The Animals 'House Of The Rising Sun' on The Ed Sullivan Show

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[kpyng]

A timeless masterpiece. Amazing how a British band captured the true spirit of an American folk song...

[mattlawson]

Eric Burdon was like 22 or 23 at this time. One of the most powerful vocalists of all time. His low notes sound amazing and so do the same notes an octave up. That is SO rare. Most vocalists just tend to sound different when singing in different registers but this guy keeps his tone consistent, no matter if he is singing low or singing very high. And I’m sure this has been pointed out 1000 times before: no auto tune.

[joemysterymusic]

Eric is so relaxed here and killing it. Awesome. Dude isn't even breaking a sweat and sounds like freight train barreling down the track. Top 5 rock singer of all time. Thanks for the upload.

[MishkaMeshel]

Eric Burdon is a legend. He looks like he's only giving us half of what he really could. What a voice!

[birdieberry]

Thank God Eric's voice is powerful enough to cut through a packed theater of screaming fans...SHEESH!

[thomasmlr]

if someone is still listening to this song after 50 years, i might be dead already but i was here.

[LPMAN]

RIP the two members of The Animals
Chas Chandler (December 18, 1938 – July 17, 1996), aged 57
Hilton Valentine (May 21, 1943 – January 29, 2021), aged 77
You both will be remembered as legends.

[spyderlogan]

I can personally attest that every High School garage band(including mine, The Beau Street Runners, Franconia, Virginia) learned to play and perform this song when it came out for every single backyard party, sock hop and battle of the bands. And it was the first song I learned on electric guitar that had picked arpeggios. We played all The Animals songs. I saw this exact Ed Sullivan performance live on 10/18/1964, when I was 14...Thank you Lord for allowing me to see it again. Amen.

[ebeegeebeefofeebee]

Fifty years later and this is still the most bluesy rock song ever concieved.

[NoMoreMrNice]

Glad to see all the instruments plugged in and being played live.

[ZWWWzww]

1964!!! And it runs circles around any of the songs popular today by the Taylor Swifts or Dua Lipas of the pop music world whose best music will be long forgotten 2 or 3 years from now, yet “the Animals” will still be replayed over & over again!!!

[janetdobbs]

Such a big voice for a young kid. A voice beyond his years.

[JacPac]

This is one of the best performances of a last century - Eric's voice wont get silenced by any theater full of screaming fans.

[SiNiSTER]

No dancing, NO smiles
Just an epic voice

[jmadratz]

What a voice Eric Burden had. Their arrangement of this old Guthrie song made it a hit, and with Eric’s voice made it transcend time.

[kenq]

23 year old Eric Burdon nails it. Thankfully CBS never erased these beautiful black & white videos. I wish I was in the audience.

[cricinfinity]

How the hell did The Beatles and The Animals sing with those screaming fans still bamboozles me. Legends for a reason

[htqqucn]

This song is a timeless classic...Eric's voice is awesome...❤

[brahmsonstoner]

One of the best live rock/pop performances on the Ed Sullivan Show. No lip-synch, no B.S. . . . . . just Eric Burdon and the band . . . LIVE. Wow!

[koklzch]

Мне 64года, вырос с этой песней.она не умрет.