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About This Track
“The House of the Rising Sun” is a folk song from the United States. Also called “House of the Rising Sun” or occasionally “Rising Sun Blues”, it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans. Depending on the version, the song may be sung from the perspective of a woman or a man. The most successful version was recorded by the English rock group The Animals in 1964, which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, United States, Sweden and Canada. The Animals’ version was also a part of the soundtrack for the Martin Scorsese 1995 film Casino.
The Animals had begun featuring their arrangement of “House of the Rising Sun” during a joint concert tour with Chuck Berry, using it as their closing number to differentiate themselves from acts which always closed with straight rockers. It got a tremendous reaction from the audience, convincing initially reluctant producer Mickie Most that it had hit potential, and between tour stops the group went to a small recording studio on Kingsway in London to capture it.
Recorded in just one take on 18 May 1964, it started with a famous electric guitar A minor chord arpeggio by Hilton Valentine. The performance took off with Eric Burdon’s lead vocal, which has been variously described as “howling”, “soulful”, and “deep and gravelly as the north-east English coal town of Newcastle that spawned him.” Finally, Alan Price’s pulsating organ part completed the sound (see Vox Continental).
The Animals had begun featuring their arrangement of “House of the Rising Sun” during a joint concert tour with Chuck Berry, using it as their closing number to differentiate themselves from acts which always closed with straight rockers. It got a tremendous reaction from the audience, convincing initially reluctant producer Mickie Most that it had hit potential, and between tour stops the group went to a small recording studio on Kingsway in London to capture it.
Recorded in just one take on 18 May 1964, it started with a famous electric guitar A minor chord arpeggio by Hilton Valentine. The performance took off with Eric Burdon’s lead vocal, which has been variously described as “howling”, “soulful”, and “deep and gravelly as the north-east English coal town of Newcastle that spawned him.” Finally, Alan Price’s pulsating organ part completed the sound (see Vox Continental).
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
much better!
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PattySauce wrote:
Finally a great version!!!!
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granpubah wrote:
I think Last FM made the correction. Alan Price's great solo is there. This is track I remember from jr. high school.
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gilliananne wrote:
The video is cool! Eric doesn't look old enough to shave. I can't believe I thought these guys were so grown up when I was a pre-teen.
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gilliananne wrote:
I've got the best version from Spotify. This track is just amazing!
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themetalguru200 wrote:
Song is nothing without Alan Price on keyboards. Another LASTFM sh1t version!
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romo1950 wrote:
no good version
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
redone vocals..you just know its post-1970 with most of them...yuk,gimme the original!
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chingbling wrote:
I think I'm listening to the correct version. Brilliant.
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Rockdrigocs wrote:
Recomiendo la versión de Muse, es también muy buena!!!!
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Angelight2012 wrote:
The caaaaall the rising sun♫♫ and god, I know, Im one
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xtwntraphq wrote:
No Like-ah dis sorry :(
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RocketmanPaul wrote:
Not a patch on the original
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Roy1968Wood wrote:
This is Eric Burdon but not with The Animals. He recorded this song on every solo album he released after leaving War. All have different line ups for back up.
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
starts out like karaoke and then is all wrong,wtf
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veronikesilva wrote:
Linda!!!
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ObmujSon wrote:
Last FM Please put back the original...
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themetalguru200 wrote:
Rubbish version! ORIGINAL PLEASE!!!!
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captainyodel wrote:
i wish it were the other version, but this song is still a jam.
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
This is blasphemy...WTF?
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