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The Animals - House of The Rising Sun (1964)
So gifted and ahead of the times! In my humble opinion, Newcastle's Animals circa 1964 were vastly superior to their chart contemporaries, the Beatles and the Stones. The Beatles were loveable moptops then, and the Stones were still a few years away from their songwriting peak, but The Animals were raw, gritty and, in Eric Burdon, they had one of the all-time great blues/rock voices.
If you weren't there in 1964, it's hard to imagine today how big a deal this new & gritty music was. "House of the Rising Sun", was dark, brooding and very, very cool, it had an edge that was lacking from the other Brit-Beat groups and it broke new ground. The Animals' take on "The House of the Rising Sun" sounded wholly new. American music critic and writer Dave Marsh described it as: "the first folk-rock hit," sounding "as if they'd connected the ancient tune to a live wire," while writer Ralph McLean of the BBC agreed that: "it was arguably the first folk rock tune," calling it "a revolutionary single" after which "the face of modern music was changed forever."
Viva The Animals!
Eric Burdon - Vocals
Alan Price - Keyboards
Hilton Valentine - lead guitar
Chas Chandler - bass guitar
John Steel - drums
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They didn't actully ... ( 1 day ago by jaknnn)

They didn't actully make this song. They found both the music and the lyrics in a school where they was rehersing(spelling) and they did change the music abit so it could fit the lyrics. And now they made it awsome :D

There's something ... ( 1 day ago by augusc)

There's something so depressing about this song and video, but I don't know what..!

Eric Burdons voice ... ( 1 day ago by loleinsfun)

Eric Burdons voice *.*

this is classic ... ( 1 day ago by xpsdude12)

this is classic rock, not emo shit

A.W.E.S.O.M.E ( 1 day ago by shirescrane)

A.W.E.S.O.M.E

"fuck you! *bang* ... ( 1 day ago by migkillertwo)

"fuck you! *bang* fuck you! *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang*"

Now the only thing ... ( 1 day ago by winz666)

Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's on a drunk

J'adore sa voix , ... ( 1 day ago by soleil0111)

J'adore sa voix ,quelle belle voix,mercie pour la video.

great fucken tune ... ( 1 day ago by coleszekely)

great fucken tune great fucken tune

actually i think ... ( 1 day ago by dhinkakmed)

actually i think its about a whore house (excuse my language)

i remember growing ... ( 1 day ago by xwajuggalo17)

i remember growing up id always make my uncol play this on his geetar

me too b/c "it's ... ( 23 hours ago by mlove365)

me too b/c "it's been the ruin of many a poor boy" plus it is in new orleans red light district and its a house where you'd wake up <33

i wonder why the ... ( 23 hours ago by anonimo911)

i wonder why the guitar player starts smiling at 3:33... it's a creepy smile :S

i've got a 71 ... ( 22 hours ago by richardman1992)

i've got a 71 torino to listen to this in, but it would a great song to listen to in a 65k code mustang

This song is ... ( 14 hours ago by jayhogan18)

This song is ridiculously stylish. The Animals were easily in the same league as the Stones and Beatles, if not better.

is when he's on ... ( 10 hours ago by kennybis03410)

is when he's on drugs...

This is historical ... ( 10 hours ago by weeksamot)

This is historical and damn, its good !

clasico ( 9 hours ago by delinfer)

clasico

they all look very ... ( 9 hours ago by oliverwaker456)

they all look very young

fuck you and your ... ( 6 hours ago by Halosean)

fuck you and your retarded brain, this is a great song!

then y r u watchin ... ( 5 hours ago by 5678cowboi)

then y r u watchin it? as 4 it bein hippie?? u obviously dont no much bout music!

Array ( 4 hours ago by regardto)

E. Burdon & co created this song coz he ever lived in the house of rising sun.

"The House of the ... ( 3 hours ago by robto)

"The House of the Rising Sun" is an old folk song from the early 20th century in the United States.

Shivers down my ... ( 15 minutes ago by tonyloo0)

Shivers down my spine