You know whats great about being 68 years old? We got to live through these years listening to these songs on the radio and catching them on Ed Sullivan show.
For a young man, bro had the voice of someone who's lived a long life and been through it all and was bearing his old soul through his voice so I can fully understand why you was caught off gaurd by that voice coming from him.
I'm not sure if you know anything about Eric Burdon's life - but he was born in 1941, in some of the worst slums in the UK. Even though he was only 23, he HAD seen a lot.
@@ORagnar One reactor's theory is that many women turned to prostitution to help support their family in the late 1800s. On census forms, the woman would answer the "occupation" question "seamstress" or "tailor." Hence, when the singer says "My mother was a tailor, sewed my new blue jeans," there's a chance the reference is to Mom being a "lady of ill repute."
I don't know if you know that they are a British band, lead singer is Eric Burdon. He is still preforming at age 82. They have a large catalog of songs and not a bad one in the bunch.🔥🔥🔥
And amazingly from Newcastle upon Tyne area which have produced some cracking singers/ bands such as Brian Johnson from AC/DC, Sting from the police and the singer from Dire Straits.
@@emmawhelan-galbraith6895 "The singer from Dire Straits" is Mark Knopfler, who was also the lead guitarist and songwriter for the band. He's had an interesting solo career since. His most recent album came out in April 2024.
Mr Burdon does a wonderful job with a Southern drawl! "Rah-zin' sun," "New Aw-lee-uns," "the only tahm," "My muthuh was a tay-luh," several other examples. "Well, I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm goin' back to New Aw-lee-uns to wear that ball and chain." -- the most poignant line in the lyrics -- he's resigned himself to live a life of "sin and misery." A cautionary tale of following the wrong path in life, making the wrong decisions.
The walking around is to represent the funeral procession in New Orleans. Reason Hilton was smiling at the end was because the techs were rolling Alan to the front for final scene and it struck his funny bone. They didn't have enough money for another take. Chas Chandler ( tall red head) “discovered” Jimi Hendrix in a club in New York City's Greenwich Village by the bassist for the British Invasion band the Animals, then on a tour of the U.S. With a plane ticket purchased by Chandler, Hendrix embarked for England in September 1966 with little more than a clutch of clothing and his Fender. He became Jimi's manager.
they didn't have enough money for another take??--this was paid for by the record company -they were lip syncing-done on a sunday morning in a London TV studio-they also did 'don't let me be misunderstood " at this time
Filmed well after the one take recording. This was done when their recording was well established as a number one seller around the world. They were one of many acts filmed for the movie Pop Gear aka Go Go Mania in the US market. Lots of high quality clips on TH-cam from the movie. High quality due to using professional movie film and not the rubbish videotape of the time.
The song apparently was originally was about a young woman and the house of the rising sun is a brothel and the struggle with trying to leave that situation hence the ball and chain (leaves but always goes back). The song is old and has been adapted to various artists. The Animals released the cover in the 60's and changed some lyrics to fit in with a male perspective. They did it very well.
Absolutely one of my favorites! Crazy how this old folk song became a classic. More info on the mysterious origins, “Some scholars believe the song goes back to the turn of the 20th century in America, with the oldest published version of its lyrics credited to Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925. The lyrics ran in a column in Adventure magazine, titled “Old Songs That Men Have Sung.” Those lyrics go: There is a house in New Orleans, it’s called the Rising Sun It’s been the ruin of many poor girl Great God, and I for one. The oldest known recording is by Appalachian artists Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster who cut a version in September of 1933. Ashley said he’d learned it from his grandfather, Enoch, who was married around the time of the Civil War. In Ashley’s version, which switches narrators between a man and a woman, …”
It's no longer the most popular version bc too many things don't fit. It is most likely about the prison. Her 'sweetheart' was a gambler and they moved around and she is coming back with the ball and chains back to New Orleans that is infamous female prison in New Orleans
I listened to this on an old record player for the first time in the 70’s, I was amazed years later to see that voice to come out of someone who looked like he was 15 lol
No kidding. I saw an interview with Eric burden a while ago, and he claimed that his voice was partly inherent but that living in a very smoky city like Liverpool or Manchester ( I forget which) and smoking cigarettes were also contributing factors. I remember hearing this when it came out (I'm 74) but I don't think I appreciated everything that was going on at that age. You know how most teenagers don't analyze much. They just like what's popular. @@markwebster7435
It was 1964-65. We boomers grew up with this music. You have a lot of catching up to do. Eric grew up in Newcastle, England and lived in total poverty. His good friend was Jimi Hendrix.
This was a HUGE hit back in the 60's. Anyone that wanted to learn how to play guitar or keyboard, learned this song. It blows my mind that so many reactors are going back to the songs that were hits in the 60's, 70's & 80's. We had such great music to listen to and I look forward to many more reactions from all you guys. You also have to understand that these performances were live so these were one take situations. Loved your comments on this.....keep up the great work.
The song was originally about a woman in a brothel. The gambler is her unfaithful lover. She ends the song warning her younger sister not to follow in her footstpes because she is stuck forever working in the brothel. The Animals gender swapped things and now most people forget the original folk version.
yes and no. There are like a dozen of versions in the last 300 years. Some in masculine some in female view. I watched a doc about the song . And thr folklore experts are not sure what is the first view. In fact the first recorded versions at beginning of XX where varied.
When you said that this was new to them you were right its said that there were parents watching this being filmed its a one take and everyone cheered when they cracked it. Iconic moment.
Eric has an amazing voice and had many hits . This song was on the radio constantly on one station or another for over 50 years. We knew the dark side of life ,it wasn’t hidden from us, just human nature. Hanging at a gambling house spending money on whoring ,drinking,fighting will wind you in a bad place . Live your life at your own risk. It’s funny to see young people so shocked at what was just a cool gritty Blues based Rock song. .
Eric Burdon was 23 at the time, yet had the voice of an old soul who'd been through a life full of hard knocks. One of my favourite Animals songs, "When I Was Young" typifies this. He was, and still is, amazing!
Animals suggestions: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, We Gotta Out of This Place, Spill The Wine, and many more. If you’d like to watch a video by The Animals that is also a war protest song, check out Sky Pilots. (Vietnam War protest songs is a favorite sub-genre for me.) Eric Burdon (lead vocals) is 82 and was still performing in 2019.
Great song when released, and still a great song. Teenage me would be shocked that 70+ me listens to the same music. I enjoy watching watching younger people discover the wonderful music we had then.
Wicked song. Fire organ solo. Incredible band. This was shot in one take first take in front of a studio audience. Perfection. Yup, music is timeless and is the soundtrack of our lives! Thanks for appreciation of this timeless classic
One of my all time favorite songs. First time I heard it I was chilling in a friends basement while totally chilled out from a couple blunts. The song was transcendent at that moment of my life
The Animals were 30+ years before my time, but I've always enjoyed their music and loved their melodies. I play guitar, and when I was learning, I eventually stumbled upon this classic. I played my mum the chords of this song and said, "What do you think of that?" She said," it sounds really good. " She then produced a photo of her, and Chas Chandler stood together from 1968. It was signed by the whole band in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Never underestimate your parents. She's got one with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. I've got them framed now. Music was better then.
Cliff, this is a traditional, going back around 100-200 years. It is about a house of sins, owned by a french woman. Her Name translates into "Rising sun". There were card games etc and her (in)famous ladies of the night. This version is by far the best . Oh Angelina Jordan did a shorted version of this song and it is great. Try the version of Geoff Castellucci. Man, be safe. Elmar from Germany
This song was recorded in 1964, in one take. No autotune. It was a huge hit. The singer, Eric Burdon, had a pretty hard life, which may well have given him access to that soulful voice.
Eric Burdon was singing what he had been living: a working class kid, born with bombs during world war 2 in Newcastle. He is, as you can hear heavily influenced by American Blues music, like many of the sixties UK bands.
This was the first of a string of hits for Eric Burdon & the Animals, it was released in 1964. "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" has been used in a lot of movies but I'm not sure anyone else's version of either song is comparable to the original. Thanks for playing this & your comments.
I'm 65 years old. This was one of the first songs I learned to play. Taking guitar lessons when I was 9 years old. It is such a hoot watching young people like you and Black Pegasus etc, discovering music that I grew up with 👍💯👍
Okay. So you're my age. Now I know you nor I used the phrase "such a hoot" back then. That's something my grandmother would say. I'm teasing you because I do the same and I hear myself. And I agree - It is a hoot!
There’s a huge story about how British bands brought the blues back to America, to an audience who hadn’t heard it. Eric also was instrumental in breaking Jimi Hendrix.
The singer of The Animals was Eric Burdon, who also has a lot of great solo recordings! He also was part and singer of the band WAR ... (also The "Party Boys" and "Ringo and his All Starr Band", pff! ^^+gg)... I don't know why, but he was also very famous in Germany - where I come from - and ... I guess I saw him 37 times live, without even beeing a "fan"..! XD He's great "shouter" with a big voice! There are plenty of amazing songs he recorded! If I had to make a list, it would be a very, very long list! Dig deep - you won't regret it! Btw.: Eric is still active!
Same here. We old folk now, but we have memories of the greatest music ever. Of course, I was the seventh child and remember rock 'n roll because of my older siblings. Including my mother's favorites, my musical memories go back to the 1940s. So many artists and genres followed the rock 'n roll era that it was a cornucopia of ear candy. I feel sorry for the young people of today who have nothing like what we did.
This is an old folk song. It’s it is the first song I learned on guitar when I was 12. Many of our folk songs came from the British Isles and this one resembles in some aspects. A 16th century folk song called The Unfortunate Rake. Some versions come from the, viewpoint of a female and some from a male. The House Of The Rising Sun is a bawdy house. Many versions have more verses.
I was shocked about how powerful his voice was the first time I heard it. It's been in a lot of movies. Five Finger Death Punch did a cover, and so did the house band on Sons of Anarchy.
Fun fact: the basist (Chaz) "discouvered" Jimmi Hendrix, gave him hist first big chance... Edit: oh, second fun fact, this was a one take, they had like half an hour or something to get on and off that set
You’ve definitely heard it in stuff (small parts) because it’s in sooooo many movies and shows over the years. It’s a classic for sure. Cool to see you getting into the classic rock side of things. A lot of great songwriting and musicianship back in the 50’s-70’s.
This is one of the oldest songs in America actually. It’s thought to be related to songs in the 16th and 17th centuries but it’s been reliably traced back to the 1890 in Scotland where there were several well known pubs known as “rising sun”. It came to America with the Scott’s Irish and was a classic in Appalachia where parts were changed to include orleans. The Animals were covering a version of the song put out in 1933.
I've heard this somewhere before too but can't put my finger on it. But the keyboard playing was crazy, and this song/video seams like a timeless classic.
I Grew Up Listening To This Kind of Music, when I was a Kid Growing up In The 90s,. I LOVE Rap and Hip-hop, But I LOVE CLASSIC MUSIC FOREVER..!!!! There ISN'T a Song That Is Classic, I Have Not Heard, Because Of My DAD, and, Mom, They were Hippies, and Peace Love, And, Happiness Was The Moto Growing Up Back Then..!!!!!
What you're hearing is the birth of rock.....PURE TALENT!! NO AUTOTUNE OR ELECTRONICS!!! THE LEAD IS ERIC BURDON....HE'S STILL SING ING TODAY. WHEN HE LEFT THE ANIMALS, HE WENT WITH "WAR" FOR A WHILE....CHECK OUT "SPILL WINE".....A REAL TRIP!
I figured you must have heard it bc it’s played everywhere and been covered a million times. This is the classic cover we all link this song to though for obvious reasons!
If you like The Animals, you should also check out The Kinks (Waterloo Sunset, Lola, You Really Got Me) and early Moody Blues (Go Now.) Of course, Animals also have a bunch lf other great tunes.
I remember listening to this with my high school sweetheart (now my husband of nearly 59 years) back in the 1960s. Eric Burden has been under appreciated imo. Love his voice.
There’s an episode of My Name is Earl that uses this song and it brings me to tears any time I watch it. Original artist’s name is lost to time, like so many incredible American songs. In The Pines is another one that hits me in the soul.
You did a really good job for going off the cuff with no info on the song or the artist, Cliff! This is a classic, and a very heavy hitter, agreed. These old, pre1970's videos were often produced/choreographed for the bands, but this one was so simple yet brilliant, the guys walking around to represent how gamblers had to travel around to keep themselves going, one step ahead of the law, one step ahead of the women they tricked, the people they scammed... Keep it up, and thank you to our awesome Black Pegasus for suggesting you react to this one! Love you both!
Eric absolutely totally underrated. The tall guitarist Chas Chandler.discovered Jimi Hendrix in a Nightclub in America and brought him to Britain. You'll get lots of suggestions for The Animals, Eric Burdon and Alan Price (the organist), so I'm going to suggest another great British band... Deep Purple and their "Child in Time". Unbelievable musicianship For modern musician, there is only one... Chinese Singer, composer, multi instrumentalist Hua Chenyu. He sings Rock, Rap, Reggae, Pop, SynthPop, Electronic, Broadway, Accoustic, Traditional Chinese. The usual intro to him is "Nunchucks", which I don't even have in my Top 60 Hua Chenyu Performances. But, it shows SOME of what he does, and the Singer 2018 version has English Subtitles. He is a combination of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Steven Tyler and... Elton John. 😂. He was REN, 10 years before REN.
So, I just watched your reaction. Sorry so late, but u do enjoy them. I noticed you mentioned the term 'ball and chain', used in the song...prisoners used to wear ball and chains to keep them from running. In other words, he was held prisoner by his vice, maybe? I hope I'm not being Captain Obvious. 😅
Great reaction. This video was filmed after the song was released. As I understand it, they recorded the song in one take because they had to get on the train back to their tour. They used the recording for this video and did not actually play, common practice back then. No film exists of them recording it, but it must have been wild with Eric Burdon belting out those haunting lyrics. I’m glad you played it. I heard it a lot through the 1970s. Take care.
Keep up the great work! Wait until you see him perform with the group "War". Spill the wine. MUST watch it live in studio version. Completely different you will also LOVE IT!
![First Time Reaction | Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977) (Official Video) [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yA3t3faGM9Q/mqdefault.jpg)
You know whats great about being 68 years old? We got to live through these years listening to these songs on the radio and catching them on Ed Sullivan show.
This, or seeing them play at the Whiskey!!
Even better being brought up with them being a British band
Amen🎉😢I miss it sooo bad😢😮😅
Yeah buddy! Can NOT believe he hasn't this
71 here. Wasn't it great
The great Eric Burdon, aged 23 when this came out, now aged 82 he can still belt this song out and sounds just as good.
1964. Check out We Gotta Get Out of This Place, Don't let Me be Misunderstood. It's My Life and many more.
Yes please!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Indeed, I particularly liked Bring It On Home To Me.
@@FreethoughtsOnline Ever hear Sam Cooke do that one live at the Harlem Square Club?
All title you mentioned is great. However my top favourite from them is "I'm mad again".
Alll of these !!
I love watching young people listen to this video. No autotune just pure talent.
AMEN. Back when it was just pure talent.
Been listening to The Animals do this song for 50 years and it still gives me chills.
Welcome to the British Invasion, dude!
Me too ...when my dad came back from Vietnam
For a young man, bro had the voice of someone who's lived a long life and been through it all and was bearing his old soul through his voice so I can fully understand why you was caught off gaurd by that voice coming from him.
I'm not sure if you know anything about Eric Burdon's life - but he was born in 1941, in some of the worst slums in the UK. Even though he was only 23, he HAD seen a lot.
This song is actually an old folklore song, no one has been able to figure out who wrote it.
And it still holds up as one of the great songs of all time.
@@Buy_Me_A_Nightmare Crazy, huh? If the historians are correct, this song might be 300 years old 🤣
The original is about a whore house. Dolly Parton sings that version. The Animals changed it up to gambling. 8
@@ORagnar One reactor's theory is that many women turned to prostitution to help support their family in the late 1800s. On census forms, the woman would answer the "occupation" question "seamstress" or "tailor." Hence, when the singer says "My mother was a tailor, sewed my new blue jeans," there's a chance the reference is to Mom being a "lady of ill repute."
It's actually an old black river shack song.
I don't know if you know that they are a British band, lead singer is Eric Burdon. He is still preforming at age 82. They have a large catalog of songs and not a bad one in the bunch.🔥🔥🔥
And amazingly from Newcastle upon Tyne area which have produced some cracking singers/ bands such as Brian Johnson from AC/DC, Sting from the police and the singer from Dire Straits.
Don't let me be misunderstood 🎶
@@emmawhelan-galbraith6895 "The singer from Dire Straits" is Mark Knopfler, who was also the lead guitarist and songwriter for the band. He's had an interesting solo career since. His most recent album came out in April 2024.
Mr Burdon does a wonderful job with a Southern drawl! "Rah-zin' sun," "New Aw-lee-uns," "the only tahm," "My muthuh was a tay-luh," several other examples. "Well, I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm goin' back to New Aw-lee-uns to wear that ball and chain." -- the most poignant line in the lyrics -- he's resigned himself to live a life of "sin and misery." A cautionary tale of following the wrong path in life, making the wrong decisions.
His voice is literally what it should be , a musical instrument
I doubt anybody ever expected that voice to come out of him the first time they heard him sing.
Join the club!
In an era where bands actually had their own sound. The animals made sure that they stood out
The walking around is to represent the funeral procession in New Orleans. Reason Hilton was smiling at the end was because the techs were rolling Alan to the front for final scene and it struck his funny bone. They didn't have enough money for another take.
Chas Chandler ( tall red head) “discovered” Jimi Hendrix in a club in New York City's Greenwich Village by the bassist for the British Invasion band the Animals, then on a tour of the U.S. With a plane ticket purchased by Chandler, Hendrix embarked for England in September 1966 with little more than a clutch of clothing and his Fender. He became Jimi's manager.
And went on to manage top uk group Slade who had loads of hits including 6 No.1s
Am I the only one to notice that the electric guitars are not plugged in while walking around ...
they didn't have enough money for another take??--this was paid for by the record company -they were lip syncing-done on a sunday morning in a London TV studio-they also did 'don't let me be misunderstood " at this time
Thank you! I'm pretty sure that we're the only two people who have mentioned that in all these reaction videos. Superbly done.
Filmed well after the one take recording.
This was done when their recording was well established as a number one seller around the world.
They were one of many acts filmed for the movie Pop Gear aka Go Go Mania in the US market.
Lots of high quality clips on TH-cam from the movie. High quality due to using professional movie film and not the rubbish videotape of the time.
To think he was all of 23 when he sung this! Was my dad's favourite song 💜
Yep. No autotune back then, just talent.
The song apparently was originally was about a young woman and the house of the rising sun is a brothel and the struggle with trying to leave that situation hence the ball and chain (leaves but always goes back). The song is old and has been adapted to various artists. The Animals released the cover in the 60's and changed some lyrics to fit in with a male perspective. They did it very well.
Absolutely one of my favorites! Crazy how this old folk song became a classic. More info on the mysterious origins,
“Some scholars believe the song goes back to the turn of the 20th century in America, with the oldest published version of its lyrics credited to Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925. The lyrics ran in a column in Adventure magazine, titled “Old Songs That Men Have Sung.” Those lyrics go:
There is a house in New Orleans, it’s called the Rising Sun
It’s been the ruin of many poor girl
Great God, and I for one.
The oldest known recording is by Appalachian artists Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster who cut a version in September of 1933. Ashley said he’d learned it from his grandfather, Enoch, who was married around the time of the Civil War. In Ashley’s version, which switches narrators between a man and a woman, …”
Someone got there before I did.
It's no longer the most popular version bc too many things don't fit. It is most likely about the prison. Her 'sweetheart' was a gambler and they moved around and she is coming back with the ball and chains back to New Orleans that is infamous female prison in New Orleans
Eric Burdon was 23 when he sang this.
I listened to this on an old record player for the first time in the 70’s, I was amazed years later to see that voice to come out of someone who looked like he was 15 lol
No kidding. I saw an interview with Eric burden a while ago, and he claimed that his voice was partly inherent but that living in a very smoky city like Liverpool or Manchester ( I forget which) and smoking cigarettes were also contributing factors. I remember hearing this when it came out (I'm 74) but I don't think I appreciated everything that was going on at that age. You know how most teenagers don't analyze much. They just like what's popular. @@markwebster7435
That’s what kills me. All of them (or most) were KIDS.
It was 1964-65. We boomers grew up with this music. You have a lot of catching up to do. Eric grew up in Newcastle, England and lived in total poverty. His good friend was Jimi Hendrix.
This was a HUGE hit back in the 60's. Anyone that wanted to learn how to play guitar or keyboard, learned this song. It blows my mind that so many reactors are going back to the songs that were hits in the 60's, 70's & 80's. We had such great music to listen to and I look forward to many more reactions from all you guys. You also have to understand that these performances were live so these were one take situations. Loved your comments on this.....keep up the great work.
This is the first song most guitarists learnt back then.
And wannabe guitarists like me! LOL!
@@sundayze Am C D F Am C E
this is the 3rd song I learned (and I was born 13 years after it came out)
If ya what is called a Geordie then we still get taught this also local hero by Mark knoffler
More Than Words by Extreme for me
Yep, this one, smoke on the water, and stairway to Heaven. 😂
I grew up with this song and to this day there is something so eerie and almost sinister about this amazing performance!
Eric Burton a legend,part of the British Invasion of the 60’s.
*Burdon
The bass player was Jimmy Hendrix mannager !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Slade.
@@williamwebb8908to right 👍👍
The song was originally about a woman in a brothel. The gambler is her unfaithful lover. She ends the song warning her younger sister not to follow in her footstpes because she is stuck forever working in the brothel. The Animals gender swapped things and now most people forget the original folk version.
yes and no. There are like a dozen of versions in the last 300 years. Some in masculine some in female view. I watched a doc about the song . And thr folklore experts are not sure what is the first view.
In fact the first recorded versions at beginning of XX where varied.
They did this song in one take
This singer has an "Old Soul' Eric Burdon, BRILLIANT!!
I love it when the voice comes out of nowhere- not just here, but whenever something is genuinely surprising like that.
When you said that this was new to them you were right its said that there were parents watching this being filmed its a one take and everyone cheered when they cracked it. Iconic moment.
IIRC they only had enough money for one shot at this in the studio, and this was the result. They were naturals, and their success is the proof.
The animals were from north east UK and the bassist discovered Jim Hendrix
Can you share more about this? Being a person who listened to this song over and over when I was young - I didn't know the Jimi Hendrix context
Staring into your soul. Everyone I've seen react to this has said that at the end. But Eric had a very rough youth, and it showed in his eyes.
Eric has an amazing voice and had many hits . This song was on the radio constantly on one station or another for over 50 years. We knew the dark side of life ,it wasn’t hidden from us, just human nature. Hanging at a gambling house spending money on whoring ,drinking,fighting will wind you in a bad place . Live your life at your own risk. It’s funny to see young people so shocked at what was just a cool gritty Blues based Rock song. .
Eric Burdon was 23 at the time, yet had the voice of an old soul who'd been through a life full of hard knocks. One of my favourite Animals songs, "When I Was Young" typifies this. He was, and still is, amazing!
Hadn't thought of that in forever. Thanks for mentioning it, I'll go have a listen.
Don't let me be misunderstood 🎶 it's a must!!!
Which version? I liked the most the long Version of Santa Esmeralda, but I also liked the theme in the final battle of Kill Bill 1
Animals suggestions: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, We Gotta Out of This Place, Spill The Wine, and many more. If you’d like to watch a video by The Animals that is also a war protest song, check out Sky Pilots. (Vietnam War protest songs is a favorite sub-genre for me.) Eric Burdon (lead vocals) is 82 and was still performing in 2019.
Great song when released, and still a great song. Teenage me would be shocked that 70+ me listens to the same music. I enjoy watching watching younger people discover the wonderful music we had then.
When I got into Black Sabbath, I remember my parents saying I'd grow out of it. Or when they thought Rock was a fad and would soon go away.
THE definitive version of the song. And, yeah, that voice!
Nothing says ‘cleaned up for TV’ quite like this group 😂 My dad used to sing this I love it 🥰
American folk song in the blues genre. The British bands were OBSESSED with the blues
thats not american folk song. that song originates itself from medieval england.
The keyboard player, Alan Price, had a successful solo career here in the UK. This is one of my favourite songs.
Epic organ solo
Wicked song. Fire organ solo. Incredible band. This was shot in one take first take in front of a studio audience. Perfection.
Yup, music is timeless and is the soundtrack of our lives! Thanks for appreciation of this timeless classic
The first time they did this song, they were opening for Chuck Berry. Eric Burdon is still preforming. He was also with War.
he looks like the kid who always started trouble at school..
One of my all time favorite songs. First time I heard it I was chilling in a friends basement while totally chilled out from a couple blunts. The song was transcendent at that moment of my life
The Animals were 30+ years before my time, but I've always enjoyed their music and loved their melodies. I play guitar, and when I was learning, I eventually stumbled upon this classic. I played my mum the chords of this song and said, "What do you think of that?" She said," it sounds really good. " She then produced a photo of her, and Chas Chandler stood together from 1968. It was signed by the whole band in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Never underestimate your parents. She's got one with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. I've got them framed now. Music was better then.
It’s a timeless & gritty tale. The lead singer Eric Burdon is quite the character & always brings something interesting. Worth checking out more!
English Rock Band from Newcastle upon Tyne. They released House of the Rising Sun 1964, vocals Eric Burdon. Great band.
One of my fave songs of all times!!
The lead singer reminds me of the kid that beat up the school bullies. Awesomely cool lead singer!!
This is an iconic song, and it's referenced in pop culture everywhere
Cliff, this is a traditional, going back around 100-200 years. It is about a house of sins, owned by a french woman. Her Name translates into "Rising sun". There were card games etc and her (in)famous ladies of the night. This version is by far the best . Oh Angelina Jordan did a shorted version of this song and it is great. Try the version of Geoff Castellucci.
Man, be safe.
Elmar from Germany
Probably my favorite song ever. The bassist was the first to give Jimi Hendrix a chance
This song has been part of my life since age 4 or 5 when the old parlor guitar that lived at my grandparents' house came out at a family reunion.
One of my favorite songs from when I first heard it...a lifetime ago. Memories ❤
This song was recorded in 1964, in one take. No autotune. It was a huge hit. The singer, Eric Burdon, had a pretty hard life, which may well have given him access to that soulful voice.
Eric Burdon was singing what he had been living: a working class kid, born with bombs during world war 2 in Newcastle. He is, as you can hear heavily influenced by American Blues music, like many of the sixties UK bands.
This was the first of a string of hits for Eric Burdon & the Animals, it was released in 1964. "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" has been used in a lot of movies but I'm not sure anyone else's version of either song is comparable to the original. Thanks for playing this & your comments.
I've always loved that minimalist drummer. High hat work is awesome.
YES!!! More of The Animals. Eric Burdon has an amazing voice and I'm pretty sure that he's in his 80s and still performing
Alan Price on on keyboard had his own group later on.
And became an actor
One of my top 3 favourite songs of all time.
Zager and Evans- In the year 2525 from the late 60's will blow you away.
Favorite song of all time !!! Listen to… Don’t let me be misunderstood 👏👏👏😎👍
Well it's never to late to jump into the rabbit hole of good music, Cliff.
This is a one shot
I'm 65 years old. This was one of the first songs I learned to play. Taking guitar lessons when I was 9 years old. It is such a hoot watching young people like you and Black Pegasus etc, discovering music that I grew up with 👍💯👍
Okay. So you're my age. Now I know you nor I used the phrase "such a hoot" back then. That's something my grandmother would say. I'm teasing you because I do the same and I hear myself. And I agree - It is a hoot!
There’s a huge story about how British bands brought the blues back to America, to an audience who hadn’t heard it.
Eric also was instrumental in breaking Jimi Hendrix.
OMG!!! Cliff!!! You are gonna LOVE this one!
The singer of The Animals was Eric Burdon, who also has a lot of great solo recordings! He also was part and singer of the band WAR ... (also The "Party Boys" and "Ringo and his All Starr Band", pff! ^^+gg)... I don't know why, but he was also very famous in Germany - where I come from - and ... I guess I saw him 37 times live, without even beeing a "fan"..! XD
He's great "shouter" with a big voice! There are plenty of amazing songs he recorded! If I had to make a list, it would be a very, very long list! Dig deep - you won't regret it! Btw.: Eric is still active!
This is one of my favourite songs. I am 77 yrs old and what fun to see your reaction. I never get tired of hearing this song. It was out in 1963.
Animals, Beatles, Rolling Stones-just some of the brilliant new kind of music I was entranced by at the age of 14.
Same here. We old folk now, but we have memories of the greatest music ever. Of course, I was the seventh child and remember rock 'n roll because of my older siblings. Including my mother's favorites, my musical memories go back to the 1940s. So many artists and genres followed the rock 'n roll era that it was a cornucopia of ear candy. I feel sorry for the young people of today who have nothing like what we did.
This is an old folk song. It’s it is the first song I learned on guitar when I was 12. Many of our folk songs came from the British Isles and this one resembles in some aspects. A 16th century folk song called The Unfortunate Rake. Some versions come from the, viewpoint of a female and some from a male. The House Of The Rising Sun is a bawdy house. Many versions have more verses.
I was shocked about how powerful his voice was the first time I heard it. It's been in a lot of movies. Five Finger Death Punch did a cover, and so did the house band on Sons of Anarchy.
They are truly fantastic. And yes, you COMPLETELY don't expect his voice. And the somber delivery of the beautifully written song really draws you in.
I see BP has u going down the same rabbithole he's going down! Love this so much!!!
Fun fact: the basist (Chaz) "discouvered" Jimmi Hendrix, gave him hist first big chance... Edit: oh, second fun fact, this was a one take, they had like half an hour or something to get on and off that set
Eric Burden is the lead singer "It's my life" is another great song.
You’ve definitely heard it in stuff (small parts) because it’s in sooooo many movies and shows over the years. It’s a classic for sure. Cool to see you getting into the classic rock side of things. A lot of great songwriting and musicianship back in the 50’s-70’s.
This is ❤️🔥.
This is one of the oldest songs in America actually. It’s thought to be related to songs in the 16th and 17th centuries but it’s been reliably traced back to the 1890 in Scotland where there were several well known pubs known as “rising sun”. It came to America with the Scott’s Irish and was a classic in Appalachia where parts were changed to include orleans. The Animals were covering a version of the song put out in 1933.
Live! Done in one take. Pure talent!
I've heard this somewhere before too but can't put my finger on it. But the keyboard playing was crazy, and this song/video seams like a timeless classic.
I Grew Up Listening To This Kind of Music, when I was a Kid Growing up In The 90s,. I LOVE Rap and Hip-hop, But I LOVE CLASSIC MUSIC FOREVER..!!!! There ISN'T a Song That Is Classic, I Have Not Heard, Because Of My DAD, and, Mom, They were Hippies, and Peace Love, And, Happiness Was The Moto Growing Up Back Then..!!!!!
What you're hearing is the birth of rock.....PURE TALENT!! NO AUTOTUNE OR ELECTRONICS!!! THE LEAD IS ERIC BURDON....HE'S STILL SING ING TODAY. WHEN HE LEFT THE ANIMALS, HE WENT WITH "WAR" FOR A WHILE....CHECK OUT "SPILL WINE".....A REAL TRIP!
song first "appears" in the 1930's, but there are several versions if you go back. I believe Woody Guthrie may have sung it.
Love this song and band, I am old enough that I know it from when it was first released, and can still sing every word.
I figured you must have heard it bc it’s played everywhere and been covered a million times. This is the classic cover we all link this song to though for obvious reasons!
If you like The Animals, you should also check out The Kinks (Waterloo Sunset, Lola, You Really Got Me) and early Moody Blues (Go Now.)
Of course, Animals also have a bunch lf other great tunes.
Just a complete vibe
Welcome to the Animals rabbit hole. Bluesey rock of the best sort. lots of hits. Eric Burdon has a great set of pipes.
Yeah Eric burden was freaking awesome
Still is!
@@lyndadowns4876 yeah I freaking love him and his voice
I remember listening to this with my high school sweetheart (now my husband of nearly 59 years) back in the 1960s. Eric Burden has been under appreciated imo. Love his voice.
Yes i'm a big BP fan. Glad he turned you on to this group.
There’s an episode of My Name is Earl that uses this song and it brings me to tears any time I watch it.
Original artist’s name is lost to time, like so many incredible American songs. In The Pines is another one that hits me in the soul.
You did a really good job for going off the cuff with no info on the song or the artist, Cliff!
This is a classic, and a very heavy hitter, agreed. These old, pre1970's videos were often produced/choreographed for the bands, but this one was so simple yet brilliant, the guys walking around to represent how gamblers had to travel around to keep themselves going, one step ahead of the law, one step ahead of the women they tricked, the people they scammed...
Keep it up, and thank you to our awesome Black Pegasus for suggesting you react to this one! Love you both!
i love this song
Eric absolutely totally underrated. The tall guitarist Chas Chandler.discovered Jimi Hendrix in a Nightclub in America and brought him to Britain. You'll get lots of suggestions for The Animals, Eric Burdon and Alan Price (the organist), so I'm going to suggest another great British band... Deep Purple and their "Child in Time". Unbelievable musicianship
For modern musician, there is only one... Chinese Singer, composer, multi instrumentalist Hua Chenyu. He sings Rock, Rap, Reggae, Pop, SynthPop, Electronic, Broadway, Accoustic, Traditional Chinese. The usual intro to him is "Nunchucks", which I don't even have in my Top 60 Hua Chenyu Performances. But, it shows SOME of what he does, and the Singer 2018 version has English Subtitles.
He is a combination of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Steven Tyler and... Elton John. 😂. He was REN, 10 years before REN.
A real masterpiece.
So, I just watched your reaction. Sorry so late, but u do enjoy them. I noticed you mentioned the term 'ball and chain', used in the song...prisoners used to wear ball and chains to keep them from running. In other words, he was held prisoner by his vice, maybe? I hope I'm not being Captain Obvious. 😅
Great reaction. This video was filmed after the song was released. As I understand it, they recorded the song in one take because they had to get on the train back to their tour. They used the recording for this video and did not actually play, common practice back then. No film exists of them recording it, but it must have been wild with Eric Burdon belting out those haunting lyrics. I’m glad you played it. I heard it a lot through the 1970s. Take care.
Keep up the great work!
Wait until you see him perform with the group "War". Spill the wine. MUST watch it live in studio version.
Completely different you will also LOVE IT!
Fantastic, awesome song and reaction, thank you Sir 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍