I think he's some sort of ageless primordial shapeshifting physical embodiment of every soul that would ever be in existence, ever. He has existed since before any other physical life form, yet he is so young, he hasn't even thought about being born tomorrow. He predates good and evil.
I met him a couple of times in the late 90s, early 2000s. Still rocking at 60, not sure about now. Also a very modest, funny guy. (Not name dropping; he's the only rock star I ever met.)
The organ is, I believe, a Hammond B3, which uses a tube amp to get that amazing reverberating sound. I don't believe they're in production anymore, but they're absolutely amazing to hear when a professional plays one.
This song will always remind me of my dad. I miss him so much. He was in the army during Vietnam and these old songs remind me of that time period and him when he met my mom. Love this.
I was 13 years old and Erick Burdon and the Animals was a fantastic group!!! I just saw him in S.D. at the Belly Up and the man is 77 and STILL sounds GREAT!!!!!! I love him!!!!! In my opinion This is when the music just broke out!!! and we done our own thing. Thank you for the good out take on this group you need to look at some other music of this time. I wish I could go back to that time, and know what I know now. I loved your reaction and your video. Have a blessed day.
This song reminds me of the young men in Vietnam in the early 70's. I feel sadness and gloom hoping the older boys from my block would come home safe and mentally sound. But they came home with many mental scares. Brings a tear to my eyes. Very emotional.
Couple things for you.The bass player went on to discover Jimi Hendrix take him to England and became Producer and manager..Also the singer is Eric Burdon who later went solo but also fronted the group WAR.Their first album Eric Burdon declares WAR is a classic.Listen to the song Spill the Wine
The Animals released this song in 1964. Eric Burdon was the lead singer of the Animals. Later moved to the US. In the 1970s he recorded one of the best legendary songs of that decade with the group call "War." We had block parties and family picnics listening to this group. Check out this link: ua-cam.com/video/3i0DMbCKnAg/v-deo.html
Damn good song! Despite being a metalhead, Eric Burden has always been one of my favorite singers! His raw, baritone sound is just... Legendary!! I know this song from my grandfather, he was always playing it, one of the ones he tried showing my brother and I on guitar, I’ve heard it on oldies/classic rock stations, and I NEVER change it when it comes on! I know it’s been in, probably, a bunch of movies, it was at the end of ‘Casino’ with DeNiro and Pesci. Man, that line ‘Im going back to New Orleans to wear the ball and chain’..... Favorite line!! And yes!! That organ sounds very churchy, I always though his vocals were, too! Like this Deep South, evangelical sound, I love this band, this song, and again, Burden is a beast of a singer!! I’m glad you liked it!!
Eric Burdon the lead singer was just 23 years old when the song was released. He's gonna turn 80 soon and still keeps performing! Legend has it that house of the rising sun used to be a saloon kind of thing where a whole lot of gambling, drinking and prostitution went on. It had way too many managements and businesses throughout the years. But this particular son never gets old for me I keep listening to it every single day. I was a teenage kid of 14 when it was released loved it back then even more so at present!
Back in the mid70s, some friends and I would go to the lake for an off season party. Usually 6 of us. One fellow would bring his sax . The party often ended with him playing “House of the Rising Sun” across the water. Haunting.
Even if you can't really understand the lyrics...it's still fantastic. If you do understand the lyrics, your'e a genius. The interpretations and discussions are still going on till this day. (At least I knew what a fandago is..thanks to Queen). genius.com/Procol-harum-a-whiter-shade-of-pale-lyrics and of course it's the same with "A Salty Dog" or "Homburg".
It came out in 1964. Very nearly not released as a single, because it was thought to be too long! Alan Price left a year later (flying phobia and personality clashes) and was replaced by Dave Rowberry. A good Alan Price solo track is "Jarrow Song", which has a cheeky bit of self-referencing near the end.
...Eric Burdon and the Animals breathed soul into this song...THEY GAVE IT AN INDELIBLE TOUCH...sung in their image...they own it... others have attempted but none have been able to conjure up that spirit...they are imitations...
Did you see it? Did you see the birth of another new generation completely enthralled by The Animals House Of The Rising Sun? Beautiful! He forgot where he was and what he was doing for quite awhile there. Where was i when i first heard this. On the cusp of puberty i think. Wow! It hit me like a lightening bolt and has been inside me ever since. Undoubtedly one of the top 3 songs ever produced
This is my first post ever. Alan Lomax did a recording by Georgia Turner in1933 for the Library of Congress Much different version but the roots are in very old traditions. Tradition says it was known by miners in 1903. Earliest recording 1933
Absolute Muppet, you are not technically correct, yes they where created or formed into a band and had most of there songs written (not uncommon) for them but they did and could play and sing live.
Glad to see everyone is so confused and intrigued as I was when I heard this at 17. Listening to the radio at my friends house and Boom, there it was! I listened to Beach Boys and Beatles first albums so this was out of left field! Really loved it but didn’t follow the band or realize their other hits were theirs! 75 and still get goosebumps from Rising Sun.
Bobby Gentry-ode to billy joe Dusty Springfield- son of a preacher man Climax blues band- i love you Climax blues band- couldn't get it right Badfinger- day after day Bee gees- to love somebody Elvis- you gave me a mountain Anything by ELO
One thought that has struck me about this song in the 35 odd years since I remember first actually seeing it being performed on TV is this...no one has ever heard this recording and visualized a young British white boy producing that voice.
That song goes back to the 1860's during the Civil War.....it's an old, old song and originally sung by women about their sons entry the houses of ill repute.
Best concert I've ever seen was Eric Burdon & the Animals in the 80's after they reunited. They played the University gymnasium to about 2500 and kept blowing the power out. 5 times the power went out mid song. Loudest "Fuck" in the place was from Eric when it went out again. They started at 8:00pm and played until 3:30am as they were all fired up about the power outages. I thought they'd play 'till dawn and they nearly did. Not a soul left the show as it was a magical performance to a crowd that was appreciative !
I actually prefer the line that comes soon after - "Well I got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain." It's that moment when he knows it's wrong, he can still change his mind, but cannot do it. Just like his father was a gambler and couldnt stop, he's a chip off the old block and addicted to the brothel (The song is about a brothel in New Orleans owned by a French woman in the 19th Century, called Madame Lesoleil Levant, which translates as Mrs rising sun. IMO
When this came out, The Beatles were still doing "She Loves You, yeah yeah yeah" and other cheesy school girl pop. It took drugs for them to catch up with The Animals.
He is the first i went on, he has been great There are a lot of young men and women that do this thay all like the old stuff. I'm just turned 72 and think there all great
The late '50s, the '60s, '70s, through the mid-'80s were the golden age of music! The lyrics, the orchestration, the groups, and singles shaped the world as we know it
This is one of those great songs that tells a story just as much as sings a song, and the music enhances it so well! The thing that actually amazes me the most is you have a guy (the singer Eric Burdon) that was from the U.K. but somehow he absolutely nailed the deep south U.S. sound. I mean listen to how he says New Orleans. It is so cool.
WW2 black soldiers showed up in England. There was already some blues reaching clubs in London but they brought it wholesale to a hungry audience. Not sure why it hadn't taken off in white America already but it did REALLY well over here. My grandmother was born in 1939, lived in London, evacuated to a relative for a few months and then sent back to London. She lived east London slums by the jazz clubs but also had older brothers who loved jazz and blues. She remembers black soldiers playing music in the bomb shelters as a small child. Much better than listening to bombs dropping. In Nan's teens, she loved going out to dance halls where they played to R&B and later Motown and local rock bands that would be bands like the Animals before they made it big. A lot of the artists from the "British Invasion" would have been exposed to jazz and R&B from when they were little more than babies.
I'm 72. I've been listening to this song since I was a kid. I've never heard a bad version and I've never heard a version that could stand in the shade of Eric Burden and the Animal's cover. Simply the best.
I think he was perfect for his time- his voice, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker.. The 60s were the best for music and musicians. He was right where he belonged
I personally think that Eric Burdon has one of the greatest voices in the music history. It's so emotional and strong and I'm always feel hypnotized by his voice
@@ApethGrader Definitely but Frijid Pink weren't too bad either. Boy, did we have so much good music to choose from back then. So glad it's all been recorded and readily available today.
Written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, who worked in the Brill Building. It was not originally intended for The Animals, though I forget who was supposed to record it. There was an interview with them on NPR and they were sort of pissed that The Animals got it first. Great song anyway, and perfect for Burdon's voice: In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refuse to shine People tell me there ain't no use in trying Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due
Got say last year at the Edinburgh festival there was a young street busker of about 16 and man when you closed your eyes you would have sworn it was Eric himself singing hope that kid gets a break
It seems bassists were the talent scouts for the next wave of artists. The Yardbirds original bassist, Paul Samwell-Smith, produced Cat Stevens 1st album.
From Songfacts: 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.
@Nancy Godsey Like many songs, I'm sure this one is about more than one subject and given its origins, may have tried to include many facets of what was going on at the time.
That song was a #1 hit on the charts all over the world, and was done in 1 take in the studio in 1964. Great musicians. The Singer is Eric Burdon, and he just turned 80 on May 11, 2021. He’s made a lot of great music over the years. You should check our Eric Burdon & War singing the song “Spill the Wine” live version. Also their song “Tobacco Road” live.
Your comments are spot on, Eric Burton’s voice was way ahead of its time. For me, I was around in the Sixties and I still get goosebumps, when he sings this song... it should be the anthem for New Orleans!
@keirasings: I stand by my previous comment, however, I should have said it could be the New Orleans Anthem. New Orleans, is certainly nothing like the rest of Louisiana. It has its own rich traditions, unique cultures and identity. It could never be accused as being puritanical, with its history as a wild, fun, crazy party city. As for your comments... it’s kind of ironic, that the Chamber of Commerce and the City, has likely made untold billions profiting from the (at times, sleaze) of the Mardi Gras for over a 150 years... kind of like having your cake and eating it, isn’t it?
The first time I ever heard this song I was riding in my future brother in law's car (in N.O.) and it came on the radio. The DJ said that it was the best song he ever heard. He played it four times in a row and my Bro and law and I sat in the driveway and listened to all four times. I was 9 years old at the time but I'll never forget that.
Great story ... I'm sure it was amazing and then you couldn't just play it on You Tube ... you had to hunt it down or wait till it was on the radio again.
I was born in '54 so I grew up on this music and some of the most memorable soul, protest and hippie music of all time; you got a lotta of catchin' up to do hon ;)
Donna, I have ten years on you - I was born in ‘44 and from early teens on listened to the great music we had back then. Don’t know what has happened to groups today - not impressed by too many of them. My daughters are both in their forties now and they agree with me. I obviously raised them right!!
This is an epic song. I remember when it came out. I was in grade 10 and it was the time of the British Invasion around 1964. It was a time when your song didn't get played if it was over a couple of minutes long. This song broke the mould. It was so good radio stations played it all the way through. Actually there were a few stations that cut out the instrumental break in the middle to shorten it up but most didn't and from then on records became longer. The Animals were from Newcastle.
This is why I watch reaction videos because people always give great information snippets like this. I'd never know that since I was not around during those times (still decades from my celebrated arrival).
I'm so fucking blessed with a rock radio station that not only plays every song full without cutting, they often play the live version. I once got in my car after work, they played Deep Purple, Child in time. I tuned in right when it started as I pulled out of the parking lot and waited 5 minutes in front of my house, because the song wasn't over. It's a 30min drive ... 😁
I feel like the 60s & 70s bands used more of a variety of instruments in their songs. Like the organ. Lots of different sounds. I heard this song was made in 1 take because they couldn't afford to pay more. The age when either you knew how to sing or you didn't. Real voices with real music. Passion too. They sang song of stories, life events, etc. Nowadays there's no passion and their certainly isn't any stories. I love this song and Eric Burden.
I sorta agree, you may have not known the band but you would literally have to be living under the rock to have never heard that song.. no matter how much your musical tastes were.
@@wetdewlap8741- You'd be surprised as to how sheltered some Black people are when it comes to music. I worked with a dude who grew up in the projects in Yonkers and he knew nothing outside of Rap/Hip Hop, etc. When we would be driving around in the work truck and I'd have the classic rock station playing, noticing his reactions to certain songs was like watching this video every time. I used to think to myself, "Where the fuck did you come from bro, the land without television or something?"
@@mercianmerauder9689 I agree with you, to a degree. Lots of folks don't listen to music outside of the genre that was popular in their family or neighborhood. Lots of white folks flipped when they found out Charlie Pride, a black man, was singing their favorite country songs.
The original was done in one take with 15 minutes of studio time and recorded in mono. I remember seeing this as my first song video lead before an afternoon movie in a small theater in the sixties. We sat stunned for half of the movie. The organ was a marvel of its time and the vocal was hauntingly savage. It stole all the oxygen out of the theater.
Yes, that's right, and as I said above, I saw them perform it later the same day! They recorded their first album in two hours! Basically, they just turned up, played their stage set, and left. I expect you know it, but for those who don't, there are some classics on there. Doing this one in one take is remarkable: ua-cam.com/video/pcU5dWEGn6s/v-deo.html Here's what they were like in live performance in early 1964 -- wild! ua-cam.com/video/rM_SkVc12Nc/v-deo.html Note Alan Price looking worried the scaffolding is going to collapse on his head. This comes from a once-in-a-lifetime TV show featuring Jerry Lee, Little Richard, Gene Vincent and several others. Jerry Lee in particular is fantastic -- the authority in his voice! ua-cam.com/video/zmS84WtI6v8/v-deo.html
I was going to point out that this tune would not be what it is/became without Eric Burdon's Voice and the sound of that Hammond (it's not an Organ) for that Era. Very Transformative...
@@NLB90805 looked it up , he was playing a vox continental organ....don't understand your Hammond not an organ comment....Hammond organ made by hammond organ company tells me its an organ.
I am 60 and this songs always envokes so much emotions out of me. I am child of the 60s I grew up listening to ALL types of much because my parents were church musicians so all genres of music flowed through the house. The Animals as well as the Beetles and the Rolling Stones were my favorites. I love when the younger generations are introduced to different types of sounds.
the tall ungainly bass player went on to become jimi Hendrix's manager and was instrumental in bringing him to the attention of the wider world... he was called chas chandler. : )
The closing deal? Hendrix wanted to meet Clapton. Chandler told him he could arrange for him to play with Clapton. Sealed the deal and he made it happen.
colin glen You stole my thunder Never mind.Yeah Chas gave jimi his big break in the uk and then the world.As Michael Caine once said in a film “Not a lot of people know that “!!
October 1, 1966, Jimi Hendrix jams with Cream at Regent Street Polytechnic in London. Just a week after Chas Chandler brought Hendrix to the U.K. They played Howlin Wolf's Killing Floor - not alot of people know that.
This song came out in 1964 and I was 12 years old and I still remember where I was the first time I heard it. The Animals have always ben one of my favorite groups.
The animals come from my home town, they rock I was 4 years old when this cane out.. More than 50 years later the lead singer Eric Burden is still giving his all
Ty you said you want to know where we were when we first heard this song. Well, you asked for it. I was in the back seat with my boyfriend. He's now my husband. We've been married for 45 years this year. ✌
Chas Chandler (the bassist) "discovered" Jimi Hendrix and made him a star in England so that Hendrix could return to the USA as a star and not just a sideman.
By the time he was discovered he was already a very establish Studio player. Had played with the Isley Brothers and was the guitarist for the Little Richard band. Had a blues band with a sixteen-year-old kid whom he gave the name Randy California. Yes the lead guitarist from Spirit. I think he had already been discovered. The world just didn't know about him yet
The song probably goes back way further, into the 19th or even the 18th century. It used to have 'girl' lyrics. Eric Burdon and the Animals changed the words to suit a boy singing, and today even girls sing it with boy lyrics.
On of my fave songs by The Animals, although my very fave song by them is “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”. I was all of 11yrs old in 1964, when “House of The Rising Sun” came out. I was already a Beatles fan and loved The British music invasion that was beginning to happen. With few exceptions, the best music came from England back then.
"the best music came from England back then." Britain, if you please, not only "England". You are forgetting that there is more to Britain than only England. Great Britain comprises Scotland, England and Wales. Not all British bands or singers were from England. Some were Scottish (The Average White Band, Lulu, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Marmalade, Gerry Rafferty, Gallagher and Lyle, etc.). Some were from Wales, such as Dave Edmunds, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey...So please, Britain, not simply "England"....
The Animals came out with this song in 1964 (I was 3 years old). I grew up listening to them and Eric Burden's deep, rich voice. However I never actually saw them perform until UA-cam came out and their videos performances were uploaded. By then I was old and beaten down by life (haha not really). I was shocked by how young he looked. "What?!? This is the guy who sang Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and We Gotta Get Out of This Place??? (and House of the Rising Sun). They look like they're dressed up for the eighth grade dance! That said, I DID see them perform during pledge week on our local PBS station and he no longer looks like he's in the eighth grade...but neither do I. :)
Me and you are the same age then. My older brothers were rarely home so I didn't get to listen to this stuff much. My brothers at the time did have every Beatles 45 they ever produced. Wish we still had them.
Yes, I thought they did such a good job on a classic Nina Simone song. The Animals had such a deep blues background. I think it is was set them apart from other groups. That, and Eric Burdon could sing like no other of his era.
Eric Burdon , the singer, also did an album with War. The title is Eric Burdon declares War. One of the songs is Spill The Wine. Give that one a listen.
NunyaDammeBiznis - That record was such a different sound than had ever been done before in top 40 radio ... and I loved it. I still own the 45 (that’s the speed in RPM, for you youngsters) record which, I seem to remember, was the first ever to be recorded in stereo. It’s been a steady inhabitant of my many iPhones through the years ... and it’s still available on iTunes, kids ... Go fetch it - you won’t be sorry, believe me
The Animals were "on fire" at "The House of The Rising Son" recording session especially Eric Burdon doing the vocal and Alan Price playing that bluesy organ so magnificently. Great work by the whole band including Chas Chandler on bass, John Steel on drums and Hilton Valentine on guitar , with his extremely memorable guitar intro.
The recording session for their album? Their manager didn't want it on the album, so when he went to the bathroom, they performed it -- in one take! The manager reconsidered, and here we are 56 years later admiring its brilliance.
One of the best singers ever. Listen to the hits album. Powerful voice. He is very under rated. Everyone should know his name today. Also sang for the band "War". But he shined with The Animals.
The organ player is Alan Price. Also, the bass player, Chaz Chandler was responsible for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the lead singer, Eric Burdon, was a very close friend of Jimi Hendrix and was with him the night he died in London. One of the truly greatest songs in pop history. Thank you, my brother.
Eric Burdon at 23, looking 17, sounding 55.
It's so true! haha
I think he's some sort of ageless primordial shapeshifting physical embodiment of every soul that would ever be in existence, ever. He has existed since before any other physical life form, yet he is so young, he hasn't even thought about being born tomorrow. He predates good and evil.
He looked like a weathered 17 lol. Maybe it's his presentation ;o Amazing though
One of the most underrated voices
I met him a couple of times in the late 90s, early 2000s. Still rocking at 60, not sure about now. Also a very modest, funny guy. (Not name dropping; he's the only rock star I ever met.)
Everyone loves the guitar riff but it’s the organ that made this a classic.
yep, Alan Price on the keyboards there nails it, possibly the best keyboard artist ever!!
You got that right! That organ gives the song its soul...
The Voice, the organ, and the Soul; they loved blues from USA
The same can be said for The Doors, Ray Manzarek was a virtuoso on the keys but Jimi got all the spotlight.
The organ is, I believe, a Hammond B3, which uses a tube amp to get that amazing reverberating sound.
I don't believe they're in production anymore, but they're absolutely amazing to hear when a professional plays one.
This song will always remind me of my dad. I miss him so much. He was in the army during Vietnam and these old songs remind me of that time period and him when he met my mom. Love this.
SurferGirl same! Mines the one who taught me this
I was 13 years old and Erick Burdon and the Animals was a fantastic group!!! I just saw him in S.D. at the Belly Up and the man is 77 and STILL sounds GREAT!!!!!! I love him!!!!! In my opinion This is when the music just broke out!!! and we done our own thing. Thank you for the good out take on this group you need to look at some other music of this time. I wish I could go back to that time, and know what I know now. I loved your reaction and your video. Have a blessed day.
Pretty sure that's a different group, isn't it? Or there's some awesome group of some person and the animals that is different.
The organ is a Hammond which was made famous by the doors too.
And a few others. It is also very popular in jazz.
Tricky Subject It’s a Vox Continental, Hammonds were not used by either.
Gregg Allman had one, he said he HAD to have it and he did it justice !
This song reminds me of the young men in Vietnam in the early 70's. I feel sadness and gloom hoping the older boys from my block would come home safe and mentally sound. But they came home with many mental scares. Brings a tear to my eyes. Very emotional.
Dude!
I'm 53 and like you, I've heard it somewhere, but I finally watched it.
I agree with everything you said about it!
I'll subscribe!
First joint UK and USA number 1 at the same time in pop history ! : )) Classic stuff! : ))
Couple things for you.The bass player went on to discover Jimi Hendrix take him to England and became Producer and manager..Also the singer is Eric Burdon who later went solo but also fronted the group WAR.Their first album Eric Burdon declares WAR is a classic.Listen to the song Spill the Wine
War's second album has the worst record title of all time: Black Man's Burdon
Check Eric Burdon out with War, Spill The Wine
The Animals released this song in 1964. Eric Burdon was the lead singer of the Animals. Later moved to the US. In the 1970s he recorded one of the best legendary songs of that decade with the group call "War." We had block parties and family picnics listening to this group. Check out this link: ua-cam.com/video/3i0DMbCKnAg/v-deo.html
Damn good song! Despite being a metalhead, Eric Burden has always been one of my favorite singers! His raw, baritone sound is just... Legendary!! I know this song from my grandfather, he was always playing it, one of the ones he tried showing my brother and I on guitar, I’ve heard it on oldies/classic rock stations, and I NEVER change it when it comes on! I know it’s been in, probably, a bunch of movies, it was at the end of ‘Casino’ with DeNiro and Pesci. Man, that line ‘Im going back to New Orleans to wear the ball and chain’..... Favorite line!! And yes!! That organ sounds very churchy, I always though his vocals were, too! Like this Deep South, evangelical sound, I love this band, this song, and again, Burden is a beast of a singer!!
I’m glad you liked it!!
It is a classic by the way, and one of the ones I love from that era.
Used it in sons of anarchy... 😎
@@thebeatcreeper Ah, was it? Never knew that. I keep meaning to look at Leadbelly.
@@thebeatcreeper Yeah I've heard the MTV unplugged performance of that.
Eric Burdon the lead singer was just 23 years old when the song was released. He's gonna turn 80 soon and still keeps performing! Legend has it that house of the rising sun used to be a saloon kind of thing where a whole lot of gambling, drinking and prostitution went on. It had way too many managements and businesses throughout the years. But this particular son never gets old for me I keep listening to it every single day. I was a teenage kid of 14 when it was released loved it back then even more so at present!
Back in the mid70s, some friends and I would go to the lake for an off season party. Usually 6 of us. One fellow would bring his sax . The party often ended with him playing “House of the Rising Sun” across the water. Haunting.
I like ur energy and positive vibes while you make these video, thank you for sharing your time with us.
try this one by Procol Harum -- A Whiter Shade of Pale--you may be intrigued by the Organ beginning
A Bach piece. I've forgotten which one (of hundreds!).
Even if you can't really understand the lyrics...it's still fantastic. If you do understand the lyrics, your'e a genius. The interpretations and discussions are still going on till this day. (At least I knew what a fandago is..thanks to Queen). genius.com/Procol-harum-a-whiter-shade-of-pale-lyrics and of course it's the same with "A Salty Dog" or "Homburg".
Wellch - I agree. I believe Mccartney said Whiter shade of pale best defined the 60s.
Just my opinion, but I think it is over-blown and boring. Any interest in the song must be credited to Bach.
One of my favs
It came out in 1964. Very nearly not released as a single, because it was thought to be too long! Alan Price left a year later (flying phobia and personality clashes) and was replaced by Dave Rowberry. A good Alan Price solo track is "Jarrow Song", which has a cheeky bit of self-referencing near the end.
...Eric Burdon and the Animals breathed soul into this song...THEY GAVE IT AN INDELIBLE TOUCH...sung in their image...they own it... others have attempted but none have been able to conjure up that spirit...they are imitations...
Did you see it? Did you see the birth of another new generation completely enthralled by The Animals House Of The Rising Sun?
Beautiful!
He forgot where he was and what he was doing for quite awhile there.
Where was i when i first heard this. On the cusp of puberty i think. Wow! It hit me like a lightening bolt and has been inside me ever since. Undoubtedly one of the top 3 songs ever produced
They have patched several performances together so his mouth was a little off. I was in high school and I graduated in 1965. I am 76.
A great reaction to a great song. The House of the Rising Sun is about a brothel in New Orleans.
& the bassist is Chas Chandler who became the manager of Jimi Hendrix & Slade...
This is my first post ever.
Alan Lomax did a recording by Georgia Turner in1933 for the Library of Congress
Much different version but the roots are in very old traditions.
Tradition says it was known by miners in 1903.
Earliest recording 1933
This song was done by Leadbelly probably back in the 1930s. Many rock songs were originally done by him
I was 7 when this song came out in 1964, it still gives me goosebumps today
An era where music was real !
The Monkees say hi!
Absolute Muppet, you are not technically correct, yes they where created or formed into a band and had most of there songs written (not uncommon) for them but they did and could play and sing live.
All music is real you prick
Glad to see everyone is so confused and intrigued as I was when I heard this at 17. Listening to the radio at my friends house and Boom, there it was! I listened to Beach Boys and Beatles first albums so this was out of left field! Really loved it but didn’t follow the band or realize their other hits were theirs! 75 and still get goosebumps from Rising Sun.
Bobby Gentry-ode to billy joe
Dusty Springfield- son of a preacher man
Climax blues band- i love you
Climax blues band- couldn't get it right
Badfinger- day after day
Bee gees- to love somebody
Elvis- you gave me a mountain
Anything by ELO
We need to get on Patreon lol!! All those songs!!!
yea i love ode to billy joe
One thought that has struck me about this song in the 35 odd years since I remember first actually seeing it being performed on TV is this...no one has ever heard this recording and visualized a young British white boy producing that voice.
It's an R&B rendition of an old folk song. Recorded 1964.
That song goes back to the 1860's during the Civil War.....it's an old, old song and originally sung by women about their sons entry the houses of ill repute.
Comments probably already mentioned Lead Belly wrote this in the 1940s.
Looking back on this vid you kinda wonder if Jim Morrison and the Doors were fans of Eric Burdon and the Animals
Ty, it wasn't meant to be serious, it was SNL, none of Eddie Murphies skits on SNL were serious.
His voice will never be duplicated . He just had natural ability for this song .
For all rock n roll and bluesy songs
Eric has a brutal voice.
He looks 17 and sounds 45.
He wasn't even 18....
That line: "Oh mother, tell your children, not to do what i have done" gives me goosebumps
Same here
Best concert I've ever seen was Eric Burdon & the Animals in the 80's after they reunited. They played the University gymnasium to about 2500 and kept blowing the power out. 5 times the power went out mid song. Loudest "Fuck" in the place was from Eric when it went out again. They started at 8:00pm and played until 3:30am as they were all fired up about the power outages. I thought they'd play 'till dawn and they nearly did. Not a soul left the show as it was a magical performance to a crowd that was appreciative !
AFC Cam meee toooo...🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️
I actually prefer the line that comes soon after - "Well I got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain." It's that moment when he knows it's wrong, he can still change his mind, but cannot do it. Just like his father was a gambler and couldnt stop, he's a chip off the old block and addicted to the brothel (The song is about a brothel in New Orleans owned by a French woman in the 19th Century, called Madame Lesoleil Levant, which translates as Mrs rising sun. IMO
@@soullimbo Exactly my thoughts, SoulLimbo! A single line in the song filled with so much foreboding and self-destruction.
Animals might be the most underrated English band ever.
When this came out, The Beatles were still doing "She Loves You, yeah yeah yeah" and other cheesy school girl pop. It took drugs for them to catch up with The Animals.
Do you ever just sit and gawk at the voice that came out of that dude?
they're English? English dudes who sing about "going home to New Orleans?"
Ohio Against The World What’s your point lol
@@frankiemoore9127 you really don't find it odd they'd put that in a song, being from the UK?
I’m loving your appreciation of the music of my generation. I’m a 70 years old Grandmother and just discovered your channel.
I'm 66 and loving these reactions to our music.
check out Jamel_AKA_Jamal, he's 100 times better. A far greater appreciation of these awesome classic songs
Welcome
He is the first i went on, he has been great
There are a lot of young men and women that do this thay all like the old stuff. I'm just turned 72 and think there all great
Same here. I'm 71.
I wish I could hear this song for the first time again
Shlomo Shekelberg same
Oy vey
I feel it deeper every single time I hear it, as I get older. Now I understand the pain behind it.
Fuck I need a drink now.
One day, with Alzheimer's, you will!
Shlomo Shekelberg It sure does take me back! It’s funny how young people know these old songs from today’s movies. We lived it. Good times.
Eric Burdon had one of rock's greatest voices. Unfortunately he never did get the full recognition he really deserved. This song is a rock anthem!
I'm 71 and this was one of my favorites, loved it.....
73 yo here and, man, did we have the greatest music ever!!!
The late '50s, the '60s, '70s, through the mid-'80s were the golden age of music! The lyrics, the orchestration, the groups, and singles shaped the world as we know it
So cute
I'm 72, and I can remember what it was like to be your age.
I’m 15 and this is my favourite type of music!
Bob Dylan was stopped dead in his tracks when he heard this song on the road for the first time.
One of those voices that seems impossible to have come out of that face.
I think that about Jim Morrison
....and Phil Collins!
And Roy Orbison!
Yup
It cuts.
This is one of those great songs that tells a story just as much as sings a song, and the music enhances it so well! The thing that actually amazes me the most is you have a guy (the singer Eric Burdon) that was from the U.K. but somehow he absolutely nailed the deep south U.S. sound. I mean listen to how he says New Orleans. It is so cool.
WW2 black soldiers showed up in England. There was already some blues reaching clubs in London but they brought it wholesale to a hungry audience. Not sure why it hadn't taken off in white America already but it did REALLY well over here. My grandmother was born in 1939, lived in London, evacuated to a relative for a few months and then sent back to London. She lived east London slums by the jazz clubs but also had older brothers who loved jazz and blues. She remembers black soldiers playing music in the bomb shelters as a small child. Much better than listening to bombs dropping. In Nan's teens, she loved going out to dance halls where they played to R&B and later Motown and local rock bands that would be bands like the Animals before they made it big.
A lot of the artists from the "British Invasion" would have been exposed to jazz and R&B from when they were little more than babies.
Aballad?
He is from the north of England and that is how they speak.
Eric Burdon was 23 when he sang this.
The dude had a helluva voice. That's no better exemplified than it is on this masterpiece!
I think he was even younger, what a voice!
@@JulioLeonFandinho No he was 23 in 1964.
I saw Eric Burdon 5 years ago and he still sounds the same. I was blown away.
I'm 72. I've been listening to this song since I was a kid. I've never heard a bad version and I've never heard a version that could stand in the shade of Eric Burden and the Animal's cover. Simply the best.
Yeah, he was still belting them out when I saw him in a club back in the late 80s. Good show.
You're right! Eric was ahead of his time... That voice!
I think he was perfect for his time- his voice, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker.. The 60s were the best for music and musicians. He was right where he belonged
evesapple couldn’t have said it better
That song will be around when the earth goes up in flames
It might even be the cause of it.
Well the earth is flat, soooo
I agree. It hits you in your core, and always will.
@@caleblarue9199 What's the earth being flat got to do with my comment?
@@prestonthomas9406 you round earthers will just never get it
I personally think that Eric Burdon has one of the greatest voices in the music history. It's so emotional and strong and I'm always feel hypnotized by his voice
I love Eric Burdon !!! The vocals, and he knew how to use it! He had TALENT! NO ONE COULD SING IT AS GOOD.
I always wanted to know the name of the singer.
Yeah, he does it better than Frijid Pink.
@@ApethGrader Definitely but Frijid Pink weren't too bad either. Boy, did we have so much good music to choose from back then. So glad it's all been recorded and readily available today.
For some reason, Eric Burden always reminded me of Holden Caulfield from "Cather in the Rye."
Eric Burdon WAS "ahead of his time." Try "We Gotta Get Out of this Place"
So true.
Written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, who worked in the Brill Building. It was not originally intended for The Animals, though I forget who was supposed to record it. There was an interview with them on NPR and they were sort of pissed that The Animals got it first. Great song anyway, and perfect for Burdon's voice:
In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refuse to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in trying
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due
1 Hitter. All of them are good classics.
Jeff Stewart oh yeah just incredible wow
we gotta get out of this place, that was our song in 1968 in nam.
To me, no one can sing House of the Rising Sun like Eric Burton! I loved the Animals!
Agreed!
Johnny hallyday could!
Agree.. But the white buffalo do an amazing cover in sons of anarchy series
*Burdon
Got say last year at the Edinburgh festival there was a young street busker of about 16 and man when you closed your eyes you would have sworn it was Eric himself singing hope that kid gets a break
One of the best songs ever done by a voice perfect for it.
He was a young man with an old soul and a voice that sounds like he had 60 years of hard living.
Eric Burdon was drastically under-rated.
Um Yes That’s for sure on that! That was 🔥👍🏻✌🏻
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.
always top rate to me.
I meant to suggest he's highly rated but even better than that. Oh lord, have I been misunderstood?
Um Yes,
don't forget Alan Price too. Check out the soundtrack he did for a film called:
_"O Lucky Man"._
Thank you for not interrupting every 30 sec to comment, and just really listened! Also love your rewind, so funny!
Drives me crazy when the reactors do that.
Oh, you mean black people
@@anthonypetercoleman3575
Eh? Black people... what?
If you don’t want him to interrupt just watch the original video
@@rickpedia6724 you really can't blame them, they do that so UA-cam won't copystrike them
The bass player (Chas Chandler) was the guy who discovered, managed and produced Jimi Hendrix!
Really? You are knowledgeable.
sean reid I learned that last semester in my American Popular Music class. I find it cool too!
Indeed he was. You can hear some common threads between the sounds.
It seems bassists were the talent scouts for the next wave of artists. The Yardbirds original bassist, Paul Samwell-Smith, produced Cat Stevens 1st album.
Ripped jimi’s family out of royalties. Jimi played guitar for little Richard . Just FYI.
Eric Burdon was an AMAZING blues shouter.
He's actually still doing his thing! He put out a pretty cool record with The Greenhornes a few years back.
IS an amazing blues shouter. Our man is still with us.
@Todd Foret and it was brilliant too! :)
From Songfacts: 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.
Thank you for this info. I have always wondered about the story of this song.
" until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors."
Damned HOAs....
@@mfree80286 LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!
Also,this was orginaly recored by a man named lead belly
@Nancy Godsey Like many songs, I'm sure this one is about more than one subject and given its origins, may have tried to include many facets of what was going on at the time.
This was the #1 song in the nation on the day I was born (Sept 1964). Still a great song after almost 55 years, eh?
centuryrox ..Greatest song ever written...Hands down puts chills in your spine.
Canadian eh?
@@emmahorn3469 Not at all. I was born and raised in Maryland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1964
Emma Horn....No
It's because we still have shit dads.
That song was a #1 hit on the charts all over the world, and was done in 1 take in the studio in 1964. Great musicians. The Singer is Eric Burdon, and he just turned 80 on May 11, 2021. He’s made a lot of great music over the years. You should check our Eric Burdon & War singing the song “Spill the Wine” live version. Also their song “Tobacco Road” live.
Yes that one was awesome!! I love that one as well!!!❤❤
Eric Burdon - vocals
Hilton Valentine - guitar
Alan Price - keyboards
Chas Chandler - bass
John Steel - drums
Thsnk you so much
Fantastic...
Chas Chandler went on to manage other musicians.. including a certain Jimi Hendrix !!
I'm the videographer
Thank you!
Your comments are spot on, Eric Burton’s voice was way ahead of its time. For me, I was around in the Sixties and I still get goosebumps, when he sings this song... it should be the anthem for New Orleans!
md dc I don't think the chamber of commerce or the city want an anthem about a brothel.
@@keirasings1
LOL, I was going to say.
@keirasings: I stand by my previous comment, however, I should have said it could be the New Orleans Anthem. New Orleans, is certainly nothing like the rest of Louisiana.
It has its own rich traditions, unique cultures and identity. It could never be accused as being puritanical, with its history as a wild, fun, crazy party city.
As for your comments... it’s kind of ironic, that the Chamber of Commerce and the City, has likely made untold billions profiting from the (at times, sleaze) of the Mardi Gras for over a 150 years... kind of like having your cake and eating it, isn’t it?
Just noticed that I repeated that it could be the anthem of New Orleans - to quote @Kosys... “LOL”
md dc It’s “Burdon” ... jus’ sayin’.
And no autotune. Pure talent.
The first time I ever heard this song I was riding in my future brother in law's car (in N.O.) and it came on the radio. The DJ said that it was the best song he ever heard. He played it four times in a row and my Bro and law and I sat in the driveway and listened to all four times. I was 9 years old at the time but I'll never forget that.
That's amazing
Wow
Great story ... I'm sure it was amazing and then you couldn't just play it on You Tube ... you had to hunt it down or wait till it was on the radio again.
Great story
The Animals were the worlds first true grunge band, 40 years ahead of their time
Minus the flannel shirts lol
it's over 1/2 a century old & it's still fantastic
The song was already old when the Animals were born! It holds up.
@@millwaterpublishing1387 true
I was born in '54 so I grew up on this music and some of the most memorable soul, protest and hippie music of all time; you got a lotta of catchin' up to do hon ;)
yep... darned if I know how in the heck you can listen to the stuff they have now, after hearing 'our folks' music...
Donna, I have ten years on you - I was born in ‘44 and from early teens on listened to the great music we had back then. Don’t know what has happened to groups today - not impressed by too many of them. My daughters are both in their forties now and they agree with me. I obviously raised them right!!
Wow your really pulling out the best tonight.Great song
Love the organ solo by Alan Price. Genius!
Alan price one of the greatest ever .👍👍👍👍
Oh my god YES!!! I play but I can't even TOUCH Alan Price!!!
Alan price was beyond great ( fkn amazing)Eric burdon enough said .👍👍👍👍👍👍
Price screwed the band by taking the royalties for this song
Ken Machek.... reminds me of the doors the organ.
As I understand it, this was recorded in one take as they only had a short amount of studio time. Amazing! The organ solo for me is just epic!
This is an epic song. I remember when it came out. I was in grade 10 and it was the time of the British Invasion around 1964. It was a time when your song didn't get played if it was over a couple of minutes long. This song broke the mould. It was so good radio stations played it all the way through. Actually there were a few stations that cut out the instrumental break in the middle to shorten it up but most didn't and from then on records became longer. The Animals were from Newcastle.
The Louisiana of England.
This is why I watch reaction videos because people always give great information snippets like this. I'd never know that since I was not around during those times (still decades from my celebrated arrival).
Gareth Goodchild I agree. The same thing happened with Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. They both were very unique in their own right.
My dad was 4 years old
I'm so fucking blessed with a rock radio station that not only plays every song full without cutting, they often play the live version. I once got in my car after work, they played Deep Purple, Child in time. I tuned in right when it started as I pulled out of the parking lot and waited 5 minutes in front of my house, because the song wasn't over. It's a 30min drive ... 😁
I’d rather listen to this then today’s music
Me too, I agree. But then I am 65. However I think the 60's produced some really good music, that has rarely been matched since then.
@derek Maud
THEN: after that; next; afterward.
THAN: introducing the second element in a comparison
Then just do it. Dont listen to todays music, listen to the old songs and dont cry everywhere about it. It's fucking easy.
But this bad influences bands today
Word.
"he's taking you to church on that organ" - awesome response.
I caught that as well and thought what a great and right- on-the-money expression and compliment.
Alan Price is the son of a church organist, IIRC.
I feel like the 60s & 70s bands used more of a variety of instruments in their songs. Like the organ. Lots of different sounds. I heard this song was made in 1 take because they couldn't afford to pay more. The age when either you knew how to sing or you didn't. Real voices with real music. Passion too. They sang song of stories, life events, etc. Nowadays there's no passion and their certainly isn't any stories. I love this song and Eric Burden.
You have no idea how strange it is to watch you listen to songs you have never heard but that I grew up with...also very interesting.
He can easy say he never heard US national anthem...
I don't buy that "I never hear before"
All that song in reactions are iconic hits
I sorta agree, you may have not known the band but you would literally have to be living under the rock to have never heard that song.. no matter how much your musical tastes were.
@@wetdewlap8741- You'd be surprised as to how sheltered some Black people are when it comes to music. I worked with a dude who grew up in the projects in Yonkers and he knew nothing outside of Rap/Hip Hop, etc. When we would be driving around in the work truck and I'd have the classic rock station playing, noticing his reactions to certain songs was like watching this video every time. I used to think to myself, "Where the fuck did you come from bro, the land without television or something?"
It's fun to watch him! I get a kick out of this channel.
@@mercianmerauder9689 I agree with you, to a degree. Lots of folks don't listen to music outside of the genre that was popular in their family or neighborhood. Lots of white folks flipped when they found out Charlie Pride, a black man, was singing their favorite country songs.
The original was done in one take with 15 minutes of studio time and recorded in mono. I remember seeing this as my first song video lead before an afternoon movie in a small theater in the sixties. We sat stunned for half of the movie. The organ was a marvel of its time and the vocal was hauntingly savage. It stole all the oxygen out of the theater.
Bentriverrusher now that was a description! Well said
Yes, that's right, and as I said above, I saw them perform it later the same day! They recorded their first album in two hours! Basically, they just turned up, played their stage set, and left. I expect you know it, but for those who don't, there are some classics on there. Doing this one in one take is remarkable: ua-cam.com/video/pcU5dWEGn6s/v-deo.html Here's what they were like in live performance in early 1964 -- wild! ua-cam.com/video/rM_SkVc12Nc/v-deo.html Note Alan Price looking worried the scaffolding is going to collapse on his head. This comes from a once-in-a-lifetime TV show featuring Jerry Lee, Little Richard, Gene Vincent and several others. Jerry Lee in particular is fantastic -- the authority in his voice! ua-cam.com/video/zmS84WtI6v8/v-deo.html
Alan Price just wrung every last drop from that Hammond organ....classic.
I was going to point out that this tune would not be what it is/became without Eric Burdon's Voice and the sound of that Hammond (it's not an Organ) for that Era. Very Transformative...
@@NLB90805 looked it up , he was playing a vox continental organ....don't understand your Hammond not an organ comment....Hammond organ made by hammond organ company tells me its an organ.
David Stevens .
The cone spinning in the Leslie amplifier just makes the organ shine.
He played like he had a Black Grandmama who was a church organist!!
I am 60 and this songs always envokes so much emotions out of me. I am child of the 60s I grew up listening to ALL types of much because my parents were church musicians so all genres of music flowed through the house. The Animals as well as the Beetles and the Rolling Stones were my favorites. I love when the younger generations are introduced to different types of sounds.
the tall ungainly bass player went on to become jimi Hendrix's manager and was instrumental in bringing him to the attention of the wider world... he was called chas chandler. : )
The closing deal? Hendrix wanted to meet Clapton. Chandler told him he could arrange for him to play with Clapton. Sealed the deal and he made it happen.
Also don’t forget he steered Slade to success ,thanks chas two of my favourites!
colin glen You stole my thunder
Never mind.Yeah Chas gave jimi his big break in the uk and then the world.As Michael Caine once said in a film
“Not a lot of people know that “!!
October 1, 1966, Jimi Hendrix jams with Cream at Regent Street Polytechnic in London. Just a week after Chas Chandler brought Hendrix to the U.K. They played Howlin Wolf's Killing Floor - not alot of people know that.
@@winterlandboy yea and Jimi came over here and "Blew The Bloody Doors Off"
That song is 100% BLUES! Yes, Rhythm and Blues and done right! new born baby!
Love your reaction, the fact that you didn’t interrupt during the video says you enjoyed this tune as much as I did 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This song came out in 1964 and I was 12 years old and I still remember where I was the first time I heard it. The Animals have always ben one of my favorite groups.
The animals come from my home town, they rock
I was 4 years old when this cane out..
More than 50 years later the lead singer Eric Burden is still giving his all
You a geordie?
Mac Not ALL are Geordies.
One was a mackem.
Ty you said you want to know where we were when we first heard this song. Well, you asked for it. I was in the back seat with my boyfriend. He's now my husband. We've been married for 45 years this year. ✌
Awesome!!
😕
Chas Chandler (the bassist) "discovered" Jimi Hendrix and made him a star in England so that Hendrix could return to the USA as a star and not just a sideman.
Good info, thanks, last rock concert I saw was Jimi @ the swing. After that experience, I knew it couldn't be beat.
By the time he was discovered he was already a very establish Studio player. Had played with the Isley Brothers and was the guitarist for the Little Richard band. Had a blues band with a sixteen-year-old kid whom he gave the name Randy California. Yes the lead guitarist from Spirit. I think he had already been discovered. The world just didn't know about him yet
And Eric Burden discovered War.
Eric Burden was the lead singer for War. Spill the Wine.
Just a note: The words to "Amazing Grace" fit this music perfectly.
Yes, it's awesome too !
Awesome as a canticle with 2 singers...each singing lyrics of both songs together .
Our youth group did at church camp early 70s
So does “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem”. I almost can’t hear it any other way lol
Ironically this song is from 1905 and is a blues/folk classic. And nobody did it better than Eric Burdon.
Any song Eric Burdon did was impossible to top. Thinking of Inside Looking Out (although not a cover). Maybe his best? That's just my opinion though!
I like the vibe of the Leadbelly version. But this rendition always blows me away.
The song probably goes back way further, into the 19th or even the 18th century. It used to have 'girl' lyrics. Eric Burdon and the Animals changed the words to suit a boy singing, and today even girls sing it with boy lyrics.
@@mangstadt1 True. It goes way back. And I heard its roots are in Europe. England, Scotland, somewhere in that area.
its supposed to be a Welsh work song that came over in the late 1800s
I absolutely love the organ part. Gives me the chills every time I hear it. 💜💜💜💜💜
Allan Price. Genius. See the film O Lucky Man.
I love seeing people experience great music for the first time... thanks for sharing!
Really you believe hes not heard most of these songs before some people are so gullible smh
On of my fave songs by The Animals, although my very fave song by them is “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”. I was all of 11yrs old in 1964, when “House of The Rising Sun” came out. I was already a Beatles fan and loved The British music invasion that was beginning to happen. With few exceptions, the best music came from England back then.
Kim Huckaby So House of the Rising Sun came out in 1964? Well. Depending on which month, I would have been 3 or 4. Lol
Agreed. I was 14 when this song came out and I was transfixed. British rock was the best!!
"the best music came from England back then." Britain, if you please, not only "England". You are forgetting that there is more to Britain than only England. Great Britain comprises Scotland, England and Wales. Not all British bands or singers were from England. Some were Scottish (The Average White Band, Lulu, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Marmalade, Gerry Rafferty, Gallagher and Lyle, etc.). Some were from Wales, such as Dave Edmunds, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey...So please, Britain, not simply "England"....
Second the Animals "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." And, for a real treat, listen to the Nina Simone's version....bluesy and passionate.....
I love the songs of the animals and Eric Burdon
I've always loved Eric Burdon's (the lead singer of the Animals) look. He looks truly deceptively evil, with just something lurking behind his eyes.
Evil??? I see pure genius lurking behind his eyes.
I wouldn’t say evil.. lol
devious maybe sinister
The Animals came out with this song in 1964 (I was 3 years old). I grew up listening to them and Eric Burden's deep, rich voice. However I never actually saw them perform until UA-cam came out and their videos performances were uploaded. By then I was old and beaten down by life (haha not really). I was shocked by how young he looked. "What?!? This is the guy who sang Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and We Gotta Get Out of This Place??? (and House of the Rising Sun). They look like they're dressed up for the eighth grade dance! That said, I DID see them perform during pledge week on our local PBS station and he no longer looks like he's in the eighth grade...but neither do I. :)
They did, didn't they? All looked SO young!
I was 13! What a great time to be a teenager!
Me and you are the same age then. My older brothers were rarely home so I didn't get to listen to this stuff much. My brothers at the time did have every Beatles 45 they ever produced. Wish we still had them.
He's still around, well he was a few years ago, caught his show along with Rare Earth. The voice hasn't lost much
He’s currently 77 and was touring as recently as last May according to his website.
Give "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by The Animals a listen.
Yes, I thought they did such a good job on a classic Nina Simone song. The Animals had such a deep blues background. I think it is was set them apart from other groups. That, and Eric Burdon could sing like no other of his era.
One of my favorite songs. The hook his voice and that organ is awesome half a century later. That's staying power.
Eric Burdon , the singer, also did an album with War. The title is Eric Burdon declares War. One of the songs is Spill The Wine. Give that one a listen.
I was going to mention Spill the Wine. Burdon and War together were amazing
NunyaDammeBiznis Eric Burdon wrote Spill the Wine
NunyaDammeBiznis wow
NunyaDammeBiznis - That record was such a different sound than had ever been done before in top 40 radio ... and I loved it.
I still own the 45 (that’s the speed in RPM, for you youngsters) record which, I seem to remember, was the first ever to be recorded in stereo.
It’s been a steady inhabitant of my many iPhones through the years ... and it’s still available on iTunes, kids ... Go fetch it - you won’t be sorry, believe me
@@NorbCat Not a youngster, I'm over 50. I definitely remember .
Eric Burdon and WAR was a great band as well.
Yes. War is so underrated.
The Animals were "on fire" at "The House of The Rising Son" recording session especially Eric Burdon doing the vocal and Alan Price playing that bluesy organ so magnificently. Great work by the whole band including Chas Chandler on bass, John Steel on drums and Hilton Valentine on guitar , with his extremely memorable guitar intro.
The recording session for their album? Their manager didn't want it on the album, so when he went to the bathroom, they performed it -- in one take! The manager reconsidered, and here we are 56 years later admiring its brilliance.
One of the best songs of the 60s! It's unique for giving the lead riff to the organ, instead of a traditional guitar.
One of the best singers ever. Listen to the hits album. Powerful voice. He is very under rated. Everyone should know his name today. Also sang for the band "War". But he shined with The Animals.
Released in late 1964, "The House Of The Rising Sun" reached #1 in the UK and the USA by January 1965.
Stayed at #1 in the US for 3wks.
The organ player is Alan Price. Also, the bass player, Chaz Chandler was responsible for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the lead singer, Eric Burdon, was a very close friend of Jimi Hendrix and was with him the night he died in London. One of the truly greatest songs in pop history. Thank you, my brother.