Thank you for not pausing every 5 seconds to talk and make comments, and allowing yourself to just enjoy the music.

Quite simply one of the greatest songs of all time. And one that defined a decade.

Very deservedly in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They didn't sound like anyone else and Eric Burdon's voice is gold.

WHAOOOO..... Eric Burdon and The Animals. This song is so classic. LEGENDARY. Every garage band in the sixties had to learn this song. So many great tunes from this band..... "Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "It's My Life", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." .... just for starters.

59 years ago!!!! No auto-tune! Just talent.

Countless artists have done this song, but The Animals version is the "gold standard" that they ALL get measured by.

I respect that you didn't interrupt the song. thank you sir. I'm 70 and it's one of my favorites

Bob Dylan heard this for the first time on the radio while driving on a coast road,pulled over and listened to it. He said it was one of the greatest things he’d heard at the time.

I love to watch young people hear this song for the first time🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The #1 song in the US and UK simultaneously in 1964. Haunting, subtly creepy and sinister. A blues/folk/rock immortal classic. The House draws one into a self destructive life that is at the same time irresistible, to voluntarily “wear that ball and chain”.

Keyboard is a Vox Continental organ. The classic first portable solid state organ, and the unmistakable sound of the 60’s. Famously used by the Animals, Doors, Iron Butterfly, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Dave Clark 5, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Beach Boys, early Beatles and Rolling Stones, Question Mark snd the Mysterians, and others. Later adopted in the 70’s by Elvis Costello. Reverse colors on the black and white keys, very cool. It looks and sounds like no other. After being discontinued in the 70’s, it has been re-introduced by Vox with lots of new features in addition to the classic sound, but does not look the same as it has the standard colors on the keys.

The tall guy on bass guitar is Chas Chandler who went on to be the manger for Jimi Hendrix.

The bass player retired then saw a young Jimi Hendrix at a club in NYC. Convinced him to come to England on a promise that he'd meet Eric Clapton and formed the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

This song is a Legend. The song tells of hard times for a family in New Orleans. The best version ever recorded is by the British Rock Band "The Animals" in 1964. I was 14 years old in the U.S. and will never forget this song. Their recording reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and in the United States and Canada for a number of weeks. It is still a great song today and won a Grammy. Most assume "The House of the Rising Sun" was a brothel, drug, and gambling house in New Orleans that has ruined many and sent some to prison "to wear that ball and chain." No definitive evidence has been found to support any theory on the detailed meaning of the folk song because it has both British and U.S. folk origins. However, reading the lyrics can lead you to believe that he was following in his gambling father's footsteps through the House of the Rising Sun, and his son is warning others not to visit there or go down that path to ruin. By the way, he often toured with Chuck Berry.

In the 60s, 70's and 80's. No auto tune..no fake instruments..people had talent freedom and great fun times..

Eric Burdon is now in his 80’s, great band ❤️🙏

The quintessential blue-eyed soul song. My single favorite of all time. Eric Burdon's power is effortless.

Watch him sing with the band War, doing "Spill the Wine" - it's magnificent and totally original.

the animals are from newcastle upon tyne north england.tyne is the river that runs through newcastle. they moved to london in 64 after becoming famous. the lead singer eric burdon was 23 in 64 when this came out.he's 81 now. i love watching peoples reactions to his voice.no one expects that voice to come out of a young guy.it's fun to see. i love how well dressed and respectful they were then.wearing suits and bowing at the end.doing the music they loved and grateful for the fans to give them success.not expecting it like they felt entitled just for turning up. i love how you watch the videos all the way through.your actually paying attention and getting the full experiance rather than not really listening cause your thinking what to say and stoping 2,3 times.

Dig deep into the 60's. Amazing music back then.

Amazing voice.. Eric Burdon was 17 when he did this. Damn... I sounded like Kermit the Frog at that age

The 60s started the British Invasion. React to We gotta get out of this place So many talented artists and musicians! The Hollies, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Eric Clapton

That organ is a come to church moment and his voice.... oh man he wails and touches your soul...

I LOVE Eric Burdon!

That is the best surviving British Invasion clip in existance.

I grew up in the rock and roll era there is so much good music for you to listen to

OH JEEEEEEEEZZE. That keyboard is an electric ORGAN.

ERIC BURDON!! One of our best. Welcome to 60's rock!!

Love The Animals! This was 1964-65 👍👏👏👏🥰

Eric Burden (lead singer) went on to be a super star in rock.

boomer here first show i ever saw paramount theater NYC 1964. they blew it up!!!!!!

It is so cool to watch people listen for the first time to music I grew up with

I consider the music of the 60's as the greatest decade in Rock & Roll history. "House of the Rising Sun" by Eric Burdon and the Animals (1964). Great response to one of the great songs of the 1960's.

So this song came out like 20 years before I was born and it's still dope as fuck.

From Eric’s vocals to the lyrics and incredible instrumentals you’ve reached up to the top shelf for reactions the gold standard performance by which other bands had to live up to

That 'piano' is a very natty looking Vox Continental portable organ. These instruments were produced in the 60s and were taken up by many bands because of their lightness and portability compared to the previously popular Hammond organs which were bulky and weighed a ton. This was a huge advantage, especially since many of these groups were still travelling to gigs around the country (in the UK) in small beat-up Transit vans, before the days of high-flying rock bands having vast luxury recreational vehicles and teams of roadies to do the heavy lifting for them. You can hear that distinctive sound of the Vox Continental on many popular songs from the era; a characteristic part of the 60s and 70s soundscape. Adding to their desirability, they came in a choice of fashionable colours and with the option of that cool black and white keys reversal. Of course, these days they're collectors' items. :-)

I agree he looks like a shy young man and then he opens his mouth and.......WOW! I grew up listening to this. When I was a little girl my big sister would play it on the organ alot. ❤

The tall chap is credited with discovering Hendrix.. Class act this lot.. Working mans Beatles !

Loved your reaction! Eric Burden-the lead singer was 23 when he did this. He sounds like a man of 60 with all the experience in life. The bass player later became Jimi Hendrix's manager. Love this song. First one I learned to play on the guitar..

He looked like a toddler but sounded like a prison inmate with a life sentence.

Great song...Eric Burdon sings with passion and power.

Good Reaction and Eric is still singing @ 80 years of age:)

I just noticed that at the end for the last couple of bars, the lead guitarist has this grin like "All the tough part is done now, and I effin' nailed it."

The House Of The Rising Sun was a house of ill repute in New Orleans in the 1800's. Originally this song was written about a girl who went to work there and regretted it the rest of her days. Great stuff from The Animals.

I've been playing this since the 60's I'm 71 and I still love it. Check out other songs of theirs.

Eric Burden was so badass,actually,still is. Absolutely amazing voice. Loved your reaction to this.👍🇬🇧

Dear JMBOY! Got to tell you that I love your reactions the most. You not only appreciate great music but also treat it with respect without interrupting it every other minute to provide "opinions". You listen to the end and then comment and analyze the song. You also concentrate on the melody, singing, and musicianship. Please keep great music alive. Thanks and God Bless!

It seems crazy that I'm only 32 years old and this song reminds me of childhood, because I listened to it with my father

The guy on the keyboard is a magician.

They're from Newcastle UK near me. The bassist Chas Chandler discovered Jimi Hendrix

Santana - "Soul Sacrifice" live at Woodstock. Find the full length 9 min + version.. PLEASE. You already know what to expect.

This is funny an old American folk song becomes famous due to a band from north west England!! Don't think many saw that one coming!

Jethro Tull ~ My God.....( Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 )

The Animals were from Newcastle, England, a shipbuilding, seaport, NE coast up by Scotland. They got into American Blues through import records. This tune was recorded by Leadbelly. Bob Dylan covered it. The Animals took up the challenge to make it more “epic”.

After The Animals split up, Eric Burden, the lead singer, came to the US and California. He hooked up with the band 'WAR' - they made a couple of hits.. Also check out WAR without Eric.. 'The World is a Ghetto' a unique, mean FUNKj style. As always you do a great job. I appreciate your positive energy. PEACE

He sounds as good today as he did then

The vocals, while iconic, are not what sets this version apart..... it's that damn organ. Young man was taking us to CHURCH!

Eric Burden was only a kid in this video. He's a beautiful old soul

1964, unbelievable. This song is always on top 10 music lists of all time. Song has been covered, many many times... And in SO MANY MOVIES.... CLASSIC

: This was the song first song to knock The Beatles from No. 1 on the USA charts.

Wow indeed! I remember this from my childhood. A wolf in sheeps clothing.

Surprisingly strong voice, it always amazed me because you just don't expect it

This recording was finished in one take. That is probably why the guitarist was smiling so broadly.

Eric Burdon’s voice and Alan Price on keyboards totally made that song. The British were the dominant rock ‘n roll talent of the 60s. Don’t know why, but the Brits produced the greatest bands and hits.

He was playing the electric organ. One of my all-time favorite songs. Had the album when I was young. Many decades ago. Lol

Eric Burdon`s vocals are Legendary! The Tall Red head playing Bass was the man who discovered Jimi Hendrix playing in a Bar in England and He paid for Jimi to come back to the States and get busy in the Recording Studio, He then became Jimi`s manager and Jimi....well He went to the Stars!

That organist is brilliant

A few other songs by The Animals... "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", " Sky Pilot", "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" Plus "Spill The Wine" by Eric Burdon and War are all excellent.

He also had a huge hit with War. "Spill The Wine"

Oh, and Chaz Chandler, the Bass player with a cheesy grin, well deserved, because he discovered Jimi Hendrix. And knew It... 😎

he was playing an organ, that's why it sounded different. Great song, thanks!

There were a few really 'authentic' British vocalists who made it in that era, I should mention Van Morrison and Joe Cocker in the same breath as Eric Burden here with the Animals.

You may know by now these guys are Brits, part of the British Invasion of music in the early to mid 60s. Eric Burdon, the lead singer later went on his own. THIS SONG IS ICONIC.

A band that was just as powerful and incisive as the Animals around the same period was THEM featuring Van Morrison doing songs such as "Gloria", "Baby Please Don't Go", "Here Comes the Night", and "Mystic Eyes".

That piano is called an organ.

Grew up listening to Eric Burdon & The Animals, believe this was from 1964!! GREAT music.

As someone said, "I didn't expect that voice from that little face." Videos were lip synch decades ago, but to their actual recording. Eric Burdon and the key oard player were epic!

I've taken this song for granted for 60 years without really watching the keyboard player's hands......he's on a par with Anton Karas playing the 'third man' on the Zither (worth watching if you've never seen a Zither player!)

One of the first songs I learned to play on guitar. Everybody I knew had this song as their first learnt song on guitar.

Thank you for actually watching the video and letting us watch your reaction. It's so much better than interrupting all the time. Top work - good job.

I was 14 yr. In 1964..His voice is old soul....

Isn't it crazy? I grew up listening to this song, MTV wasn't really a thing back then 😳 outside of this song, I never really got into them. I never saw this until like 20 years ago LOL but I wasnt expecting it either, I guess I didn't expect that they'd be looking like the Beatles. But damn, what a voice.

Fun fact: Nobody knows who wrote "House of the Rising Sun". Over the years, musicologists have tried to trace the song's origins but it's so old that it's origins have been lost in the mists of time. It could possibly have been an English "broadside" ballad as far back as the 16th century. If that's the case, then at some time some traveler brought it to America and someone changed the lyrics and made New Orleans the location of the brothel that the song is talking about.I first heard the song performed by folk singer, Joan Baez, a year or two before The Animals came out with their version in which they changed the gender of the narrator from a female to a male. Most likely the song was from the point of view from a woman, a prostitute in the brothel. The Animals version changes the point of view to that of a man which doesn't really make as much sense but it kind of works. It certainly worked for the Animals as it became so popular most people assume they wrote it and their recording of it sold like crazy back in the day. The first known recording of the song on vinyl was by a woman named Georgia Turner in 1937.

eric's voice always shocks the you know what out of first-timers. he's still alive, i am happy to say. I love your reactions, thank you!!!

One of the best rock songs from the 60's

That was an Organ. Before the days of digital keyboards :)

I still gets goespumps when I hear this song, I was eight years old ( turnd nine that summer 1964 ), I love this song so much Animals original line up is my favorit group of the 60,s .

😮 yup you're not going to think that big voice comes out such a tiny dude

☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥😎love Eric!!

The keyboard is a Vox Continental Organ, an early electronic organ.

Eric Burdon was 17 when they recorded this.... Damn.. I sounded like Kermit the Frog at that age

Eric Burdon just turned 82! Listen to EB and War...Spill the Wine

First song I learned to play on my guitar. GREAT SONG

Hippy hearts live in many bodies.

Animals along wt credence clearwater and many other songs of 60s and 70s were dedicated to Vietnam days...worth doing a longer video of some of the greatest...animals had got to get outtz here...when i was young are 2 plus buffalo springs beegees and even rolling stones Lets know in zdvance if you do as thousands of us oldies would stick to glue to it and share lots....good job from Australia xxx

This was a cover song ... The oldest published version of the lyrics is that printed by Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925,....

From the opening riff, it takes me to a specific time and place. And when was the last time you could say, wow, that guy really rocked that organ?

Short and simply, thanks for not pausing ! ❤😊

Such a handsome young man then with a wonderful voice❤️

My mom had one of those piano/organ type things. She called it an Electric Piano. Hers was the same size as that one, only hers had a wooden casing.