Reply by Susan Fischer on 7/26/11 8:22am Msg #391246
Oh, geez, no wonder my back hurts - look at those
BABIES.
Reply by MW/VA on 7/26/11 9:05am Msg #391254
What memories. You do know that song was about a house of prostituion? We were so niave back them, oh, my.
Reply by Sylvia_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.
Reply by jnew on 7/26/11 5:47pm Msg #391392
This particular version of the song and the way it was played was adapted (stolen?) from Bob Dylan's first album entitled Bob Dylan. Before you start feeling bad for old Bob, he had adapted (stole?) the version from folksinger Dave Von Ronk. You might want to look for those versions on the youtube as well. This one definitely rocks with the electric band especially the organ. When I was in high school the girls all liked the Beatles and the Dave Clark Five, but the guys liked The Animals and Stones.
