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“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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sartoris7 wrote:
about a million covers of this song out there but this one is my favorite.....just makes a movie in your mind......
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LostinYourminds wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-f0Oen0tlQ band called: KULT (in polish.. words are a bit changed). ;)
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donnasensuale wrote:
dio dio, che memoria ma come faccio a nn piangere!! my most loved song,sexiness meravogliosa e che ne sai tu bambino, cresci cresci e cresci nn capirai mai le mie canzoni e la mia musica sei un bambino oh mother tell your children not to do what i have done. i spent my live ...........amazingly i am here singing.
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dear_near_scary wrote:
It's probably a little bit over-done, but this is my favorite song by the Animals. <3
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AliceInChains15 wrote:
This cover is amazingness
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ersantalat wrote:
ohh yee good one
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petesixtyfive wrote:
war genial, ist genial, wird genial bleiben - wenn nur Eric Burdon nicht immer noch auftreten würde! das ist leider nur peinlich.
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teutone46 wrote:
WoooooooooooooooooooW !!!!!!
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OzymandiasD wrote:
One of the best covers of one of the best songs.
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wastedish wrote:
A Rare Cover of "House of the Rising Sun" In Hebrew Arik Einstein - House of the Rising Sun (In Hebrew) 1968 very rare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GonSt-0h_M
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HighimHungry wrote:
<3
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ganj13 wrote:
settles well
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ScarletMama79 wrote:
This is the best version of this tune. its so iconic of that era of music.
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veronikesilva wrote:
Fantástica!!! Boas lembranças!!!
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Licquidair57 wrote:
great music to come home to.
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thetaifunsdrum wrote:
the best song from the animals .....live in 1963 in the starclub in hamburg...
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papabear0121 wrote:
Oh yea, that's the stuff.
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rockandgo wrote:
My favorite........real good one :-) WoW
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Jane-Margaret wrote:
Classic.
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Phscyrillo3 wrote:
it's ok
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