Eric Burden had just turned 23 when they did this song....in one take. Dude sounds like he’s had a life time full of regrets and sorrow and he was 23. And the band nailed it on their first take? Crazy stuff.
Bob Dylan said he was driving along one day in the mid 60's,and this came on the radio. he screeched to a stop at the side of the road and listened to the whole song,then turned around and went to the studio. hit him like a hammer and inspired him. Eric Burdon went on to form the LA funk band,War. Chas Chandler discovered jimi hendrix and Alan Price (keys) had a string of hits in the UK and beyond. Talented bunch of guys,all from the frozen north (newcastle) of England.
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 until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors.
There is zero evidence for that. There is also zero evidence for any HoTRS in NO. There are no records at all or references relating to a brothel of that name.
Its a Chinese brothel, massage, and gambling parlor. His dad blows money there and so does he while his mom stays home and sews new blue jeans. Sin and misery
In the nineteenth century there was a “house of ill-repute” in New Orleans...the person who ran it was called Madame Marianne Le Soleil Levant ....in English her last name translated as “The House of The Rising Sun”🤩
Pretty sure the House of the Rising Sun is, or was, a rather well known gambling house and brothel in New Orleans. Basically just an overall den of iniquity. The Animals also weren't the first to do this song. It's a classic blues/folk song from the early twentieth century. The Animals just made it popular in the sixties by bringing it into the consciousness of the mainstream crowd. I do prefer their version to others that I've heard. It always reminded me of The Doors, who are one of my all-time favourites. Surprised The Doors never covered it, but maybe they didn't want to because The Animals did it in the same era.
@@lordtazzman3140 Most definitely. Easily the best version of this song that I've heard. It's interesting too that no two versions of this song prior to The Animals sound the same, but that is probably due to it being an old folk song. For example, Leadbelly's and Nina Simone's versions are vastly different from this version, as well as from each other, yet nearly every cover of this song since The Animals has followed the formula that this version set.
@@liminal_entity1331 idk, have you ever heard the version from Geordie, Brian Johnson's band before he joined AC/DC? It's fucking awesome!! And yes, Brian Johnson could actually sing!!
Always remember guys, British bands and the 'invasion' of the states in the 60s, were reinterpreting black American music, whose musicians struggled to get airplay. That is why the Stones Beatles, the who, Led Zepellin etc. all visit their heroes...when in the USA. e.g Muddy Waters , Bo Diddley etc.
I like Sori's take on the name of the bar. I hadn't thought of it in that way before but it makes sense. Probably won't be able to not think about it when I listen to the song from now on.
The song doesn't blow the roof off, what it is, is captivating, emotional, precautionary and atmospheric. It's a great song. U almost can't help but sing along when u know it.
Thank you. This was the first song of the first LP on the first Pick-Up with one small mono speaker in the lid in my family's House in 1965. We were all blown away: incredible sound! Eric Burdon singing, Alan Price on the organ. Wow. It became also the first song that I could play on guitar. It was enough to walk into my first band. And so it began 😂 The whole hippy-thing started with this thing. Start-up "White Blues", UK-Blues, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Beatles, The Stones and so on. ( Lyrics from: 1925! ) ( version Joan Baez 1960 )
I was always informed that House of the Sun was a brothel plus gambling in New Orleans. Ball and chain reference means that he is addicted to the house, prostitutes & gambling
i heard that the 'ball and chain' is a reference to him getting one of the prostitutes pregnant and went back to care for the child, which his father, after getting his mother pregnant ran away
When i was in high school, we (the marching band) played this song for our show that year, and since then, i have just lived the sound of this song and is now one of my favorite songs in general.
The expression is "Without further ado" -without any fuss or delay; immediately. The expression "Without further adieu" is an eggcorn, which is a misheard phrase, saying, lyric or slogan that retains the original meaning. Adieu is a French word that means goodbye. Presumably, someone using the phrase without further adieu is stating he would like to end a presentation or conversation without excessive goodbyes
The Animals' guitarist Hilton Valentine, best known for the iconic opening riff on the English rock band's arrangement of "The House of the Rising Sun," has died at the age of 77. 29th January 2021. R.I.P. Keyboard player Alan Price has a fear of flying, and as he travelled the world performing his 60s hits he was gripped with the constant fear of flying. He had to have a shot of vodka before he could even step on a plane.“I once did a tour of 70 cities so that meant 70 vodkas!” said Alan, whose keyboard wizardry turned the Animals into a household name. It was one of the reasons he left the band in 1965.
My parents, while in Germany at the time, picked up the 45 of this, the reverse side in German, "Der ist ein haus in Neu Orleans..." that Eric Burden nails. And The Rising Sun is an á propos name for a brothel/gambling house, and a very good metaphor as well. Oh, BTW, gambling was criminalized (originally) because the Church wasn't getting their cut; when they discovered Bingo things calmed down.
Not sure if there's anything to these or not, but this is something I found about the song:...... 'The folk music historian Alan Lomax recorded a version in 1937 by a 16-year-old girl named Georgia Turner. In this context, it is sung in the first person, present tense with the singer lamenting how the House of the Rising Sun has ruined her life. In this traditional folk version, the main character is either a prostitute or a prisoner. The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly.' 'Historians have not been able to definitively identify The House Of The Rising Sun, but here are the two most popular theories: 1) The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after its occupant Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St. 2) It's about a women's prison in New Orleans called the Orleans Parish women's prison, which had an entrance gate adorned with rising sun artwork. This would explain the "ball and chain" lyrics in the song.'
Then what’s, on a drunk ? I’ve always taken this as on a drug, a gambling addiction is also referred to as a drug (the adrenaline you get) or the prostitutes, being addicted to those.
"Well, I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm goin' back to New Aw-lee-uns to WEAR THAT BALL AND CHAIN!" The singer, Eric Burdon, does a very good Southern drawl on a few key words; however, he and his band were early -- and very successful -- participants in the "British Invasion" of America's music scene in the early- to mid-1960s! Bringing the classic Black blues back to their place of origin ... but those tunes had been ELECTRIFIED!!!
Degainta comment is correctt!!! and i may add that the reason why the song is called: "The House Of The Rising Sun" is due to the fact that those who got in only went in at Sunset and only came out at Sunrise!!! basically they spent the night in that gamblin, brothel place!!!
Not sure how many times I have heard this song but it's a lot. I have never seen the lyrics for the song and while I am not saying the person that made the video is wrong or that I am right but to my ears, I hear the lines "Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a ( jug ). And the only time he's satisfied is when he's on a ( drunk ).".
This Animals version is one of the most important songs in modern music history. This song started the British Invasion and brought us where we are today.and it's also one of the greatest of all time.
I'm glad you've finally listened to this song. There's so many fantastic songs from that era and this is one. And you're right Sori, as a product of an alcoholic marriage, there often was physical abuse as well as mental and emotional abuse from my parents. A huge amount of fear and insecurity was instilled in me from a young age, I didn't even trust my parents at the end up. Money was spent on alcohol more than anything else so there was no summer holidays, Christmas was always a drunken argument and coming home from school was something you couldn't predict either. I never knew what I was going to find waiting for me. I had to grow up way too fast and assume adult responsibilties as a teenager. And this in turn alienated me from my classmates, while they were enjoying being kids and doing whatever it is kids do, I wasn't able to. Great fun...not!
U.K. band from the 1960s. The bass player, Chad Chandler, brought a then unknown Jimi Hendricks in New York back to London; became Jimi's manger, found two top Brit musicians to form the Jimi Hendricks Experience.
some music history for you.. the singer went on to sing for the band WAR.. and the bass player was the dude that discovered Jimmy Hendrix and became his manager for a time
Animal are a English band from Newcastle up north,they moved to London and made fame,Alan Price is the soul writer to house of the rising sun and split in 1966
Glad to see so many people know this classic. The Rising Sun "was" a Den of ill Repute" . Everything went on there. I believe this generates from the time of the old Steamboats that traveled the Mississippi.
There’s no way you ain’t heard this unless you lived under a rock it’s been used in sons of anarchy, West world, suicide squad, supernatural and casino to name a few.
I never seen any of these shows. But the song is a classic played on radio, and at home, and dances and parties. Really they are just playing they cannot have missed it.
The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after its occupant Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St. The folk music historian Alan Lomax recorded a version in 1937 by a 16-year-old girl named Georgia Turner. In this context, it is sung in the first person, present tense with the singer lamenting how the House of the Rising Sun has ruined her life. In this traditional folk version, the main character is either a prostitute or a prisoner. The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly.
This song appeared in Mafia 3 game and some good old american gangster movies. I love these storries and this track give it some special atmosphere to it.
The song is a old english folk song.. Its changed many times because it was sang and passed on and it changed further when it made its way here to the u.s. the original was a narrative of a young female.. Then it switched to a male perspective... The oldest known recording of the song was from 1934 by Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster...
We have the bass player of this band Chas Chandler to thank for Jimi Hendrix becoming a star. After many rejections and a career going nowhere, Chandler saw the potential in Jimmy James as he then known and offered his help he made him revert back to his real name Hendrix and made him make Jimmy into the more unusual Jimi. Chandler paid for Hendrix to come to London as it was pretty much the rock capital of the era and paid for his food and lodgings. Chandler helped Hendrix audition the rest of what became the Jimi Hendrix Experience and paid for a hall for the band to practice in and got the band its first gigs but after still not getting the band a record contract Chandler paid out of his own pocket for recording time and for the bands first single Hey Joe which luckily was a hit and he got the precious record contract the band needed and the rest is history. Even the stage act of Hendrix setting fire to his guitar was an idea proposed by Chandler.
One of my favourite songs ever. I'd reccomend anyone who enjoys it to check out the version Walls of Jericho did. Candace(the singer) absolutely nails it
Vin are you speaking of the one and only Biggums? I'm with Sori on this. The House of The Rising Sun seems like a Metaphor more than an actual place. Sori I did you a solid. "The House of the Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues". It tells of a life gone wrong in the city of New Orleans; many versions also urge a sibling or parents and children to avoid the same fate. The most successful commercial version, recorded in 1964 by British rock group The Animals, was a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and also in the United States and France.[1] As a traditional folk song recorded by an electric rock band, it has been described as the "first folk rock hit".[2][3] Origin Like many classic folk ballads, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad The Unfortunate Rake, yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation.[4] According to Alan Lomax, "Rising Sun" was used as the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and it was also a name for English pubs.[5] He further suggested that the melody might be related to a 17th-century folk song, "Lord Barnard and Little Musgrave", also known as "Matty Groves",[6][7] but a survey by Bertrand Bronson showed no clear relationship between the two songs.[8] Lomax proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to New Orleans by white Southern performers.[5] However, folklorist Vance Randolph proposed an alternative French origin, the "rising sun" referring to the decorative use of the sunburst insignia dating to the time of Louis XIV, which was brought to North America by French immigrants.[8] "House of Rising Sun" was said to have been known by miners in 1905.[6] The oldest published version of the lyrics is that printed by Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925, in a column "Old Songs That Men Have Sung" in Adventure magazine.[9] The lyrics of that version begin:[9][10]
Eric Burton went t New Orleans and got hooked on blues... the Hammond organ and the blues sound is what defined them as a band, this particular song is a blues song he heard during that trip.... but the Animals is according to me the best and most original band of the 60's (and no I am not a child of the 60's, but I appreciate great music no matter of decade). It is a bit sad that this is the one song they are known for in wider circles, they had soooo many great songs.
The funny thing is, I only started to notice Eric Burton's voice when he came up with WAR...Spill da Wine.. 😎 That was my introduction to the Burton legend...
Of the original Animals lineup, only drummer John Steel is still playing with them, at 79 years of age. Burdon, Price and Valentine are all in their late 70s. Chas Chandler died several years ago.
So, bit of an interesting fact. Nobody is sure what the House of the Rising Sun actually is. It could be a men's hotel and as the song was written from a woman's perspective, it's assumed if that were accurate she was made to sell her body, a prison, a pub, any of the above. In fact there's an article written about how musicologists have attempted to trace the origins, as this song is at LEAST over 130 years old and no one is sure what House of the Rising Sun is the one they're talking about. culturacolectiva.com/music/history-behind-house-of-the-rising-sun
This song is literally older than the Civil War; maybe older than the US, it may even have been a staple of musical standards as far back as the 16th century, no one knows who wrote it. A ballad about love and loss and addiction, sung by poor white people and by slaves on chain gangs and all kinds of people, with different lyrics. The Animals fucking killed it. That voice.
Yes Julian, they changed the lyrics from the original song which was recorded by Leadbelly and written by Woody Guthrie, but the song is even older than that
Once again vin wants people to believe. That he has never heard one of the most famous songs. One of the most famous cover songs all time ever. That’s why he’s put it on the underground stage.
In Britain gambling has always been on the high street - I have met met people (mainly fixing their computers) that re-mortgaged their house to pay for gambling. I have an alcohol problem and trying to sort it, - drunks die from their addiction, gamblers die as a consequence mostly suicide due to guilt. I am an addict but gambling has never been a thing to me - I guess people have different triggers.
House of the Rising Sun is a very old blues standard. I believe it date back to before the 20"s, original writer is unknown. It was originally done in the female tense, Eric Burdon changed it. The song is about the life of a prostitute, in a brothel in New Orleans. the gambling aspect of the song is secondary. The ball and chain is the life of prostitution.
Its about his difficult LIFE living in a house with an absent Father. A gambler and drinker. His mother did NOTHING to help. She tried to support them but their Dad took everything. He left but came back to face his troubled past. But knows it damaged what he could have become.
There was some controversy about "Hotel California" when came out, some believed that The Eagles stole the melody from a Jethro Tull song entitled, "We use to know", that came out years before. If you listen you can with no doubt hear the similarity. Ian Anderson say no, just a coincidence, no foul.I think he just let them off the hook.
They havent done most 60s music. I think theyve done one Bob Dylan song from 1964, and a The Kinks song. Also some Doors and one Velvet Underground song. Thats about it.
theRevolutionist They also did The Rolling Stones paint it black and Gimme shelter. There are both 60’s tunes. They did the Beatles as well strawberry fields.
Taken from Wikipedia The phrase "House of the Rising Sun" is often understood as a euphemism for a brothel, but it is not known whether the house described in the lyrics was an actual or a fictitious place.
To Sori's point, poker sessions have lasted days, w/ players finally leaving to the morning sunrise. It is possible for a place to "earn" a popular name from patrons or nearby residents. The Continental Hyatt House was famously known as the Riot House.
I find that whoever does these videos often doesn't check the lyrics. They just transcribe them from their own impressions. The lyric online isn't " Is when he's on a drug" (which wouldn't be allowed anyway in the mid 60's) but "Is when he's all drunk."
Going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain is a reference to going to debtors prison for moneys owed, he's a gambler and owes some people money....
Boys learn from their Fathers when they're between the ages of 7 to 15. It has a huge impact on how emotionally balanced they will be as adults. Boys without a father figure tend to have emotional problems later in life They also only really learn from male teachers, which is why it's so important that schools have around 50% male teachers.
Eric Burden had just turned 23 when they did this song....in one take. Dude sounds like he’s had a life time full of regrets and sorrow and he was 23. And the band nailed it on their first take? Crazy stuff.
It was a cover of an american blues song....actually, a lot of the "British invasion" bands covered American blues songs!!!
The song was way older actually. It's just that the Animals made it popular again in the 20th century by adding their own sound to it.
They recorded it on my Dad's 21st birthday - 18th May, 1964.
@@ChrisPage68 good wishes to you and yer dad :)
SorgFamily lets us all know how much you know about recording professionally.. Idiot no one records just one take no matter what you idiots think
His voice is so amazing I get chills every time I hear this song
Bob Dylan said he was driving along one day in the mid 60's,and this came on the radio.
he screeched to a stop at the side of the road and listened to the whole song,then turned around and went to the studio.
hit him like a hammer and inspired him.
Eric Burdon went on to form the LA funk band,War.
Chas Chandler discovered jimi hendrix and Alan Price (keys) had a string of hits in the UK and beyond.
Talented bunch of guys,all from the frozen north (newcastle) of England.
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 until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors.
There is zero evidence for that. There is also zero evidence for any HoTRS in NO. There are no records at all or references relating to a brothel of that name.
Its a Chinese brothel, massage, and gambling parlor. His dad blows money there and so does he while his mom stays home and sews new blue jeans. Sin and misery
@@scottmayo7545 Why a Chinese brothel?
His voice is amazing.
This classic is an amazing song.
In the nineteenth century there was a “house of ill-repute” in New Orleans...the person who ran it was called Madame Marianne Le Soleil Levant ....in English her last name translated as “The House of The Rising Sun”🤩
Eric Burdon has one of the greatest rock voices ever.
Good with War too. He’s up there with Van Morrison
I don’t know. Robert Plant can hit notes out of range for women. 😂😂😂
Yes!
Pretty sure the House of the Rising Sun is, or was, a rather well known gambling house and brothel in New Orleans. Basically just an overall den of iniquity. The Animals also weren't the first to do this song. It's a classic blues/folk song from the early twentieth century. The Animals just made it popular in the sixties by bringing it into the consciousness of the mainstream crowd. I do prefer their version to others that I've heard. It always reminded me of The Doors, who are one of my all-time favourites. Surprised The Doors never covered it, but maybe they didn't want to because The Animals did it in the same era.
Yes, it's a cover but a dang good one.
@@lordtazzman3140 Most definitely. Easily the best version of this song that I've heard. It's interesting too that no two versions of this song prior to The Animals sound the same, but that is probably due to it being an old folk song. For example, Leadbelly's and Nina Simone's versions are vastly different from this version, as well as from each other, yet nearly every cover of this song since The Animals has followed the formula that this version set.
The Animal's version was also used in many films & TV shows such as Westwood, Sons of Anarchy, Suicide Squad and Casino
@@liminal_entity1331 idk, have you ever heard the version from Geordie, Brian Johnson's band before he joined AC/DC? It's fucking awesome!! And yes, Brian Johnson could actually sing!!
Man, U're right!!! and please read my comment!!! thnx!!!
Always remember guys, British bands and the 'invasion' of the states in the 60s, were reinterpreting black American music, whose musicians struggled to get airplay.
That is why the Stones Beatles, the who, Led Zepellin etc. all visit their heroes...when in the USA. e.g Muddy Waters , Bo Diddley etc.
So many awesome bands from the British Invasion, but few were as soulful as The Animals. Eric Burden had one amazing set of pipes.
True classic. He sings with such passion.
love when you guys dive into the the classics....ugh one of my all time faves.
It's a very classic song, Vin. Yeah, another one all-time hit.
I love when you guys go back to old songs
I like Sori's take on the name of the bar. I hadn't thought of it in that way before but it makes sense. Probably won't be able to not think about it when I listen to the song from now on.
Makes total sense to me too.
The song doesn't blow the roof off, what it is, is captivating, emotional, precautionary and atmospheric. It's a great song. U almost can't help but sing along when u know it.
Thank you. This was the first song of the first LP on the first Pick-Up with one small mono speaker in the lid in my family's House in 1965. We were all blown away: incredible sound!
Eric Burdon singing, Alan Price on the organ. Wow. It became also the first song that I could play on guitar. It was enough to walk into my first band. And so it began 😂 The whole hippy-thing started with this thing. Start-up "White Blues", UK-Blues, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Beatles, The Stones and so on. ( Lyrics from: 1925! ) ( version Joan Baez 1960 )
This song was released almost 60 years ago and its easy to tell. Standing the test of time pretty well!
I was always informed that House of the Sun was a brothel plus gambling in New Orleans. Ball and chain reference means that he is addicted to the house, prostitutes & gambling
Ball and chain is what they put on your ankle for being a criminal.
@@Hurricaneintheroom Yeah that’s the literal meaning but in the song he’s using the phrase as symbolism.
i heard that the 'ball and chain' is a reference to him getting one of the prostitutes pregnant and went back to care for the child, which his father, after getting his mother pregnant ran away
When i was in high school, we (the marching band) played this song for our show that year, and since then, i have just lived the sound of this song and is now one of my favorite songs in general.
The expression is "Without further ado" -without any fuss or delay; immediately. The expression "Without further adieu" is an eggcorn, which is a misheard phrase, saying, lyric or slogan that retains the original meaning. Adieu is a French word that means goodbye. Presumably, someone using the phrase without further adieu is stating he would like to end a presentation or conversation without excessive goodbyes
The Animals' guitarist Hilton Valentine, best known for the iconic opening riff on the English rock band's arrangement of "The House of the Rising Sun," has died at the age of 77. 29th January 2021. R.I.P. Keyboard player Alan Price has a fear of flying, and as he travelled the world performing his 60s hits he was gripped with the constant fear of flying.
He had to have a shot of vodka before he could even step on a plane.“I once did a tour of 70 cities so that meant 70 vodkas!” said Alan, whose keyboard wizardry turned the Animals into a household name. It was one of the reasons he left the band in 1965.
My parents, while in Germany at the time, picked up the 45 of this,
the reverse side in German, "Der ist ein haus in Neu Orleans..."
that Eric Burden nails.
And The Rising Sun is an á propos name for a brothel/gambling house,
and a very good metaphor as well.
Oh, BTW, gambling was criminalized (originally) because the Church wasn't getting their cut; when they discovered Bingo things calmed down.
The line is "when he's on a drunk," not a drug. But close enough, I guess
I think its "When he's all drunk" but it all means the same thing lol
when he drives a truck...?^^
its definitely "on a drunk"
Is it though?
@@Mountainside101 probably
Scars of life:purity,dead and gone,shallow, mute.
Cool classic song! House of the rising sun rocks😊
Wow Sori went right over Vin's literal level.
as per usual
Not sure if there's anything to these or not, but this is something I found about the song:......
'The folk music historian Alan Lomax recorded a version in 1937 by a 16-year-old girl named Georgia Turner. In this context, it is sung in the first person, present tense with the singer lamenting how the House of the Rising Sun has ruined her life. In this traditional folk version, the main character is either a prostitute or a prisoner. The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly.'
'Historians have not been able to definitively identify The House Of The Rising Sun, but here are the two most popular theories:
1) The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after its occupant Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St.
2) It's about a women's prison in New Orleans called the Orleans Parish women's prison, which had an entrance gate adorned with rising sun artwork. This would explain the "ball and chain" lyrics in the song.'
What a classic!
Great musicianship in the 60s
"The only time he's satisfied is when he's on a drunk."
I got that too, it is not drug it is drunk.
Then what’s, on a drunk ? I’ve always taken this as on a drug, a gambling addiction is also referred to as a drug (the adrenaline you get) or the prostitutes, being addicted to those.
I always heard it as "when he's all drunk"
@@szithaanu9934 You heard it right.
The lyric is defo ‘when he’s on a drug’
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night, and i watch Vin & Sori reaction videos. It's not a problem. I think I have it under control.
"Well, I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm goin' back to New Aw-lee-uns to WEAR THAT BALL AND CHAIN!" The singer, Eric Burdon, does a very good Southern drawl on a few key words; however, he and his band were early -- and very successful -- participants in the "British Invasion" of America's music scene in the early- to mid-1960s! Bringing the classic Black blues back to their place of origin ... but those tunes had been ELECTRIFIED!!!
Platform/train is a metaphor for go/don't go. The struggle to resist the temptation while knowing it was futile.
Degainta comment is correctt!!! and i may add that the reason why the song is called: "The House Of The Rising Sun" is due to the fact that those who got in only went in at Sunset and only came out at Sunrise!!! basically they spent the night in that gamblin, brothel place!!!
Not sure how many times I have heard this song but it's a lot. I have never seen the lyrics for the song and while I am not saying the person that made the video is wrong or that I am right but to my ears, I hear the lines "Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a ( jug ). And the only time he's satisfied is when he's on a ( drunk ).".
"Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all drunk"
She nailed it. Quiet Vin.
This Animals version is one of the most important songs in modern music history. This song started the British Invasion and brought us where we are today.and it's also one of the greatest of all time.
I'm glad you've finally listened to this song. There's so many fantastic songs from that era and this is one. And you're right Sori, as a product of an alcoholic marriage, there often was physical abuse as well as mental and emotional abuse from my parents. A huge amount of fear and insecurity was instilled in me from a young age, I didn't even trust my parents at the end up. Money was spent on alcohol more than anything else so there was no summer holidays, Christmas was always a drunken argument and coming home from school was something you couldn't predict either. I never knew what I was going to find waiting for me. I had to grow up way too fast and assume adult responsibilties as a teenager. And this in turn alienated me from my classmates, while they were enjoying being kids and doing whatever it is kids do, I wasn't able to. Great fun...not!
Great song, and the animals were so ahead of their time
The melody dates to the 17th century and the saying "house of the rising sun" is a brothel
My dad was a pastor who played the music of this song while singing Amazing Grace from time to time.
Are you sure about that? What sort of man of God was he! Actually the melodies in both songs have similarities.
U.K. band from the 1960s. The bass player, Chad Chandler, brought a then unknown Jimi Hendricks in New York back to London; became Jimi's manger, found two top Brit musicians to form the Jimi Hendricks Experience.
some music history for you.. the singer went on to sing for the band WAR.. and the bass player was the dude that discovered Jimmy Hendrix and became his manager for a time
Animal are a English band from Newcastle up north,they moved to London and made fame,Alan Price is the soul writer to house of the rising sun and split in 1966
Glad to see so many people know this classic. The Rising Sun "was" a Den of ill Repute" . Everything went on there. I believe this generates from the time of the old Steamboats that traveled the Mississippi.
My dad introduced me to The Animals. Great band!!
Sori is totally right on this.
Never expected to see this one on your channel, but I'm glad. This song got me into fingerstyle guitar
We love an arpeggio!
@@Radagast- They're the most fun you can have playing fingerstyle, in my opinion. And they sound great!
There’s no way you ain’t heard this unless you lived under a rock it’s been used in sons of anarchy, West world, suicide squad, supernatural and casino to name a few.
I never seen any of these shows. But the song is a classic played on radio, and at home, and dances and parties. Really they are just playing they cannot have missed it.
@@hnorrstrom they've reacted to the most famous songs ever pretending that they'd never heard of them
Thats what i thought. Don;t they have radios in there car or what???/
Yeah, it's literally everywhere
It's like they decided to open a channel about music, without ever hearing a song in their lives.
So great song that even my piano cover sounds good!! 😉
Chas Chandler was the bass player for the Animals, who went on to discover and manage Jimi Hendrix when he went to England,
The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after its occupant Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St.
The folk music historian Alan Lomax recorded a version in 1937 by a 16-year-old girl named Georgia Turner. In this context, it is sung in the first person, present tense with the singer lamenting how the House of the Rising Sun has ruined her life. In this traditional folk version, the main character is either a prostitute or a prisoner. The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly.
And... There was a brothel there before decades or a century earlier.
This song appeared in Mafia 3 game and some good old american gangster movies. I love these storries and this track give it some special atmosphere to it.
The song is a old english folk song.. Its changed many times because it was sang and passed on and it changed further when it made its way here to the u.s. the original was a narrative of a young female.. Then it switched to a male perspective... The oldest known recording of the song was from 1934 by Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster...
We have the bass player of this band Chas Chandler to thank for Jimi Hendrix becoming a star. After many rejections and a career going nowhere, Chandler saw the potential in Jimmy James as he then known and offered his help he made him revert back to his real name Hendrix and made him make Jimmy into the more unusual Jimi. Chandler paid for Hendrix to come to London as it was pretty much the rock capital of the era and paid for his food and lodgings. Chandler helped Hendrix audition the rest of what became the Jimi Hendrix Experience and paid for a hall for the band to practice in and got the band its first gigs but after still not getting the band a record contract Chandler paid out of his own pocket for recording time and for the bands first single Hey Joe which luckily was a hit and he got the precious record contract the band needed and the rest is history. Even the stage act of Hendrix setting fire to his guitar was an idea proposed by Chandler.
One of the most iconic songs of all time. You must of heard part of it before.
Sori gets it
One of my favourite songs ever.
I'd reccomend anyone who enjoys it to check out the version Walls of Jericho did. Candace(the singer) absolutely nails it
Absolutely no way you haven't heard this before.
Vin are you speaking of the one and only Biggums? I'm with Sori on this. The House of The Rising Sun seems like a Metaphor more than an actual place. Sori I did you a solid. "The House of the Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues". It tells of a life gone wrong in the city of New Orleans;
many versions also urge a sibling or parents and children to avoid the
same fate. The most successful commercial version, recorded in 1964 by
British rock group The Animals, was a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and also in the United States and France.[1] As a traditional folk song recorded by an electric rock band, it has been described as the "first folk rock hit".[2][3]
Origin
Like many
classic folk ballads, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain
authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad The Unfortunate Rake, yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation.[4] According to Alan Lomax, "Rising Sun" was used as the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and it was also a name for English pubs.[5]
He further suggested that the melody might be related to a 17th-century
folk song, "Lord Barnard and Little Musgrave", also known as "Matty Groves",[6][7] but a survey by Bertrand Bronson showed no clear relationship between the two songs.[8] Lomax proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to New Orleans by white Southern performers.[5] However, folklorist Vance Randolph
proposed an alternative French origin, the "rising sun" referring to
the decorative use of the sunburst insignia dating to the time of Louis XIV, which was brought to North America by French immigrants.[8]
"House of Rising Sun" was said to have been known by miners in 1905.[6] The oldest published version of the lyrics is that printed by Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925, in a column "Old Songs That Men Have Sung" in Adventure magazine.[9] The lyrics of that version begin:[9][10]
This song is also used in the Mafia 3 video game. I love the music from that era!
Eric Burton went t New Orleans and got hooked on blues... the Hammond organ and the blues sound is what defined them as a band, this particular song is a blues song he heard during that trip.... but the Animals is according to me the best and most original band of the 60's (and no I am not a child of the 60's, but I appreciate great music no matter of decade).
It is a bit sad that this is the one song they are known for in wider circles, they had soooo many great songs.
Quick nitpick: Alan Price's organ was a VOX Continental, not a Hammond.
The funny thing is, I only started to notice Eric Burton's voice when he came up with WAR...Spill da Wine.. 😎 That was my introduction to the Burton legend...
the white buffalo cover of this for sons of anarchy is my favourite
Yes they had a bunch of solid covers in that show
Of the original Animals lineup, only drummer John Steel is still playing with them, at 79 years of age. Burdon, Price and Valentine are all in their late 70s. Chas Chandler died several years ago.
"They" = Sori's wins, Vin out xD
So, bit of an interesting fact. Nobody is sure what the House of the Rising Sun actually is. It could be a men's hotel and as the song was written from a woman's perspective, it's assumed if that were accurate she was made to sell her body, a prison, a pub, any of the above. In fact there's an article written about how musicologists have attempted to trace the origins, as this song is at LEAST over 130 years old and no one is sure what House of the Rising Sun is the one they're talking about.
culturacolectiva.com/music/history-behind-house-of-the-rising-sun
@Tyler Mod yeah i've always found it odd how literal lyrical interpretations tend to be fully knowing the artists were .. artists
Classic.
This song is literally older than the Civil War; maybe older than the US, it may even have been a staple of musical standards as far back as the 16th century, no one knows who wrote it. A ballad about love and loss and addiction, sung by poor white people and by slaves on chain gangs and all kinds of people, with different lyrics. The Animals fucking killed it. That voice.
The hailstorm sound in the background completelly confused me so much that I have went outside to check the weather :D
Good classic Oldie
Organ is playing
Vin: "is that an organ?"
The house is a brothel, it's a woman's perspective in the lyrics, going back to ware the ball and chain is back to work the brothel
I don't think its in a woman's perspective because he says its been the ruin of many a poor boy and he knows hes one
Yes Julian, they changed the lyrics from the original song which was recorded by Leadbelly and written by Woody Guthrie, but the song is even older than that
@@mikthepainter An artist by the name White Buffalo did a contemporary version of this (based on Dylan's version) that I think you'd appreciate.
@@Azabaxe80 will check that out, I like the stuff I've heard by him before, thanks
@@mikthepainter It's in the soundtrack for the FX series Sons of Anarchy.
Once again vin wants people to believe. That he has never heard one of the most famous songs. One of the most famous cover songs all time ever. That’s why he’s put it on the underground stage.
😅😅😅😅so true
In Britain gambling has always been on the high street - I have met met people (mainly fixing their computers) that re-mortgaged their house to pay for gambling. I have an alcohol problem and trying to sort it, - drunks die from their addiction, gamblers die as a consequence mostly suicide due to guilt. I am an addict but gambling has never been a thing to me - I guess people have different triggers.
The Animals was apart of the British Invasion as with the Beetles and other groups that came over from England.
And had a big part in the introduction of Jimi Hendrix to the British rock scene....
House of the Rising Sun is a very old blues standard. I believe it date back to before the 20"s, original writer is unknown. It was originally done in the female tense, Eric Burdon changed it. The song is about the life of a prostitute, in a brothel in New Orleans. the gambling aspect of the song is secondary. The ball and chain is the life of prostitution.
Love this song, I always think of the movie Casino when I hear this version
The start of metal, and other darkish music genres, punk, goth, electronica genres, etc.
The House of the Rising Sun was a brothel.
You got it
It was a brothel and a casino.
Its about his difficult LIFE living in a house with an absent Father. A gambler and drinker. His mother did NOTHING to help. She tried to support them but their Dad took everything. He left but came back to face his troubled past. But knows it damaged what he could have become.
Listen to "we got to get out of this place" by the animals it's a great song.
yeah yeah lact like you didn't know this song omgggg
This song is in every other US movie or TV show. 🤯
THE man can sing!!
Just wondering whether “American Pie” and “Hotel California” are also considered “underground” songs 😂
🤣 the answer will obviously be yes. They did Hotel California. They loved it... above a 9 if I recall correctly.
¡ Ha ! ¡ Ha ! ¿ Right ?
There was some controversy about "Hotel California" when came out, some believed that The Eagles stole the melody from a Jethro Tull song entitled, "We use to know", that came out years before. If you listen you can with no doubt hear the similarity. Ian Anderson say no, just a coincidence, no foul.I think he just let them off the hook.
The title of the song is clever because The House of the Rising Sun could be an establishment but a house of the rising sun is an opium den.
Slaughter to prevail- demolisher
Vin and sori, how have you guys not done this one yet?
They havent done most 60s music. I think theyve done one Bob Dylan song from 1964, and a The Kinks song. Also some Doors and one Velvet Underground song. Thats about it.
theRevolutionist They also did The Rolling Stones paint it black and Gimme shelter. There are both 60’s tunes. They did the Beatles as well strawberry fields.
Taken from Wikipedia The phrase "House of the Rising Sun" is often understood as a euphemism for a brothel, but it is not known whether the house described in the lyrics was an actual or a fictitious place.
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES. i can't believe you haven't done YES. Sori will love them. I suggest CLOSE TO THE EDGE.
To Sori's point, poker sessions have lasted days, w/ players finally leaving to the morning sunrise. It is possible for a place to "earn" a popular name from patrons or nearby residents. The Continental Hyatt House was famously known as the Riot House.
How is this part of the underground? It's a classic!!! Should be on the main stage.
I find that whoever does these videos often doesn't check the lyrics. They just transcribe them from their own impressions. The lyric online isn't " Is when he's on a drug" (which wouldn't be allowed anyway in the mid 60's) but "Is when he's all drunk."
Sorry for my english, but I'm from Argentina. This tune is about (I don't know the word) a house whith hores. At the moment had a lot of bad comments.
Speaking of New Orleans, I recommend Hate To Feel from Alice in Chains. Side note: The Animals - Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is a good one
Going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain is a reference to going to debtors prison for moneys owed, he's a gambler and owes some people money....
I like what Sori said .
I'm so glad you two reacted to the original and not FFDP.
Boys learn from their Fathers when they're between the ages of 7 to 15. It has a huge impact on how emotionally balanced they will be as adults. Boys without a father figure tend to have emotional problems later in life They also only really learn from male teachers, which is why it's so important that schools have around 50% male teachers.