The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964) HD + Lyrics

Eric Burdon - vocals
Alan Price - keyboards
Hilton Valentine - guitar
Chas Chandler - bass
John Steel - drums

Lyrics

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

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

------ organ solo ------

Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

[grahamlarkbey]

56 years old, reportedly recorded in one take in a session that took all of 15 minutes, and it still sounds stunning.  An all time classic that will never ever date.

[TheMMCchannel]

I wish we could see all the stuff from the 60's and 50's in this kind of quality.

[enj]

THIS SONG DEFINES A GENERATION; MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M EXPERIENCING THE 60'S

[loganmarianno]

To everyone hating on these kids coming off Suicide Squad after discovering the track - have some tolerance, it´s still better than kids never getting to know of a masterpiece in a class of its own, like this song. Everyone got to find it somehow, and not everyone was blessed to be alive when it came out and actually got it on a record. Just enjoy the song and let others enjoy it too. :)

[ChristianStOnge-srdq]

This video looks surprisingly good for how old it is

[mirquellasantos]

Boy, those guys had the blues in them. Just awesome!

[crawforddevlin]

Eric Burdon has such a unique voice, gotta love that vocal range.

[martinkooistra]

This is the most powerful version of this immortal classic. Still sends shivers down my spine, particularly during the solo, 55 years after it was recorded.

[tommytolo]

Never would anyone expect a kid like that to belt THAT voice out! Wow!

[Lorrdd]

My god, no matter how many times I watch this, it still shocks me to hear that voice come out of that man. Such a booming, powerful voice out of such a young fella

[julianbale]

God they were so ahead of their time! Absolutely incredible.

[marksmith]

Behold true greatness
This song is 50 years old
& I'm sure it will still be relevant 100 years from now.

[dallaslong]

This song was b4 my time... ( 48 yrs old now ) but my dad got me hooked on these oldies but goodies !!

[jeffm]

Ummm!

My braniac female cousin belted this out at my mother’s memorial and nailed it.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

This song always reminds me of that time with my extended family. 

“The cousins” as my aunt called us. 
We were getting along perfectly splashing about in the pond at their farm.

We were in our late 50’s to the ‘30’s as a cousin group.

Normally it’s not a happy time when your mother dies. But the gathering and the family cohesion and the, well, zaniness of the get- together made it doable.

It really was a magical moment in a difficult time.

[BananaNana]

why cant there be good music like this anymore???

[GLevine]

Classic and timeless. 298 people are just plain nuts. I love the way Eric Burdon looks right into the camera...like he knows something we don't.

[leonkotze]

one of the greatest songs of all times

[marychurch]

One of the greatest voices in the Rock and Roll Eric Burdon

[ondinehd]

Eric Burdon sings wonderfully here: the pace, the accentuation, and intonation of certain words is great, as well as nuance!

[Themindofreyrey]

This song has a smooth and morbid feel. Love it.