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When I lived in Japan, my Japanese coworkers always wanted me to sing this at karaoke. As a native English speaker, they liked when I sang English songs that had been popular in Japan. I eventually learned they thought the lyrics were something about Japan... the "land of the rising sun."
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The House of the Rising Sun is next door to the Hotel California.
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The Animal's version of the song is the most haunting and soul-binding. Eric Burdon's voice and intonation pulls you into verses, and mesmerizes the listener. The guitar sets the melody, but the real kicker is the organ. No other instrument could rival the choice keyboard. The organ was the icing on the cake. Just amazing.
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This song feels ancient and unknowable. I love that there's so much history behind it, because it fits the mood of the song for it to have such a winding, storied path before eventually becoming the iconic Animals version we all know.
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That a song was said to be "too old to talk about" gave me a little Lovecraftian shudder.
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Once I added a verse to this song as a songwriting exercise and my dad was confused. âYou canât just add a verse to House of the Rising Sunâ. After seeing this video and how the song has evolved, I think it was perfectly in theme with this songâs history.
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My grandfather played it on the violin. He was born in 1882.
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I love your research. Licensed new Orleans historian here, specifically French quarter and garden district as well as a specialty on Metairie cemetery which is the 1st sign you're heading into the city. So I'll begin by admitting I'm biased. The house of the rising sun was a brothel. Originally it was a convent for the urseline nuns but when they upgraded they no longer had a need for it so sold it to a Madame. She was notorious for being good to her girls, and supposedly wouldn't hesitate to unalive an abusive john and bury them in the court yard. We acknowledge this could be myth because new Orleans is a place where myth and reality are constantly getting melted into each other, but we will spend all night arguing with the guy on the barstool next to us if they they try to take it from us
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If I had been a bar owner in New Orleans in the 1960's I would have quietly added a patina'd wood carving of a rising sun to the exterior of the building. Then just let the rumors and legends grow themselves.
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The version played by the Animals is one of the most iconic songs ever.
The use of the organ and the time signature is simply brilliant .
A haunting melody .
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I always interpreted the House of the Rising Sun to be a brothel, and the singers father was a rambling man and gambler. The mother doesnât teach her son the right path and grows up to become just like his father, and the whole cycle begins anew.
I also have always viewed the organ as a religious instrument since you see them in churches so much and itâs music is used to cleanse one of sin. However in this case the House is a place to worship sin, so to speak, so hearing an organ be used in such a way makes it that much more interesting and captivating.
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The first time I heard those opening notes when I was a teenager I was blown away. That intro is absolutely masterful and moving.
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Also, let's not forget Alan Price's wonderful contribution on the organ that made the Animals version so iconic.
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I always viewed " The House of the Rising Sun" as a metaphor for "addiction". A state of mind where someone is doing something that makes them feel good but is killing them.
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It's incredible to think about how many songs are out there just like this, waiting for a popular artist to cover it, unearthing centuries of historical backstory.
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The Animalsâ choice of the organ to drive the song to its crescendo was absolute brillianceâitâs reminiscent of a church organ and what gives the song such a powerful spiritual overtone.
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This is what music progression is, a version of one after the other. Modern copyright claims ruined this epic practice that could withstand for decades.
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IMO, I feel that this song is creepier than most people give it credit for. Especially when you get to the "I've got one foot on the platform" part, the screaming organ and the haunting chord progression is evocative of the point in most horror stories during the climax when the true horror of the situation truly dawns on the character. I feel that the house is an amorphous metaphor for human addiction, and the song is genuinely meant to be terrifying to reflect this idea.
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Man, the house of the rising sun would make for an awesome staple of a dnd campaign. Campaigns tend to have a place like a tavern where the adventure starts and where the party returns to often. It would be the coolest thing ever to play a western style game with the rising sun at its narrative center!
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What's your personal favorite version of House of the Rising Sun? Share it with us here! I'd love to hear more cool takes on the song.
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