

I put their Essentials from Apple and I don’t really like Monterey/San Nights. He was a fantastic singer, you forgot “Don’t bring me down, and Bring it on home to me”.

[@brianmallen8887]

I missed the early Animals, loved the hippy Animals, you know, Sky Pilot, San Francisco Nights, Spill the Wine. ... "House," has to be the ultimate Animals song. That singer? Damn! The voice with the thousand yard stare.

[@tomswift3482]

The Animals always sang with real soul. A wonderful, timeless band.

[@johnnieangel99]

The first time I saw This, I had heard their music for years but never saw him singing. I was floored by the passion flowing from that young man.

[@redhotchilifan98]

Eric's voice in this song is impossible not send chills down your spine the grit and passion in his voice

[@GetStabby]

Years ago, John Sebastian said that Eric Burdon came from the kind of hardscrabble area that breeds good blues singers. Right on the money he was!

[@danielkelleher2419]

Dylan did a version of this song, but when he heard The Animal’s version he said they owned it! A classic song!

[@skysurfer5cva]

I've heard Dylan's version. I can't stand it. The Animal's is by far the best version I have heard.

[@BC-ui9yt]

Dylan copped his arrangement from Dave Van Ronk, who never got appropriate credit for it. Then of course, Burdon and co. copied that arrangement and punched it up. I once went down the rabbit hole, and I think I found 26 different versions of it on KZbin.

[@georgesheffield1580]

Other way around ,maybe .

[@guitsynthcw]

The organ player was moved at the end. He started out next to the drummer. Probably why the guitar player was laughing as they rushed to get him setup.

[@cobrag0318]

Also doesn't look like the keyboard is even plugged in, and I doubt wireless. That, along with his position change, gives me suspicion that at least the audio of the organ, if not the whole bit, isn't live. He'd have had a hard time continuing to play while being moved, yet the organ doesn't stop, or even slip up a little, in the audio.

[@MyAGGirls]

Whenever this song comes on the radio, I turn it way up. It never gets old. This is not live, it's the recorded version.

[@rysullivan84]

Saying he has a "purple voice" is the best description of Eric's sound that I've ever heard.

[@craigwatson4527]

I have always loved watching the video or live versions of Eric Burden singing. He is always so laid back in his mannerisms that you get the idea that, with all of the power he is giving you, it is only a very small portion of the power that he is capable of producing.

[@ther3aper561]

People always say The Beatles Helter Skelter or Iron Butterfly's Inna Gadda were the start of metal, but this to me is the start of metal. The grit and soul and heavier sound than what was for sure coming out in 64. That organ makes it sound so much more ominous and spooky than it is. God I love this song so much

[@cleetose]

This is the music video so it's lip synced to the recorded version. But the studio recording was done in a single take which is probably why it sounds like more like a live performance.

[@JohnLnyc]

Excellent point!

[@thewalruswasjason101]

This guys voice is unreal. Very unique

[@leinadisjourneys]

I remember hearing this song (and this version) as a teenager and it just affected me so much despite being into completely different music at the time. And Burdon's voice just has *so* much character, you feel the story he is telling. Amazing to think he was so young at the time and sounded like this.

[@MrMjp58]

Great video. I played this once in a covers band. I stood behind the singer as he tried to sing it in A minor and got worried for his health. I felt so sorry for him, on all subsequent attempts at it, we transposed it down to F#. It was still a strain. Listen here to Eric nailing every high, A one after another!

[@navagate1900]

They were playing at a bar when they found out had had gotten some time at a recording studio so when they finished they packed all their equipment on to a city bus to go across town to record. they did this in one take and were only in the studio for 15 minutes. then they left to go to their next gig that day. The guitarist wasn't really suppose to be smiling but he knew they just killed it in one take.

[@johnd8892]

Song was made in the recording studio in one take between gigs to save money. However this is from a movie film made after the record was a big hit. This clip was filmed in 1964 or 65 as part of a UK colour film called Pop Gear for paying theatre release. This explains the early high quality color images we luckily have for this mimed from the record performance and also a few other top UK only music artists from when the film was made. KZbin has quite a few segments from this UK movie Pop Gear with the US contribution being to re title it Go Go Mania and add a few intro Go Go dancer segments to satisfy the US audience. A KZbin search for Pop Gear Go Go Mania shows lots of surviving segments : kzbin.info?search_query=pop+gear+go+go+mania The intro by TCM explains the background of the film. While some of these segments were likely to be shown on US Colour TV much later , the source would originally be this high quality film. Rising Sun is the standout, but the Honeycombs with Have I the Right is a landmark too, In 1964 images not recorded on film would be much lower quality videotape, not the notable quality images used here. Especially with the inferior US pioneering NTSC standards often called Never The Same Colour. So lucky the film was made instead of relying on low standard video tape recordings that were usually taped over anyway to save tape cost money or made by filming a TV screen with poor quality results. I would be amazed to see any video recording from 1964 up to this standard of image quality. A better sound source can easily replace or lesser quality film track early source in KZbin postings these days. These films mainly used mimed performances as the vast majority of theatre audiences wanted to hear the music performance as they knew it from the records. Hope this helps people who have the colorized and vidoetape theories that usually pop up.

[@SwampCityRadio1974]

Pretty sure he's smiling because there's his guitar is unplugged and he can't take it seriously.

[@davidcreager1945]

When eric burden was in new orleans , he met some nuns who helped the working girls and had to sing this cappella for them. An awesome song !

[@Scott-hq3jq]

One of the truly great songs and his voice and the soul with which he sings it is why. It makes your hair stand on end!

[@leftcoaster67]

It's kind of sad that you start off your career with an epic song like this. And it's difficult to top. He's done lots of great songs. But this one is just incredible. Alan Price's work on the Vox Continental is brilliant.

[@geoffkeeys6946]

I don't know why, but this version of this song always makes me feel warm. It is the quintessential version that others try to emulate.

[@GrandmasDay32]

It's called raw talent. It's unteachable.

[@myowndrum286]

They only had the money to record this one time! Now that's pretty damn amazing when you think it was long before all the tech we have now. The Animals were one of my favorite bands as a teen.

[@nathanweiss5174]

There are no microphones and the guitars aren't plugged into anything... pretty sure its a standard for the time, TV performance back track here. Lots of good tracks from the Animals for people to explore if they like this. Thanks for giving them a spotlight Beth

[@Immortalheart66]

Exactly,… studio back track,… lip sync,…the standard that continued right through the 1970’s….with pop groups. Still great….✌️✌️

[@johnd8892]

Although this is not from TV but a movie. Song was made in the recording studio in one take between gig to save money. However this is from a movie film made after the record was a big hit. This clip was filmed in 1964 or 65 as part of a UK colour film called Pop Gear for paying theatre release. This explains the early high quality color images we luckily have for this mimed from the record performance and also a few other top UK only music artists from when the film was made. KZbin has quite a few segments from this UK movie Pop Gear with the US contribution being to re title it Go Go Mania and add a few intro Go Go dancer segments to satisfy the US audience. A KZbin search for Pop Gear Go Go Mania shows lots of surviving segments : kzbin.info?search_query=pop+gear+go+go+mania The intro by TCM explains the background of the film. While some of these segments were likely to be shown on US Colour TV much later , the source would originally be this high quality film. Rising Sun is the standout, but the Honeycombs with Have I the Right is a landmark too, In 1964 images not recorded on film would be much lower quality videotape, not the notable quality images used here. Especially with the inferior US pioneering NTSC standards often called Never The Same Colour. So lucky the film was made instead of relying on low standard video tape recordings that were usually taped over anyway to save tape cost money or made by filming a TV screen with poor quality results. I would be amazed to see any video recording from 1964 up to this standard of image quality. A better sound source can easily replace or lesser quality film track early source in KZbin postings these days. These films mainly used mimed performances as the vast majority of theatre audiences wanted to hear the music performance as they knew it from the records. Hope this helps people who have the colorized and vidoetape theories that usually pop up.

[@Harald_Reindl]

Nothing changed - TV is 99% lipsync

[@firedoc5]

Just love this song. Having been to New Orleans a few times, this song paints a perfect picture of the atmosphere there. Eric Burden's voice brings that out even more.

[@joeorel5475]

My favorite song of all time. My mom used to sing this song to me every time I couldn't sleep or cried. Weird music for that, I know, but it is now a part of me!

[@oopswrongplanet4964]

Is it live? Let me put it this way: Imaging how much better it would sound if they plugged their guitars in.

[@danielg.5070]

I was about to comment the displugged guitars. Also I believe they didn't have a microphone in 1964 which could capture his voice within such distance

[@movingforward6099]

As a part time guitar player that was the first thing i looked for

[@ddb3126]

Lmao 🤣

[@syzygy2464]

wireless electric guitar tech has been around since the mid 70's, not sure what year the Animals recorded this tbh, and mic technology hasn't changed much at all over the years. all that aside, they're definitely not plugged in to even a wireless set up. Most music back then was recorded in live one takes, which where dubbed over videos, or on reel to reel's and shit like that anyway, so most performances where as good as live anyway.

[@kikivon3501]

@@syzygy2464 this song was released in 1964.

[@manbearpig7359]

1:19 Goosebumps hey? Gets me too every time I hear this song

[@howardbrown911]

Years later Eric did a song called "Spill the Wine," I believe, and his voice is completely different in that piece, but add so much to it!

[@aviatom1]

Need lots of thumbs up for that one.

[@BabylonLurker]

I remember hearing this when it came on the radio - yes, long ago. It immediately caught mu attention, and I have loved it ever since, even appreciating it more now. Also, I seem to have been told that the studio recording - which is what you hear - was done in a single take, the first one. Sounds fantastic to me.

[@masonsteele1674]

Looks like he's 12 ... is 23 ... sings like 45 !! If I had to pick a song from the Oldies Era as my #1, this would be it !

[@TheDjweedyd]

The Animals are an English rhythm-and-blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964

[@jefffiore7869]

I don't think it's live, the guitars have no amplifier cords attached. The Animals were always a favorite of mine, so many great songs, "It's My Life", "We Gotta Get out of This Place" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". His next band Eric Burton and War was great also, biggest hit was "Spill the Wine".

[@SmeagolTheGreat]

True, but I think (and might be wrong) she could just be referring to the audio recording itself, if it has been done "live" in 1 take with all members or several takes/tracks.. Edit: One of my favorite songs from them is probably When I Was Young.

[@paulf4802]

@@SmeagolTheGreat I agree with you both. Moreover, it is obvious that he is lip syncing the song.

[@jefffiore7869]

@@SmeagolTheGreat Possible, a lot of bands did that back in the day. Oooh Not familiar with that song, have to check it out!

[@thancrow]

I like the songs you named, but the one that hit me hardest was Sky Pilot.

[@johnd8892]

Song was made in the recording studio in one take between gig to save money. However this is from a movie film made after the record was a big hit. This clip was filmed in 1964 or 65 as part of a UK colour film called Pop Gear for paying theatre release. This explains the early high quality color images we luckily have for this mimed from the record performance and also a few other top UK only music artists from when the film was made. KZbin has quite a few segments from this UK movie Pop Gear with the US contribution being to re title it Go Go Mania and add a few intro Go Go dancer segments to satisfy the US audience. A KZbin search for Pop Gear Go Go Mania shows lots of surviving segments : kzbin.info?search_query=pop+gear+go+go+mania The intro by TCM explains the background of the film. While some of these segments were likely to be shown on US Colour TV much later , the source would originally be this high quality film. Rising Sun is the standout, but the Honeycombs with Have I the Right is a landmark too, In 1964 images not recorded on film would be much lower quality videotape, not the notable quality images used here. Especially with the inferior US pioneering NTSC standards often called Never The Same Colour. So lucky the film was made instead of relying on low standard video tape recordings that were usually taped over anyway to save tape cost money or made by filming a TV screen with poor quality results. I would be amazed to see any video recording from 1964 up to this standard of image quality. A better sound source can easily replace or lesser quality film track early source in KZbin postings these days. These films mainly used mimed performances as the vast majority of theatre audiences wanted to hear the music performance as they knew it from the records. Hope this helps people who have the colorized and vidoetape theories that usually pop up.

[@robsmith8997]

The way they follow each other is like a New Orleans funeral march, also!

[@slayerrules70]

Love The Animals!!!! Huge part of the British Invasion of the 60’s. Such a great era in music! Absolutely timeless!!!!!👍👍

[@Cramblit]

This was done in 1 take. They only had enough money for 1 run, so they had to do this flawlessly with only 1 take, no mess ups, no re tries.

[@martinconnors5195]

Timeless classic. It's just fantastic ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. As the organ effect grew during the musical pause, i shuddered but it was a nice shudder at 2.51

[@joshuastrawser9160]

I've long considered Eric Burdon the finest singer of the British Invasion. The Beatles were a better pop band, the Stones were better showmen, but Burdon's voice was better than any of them.

[@TheLastGarou]

Agreed.

[@JohnLnyc]

The problem was lack of strong writing from within the group. This was the time when the Beatles changed the pop music world by being a self contained band writing and performing their own music. Many of the Animals hits were written by the “tin pan alley” writers like Goffin and King, Mann and Weil et al. The Animals were excellent musicians and arrangers and Burdon is simply one of the greatest singers. They did have that rare quality of making songs written by others, their own.

[@richdiddens4059]

@@JohnLnyc Them and Joe Cocker.

[@headlibrarian1996]

@@JohnLnyc Most of the Bangles hits were written by people outside the band. They said "why would we reject a great song because we didn't write it?"

[@JohnLnyc]

@@headlibrarian1996The music business especially pop changed when groups who wrote and performed their own songs emerged. The Beatles led the way the Stones followed. Most all the Animals hits were written by “tin pan alley” writers who were disappearing. I can’t think of many successful groups who were not writing their hit songs by the late sixties. No one is saying an artist can’t cover other’s material…Joe Cocker is a good (but rare example). The Bangles wrote some good songs. Their hits were written by others…a rarity.

[@Haldurson]

Eric Burdon fell in love with San Francisco and moved there. For a short time, he was the lead singer in War (you gotta listen to their "Spill the Wine"). He also had a bit of solo career after, singing blues songs (I recommend his cover of "Tobacco Road").

[@randyburbach417]

The song was a group arrangement - Alan Price put it in as his arrangement and got all the arranging residuals. That set the stage for the break up of the original line-up.

[@_JimS]

There is something about Eric's voice that just grabs me, not just this tune but his entire career. Ironic this song has no writing credit, no one knows who wrote it.......it's NOT an Animals written song but they sure killed it and brought it light.....he was so young here too.

[@peterreist2882]

That organ solo 🙌

[@thedocofrock1890]

saw eric with the new animals about 10 years ago in great barrington mass. at the mahaiwe theatre - an old movie theatre converted into a small music venue that holds about 300. going to see graham nash there in july. you could be standing next to eric burdon and never know who he is. some guys still look somewhat like they did when they were young but eric ? no chance ! they were amazing and his voice still gave goosebumps. the original animals were my favorite band of the british invasion back then. they just had this unmistakable edge to their sound

[@kimacronym2521]

Iconic song and performance. This will survive 100 years.

[@jeffmorse645]

My grandma was born in 1891 in Arkansas. She could play the banjo and mandolin and my grandpa could play the fiddle. Like many people back then they had to make their own entertainment. My mother said she was a girl she remembered grandma singing this song and playing it on her mandolin. In the 1960s when the Animals version came out Mom was really surprised to hear this rock group playing an old folk song from the American South that she recognized. Yeah, its goes way back!

[@BillTheScribe]

In high school (1987-ish), I stopped listening to the top 40 stuff and found an oldies station. They played this song a lot. This sounds exactly like the version I listed to all those years. Either the live version was all they played, or this isn't live.

[@jclcrow2621]

This is the original studio version. The space you’re hearing is studio echo room. And it’s used perfectly to give the feel of a chamber. Brilliant.

[@dougbarton4668]

Eric’s voice is so unique…

[@CausticFox26]

"I need to go back and listen to the original version". Lol for the animals this is the original. They had to open for the biggest name in rock at the time and learned this song from generations of it being sung as early as the 1800s but took the inspiration from bob dylan and electrified the cords. They put a spin on it and he sung it as a solo act before the "talent" came on stage. It was so successful that he toured the song and made a pit stop at a recording studio and banged this original copy out live in one take. He knew he couldn't out rock the rockstar he was opening for and that's how this piece of history was made.

[@davidpeck9834]

They are lipsyncing the vocals to their own recording. The performance is identical to the recording. This was very common for TV performances at that time. This was one of the first songs that my (literally!) garage band learned. "Proud Mary" was the other, followed by "In a Gadda da Vida". I was 10 years old. My friends and I played in my garage with the door open. Neighbors gather around , listened, and danced :) It was 1969. I am sure that we sucked (the oldest band member was the bass player--12 years old). Thanks for bringing back the memories!

[@Violentic81]

This Band is timeless

[@stefan_becker]

Eric Burdon is a really great singer. There's lots of good stuff to discover.

[@gordonbryan2523]

The songs are golden. But your reactions are priceless. Keep both coming. Thank you.

[@stephenlackey5852]

I love how you physically embody your joy for the music 😌🙏

[@daviddorman4755]

This is live but it's not the live video. This is the studio recording played over the video. The original "hit" recording was the 2nd take in the studio played live. That's why it sounds so raw. Eric had soul! And he sang from his soul!

[@retiredarchitect3462]

I heard him singing in Hamden CT in 2016 and he still was as incredible as ever!

[@curiousman1672]

What an epic tune. Heard many versions, and this is certainly the best. Love the lyrics. "I got one foot on the platform.........the other foot on the train...". Stepping into a commitment, for better or worse. Been there more than once. Great post.

[@kizkazzy]

that line is in my profile,its always meant so much to me

[@grahamboffey457]

The legend has it that Mickie Most produced it in fifteen minutes. The Animals had used the song as an encore and recorded it not to release.

[@BethRoars]

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[@arbojo123]

Ohhhh I see all videos from "Roar"!! Amazing!!!!!

[@HMan2828]

Hate to contradict you Beth, but this is definitely NOT live... lol Guitars are not plugged in, bassist is playing inaudible chords, and the keyboard isn't plugged in either.... Pretty sure there wasn't any Bluetooth back then... :)

[@minnesota_fats7344]

You should really check out Bob Dylan's House of the rising Sun arrangement He did for his first album self-titled Bob Dylan. He actually stole the arrangement from Dave Van Ronk Who was big in the late '50s early '60s folk Greenwich village scene and was even called the mayor of MacDougal Street. The coen brothers movie Inside Llewyn Davis is loosely based off of Dave Van Ronk. It's a truly haunting song that Dylan sings and really makes you feel that despair and anguish. I love the animals version of this song but there's just something haunting about the Dylan version. You listened to a lot of Bob Dylan early folk music and You understand why he was literally able to conquer the Greenwich village folk scene. He had a voice that could magically make you think the song was so personal and deep. He had an unusual rock voice but a tremendously powerful folk voice.

[@jamiegagnon6390]

@@HMan2828 Yeah, it would have been interesting if the guitar guys had really circled around the stage with electric cords plugged in...

[@ashfordartcornwall3790]

@@HMan2828 😏😛

[@svolos1971]

Geordie soul music...Who would have thought! Timeless!

[@Tom-nt9dz]

A tough mining town, Dockers, Pitmen, pretty much a mirror of those whose music they echoed so quite natural really

[@syzygy2464]

never ceases to make me chuckle how much he reminds me of the "u wot m8" meme. this whole band looks like they'll fight you for insulting their favorite team.

[@germaredipprnaar6264]

If you are looking for a live version, they have a live version on the Ed Sullivan show

[@michaelcooper1079]

I guess it reminds us to not judge a book by its cover. Iconic vocals.

[@joemummerth8340]

I remember when this was a hit , I was just a kid at the time , but really liked it even then !

[@EmanuelYeotis]

A little info for you. The name of the base play is Chaz Chandler. He was the man who brought Jimi Hendrix to England, and also was the manager of the Experience for awhile.

[@frankethomas1248]

The best part of this song, by far, is the arrangement, centering on the wonderful organ.

[@Veyron1967]

By far the best organ solo in pop while Burden growls along with the best of them.

[@wombatwilly1002]

One of the classics!

[@jss27560]

A lot of British musicians used old blues songs as inspiration or sang them. It would be interesting if you would compare some of the earlier versions of the song with this and other versions.

[@crankyyankee7290]

Whatever you do. don't give up your roar, it gives me a chuckle every time-sometimes a needed one !

[@TheViralInfekT]

Simply a Masterpiece

[@mikebunner3498]

Musicians of Great Britain in the 1950's and 60's. I am so happy you all explored America blues and soul. We are better because of it. THANKS! Decades of really great music.

[@pirobot668beta]

I had a music teacher describe 'singing to the far wall'. "Open the gate, blow those notes out to the far wall!" Not everyone can do it well, but those who can are amazing. When I hear Eric Burdon 'blow it out', I think of Mr. Poe; the Teacher who taught me how to read sheet music. Thank you, kind and patient Sir! I use this skill often; my appreciation of music is deepened when I can 'follow along' What were we talking about? lost the thread

[@phunktup]

bless the bassist of this band. he made it possible for jimi hendrix to break through

[@anibaldelacruzchafloque5294]

Omg I love this song, and when I saw the post of song, I was very excited to see it. Amazing and interesting video to this beautiful song, thanks for analyzing it ✨

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

Huh missed this one! This is one of my favorite songs to sing!

[@judithweiss6727]

Brits loved the blues which inspired their rock and roll in the 60s. Burdon in particular was doing blues in local clubs before the Animals formed.

[@goranforsberg639]

And that song was nailed in One take, as they could only afford the rent a studio for 30 minutes.. They nailed it in 15minutes

[@johnhmaloney]

Great reaction and analysis as always. Burdon is such a great blues singer, I love the way he sort of shouts and sings at the same time. It's been a while since I've heard the studio version, but that vocal matches what I remember of it, so I don't think it was live. Either way, the instruments definitely weren't live, because the guitar and bass weren't plugged in.

[@johnrhodes3513]

I lost my dad four years ago to dementia and four months before he passed away he played this song non-stop brings back so many memories

[@ekhaat]

incredible song, incredible voice

[@rocroc]

As a teen of the 60's this song brings back some interesting memories. I'm still not sure how I survived and later flourished. I left home at 16 and had no supervision after that and not much before. "Clubbing" was big in those days and this song was big beginning 1964. Huge. I guess I have people to thank and have tried to repay the debt over the years. I'm reminiscing because I met a girl and danced to this song with her the night we met. I still remember it and you can bet it was an important event. We were married 52 years. RIP

[@eliassouza4449]

I've listened to this song since I was a kid. Now I'm 65 and still loving it. Thanks Beth for remembering this song. You're very beautiful too. I love you so much.I am from Brazil.

[@lennieblue]

The very first record album I ever bought on my own was in 1976 and I had to search used record stores, getting rides from my step-dad, was The Animals and it had House of the Rising Sun. I had to have that as iwas learning to play the song on my guitar. Good memories. Thanks for this video! 😊

[@rickd7373]

Helpful hint: The keyboard and guitars are not plugged in. This was a variety show performance, in which it was common to lipsync.