From what I saw on an interview with the lead singer many years ago the song is about a boy who grows up in a brothel, and is subjected to seeing the worst in life and subsequently doesn't do much with his own life. Pretty crazy to think how old this song is now and yet it's still just as powerful and relevant today. Cool choice girls, thanks as always. :)
Arh Manna you got it right, you know this song well. House of the rising sun means by the french a brothel, its good to see someone else who know the true meaning behind this song. Definitely checkout my responses to it. House of the rising sun is definitely not a prison, and ball & chain is. Just a way of saying the emotional suffering he experienced as a child is still with him as an adult. A lot of metaphors in this song that's for sure which makes me love it even more. 😎👍👍
YES, it's nearly 2 centuries old, and some say it was originally a poem, but the lyrics changed over the years to suit social tastes and tollerance. Many famous people had ecorded this before, like Bob Dylan, who heard the Animals recording on his car radio, and was so impressed, had to pull over and listen to it.
That is Alan Price on the Hammond B3 organ, certainly one of the best solos. Another great Hammond B3 player Rod Argent, check out his solo on 'Hold your Head Up'.
The House of the Rising Sun according to the song is a gambling house (and possibly a brothel). He's going back to New Orleans "to wear that ball and chain" because he is trapped in that lifestyle. It has become a metaphorical prison for him but not a literal one.
You got it right👍definitely not a prison this song has many metaphorically meanings, as a kid I loved this song and as I found out more about it, I love it even more today than ever. Good one my friend. 😎👍
I've never heard of The Animals before. That intro is so melodic and beats any hardcore metal intro I've ever heard. You cannot beat classic rock. This song was such an awesome experience to share with you guys!
Aldo, ...you never heard of the Animals? Arh man, you got to check them out then. Also check out Frigid Pink's electrified version of the house of the rising sun.
@@billofalltrades2633 hey Bill I'm 63 Ive heard everything the animals have done, and I love Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood I got one for you, ...Sky Pilot 😜👍
@@billofalltrades2633 for sure little brother here's another oldie but goodie, and still stands true, even today! The song is called Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire.
3 years after this video, the tall guy playing guitar in it discovered another guitarist in New York and brought him to London to star in a band. That guitarist from New York was named Jimi Hendrix.
Oh yeah! I love, love, love The Animals and this song. I recall the first time hearing this one, when I was a kid. It pulled me right in. The song, to me, has a haunting sound to it. Eric Burdon has such a unique sounding voice. I was lucky enough to see him perform solo at a Bluesfest a few years back. He sounded amazing. A great performer too! Thank you for reacting to this one. Love & Blessings! 🤘💗🤘
Hello ladies! This is such an iconic rock song, which was recorded in 1964 (!!!). And it still stands strong over 57 years later! Lead singer Eric Burden is such an underrated singer. Great reaction, as always! Love ya ladies!
The song is a traditional folk song dating back to at least 1905 in the Appalachian area and can be traced back even further to the 18th century. It was recorded in 1933. Woodie Guthrie recorded it in 1941. It's roots are from English/French folk songs in the 17th and 18th century
Eric Burdon has such a powerful voice. And, he has it still today. Hilton Valentine on guitar sadly passed away in January of 2021. Love this song. Happy New Year all!
A mighty strong vocal. A classic sixties vibe. Dig those matching suits! And this song is as old as I am! Hope you and your family have a very happy new year to come. Always enjoy your reactions!👍
Hi girls nice reaction again this is a classic from the 60’s it’s a great song also nice to see you try different kind of styles bye girls keep on rocking!
BIG THUMBS UP!!! Next Animals Song... "Its My Life" then "Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood" Eric Burdon.... one of the Greatest Rock/ Blues Voices Ever!!!! Erics work with the band War is also Outstanding!!! Jimi Hendrix and Eric were close friends,,, Jimi played with Eric and War his final night on Earth....
Definitely one of my all time favorite classic songs that Eric Burdon, & the animals, have done. Although I believe when he go's back to New Orleans to wear that ball & chain he's singing about the emotional feeling he felt & still feels growing up in poverty at the hands of his gambling father who was also a drunk, while his mother thought to work as a madam who lives in sin & misery in a house of the rising sun, sewed his new blue jeans meaning that his mother just mended his old ones. FYI In the French Quarter of New Orleans, A house of the Rising Sun means a house of ill repute. Definitely not a prison. Another Band who does this song good is a band called Frigid Pink ...check it out!
Hi you two, hope you and your family had a great Christmas and I wish you a very happy 2022. This is the very first song I ever learned to play on guitar in 1977! Still play it now, great riff and great singing. Rock on 🎸
@@mickdebergerac1143 You know Mick, many bands cover, House of the rising sun but Frigid Pink's version, strikes a chord with many Hard Rockers, as it does for me. I keep both versions on my play list, and love to play both of them for my friends & family from time to time. Many ppl think House of the rising sun is a song about a poor boys upbringing & it is. But what a lot of ppl don't know, is down in New Orleans, a house of ill repute or one that's in the red light district, is called by the french a house of the rising sun. There's a lot of metaphors in this song. When Eric Burdon sings that his mother was a tailor, is one way to say she was a Madam or a prostitute, that worked in a house of the rising sun. As for wearing a ball & chain is just another way of saying the shame he felt as a kid still lingers within himself. If you research this song you'll find many versions and more explanations of what the song is about. After I did I found that I love it even more. As for both version mentioned here, I have pick the Animals version as the best, and that's just for the classic sound the Animals gave it.
Eric Burdon is one of the best belters to come out of England during the British Invasion, or any other time for that matter. The man's voice is unbelievably powerful, and as good as this video is, it doesn't do it justice. I had the pleasure of meeting Eric in 1990 (quite by accident) and I told him the same: that I always thought he was one of the best, most intense vocalists to come out of England. He laughed and asked me how a kid so young would even know who he is. I said, "Cool parents who brought me up on great music." He was a super-nice guy with absolutely no ego about him, and I'm glad he still walks among us today. He's also "the eggman" in The Beatles' "I Am The Walrus." Look it up. :)
The guitarist is smiling at the end because he hit his guitar on the fake pillar when he passed by it. They quickly did a second take from that point and you can see him raise his guitar extra high when he passes by the pillar. This was a wonderful staging of a great song. The song inspired Bob Dylan to go electric. The song still haunts me every time I listen to it and I've been listening to it since September 1964.
This song goes back at least to the 30's, and that's just the recorded versions. Some musical historians think it goes back to England hundreds of years before that. The "house" is usually considered a gambling den or a house of prostitution (there are versions sung by women). You are definitely right that if refers to someone being ruined by experience, and encouraging others not to follow his fate.
My favorit group from the 60s ,i was 8 or just turn 9 years old when this song came . I love this song so much I am 65 years old now and this song gives me goesbumps all over ,and Eric outstanding voice is so great .
If you research this song you'll definitely get the true meaning, which may "WoW" you, because it has a lot of metaphorical meaning for each verse. I will say its definitely not about a prison. ✌
Hi girls, I know the singer Eric Burdon & the keyboard player Alan Price were from my part of the world in North East England. "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" is another song worth reacting to.
This iconic recording by The Animals from 1964 definitely brought this song its greatest most widespread fame. However, it is an old American folk song possibly going back over 100 years. This is one of the best reactions I've seen by Las Hermanas - some very insightful comments from both Mia and Juliet. The Animals didn't last long as a band but still left some very good songs behind. Eric Burden went on to continuing success on his own and as a front man for other bands, especially the band War which he founded. He may still be going 57 years after this introduction to the world! I saw him doing some TV work a few years ago and his great bluesy r&b voice was still strong into his 70's.
Thank you two for reacting to one of my favorite tunes from the 60s. My second favorite tune from Eric Burdon is “Spill The Wine”. If you two get the chance can you two react to my all time favorite ZZ Top song “La Grange” which has a similar setting.
Eric Burdon and the Animals are a great band. To myself personally, even more influential than the Beatles. They have a song called "Black Plague" that is really relevant and spooky, all things considered
Eric Burdon, the lead singer here in this video had (and still does) an incredible voice, which always sounds much older than his years. Consider this, at the time this video was recorded he was probably around the same age as you two young ladies are now......and he is belting this song out like he was a lifelong blues performer...its a brilliant song and I am delighted you enjoyed it so much.
I hope you girls had a great Christmas. Best wishes for 2020 too?? This was a great song for learning guitar. You had to hold the chord cleanly, and also develop right-hand control.
One of the most classic songs in rock and roll. And lyrics are serious. It is either about a prison or a house of ill repute - both theories are promulgated by music /lyric commentators.
This song is about the prison that men make for themselves when they are ADDICTED to destructive things, like sex, drugs, rock n' roll, gambling, and war profiteering.
i remember in the day , everywhere i went , at a party , on tv, at a pub , go see the local band , on the radio , i was so sick of it , one beautiful saturday morning we went to this great pub down at the gold coast , down from brisbane we were all having fun but no sure enough they had to play , actually it was one guy with a guitar and guess what he was playing as much as i wanted to stay i couldn't bare to hear one more syllable of that confounded song so i went out side and waited in the car park , its a great song but one can only take so much of one thing ....
Such a brilliant performance. Like you said the way the video was thought out in advance for their movements and whatnot are very simple yet very effective given the technology of the time. It's even crazier to think that their singer Eric wasn't that much older than you ladies are now when he sang this. Such an amazing passion in such a young man
Hello girls, great video, I did not know this band but with this song they have me, it reminds me to The Doors I recommend you react to the band Rage Against The Machine, specifically the song Killing In The Name
Loved that you pointed out that this song is "serious" and the voice of the singer was "edged." It is a song with a message against living in sin and misery. Just one mention of alcohol (the "gambler father") and none of drugs, but picking a bad environment to live in can lead to a miserable life.
The House of the Rising Sun was a folk song from the 19th century and was the name of a brothel down in NOLA; which has been traditionally been sung by a female.
"Oh mother! Tell your children - not to do what I have done - spend your life in sincere misery - in the house of the rising son". That line in the song just says it all.
The House of the Rising Sun was a brothel in N.O. . I remember seeing it back in the day. many such things were winked at in Louisiana Back in the Day.
It is a reference, to the coming of a new age. With most musicians, there is usually, a deeper meaning with their lyrics. This usually goes back to, in how they have entitled the song.
J Segal J Segal 1 second ago The song is a traditional folk song dating back to at least 1905 in the Appalachian area and can be traced back even further to the 18th century. It was recorded in 1933. Woodie Guthrie recorded it in 1941.
Baby Boomer here! I was 10 years old when this song came out! I loved it then and I still love this group and this fantastic song!!!! 🥰🥰🌲🌄🌲🐈⬛🐈🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲💙💙💙
House of the rising sun was a real place in New Orleans. Had a sun as a sign hanging outside. It was a place of Ill repute , bit of a dive really. Noted for its drinking, gambling, and use as a brothel. Singer is Eric Burden, Alan Price on keyboards. He split and collected a backing band - the Alan Price Set. Started playing more jazzy sounds.The Animals were good though. Had a few hits. Nice reaction, girls!
YEE GIRLS.YEE Nation. The animals huh!! Jack and Rufus!! Or maybe Tom and Jerry.. 😆😆.. of course just kidding.. that's a great old song and you girls did it justice good job Mia, Queen Juliet. NICE T-Shirts girls
I swear this guy looks like Alfred E. Newman of the Mad magazine cover… what!? Me worry?😆 seriously though , amazing powerful vocals, everybody brought their a-games.
Classic song. The big house you spoke of is common old name for prisons in general. But here in this song the “house of the rising sun” is a casino. An he is saying his dad was a gambler and some others are gamblers to, also he learned it from his dad. The ball and chain is a metaphor saying he’s hooked on gambling and he won’t leave the casino. Also he won’t be leaving the casino till after sun rises. Hence the “House of the rising sun”.
Eric burton vocal.Chas Chandler bass john steel drums Alan price keyboard.Chad died several years ago. Hilton past on 29 Jan 2021.Alan left the band in 1966. Check out winds of change album 1968.
So many of the songs which came to American youth via the Brittish invasion, had their origins in the southern U.S., many in the blues-rich Mississippi Delta region. In 1964, The Animals recorded House Of The Rising Sun in one take while on tour with Chuck Berry. Bob Dylan had released his version of the song in 1962. WOODY Guthrie had recorded it years prior. So we have a band of British Invaders recording a trad folk song naming a house of ill-repute in New Orleans. Louisiana. And apparently, the song had been around, here, since the 1800's. It's actual origins, however, sail us back across the Atlantic to England, Ireland, or even France. A close resemblance is noted to The Unfortunate Rake from the 16th century. So there's a bit about this song's origins.
This was a UK and US number one in 1964 The animals were one of many bands just below the Beatles and The Rolling Stones The story goes that it was recorded in less than an hour for a cost in modern money of about £10 or $12! The song has a long and complicated history which is well written up on Wikipedia in a very interesting account part of which I enclose “Lomax also noted that "Rising Sun" was the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and a name for English pubs,[8] and proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to the US by White Southern performers.[8] In 1953, Lomax met Harry Cox, an English farm labourer known for his impressive folk song repertoire, who knew a song called "She was a Rum One" (Roud 2128) with two possible opening verses, one beginning……. “
"The House of the Rising Sun" was a brothel that stood in a small town called Storyville. The brothel was in a district of the town called the Vieux Carré. This song was written by a prositute who worked there, against her will, sometime before 1850. We don't know who the girl was, but she was one of hundreds who were forced into the trade by opium addiction, blackmail or plain brutality. "Ball and Chain" is the euphamism of that time for drug addiction. The Vieux Carré and Storyville still exsist... The former became the French Quarter of the latter which became the city of New Orleans. The House of the Rising Sun?? It burned down long ago, but thanks to a nameless girl with a talent for song writing and an English Rock Band it's sin and misery will be remembered forever.
Hello girls!! What a extraordinary song, not only the music but lyrically as well, very good 👍 and I, Sergio wish you a wonderful new year’s!! God bless you and your love ones!! Wonderful reacción!!! Keep doing the great job. Adiós
It's about addiction. It is an American folk song from around the time of the civil war so it could very well be about opium addiction. The House of the Rising Sun could be an opium den. To wear that ball and chain. Laudanum was the most powerful pain killer at the time, which is made from opium, and was widely used in the civil war.
My late Maternal Grandfather Leslie John Robertson (1928-2021) could play this song by-ear. Couldn't read music but had a phenomenal ear. A victim lost to the Lethal Coronavirus Pandemic on January 21st 2021; aged 92.
Take another look at the video, and watch the guitarists as they walk around, and lift their guitar necks as they pass the columns strewn around the set for decoration (but they just seem to ruin some camera shots). 4:38 to 4:35 is a great example, and at that end of that timestamp, the tall blond bassist at the end of the line has to duck under an overhead stage piece. LOL
Yea, sometimes our own parents set a bad example for their children, his father gambled, and was drunk many times, and from what I got is he picked up his father’s habit, and suffering the consequences.
From what I saw on an interview with the lead singer many years ago the song is about a boy who grows up in a brothel, and is subjected to seeing the worst in life and subsequently doesn't do much with his own life. Pretty crazy to think how old this song is now and yet it's still just as powerful and relevant today. Cool choice girls, thanks as always. :)
Arh Manna you got it right, you know this song well. House of the rising sun means by the french a brothel, its good to see someone else who know the true meaning behind this song. Definitely checkout my responses to it. House of the rising sun is definitely not a prison, and ball & chain is. Just a way of saying the emotional suffering he experienced as a child is still with him as an adult. A lot of metaphors in this song that's for sure which makes me love it even more. 😎👍👍
Like , Richard Pryor , RIP ✝️
@@jackvolta3489 What ever ya think of it, mr "Volta", ya know it's a great song when " that bum from Minnesota" has a bash.
YES, it's nearly 2 centuries old, and some say it was originally a poem, but the lyrics changed over the years to suit social tastes and tollerance. Many famous people had ecorded this before, like Bob Dylan, who heard the Animals recording on his car radio, and was so impressed, had to pull over and listen to it.
One of the best organ solos in rock.
That is Alan Price on the Hammond B3 organ, certainly one of the best solos. Another great Hammond B3 player Rod Argent, check out his solo on 'Hold your Head Up'.
Agreed
One of my favorites songs they also do, Don't let me be misunderstood, a great song. Happy New Year to you and your family 🧡🙏
I saw what you did there
Great Animals song but I think Saint Esmeralda was just a small bit better to cover.
Nice one! The bass player became Jimi Hendrix's manager and helped discover him, Chaz Chandler..
The House of the Rising Sun according to the song is a gambling house (and possibly a brothel). He's going back to New Orleans "to wear that ball and chain" because he is trapped in that lifestyle. It has become a metaphorical prison for him but not a literal one.
You got it right👍definitely not a prison this song has many metaphorically meanings, as a kid I loved this song and as I found out more about it, I love it even more today than ever. Good one my friend. 😎👍
It's about a brothel.
It's about a brothel that one can find in New Orleans. It has a plaque in front of it.
North east UK lads. The bassist Chas Chandler discovered and promoted Jimi Hendrix
Kid's got a nice voice. I love this song. It almost seems like funeral music, and he's giving the eulogy.
I've never heard of The Animals before. That intro is so melodic and beats any hardcore metal intro I've ever heard. You cannot beat classic rock. This song was such an awesome experience to share with you guys!
Aldo, ...you never heard of the Animals? Arh man, you got to check them out then. Also check out Frigid Pink's electrified version of the house of the rising sun.
You need to hear Don't let me be misunderstood!
@@billofalltrades2633 hey Bill I'm 63 Ive heard everything the animals have done, and I love Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
I got one for you, ...Sky Pilot 😜👍
@@jackvolta3489 I'm 51, heard most of their songs! Really great group!
@@billofalltrades2633 for sure little brother here's another oldie but goodie, and still stands true, even today! The song is called Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire.
3 years after this video, the tall guy playing guitar in it discovered another guitarist in New York and brought him to London to star in a band. That guitarist from New York was named Jimi Hendrix.
And reader: I married her...
My parents saw Jimi hendrix live in Norwich when he was based at Mildenhall.
@@gavinpaice8008 Do you want a prize, like a cookie, because they are cheap, by the way?
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Twat of the week.
Just to clarify...it was Chas Chandler (bass) who was associated with Hendrix. The lead guitarist is Hilton Valentine.
Oh yeah! I love, love, love The Animals and this song. I recall the first time hearing this one, when I was a kid. It pulled me right in. The song, to me, has a haunting sound to it. Eric Burdon has such a unique sounding voice. I was lucky enough to see him perform solo at a Bluesfest a few years back. He sounded amazing. A great performer too! Thank you for reacting to this one. Love & Blessings! 🤘💗🤘
THE ANIMALS "SKY PILOT",, "DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD",, "WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE" & "IT'S MY LIFE"
Hello ladies!
This is such an iconic rock song, which was recorded in 1964 (!!!). And it still stands strong over 57 years later!
Lead singer Eric Burden is such an underrated singer.
Great reaction, as always!
Love ya ladies!
Eric Burdon
Spill the wine dig that girl
The song is a traditional folk song dating back to at least 1905 in the Appalachian area and can be traced back even further to the 18th century. It was recorded in 1933. Woodie Guthrie recorded it in 1941.
It's roots are from English/French folk songs in the 17th and 18th century
Who the hell "underrated" Eric Burdon? That dude has always been considered on of the most powerful singers of all time.
@@jomamma1750 please don't let me be misunderstood brother, I grew up listening to the Animals, they had a sound that will live on forever. 😎👍
Eric Burdon has such a powerful voice. And, he has it still today. Hilton Valentine on guitar sadly passed away in January of 2021. Love this song. Happy New Year all!
Mark, check out the song, Spill the wine done by the band WAR, but sung by Eric Burdon when they teamed together for this song, ...Awesome tune. 😎👍
Chas Chandler,of course, being The Manager of Jimi Hendrix...
A mighty strong vocal. A classic sixties vibe. Dig those matching suits! And this song is as old as I am! Hope you and your family have a very happy new year to come. Always enjoy your reactions!👍
Hi girls nice reaction again this is a classic from the 60’s it’s a great song also nice to see you try different kind of styles bye girls keep on rocking!
my mother went to school with the man playing keyboard, Alan Price! it's a small world! happy new year, and big love to all people :)
Happy New Year! Wow! That is awesome! It is a small world! LOL!
Rumor has it that this song is about a brothel in New Orleans.
They didn’t put any thought in to it. They woke up 25 minutes prior, still drunk and hungover to film it from the night before.
RIP Hilton Valentine, that guitar riff is now legend.
BIG THUMBS UP!!! Next Animals Song... "Its My Life" then "Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Eric Burdon.... one of the Greatest Rock/ Blues Voices Ever!!!!
Erics work with the band War is also Outstanding!!!
Jimi Hendrix and Eric were close friends,,, Jimi played with Eric and War his final night on Earth....
Definitely one of my all time favorite classic songs that Eric Burdon, & the animals, have done. Although I believe when he go's back to New Orleans to wear that ball & chain he's singing about the emotional feeling he felt & still feels growing up in poverty at the hands of his gambling father who was also a drunk, while his mother thought to work as a madam who lives in sin & misery in a house of the rising sun, sewed his new blue jeans meaning that his mother just mended his old ones. FYI In the French Quarter of New Orleans, A house of the Rising Sun means a house of ill repute.
Definitely not a prison.
Another Band who does this song good is a band called Frigid Pink ...check it out!
Hi you two, hope you and your family had a great Christmas and I wish you a very happy 2022.
This is the very first song I ever learned to play on guitar in 1977! Still play it now, great riff and great singing.
Rock on
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Check out Frigid Pinks version of the same song
@@jackvolta3489 Great version, not heard it for a while 👍
@@mickdebergerac1143 You know Mick, many bands cover, House of the rising sun but Frigid Pink's version, strikes a chord with many Hard Rockers, as it does for me. I keep both versions on my play list, and love to play both of them for my friends & family from time to time. Many ppl think House of the rising sun is a song about a poor boys upbringing & it is. But what a lot of ppl don't know, is down in New Orleans, a house of ill repute or one that's in the red light district, is called by the french a house of the rising sun. There's a lot of metaphors in this song. When Eric Burdon sings that his mother was a tailor, is one way to say she was a Madam or a prostitute, that worked in a house of the rising sun. As for wearing a ball & chain is just another way of saying the shame he felt as a kid still lingers within himself. If you research this song you'll find many versions and more explanations of what the song is about. After I did I found that I love it even more. As for both version mentioned here, I have pick the Animals version as the best, and that's just for the classic sound the Animals gave it.
Good to see you two again!! Salute for reviewing good song. One I listened to when I traveled to the west is the best!! - 2007
Eric Burdon is one of the best belters to come out of England during the British Invasion, or any other time for that matter. The man's voice is unbelievably powerful, and as good as this video is, it doesn't do it justice. I had the pleasure of meeting Eric in 1990 (quite by accident) and I told him the same: that I always thought he was one of the best, most intense vocalists to come out of England. He laughed and asked me how a kid so young would even know who he is. I said, "Cool parents who brought me up on great music." He was a super-nice guy with absolutely no ego about him, and I'm glad he still walks among us today. He's also "the eggman" in The Beatles' "I Am The Walrus." Look it up. :)
You're correct about where John Lennon got "the eggman" from. I've got two or three Beatles books that explain where it came from.
The guitarist is smiling at the end because he hit his guitar on the fake pillar when he passed by it. They quickly did a second take from that point and you can see him raise his guitar extra high when he passes by the pillar. This was a wonderful staging of a great song. The song inspired Bob Dylan to go electric. The song still haunts me every time I listen to it and I've been listening to it since September 1964.
This song goes back at least to the 30's, and that's just the recorded versions. Some musical historians think it goes back to England hundreds of years before that. The "house" is usually considered a gambling den or a house of prostitution (there are versions sung by women). You are definitely right that if refers to someone being ruined by experience, and encouraging others not to follow his fate.
My favorit group from the 60s ,i was 8 or just turn 9 years old when this song came . I love this song so much I am 65 years old now and this song gives me goesbumps all over ,and Eric outstanding voice is so great .
Me encanta esta cancion chicas , gracias, saludos desde Argentina.
Uno de los canales con las opiniones más reales de todo UA-cam !!!
This is one of my favorite songs by them
Great analysis of the song! I watched this on television in England when it was first broadcast. I was ten or eleven.
If you research this song you'll definitely get the true meaning, which may "WoW" you, because it has a lot of metaphorical meaning for each verse. I will say its definitely not about a prison. ✌
Incredible song, thoughtful reaction. Thanks.
Thank you Edgar!
Don't stop with just this one, fantastic band with lots of great music and a huge influence on many artists
Hi girls, I know the singer Eric Burdon & the keyboard player Alan Price were from my part of the world in North East England. "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" is another song worth reacting to.
Eric Burdon was 16 years old when this was recorded in 1964. Hes in his 80s now and still killin' it.
This iconic recording by The Animals from 1964 definitely brought this song its greatest most widespread fame. However, it is an old American folk song possibly going back over 100 years. This is one of the best reactions I've seen by Las Hermanas - some very insightful comments from both Mia and Juliet. The Animals didn't last long as a band but still left some very good songs behind. Eric Burden went on to continuing success on his own and as a front man for other bands, especially the band War which he founded. He may still be going 57 years after this introduction to the world! I saw him doing some TV work a few years ago and his great bluesy r&b voice was still strong into his 70's.
Really love your hair girl. I enjoy watching you two react to new music and videos. Rock on ladies!!! 🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥
Thank you two for reacting to one of my favorite tunes from the 60s. My second favorite tune from Eric Burdon is “Spill The Wine”. If you two get the chance can you two react to my all time favorite ZZ Top song “La Grange” which has a similar setting.
So epic! Thanks for reacting! Request: Danzig--Mother.
Eric Burdon and the Animals are a great band. To myself personally, even more influential than the Beatles. They have a song called "Black Plague" that is really relevant and spooky, all things considered
Yes, they were a great band. What a pisser they didn't have themselves better management.
You ladies are great....and have come a long way. Happy New Year!
Thank you Tektoniks, Happy New year!
I haven't seen you two in a while. You look awesome. I like the hair colors.
Eric Burdon, the lead singer here in this video had (and still does) an incredible voice, which always sounds much older than his years. Consider this, at the time this video was recorded he was probably around the same age as you two young ladies are now......and he is belting this song out like he was a lifelong blues performer...its a brilliant song and I am delighted you enjoyed it so much.
I like the way 1960s British Rock musicians were inspired more by American Blues musicians than they were by American Rock musicians.
I hope you girls had a great Christmas. Best wishes for 2020 too??
This was a great song for learning guitar. You had to hold the chord cleanly, and also develop right-hand control.
One of the most classic songs in rock and roll. And lyrics are serious. It is either about a prison or a house of ill repute - both theories are promulgated by music /lyric commentators.
Excellent reaction ladies!
This song is about the prison that men make for themselves when they are ADDICTED to destructive things, like sex, drugs, rock n' roll, gambling, and war profiteering.
As fine a reaction to this song as I've come across. Insightful and spot on. True understanding, reached immediately, in an instant. Well done. Pablo.
i remember in the day , everywhere i went , at a party , on tv, at a pub , go see the local band , on the radio , i was so sick of it , one beautiful saturday morning we went to this great pub down at the gold coast , down from brisbane we were all having fun but no sure enough they had to play , actually it was one guy with a guitar and guess what he was playing as much as i wanted to stay i couldn't bare to hear one more syllable of that confounded song so i went out side and waited in the car park , its a great song but one can only take so much of one thing ....
The Ventures also did an excellent version of the song. Check out their version from 1965.
Such a brilliant performance. Like you said the way the video was thought out in advance for their movements and whatnot are very simple yet very effective given the technology of the time. It's even crazier to think that their singer Eric wasn't that much older than you ladies are now when he sang this. Such an amazing passion in such a young man
One of my favorites Songs!! 🎸 🎙
Love this song, but am in the hospital with covid
Hello girls, great video, I did not know this band but with this song they have me, it reminds me to The Doors
I recommend you react to the band Rage Against The Machine, specifically the song Killing In The Name
and gurls ringo starr was smiling alot. i think he likes your hair :)
Loved that you pointed out that this song is "serious" and the voice of the singer was "edged." It is a song with a message against living in sin and misery. Just one mention of alcohol (the "gambler father") and none of drugs, but picking a bad environment to live in can lead to a miserable life.
The House of the Rising Sun was a folk song from the 19th century and was the name of a brothel down in NOLA; which has been traditionally been sung by a female.
Who would think that one of the best songs of the sixties would be a cover of an old folk song... But he we are, this interpretation is brilliant
great song, thanks' for playing it.,
I love the way you react to tool, you lied from the salival album might interest you (the bass is amazing) greetings from Mexico
The famous French singer , Johnny Hallyday recorded the cover : « Le Pénitencier ». He lived 20 years , in Los Angeles.
"Oh mother! Tell your children - not to do what I have done - spend your life in sincere misery - in the house of the rising son". That line in the song just says it all.
Great reaction I love you shirt and I love your pink hair
Saludos...buen tema 👌👌😎a por mas reacciones chicas!!
I haven't seen one of your videos in a while but dam girls.., you look different in a good way.😊
I love your shirt Juliet. The Beatles are my favorite band
Does my heart so much good to see a young person wearing a Beatles t-shirt.😀
The House of the Rising Sun was a brothel in N.O. . I remember seeing it back in the day. many such things were winked at in Louisiana Back in the Day.
It's always good for a chuckle when todays 20 something's listen to a classic tune😊
It is a reference, to the coming of a new age. With most musicians, there is usually, a deeper meaning with their lyrics. This usually goes back to, in how they have entitled the song.
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The song is a traditional folk song dating back to at least 1905 in the Appalachian area and can be traced back even further to the 18th century. It was recorded in 1933. Woodie Guthrie recorded it in 1941.
Baby Boomer here! I was 10 years old when this song came out! I loved it then and I still love this group and this fantastic song!!!! 🥰🥰🌲🌄🌲🐈⬛🐈🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲💙💙💙
House of the rising sun was a real place in New Orleans. Had a sun as a sign hanging outside. It was a place of Ill repute , bit of a dive really. Noted for its drinking, gambling, and use as a brothel.
Singer is Eric Burden, Alan Price on keyboards. He split and collected a backing band - the Alan Price Set. Started playing more jazzy sounds.The Animals were good though. Had a few hits. Nice reaction, girls!
I love the sound of Alan Price's Vox Continental organ.
Hi Girls, I learned this song very early when I first started playing Keyboards, a great tune 😎
Es la primera vez que soy el primer comentario chicas , las quiero, ya lo veo , el tema es excelente abrazo desde Buenos Aires.
YEE GIRLS.YEE Nation. The animals huh!! Jack and Rufus!! Or maybe Tom and Jerry.. 😆😆.. of course just kidding.. that's a great old song and you girls did it justice good job Mia, Queen Juliet. NICE T-Shirts girls
1964...plenty of new music but can't forget the oldies!!
I swear this guy looks like Alfred E. Newman of the Mad magazine cover… what!? Me worry?😆 seriously though , amazing powerful vocals, everybody brought their a-games.
Classic song. The big house you spoke of is common old name for prisons in general. But here in this song the “house of the rising sun” is a casino. An he is saying his dad was a gambler and some others are gamblers to, also he learned it from his dad.
The ball and chain is a metaphor saying he’s hooked on gambling and he won’t leave the casino. Also he won’t be leaving the casino till after sun rises. Hence the “House of the rising sun”.
When this song came out so did a movie called The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Also dramatic music, but it is a combination comedy and horror movie.
Great classic song from a simpler age! I was about your age when I first heard this when it was new, long time ago, and just as good now
I’m a proud Angelo… I love your channel:)
Thank you!
Eric burton vocal.Chas Chandler bass john steel drums Alan price keyboard.Chad died several years ago. Hilton past on 29 Jan 2021.Alan left the band in 1966. Check out winds of change album 1968.
So many of the songs which came to American youth via the Brittish invasion, had their origins in the southern U.S., many in the blues-rich Mississippi Delta region.
In 1964, The Animals recorded House Of The Rising Sun in one take while on tour with Chuck Berry. Bob Dylan had released his version of the song in 1962. WOODY Guthrie had recorded it years prior.
So we have a band of British Invaders recording a trad folk song naming a house of ill-repute in New Orleans. Louisiana. And apparently, the song had been around, here, since the 1800's.
It's actual origins, however, sail us back across the Atlantic to England, Ireland, or even France.
A close resemblance is noted to The Unfortunate Rake from the 16th century. So there's a bit about this song's origins.
This was a UK and US number one in 1964 The animals were one of many bands just below the Beatles and The Rolling Stones The story goes that it was recorded in less than an hour for a cost in modern money of about £10 or $12!
The song has a long and complicated history which is well written up on Wikipedia in a very interesting account part of which I enclose
“Lomax also noted that "Rising Sun" was the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and a name for English pubs,[8] and proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to the US by White Southern performers.[8] In 1953, Lomax met Harry Cox, an English farm labourer known for his impressive folk song repertoire, who knew a song called "She was a Rum One" (Roud 2128) with two possible opening verses, one beginning……. “
"The House of the Rising Sun" was a brothel that stood in a small town called Storyville. The brothel was in a district of the town called the Vieux Carré. This song was written by a prositute who worked there, against her will, sometime before 1850. We don't know who the girl was, but she was one of hundreds who were forced into the trade by opium addiction, blackmail or plain brutality. "Ball and Chain" is the euphamism of that time for drug addiction. The Vieux Carré and Storyville still exsist... The former became the French Quarter of the latter which became the city of New Orleans. The House of the Rising Sun?? It burned down long ago, but thanks to a nameless girl with a talent for song writing and an English Rock Band it's sin and misery will be remembered forever.
Hello girls!! What a extraordinary song, not only the music but lyrically as well, very good 👍 and I, Sergio wish you a wonderful new year’s!! God bless you and your love ones!! Wonderful reacción!!! Keep doing the great job. Adiós
Great reaction to this cool classic rock/blues song!
I'm new to your channel but may I please submit a song/video for you two to react to?
The drummer chewing gum and playing all at once. Never misses a beat lol.
The song is about a prison in New Orleans named Angola one of the hardest prison in American to this day
In this case the ball and chain refers to his addiction to the brothel/gambling den The House Of The Rising Sun.
It's about addiction. It is an American folk song from around the time of the civil war so it could very well be about opium addiction. The House of the Rising Sun could be an opium den. To wear that ball and chain. Laudanum was the most powerful pain killer at the time, which is made from opium, and was widely used in the civil war.
This song a local DJ fired (back in the 1980's) in Tennessee.
My late Maternal Grandfather Leslie John Robertson (1928-2021) could play this song by-ear. Couldn't read music but had a phenomenal ear. A victim lost to the Lethal Coronavirus Pandemic on January 21st 2021; aged 92.
Take another look at the video, and watch the guitarists as they walk around, and lift their guitar necks as they pass the columns strewn around the set for decoration (but they just seem to ruin some camera shots). 4:38 to 4:35 is a great example, and at that end of that timestamp, the tall blond bassist at the end of the line has to duck under an overhead stage piece. LOL
Alan Price on keys . Just blows everything out the water. Not an ounce left in the locker
Yea, sometimes our own parents set a bad example for their children, his father gambled, and was drunk many times, and from what I got is he picked up his father’s habit, and suffering the consequences.
Exelente, los otros no habían hablado Aserca de la intensidad de la lírica y su mensaje. Bravo.!!! Felicidades. Saludos desde chile.
Please try out Greta Van Fleet's "Weight Of Dreams." Thank you girls! Rawk on!