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Re: Good Morning NotRot Notaries - July 26th 2011
Posted by Sylvia_FL of FL on 7/26/11 9:51am
Msg #391267
Actually there are two possibilites regarding The House of The Rising Sun. It is an old English folk ballad.
The two possibilities regarding what The House of the Rising Sun was:
) The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St.
It's about a women's prison in New Orleans called the Orleans Parish women's prison, which had an entrance gate adorned with rising sun artwork. This would explain the "ball and chain" lyrics in the song
In the traditional version the main character was either a prostitute or a prisoner, The Animals changed it to a gambler to make it more radio friendly.
Bad quality but this is a 1937 recording of it by a 16 year old girl.
