It was all "one take" back then. Perhaps not the first take, but the best of 4-5 takes with the whole band playing at once. No edits, cuts or layering. This is the whole band in one studio playing and recording the whole song in one take. Back when musicians needed to have skill and the ability to jam. Not just a producer that could cut and layer recordings to make it sound good!
That big, tall guy playing bass, is the man who "discovered" Jimi Hendrix, talked him into coming to London, became his manager, and helped put together The Jimi Hendrix Experience! His name was Chas Chandler, and he later managed the group Slade. The House of The Rising Sun was a brothel.
It has been portrayed as both, but also as an opium den. No one is sure exactly when the first version of this song was written, but it dates back to the mid to late 1800's.
All these things. But it is the compelling creepiness that anchors the song in its longstanding popularity. Listeners that don’t hear this are missing the point.
After the fame had worn off and the band had broken up, the Bass player went back to his previous job as a talent scout. He found a guitar player and studio singer in a bar in NY with promise and he convinced him to follow him to England, the hot bed of new rock at the time. They changed his name from James Marshal Hendrix to Jimi Hendrix and he became popular somewhat.
Once in a generation a song comes along that is "perfect" a song that has the x factor, that magic ingredient that cannot be defined or explained. This is it.
They're taken from one of the Alice in Wonderland books. The victorians were well into their drugs, and it continued decades into the 20th century! Great song, though, but WAY too short - there were, IIRC, 12 books in the "Alice" series, must have been something useable to make it much longer?
There were a number of artists back in the day that were totally oblivious to the fact they were planting the seeds for performances that became timeless classics...as good today as they were back then..
@@janistan Yes, it's a surreal gem with Malcolm McDowell in the lead, coming at a time when we had other McDowell movies such as 'If' which had that same peculiarly British counter culture appeal.
Best band ever from Geordie Land. Eric's (still touring and singing in his 80's) voice is epic, but 'We gotta get out a this place' is their best tune IMHO!
Glad to see you’re back, and a year older. Thanks for this one, Lilly Jane. I learned this song on the guitar in 1968 at the age of 10. My poor mother had to listen to me play this song and Love Is Blue over and over and over and over and over . . . . . . . . .
It may (or may not) have been one take, but I think that was the studio recording. The acoustics are just too good. Lip syncing for TV appearances was not uncommon back then. But search for their appearance on Ed Sullivan. That was live.
Nah, this was the studio recording. I think the video is from a movie that was made to support the "British Invasion" bands and this was The Animals contribution, but don't quote me on that. The footage has been used on TH-cam and matched to the studio version because its film quality. Certainly can see they're miming not least of which given none of the guitars are plugged in. There are however some examples of them on Ed Sullivan etc where you can barely hear them for the girls screaming in the audience lol.
For the longest time I was sure THAT voice just HAD to come out of a 65 year old black man who had seen WAY too much sit. I nearly fell out of my seat when I first saw them.
The power of this mans voice is what jumped out to me. It's just different I can say there are very few that have this type of power but clarity when singing. Alice Cooper Hip Hip Horay, Disturbed Sound of Silence, Michael Bolton, Hometown Hero, Boston more than a feeling. Very powerful singers and great songs.
Nice reaction! Johnny Cash did some great storytelling songs in the 60's. He sang two of them live in front of prisoners in California, one at Folsom Prison and the other at San Quentin. The songs are "Cocaine Blues" and "A Boy Named Sue".
New Orleans (founded in 1718) was "Sin City" way before Las Vegas was even thought off. Brothels like "The House of the Rising Sun" had music (piano/singer), bar, & gambling along with the ladies.
Eric Burdon - vocals, Hilton Valentine - guitar, Chas Chandler - bass (also "discovered" Jimi Hendrix and became his manager, Alan Price - keyboards, John Steele - drums... and YES, I saw them play live!!
A timeless classic right out of the golden age of rock music. This song was amazingly recorded in one take as the band only had enough funds for one session. It instantly became a multinational hit, going to number one in England, Canada, and the United States. The Animals went on to become one of the British Invasions most popular bands, along with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. I encourage you to investigate the era of rock music from the mid to late 1950's and Bill Haley and the Comets and Buddy Holly and the Crickets, through the 1970's and bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Heart. There is a world of outstanding artists and music to explore.
I ran into your reactions for the 1st time today and already after all the reactors I've viewed since I started watching this kind of thing about a year ago, you are already my "fav". Your comments are short an sweet, you don't break into the videos more than 2-3 times max... very refreshing. Jefferson Airplane singing White Rabbit, Steppenwolfe's Magic Carpet Ride, maybe some Rightious Brothers, Janis Joplin, Mamas and the Papas... just a few suggestions.
There was a female teen singer in the UK. She was so popular that the Beatles were her opening act. Check out Helen Shapiro, You don’t know is one of my favorites. You can see her with 3 of the Beatles in the song, Look who it is.
I was 13 and this was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. The third chord is F and requires playing two notes on the E and B strings with your first finger. I was so proud lol. I started playing lead guitar later, played in bands my whole life and still playing today. The British Invasion had a huge influence on me.
Saw Eric Burdon and his Flying Eye Band about 20 years ago at the Mushroom Mardi Gras in Morgan Hill, CA. Since it was a small gig, he came out an hour early for sound check and just hearing him warm up his voice 15/20 ft away gave me goose bumps. Played this song, Sky Pilot, Monterey, Spill the Wine and many other Animals hits. Pals and I were tripping. Awesome singer and funny too. He was well known for his use of psychedelics so, since it was the Mush festival, he would stop after every four or five songs and ask, "So, where are the mushrooms?" He hung out and signed my CD after and talked to those of us who stuck around for a little while. Great time.
My parents told me when I was a teen in eighties that "House Of Rising Sun" is name of a house of ill repute in New Orleans. A doubke entendre rich name for such a place.
Your reactions are always so genuine, I just love watching your face as you take it all in and then your comments are spot on! We've missed you - so glad you're back!🤠
Absolutely LOVE you checked this out.. This has been a song my father introduced me to around a campfire. We do it on acoustic guitars, so no keyboards or drums etc... That was when I was starting to play guitar at about age 13.. I'm 52 now, but my dad still does his best every year, I play, and my son plays. 3 Generations playing guitar together is just amazing! As for the title, I can't say. I always thought of it as the house called the rising sun, that could lift you up, but never does... Like an addiction. Great Video! 😎
THIS VIDEO IS SO ICONIC. Love this song. It's so simple but there's something about the way they filmed this that always has me hooked. The way Eric looks at the camera and the band behind him is still so cool to me.
Lilly Singer, Eric Burdon was either 23 or 24 when this clip was recorded in 1964. For a young man, Eric had and still has deep baritone vocals. Now, at the age of 83, Eric still tours today.
As others noted the house of the rising sun was a well known brothel in New Orleans. This is actually a cover, the original had a female singer and it really causes a different perspective on her regret.
Actually, the original origins of this song is not known. It's the only song like that that's popular. I went down. a deep rabbit hole to figure this out. It can be traced in Appalachia. back a long time, but no one knows who wrote it. So essentially everyone that's ever seen this is singing a cover. It's fun to fact check.
ANIMALS ARE AMAZING! ERIC BURDON IS INCREDIBLE ( LEAD SINGER) YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THAT VOICE IS COMING OUT OF HIM, SO SOULFUL AND BLUESY. AWESOME REACTION LILLY JANE! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY 🎂!! ARE YOU A LIBRA OR A SCORPIO? THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AWESOME VIDEO 😊 💓 🤘 ✌️ 🔥🔥🔥
Alan Price: "A self-taught musician, he was a founding member of the Tyneside group the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which was later renamed the Animals. His organ playing on songs by the Animals, such as "The House of the Rising Sun", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", and "Bring It On Home to Me" was a key element in the group's success." Thanks for the reaction Lilly Jane! 💙
Eric Burdon is an utter legend on lead vocals, this is in 1964 so right at the beginning of music beginning to really matter for me. They have some great tunes, try We Gotta Get Out of This Place, when you can. Bass player Chas Chandler discovered Jimi Hendrix in the NY music scene in 1966 and brought him back to London to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the rest is music history. Enjoy! 🔥🎵🎤🎹🎸🎶🔥
This was shot in a single take ( no editing). The reason the guitar player behind Eric Burdon has a big grin on his face at the end of the song is that while they were slow walking around the edge of the set singing the song, the crew moved Alan Price's organ, from the back to the front of the set, with him still playing it!
Johnny Horton was a popular country singer in the 60's. Almost all of his hit songs were a story about an event from the past. "The battle of New Orleans", "Sink the Bismark", "Johnny Reb"& "North to Alaska" was the theme song to the movie of the same name. He was another country singer that died young back then though not in a plane crash but a car crash. He was married to the widow of Hank Williams Sr who overdosed in a car not many years before. Lots of singers died in plane crashes back then. Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves were the biggest losses.
I had tears in my eyes , Just to know that i was alive at that time in the sixties as a boy from 10 years old how could i expect this would be possible at this time now that i am 70 years old !!! I still love this great song !!
"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield is a song you should check out. It really captures the turbulence that existed in America in the late 1960's.
I was a boy in Newcastle upon Tyne walking down King John's Terrace when through an open window in the house I was passing, I heard the strains of electric guitars tuning up. That was a rare thing to hear back then in that area. Then they played this song, I stood enraptured, it was amazing. Some time later, they released it. Loved it and I've never forgotten it.
My mom was huge Animals & Eric Burdon fan. While stationed in Germany (dad was Air Force) this song came out, and the Animals did a German version of this song, and mom had the single 45 with the English version on side A & then in German on side B.
This was a cover of a traditional folk song. They picked it up off of Bob Dylan’s debut album. Dylan loved it and it was a further indication that his songs could be electrified. See the upcoming Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” to learn more about that period in 60’s music.
It may interest you to know that the bass player for The Animals, Chas Chandler, was the one who discovered Jimi Hendrix in New York, brought him over to England, became Jimi's manager, and launched him into superstardom.
The Bass player of "The Animal" was Charles Chandler....The man who discovered Jimi Hendrix and he produced for him the first two album "Are you Experienced" and "Axis:Bold as love" as well !
These old classics were recorded on analog tape. (often without a lot of refinement) Much of the unique ambience comes through in these songs... I call the 'goose bump' factor.
Weecome back. In the 30's Alan Lomax traveled across Eastern Kentucky recording the local folk songs. He recorded "The House of the Rising Sun" by 16-year-old Georgia Turner. One of Lomax's biggest claims to fame was discovering blues legend Lead Belly in the Angola Penitentiary. Lead Belly would record two versions of "The House of the Rising Sun."
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60 years of listening to this, still gives me chills.
It was 1964, no autotune, no touchups, just pure talent.
You should write and record some music, being grom the era.
Exactly. 👍🙂
It was all "one take" back then. Perhaps not the first take, but the best of 4-5 takes with the whole band playing at once. No edits, cuts or layering. This is the whole band in one studio playing and recording the whole song in one take. Back when musicians needed to have skill and the ability to jam. Not just a producer that could cut and layer recordings to make it sound good!
Exactamondo.Why do kids now, assume that great voices from the past are tinkered with.
Here come all the seventy year olds talking about auto tune.
Eric Burdon was 23 when he laid down that vocal track, and he did it in one take!
His voice doesn't match his face
And he's still performing
Absolutley amazing , pretty sure they didnt have auto tune back in those days either lol
@@KingNothing2x4 And neither his voice or face matched his age.
They had to haul ass to make this video, too.
That big, tall guy playing bass, is the man who "discovered" Jimi Hendrix, talked him into coming to London, became his manager, and helped put together The Jimi Hendrix Experience! His name was Chas Chandler, and he later managed the group Slade. The House of The Rising Sun was a brothel.
House of the rising sun was a high end brothel. Welcome back. God bless you and yours.
it still is
I think that in houses like that gambling was another lucrative source of income, so a two edged sword that can ruin lives.
It has been portrayed as both, but also as an opium den. No one is sure exactly when the first version of this song was written, but it dates back to the mid to late 1800's.
I agree, it was some brothel in New Orleans.. great song, the first song I ever learned on the guitar when I was 13 years..
All these things. But it is the compelling creepiness that anchors the song in its longstanding popularity. Listeners that don’t hear this are missing the point.
Allan Price's organ playing is absolutely awesome
After the fame had worn off and the band had broken up, the Bass player went back to his previous job as a talent scout. He found a guitar player and studio singer in a bar in NY with promise and he convinced him to follow him to England, the hot bed of new rock at the time. They changed his name from James Marshal Hendrix to Jimi Hendrix and he became popular somewhat.
Lol somewhat. Thank you for this.
I think I've heard of him Hendrix sounds familiar 😅😂 😆
: )
And they just toured Australia in 2024 I thought they were long gone
It was great back then and it's still great today.
Once in a generation a song comes along that is "perfect" a song that has the x factor, that magic ingredient that cannot be defined or explained. This is it.
The Animals were a British invasion band best known for their rendition of "House of the Rising Sun" which is an American traditional.
White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane is a must from 1967!! Awesome song with some of the most unique lyrics!!
Unique. Heh heh.
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The version from Woodstock it was early in the morning and Grace Slick was stoned, yet she killed it.
They're taken from one of the Alice in Wonderland books.
The victorians were well into their drugs, and it continued decades into the 20th century!
Great song, though, but WAY too short - there were, IIRC, 12 books in the "Alice" series, must have been something useable to make it much longer?
Thanks god, Lilly is back...
We miss you girl...
Congratulations for your channel and salutes from Brazil...
Welcome back 😊
Eric Burdon's catalog is well worth exploring. Phenomenal singer.
IMHO one of the best songs of the 60's.
This is pure raw talent at its best! The Animals are icons! Love this song so much! Love your reaction!
Eric Burdon was seriously under appreciated
Not by my generation .
There were a number of artists back in the day that were totally oblivious to the fact they were planting the seeds for performances that became timeless classics...as good today as they were back then..
i have listened to this for decades, and the organ still gives me chills.
Alan Price, the keyboard player, is peerless.
@@jamesatkinson7691 Alan Price and his band is a theme in the highly underrated movie "Oh lucky man" from 1972. He and the movie is a gem!
@@janistan Yes, it's a surreal gem with Malcolm McDowell in the lead, coming at a time when we had other McDowell movies such as 'If' which had that same peculiarly British counter culture appeal.
The Animals’s version of this song is a haunting classic! As an aside, Eric Burden here looks like Adam Driver.
Me too man, me too.
Number 1 in the UK chart's when I was born!
Alan Price on Keyboards...star in his own right in a solo career
The keyboards are one of the things i miss most about the 60's music.
Hammond organs made rock back then, in my opinion. It wouldn't be the same without guitars though would it? @@jamesbrink7161
@@jamesbrink7161 so few use them these days. Shame
One of the greatest songs ever!
Best band ever from Geordie Land. Eric's (still touring and singing in his 80's) voice is epic, but 'We gotta get out a this place' is their best tune IMHO!
Glad to see you’re back, and a year older. Thanks for this one, Lilly Jane. I learned this song on the guitar in 1968 at the age of 10. My poor mother had to listen to me play this song and Love Is Blue over and over and over and over and over . . . . . . . . .
Me too, house of the rising sun was the first real song I learned on guitar.
that organ and that voice!
Babe, NO edits in the 1960's!! This was recorded live, ONE take in a TV studio
It may (or may not) have been one take, but I think that was the studio recording. The acoustics are just too good. Lip syncing for TV appearances was not uncommon back then. But search for their appearance on Ed Sullivan. That was live.
Nah, this was the studio recording. I think the video is from a movie that was made to support the "British Invasion" bands and this was The Animals contribution, but don't quote me on that. The footage has been used on TH-cam and matched to the studio version because its film quality. Certainly can see they're miming not least of which given none of the guitars are plugged in. There are however some examples of them on Ed Sullivan etc where you can barely hear them for the girls screaming in the audience lol.
@@DeValiere_great observation Watson.....the clear lack of cords plugged into the instruments proves this was not recorded live
This song and this music video are both just absolute all time classics.
For the longest time I was sure THAT voice just HAD to come out of a 65 year old black man who had seen WAY too much sit. I nearly fell out of my seat when I first saw them.
I'm glad to see you exposing yourself. To classic rock, that is.
This Animals music is just a Bass, a rhythm guitar, drums and an organ playing lead. Love it.
In the top 5 of my favorite songs EVER. Glad you finally listened. The House of the Rising Sun is a bordello!
The power of this mans voice is what jumped out to me. It's just different I can say there are very few that have this type of power but clarity when singing. Alice Cooper Hip Hip Horay, Disturbed Sound of Silence, Michael Bolton, Hometown Hero, Boston more than a feeling. Very powerful singers and great songs.
Nice reaction! Johnny Cash did some great storytelling songs in the 60's. He sang two of them live in front of prisoners in California, one at Folsom Prison and the other at San Quentin. The songs are "Cocaine Blues" and "A Boy Named Sue".
Lilly Jane! Good to see you back. I love this song.
A great classic, well done my dear.
I love this video as well. The marching slowly, all following him as he warns them not to.
I sang this a capella for my daughter pretty much every night when she went to sleep. It was her favourite good night song.
Yay Lily is back
Trying to be more consistent, I promise.
Double that: Yay, Yay!! 🖖❤
The honeymoon is over ................... LOL JUst giving you a hard time
New Orleans (founded in 1718) was "Sin City" way before Las Vegas was even thought off. Brothels like "The House of the Rising Sun" had music (piano/singer), bar, & gambling along with the ladies.
Eric Burdon - vocals, Hilton Valentine - guitar, Chas Chandler - bass (also "discovered" Jimi Hendrix and became his manager, Alan Price - keyboards, John Steele - drums... and YES, I saw them play live!!
A timeless classic right out of the golden age of rock music. This song was amazingly recorded in one take as the band only had enough funds for one session. It instantly became a multinational hit, going to number one in England, Canada, and the United States. The Animals went on to become one of the British Invasions most popular bands, along with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. I encourage you to investigate the era of rock music from the mid to late 1950's and Bill Haley and the Comets and Buddy Holly and the Crickets, through the 1970's and bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Heart. There is a world of outstanding artists and music to explore.
I ran into your reactions for the 1st time today and already after all the reactors I've viewed since I started watching this kind of thing about a year ago, you are already my "fav". Your comments are short an sweet, you don't break into the videos more than 2-3 times max... very refreshing. Jefferson Airplane singing White Rabbit, Steppenwolfe's Magic Carpet Ride, maybe some Rightious Brothers, Janis Joplin, Mamas and the Papas... just a few suggestions.
My mother, born in 45, said these guys were the original rebels.
There was a female teen singer in the UK. She was so popular that the Beatles were her opening act. Check out Helen Shapiro, You don’t know is one of my favorites. You can see her with 3 of the Beatles in the song, Look who it is.
You are an inspirational young lady
I was 13 and this was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. The third chord is F and requires playing two notes on the E and B strings with your first finger. I was so proud lol. I started playing lead guitar later, played in bands my whole life and still playing today. The British Invasion had a huge influence on me.
The singer was 22/23 years old. Another good song of theirs is titled "We got to get out of this place" Well worth a listen.
Saw Eric Burdon and his Flying Eye Band about 20 years ago at the Mushroom Mardi Gras in Morgan Hill, CA. Since it was a small gig, he came out an hour early for sound check and just hearing him warm up his voice 15/20 ft away gave me goose bumps. Played this song, Sky Pilot, Monterey, Spill the Wine and many other Animals hits. Pals and I were tripping. Awesome singer and funny too. He was well known for his use of psychedelics so, since it was the Mush festival, he would stop after every four or five songs and ask, "So, where are the mushrooms?" He hung out and signed my CD after and talked to those of us who stuck around for a little while. Great time.
My parents told me when I was a teen in eighties that "House Of Rising Sun" is name of a house of ill repute in New Orleans. A doubke entendre rich name for such a place.
That is correct your parents are correct. It was a house of ill repute in New Orleans and the madame who was French her name meant rising Sun
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This track really hits the spot! The beat is so infectious, and the lyrics speak to my soul. Definitely adding this to my playlist!
The song is about a house in New Orleans even though Eric Burdon was from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.
Welcome back!!
Your reactions are always so genuine, I just love watching your face as you take it all in and then your comments are spot on! We've missed you - so glad you're back!🤠
60s with a story... riders on the storm by the doors
Anything from the Soft Parade album!
No auto tune just pure talent simply a complete classic and masterpiece
Absolutely LOVE you checked this out.. This has been a song my father introduced me to around a campfire. We do it on acoustic guitars, so no keyboards or drums etc...
That was when I was starting to play guitar at about age 13.. I'm 52 now, but my dad still does his best every year, I play, and my son plays.
3 Generations playing guitar together is just amazing! As for the title, I can't say. I always thought of it as the house called the rising sun, that could lift you up, but never does...
Like an addiction. Great Video! 😎
THIS VIDEO IS SO ICONIC. Love this song. It's so simple but there's something about the way they filmed this that always has me hooked. The way Eric looks at the camera and the band behind him is still so cool to me.
Lilly
Singer, Eric Burdon was either 23 or 24 when this clip was recorded in 1964. For a young man, Eric had and still has deep baritone vocals. Now, at the age of 83, Eric still tours today.
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i want to compliment you for your obvious love of music
A MUST HEAR Classic,, Billy Thorpe "Children Of The Sun" 🔥 🌞 🔥...TRUST ME on this one my music lovin' sister.
You can't not like that tune. Awesome 👌
The big bass player is Chas Chandler - he brought Jimi Hendrix over to England in 1966 - the rest is history.
As others noted the house of the rising sun was a well known brothel in New Orleans. This is actually a cover, the original had a female singer and it really causes a different perspective on her regret.
Actually, the original origins of this song is not known. It's the only song like that that's popular. I went down. a deep rabbit hole to figure this out. It can be traced in Appalachia. back a long time, but no one knows who wrote it. So essentially everyone that's ever seen this is singing a cover. It's fun to fact check.
Was the female singer perhaps Georgia Turner, or maybe Jean Ritchie, or are you refering to someone else?
House of the Rising Sun by the Animals but there are many of great versions.
@@DannyLeeOGTIt’s like Black Betty. That song goes way back and there’s different stories about who or what Black Betty is.
@@Amen.22 WOW cool ty, I have a music/reaction channel too!!! That gives me something to deep dive into!!! TY
one of the greatest songs
Growing up in the 60s was magic musically. Eric Burdon ruled back then. Girls screamed for him like they did for the Beatles.
Magic in more ways than one !
Welcome back. Great song.
ANIMALS ARE AMAZING! ERIC BURDON IS INCREDIBLE ( LEAD SINGER) YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THAT VOICE IS COMING OUT OF HIM, SO SOULFUL AND BLUESY. AWESOME REACTION LILLY JANE! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY 🎂!! ARE YOU A LIBRA OR A SCORPIO? THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AWESOME VIDEO 😊 💓 🤘 ✌️ 🔥🔥🔥
One of the greatest voices❤
Alan Price:
"A self-taught musician, he was a founding member of the Tyneside group the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which was later renamed the Animals. His organ playing on songs by the Animals, such as "The House of the Rising Sun", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", and "Bring It On Home to Me" was a key element in the group's success." Thanks for the reaction Lilly Jane! 💙
Eric Burdon is an utter legend on lead vocals, this is in 1964 so right at the beginning of music beginning to really matter for me. They have some great tunes, try We Gotta Get Out of This Place, when you can. Bass player Chas Chandler discovered Jimi Hendrix in the NY music scene in 1966 and brought him back to London to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the rest is music history. Enjoy! 🔥🎵🎤🎹🎸🎶🔥
One of the best songs ever ❤
Undeniable vocal talent and such an iconic riff!
This was shot in a single take ( no editing). The reason the guitar player behind Eric Burdon has a big grin on his face at the end of the song is that while they were slow walking around the edge of the set singing the song, the crew moved Alan Price's organ, from the back to the front of the set, with him still playing it!
Johnny Horton was a popular country singer in the 60's. Almost all of his hit songs were a story about an event from the past. "The battle of New Orleans", "Sink the Bismark", "Johnny Reb"& "North to Alaska" was the theme song to the movie of the same name. He was another country singer that died young back then though not in a plane crash but a car crash. He was married to the widow of Hank Williams Sr who overdosed in a car not many years before. Lots of singers died in plane crashes back then. Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves were the biggest losses.
I enjoyed this. A lot of what you react to isn't my kind of music, so I'm very glad to see you branching out.
Glad to see you back.😮😊
I had tears in my eyes , Just to know that i was alive at that time in the sixties as a boy from 10 years old how could i expect this would be possible at this time now that i am 70 years old !!! I still love this great song !!
Great reaction, Lilly Jane! Eric had one of the best voices in early blues rock . Glad to hear you reacting again!
Welcome back and Happy Birthday!!!! The Animals have so many great songs....I recommend "I Got to Get Out of This Place " and It's My Life"!!!!!!!!!!!
"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield is a song you should check out. It really captures the turbulence that existed in America in the late 1960's.
I was a boy in Newcastle upon Tyne walking down King John's Terrace when through an open window in the house I was passing, I heard the strains of electric guitars tuning up. That was a rare thing to hear back then in that area. Then they played this song, I stood enraptured, it was amazing. Some time later, they released it. Loved it and I've never forgotten it.
My mom was huge Animals & Eric Burdon fan. While stationed in Germany (dad was Air Force) this song came out, and the Animals did a German version of this song, and mom had the single 45 with the English version on side A & then in German on side B.
I've heard this song hundreds of times, but you provided a perspective I never thought about before.
This is why 99% of what I listen to is 50s to 90s. Actual talent and the results are timeless
I slow danced to this many times, back in the day!
Rolling Stones. Paint it Black
Amazing Song! The energy is huge is this one.
This was a cover of a traditional folk song. They picked it up off of Bob Dylan’s debut album. Dylan loved it and it was a further indication that his songs could be electrified.
See the upcoming Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” to learn more about that period in 60’s music.
Missed the reactions lately! Dive back in girl. Also, knew you were young but didnt know you were that young!
This plus whiter shade pale was fantastic
Best story telling from the 1960's? Man that's a tough one, but you might dig: Matty Groves by Fairport Convention (1969). A grim fable.
Classic. Great song!
It may interest you to know that the bass player for The Animals, Chas Chandler, was the one who discovered Jimi Hendrix in New York, brought him over to England, became Jimi's manager, and launched him into superstardom.
The Bass player of "The Animal" was Charles Chandler....The man who discovered Jimi Hendrix and he produced for him the first two album "Are you Experienced" and "Axis:Bold as love" as well !
These old classics were recorded on analog tape. (often without a lot of refinement) Much of the unique ambience comes through in these songs... I call the 'goose bump' factor.
I seen Eric Burdon here in Switzerland at an open air concert just a few ÿears back and he sounded great ..
So glad to see you back exploring classic music again
This alongside with Vivaldi, Janis Joplin and Jacques Brel were the soundtrack of my childhood. :)
A phat spliff and the Animals is a good evening
Weecome back. In the 30's Alan Lomax traveled across Eastern Kentucky recording the local folk songs. He recorded "The House of the Rising Sun" by 16-year-old Georgia Turner. One of Lomax's biggest claims to fame was discovering blues legend Lead Belly in the Angola Penitentiary. Lead Belly would record two versions of "The House of the Rising Sun."