One of the best songs to come out of the British invasion! Eric Burdon has one of the most distinctive voices in rock.

This is before autotune, chorus effects, multitracking of vocals or reverb effects. Pure talent. In the studio, they recorded the song in a single take.

Can we talk about how that drummer consistently played that same rhythm throughout the song? I couldnt even hold that rhythm for 2 seconds

A RARE, one-off CLASSIC...Eric Burdon tells the raw story with a bit of of a hard edge, and soars beaitifully with his fabulous range of singing - it's one STUNNING full band effort!

He was killin it on the electric organ.

Three competent musicians plus one of the best organ players in the world and a killer vocalist. The animals were always worth listening to I love them

The Animals are an incredible band and this song is a legendary song for sure

Listen.to: " We Gotta get outta this place " by the animals!

Still sounds amazing after all these years what a voice !!!!

And that folks, is how an orange top Vox Continental V301J organ with English wooden keys and custom shortened valve stops, sounds like.

Check out "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" also by The Animals!

An old blues song transformed into one of the greatest rock songs ever.

The Animals are from Newcastle-Upon-Thyme in the UK. They had a strong R&B influence from the USA, which you probably noticed. Others have already pointed them out, but a couple of tracks you need to check out from the Animals are "We got to get out of this place" & "Please Don't Let Me be Misunderstood". The lead singer also went on to form another group, Eric Burden & War, which later was shortened to just War.. A few good tracks are "Spill the Wine", "Tobacco Road" and "Paint it Black"...

I just LOVE seeing people hear this for the first time. It reaches into everyone. But don't stop here listen to more from The Animals

Lead singer Eric Burdon, was part of the band War for a period of time. They have always been a soundtrack to my life, Eric Burdon and the Animals are British. Their song Good Times is amazing, give it a go;

i could never reconcile that voice coming out of that face, lol. to me, he always looked like a nine year old boy who'd gotten into trouble and was trying to be all big man about it, struggling not to cry. i wanted to adopt him, lol.

"Wow, what a nice group of young men." I loved that reaction. Haha. They're an interesting group, in that they were immensely popular in the sixties (at their height, we're talking near-Beatles-level popularity), but massive problems within the group caused them to fall apart and they've sort of slipped into obscurity. Just in case you're curious, here's a quick rundown on what happened: when they were just getting started, and were naive and not particularly knowledgeable about things like contracts and royalties, they signed the contracts in such a way that Alan Price (the keyboardist) received all the royalties. They thought they would simply split them amongst everyone, but Price played them and took it all. The big bassist, Chas Chandler, became disillusioned, because they were working their tails off but didn't seem to be making any money (see above). He came across a young guitarist named Jimi Hendrix, however, and became the man's manager, bringing him out to the UK where his career caught fire. Chandler introduced Hendrix to the lead singer, Eric Burdon, and the two became close friends. Burdon was utterly devastated when Hendrix died, and things fell apart further. Chandler, however, decided he was done with playing, and went on to a career as a manager and talent scout before dying at a fairly young age. The drummer, John Steel, left the group and joined up with another band. They renamed themselves... The Animals. The other band members did not take kindly to this, and they severed all contact with Steel. Price took all of his profits and ran off to a fairly successful solo career. Burdon approached him much later and tried to bury the hatchet, telling him that he could keep all the profits, but to allow them to restructure the contracts so that all future royalties would be divided amongst the band, and they could then all get back together. Price told him to go take a long walk off a short pier, and again, all contact was severed. Burdon went on to a successful career with other bands, most notably the psychedelic rock band, War. Hilton Valentine jumped around, and still does so, even at his age. He and Burdon are the only two members still on speaking terms, and the original Animals have long, long been separated. There you have it. Probably more than you ever wanted to know, but I always found it to be an interesting story, and a good explanation for why so many people have never heard of this once-popular band.

Wow! Amazing performance, They look like straight up nice young men with their suits, but their music is so dimensional and edgy. .The keyboardist is astonishing, and Etic Burden is a badass!

This song was recorded in One take, 1964. Singer only 23 years att THE time.

Eric Burdon obviously studied the great blues singers, and became one himself. His unquestion talent is amazing.

The bass player Chas Chandler later got Jimi Hendrix started on his solo career and was his manager for awhile.

Great band arrangements, and that voice of Eric Burdon is priceless!! One of the best bands ever

There is NO OTHER song, I have ever heard, with a better organ solo then this one. Hands down!

This was my favorite song of all time while in my teens and 20's. Interesting fact: When I was reading about the history of Seattle, Washington, I read that when the city would take their census back in the 1800's, the many prostitutes working there would state that their occupation was "seamstress". For me, this was an explanation for the weird line, "My mother was a tailor.....sewed my new blue jeans.....my father was a gambling man....." During an interview Eric Burton explained that this "song" had been played in taverns since, at least, the 1920's - maybe earlier. But it was primarily instrumental with just a few lines for the singer. Also, it was mainly sung about a woman - trying to escape her unfortunate heritage and failing. She had to return to the House of the Rising Sun. Eric said they filled out the verses to balance all the instrumental and, of course, the subject of the song became a man. So much amazing original music came out of the 1960's. A fantastic time to be in high school. However, even among Animal fans, I never hear anyone recommending the next best song from Eric Burton - "When I Was Young". Fantastic.

My man is just working that organ.....

Three RockStars in this band: 1. The Drummer 2. The Singer (powerful vocals in a pre-studio engineered age) 3. The Keyboardist (getting crazy!!!)

They don't make music like this anymore

Electric keyboard is the instrument.. love these guys and their songs

The Animals - Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Eric Burdons voice is incredible.. such power without looking like he has it.. Timeless song.

They were part of the British invasion. Burdon was an old soul he was made to sing that song. Still gives me the chills every time I hear it. The song is so full of sorrow and lament. It is an extremely old folk song sang by many people. But this version definitely hits you. ❤️

Mind-blowing voice, extraordinary to come from this young man Eric burden.. legendary forever

Animals songs, We Gotta Get Outta This Place, Don`t Let Me Be Misunderstood, When I Was Young, It`s My Life.

I was 10 years old and was one of my favourite tracks back then listening with my older siblings....and still gives me goosebumps...the beauty for us is we attach memories and feelings of those revolutionary times 💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎

One of the greatest songs of all time, Eric Burndons voice is incredible on this.

Eric Burden’s voice was fantastic. They recorded this song in one take, no auto tune. They had several hits. They were from England and it wasn’t their idea to wear suits or bow at the end. They were not a suit-wearing bunch of guys. But that’s how they wanted these groups to dress and to bow at the end. This is my all time favorite song. First heard it was in 1964 when I was 15 years old. It’s now my iPhone ringtone

Eric Burden and the Animals- When I Was Young.

The Lead singer went to a group called War. Check out their song called Spill the wine ❤️

One of my all time favorite songs, so powerful.

“How did we not know about the Animals “, ? We just need to pay attention to all that are truly sending messages with their music. So many talented people that we live amongst!

They're walking around like a New Orleans funeral march.

I love watching you two enjoy such classic music, and how y'all let the whole song play out. Ty..🙏🏼😁😉

The Animals were a UK Rock band with an R & B influenced sound. They were contemporaries with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and The Yardbirds. They had several hit songs, such as "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "It's My Life", "We've Got To Get Out Of This Place", and "See See Rider". Eric Burdon was the lead singer, and is still alive, recording, and touring. In 1970, Burdon joined a US Funk/Soul band named War, and had a hit song , entitled "Spill The Wine". They had a great performance of the song on the West German TV music program, "Beat Club". Here is a link to that TV performance here on KZfaq: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ac9gd7CTqLHScZs.html

I like how you two are really perceptive and open to good music, this is a very old folk song over a hundred years old. The Animals had a lot of big hits in the mid-sixties.

Just reminiscing, watching all The Animals recaps. Budgie adores this. I was born 68, and remember my dad playing this. I already follow you, didn't realise you saw this. Thank you for giving me and my Budgie goosebumps a year later. 🇬🇧👵❤

It was called The British Invasion back 8n the late 1950's into at least the next 2.5 decades. British young lads who formed these Bands/Groups loved you American Black Music History. A topic easily to reference. Unbelievably great music from Black musicians influenced so many great musicians from Great Britain, Rolling Stones, The Beatles to name a few. Your reactions to this song and Eric Burton and The Animals was so wonderful to see. Respect from 🇨🇦💕

After all these years I just realized that The House of the Rising Sun might be a metaphor for the the depressed states of mind and physical realities into which we place ourselves, but that there can be a choice to wallow in them or extricate ourselves from them.

This was such an awesome reaction video. Thumbs up, I subscribed and thank you for posting!

He was a human built around an awesome voice!

There's so many great music from the past that have been overlooked or simply forgotten about. Thanks to the internet though anyone can discover music from any decade and get lost in the rabbit hole. It's good to try new stuff and experiment with musical tastes.

Man I've watched at least 50 of these reactions to this classic song.but what baffles me is the amount of people who claim they have never heard this song.how could you have avoided it.esp bars restaurants shopping centers.unless they we're brought up in a cave are just out of a coma

Great reaction Shawn and Mel. Shawn, you looked at times as though you couldn't quite believe what you were hearing. Mel, I don't recall seeing you react like this before. You seemed transfixed. As if transported to another plane of existence. I really sensed you needing to come up for air. Fantastic video you two. Quite possibly my favorite of yours to date. Best wishes, RNB

The flip side of the single was Paint It Black & is also outstanding. Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is another. The Animals are awesome. It's hard not to just list everything they did. Eric's voice & gut deep sound is great.

Their lead singer's name is Eric Burdon and he was 23 at the time when the song was released (in 1964)! the 2 guitarists have passed away unfortunately! however his voice is One of A Kind.....is just AWESOME!

This song is an American folk song from an unknown artist in 1930. During the 50's and 60's blues and folk was losing popularity in the states for motown and R&B. But it was still played on american GI bases in europe. People in Britain never heard it before and loved it. It spoke to the working classes, particularly in the north of England where the animals are from (Durham). The communities there at the time were facing serious massive coal mine layoffs and poverty. Blues from the states spoke to them and they treated it almost like a religion. The animals did a really good cover of this folk song.

There are so many gems from the past that I can't get to the future. Remember...its 1964. The cinematographer was ahead of his time. As well as the band.

They were just a bunch of young kids from England, but what talent! 1964, a year after the Beatles conquered America, so they were dressed up in suits like the Beatles. Magnificent song, great vocals and incredible organ playing, a real classic of the mid-sixties. Cheers

Great reaction video, I loved how you felt and your comments. Exactly how music is supposed to effect us. Thank you both.

I really appreciate the fact that these two intelligent people didn't stop the video 10 or 15 times to talk about there own bull while these two waited for the whole video to play out. That was very considerate.

I love watching people enjoy new and old art. Keep spreading the love.

Oh yes you for sure have to hear more of them. Yes UK group. They have so many hits

i still can't believe this kid could sing like that. amazing. And you all have a beautiful house. Love you two.

This wasn't pre-planned, it was a spur of the moment thing. They did it in one 23 minute take. It became one of their biggest hits.

A bit of history.. the second guitar player (bass) discovered Jimi Hendrix, brought him to London, and helped him launch his career... and The House of the Rising Sun is a gambling house and brothel...

Nice reaction to a song about a brothel that was number 1 in the US and my homeland England. Can you imagine our reaction to this song , The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Elvis singing the eternal Viva Las Vegas for starters, 56 years ago, it was an unbelievable era.

My favorite song by them Bring on home. A fantastic song.

Yes y'all. That was intense artistry. I don't know how his life was growing up for him to be able to tap into something like that. Amazing that is 56 years old. Great reaction! I enjoyed it. Keep them coming

One year older than that song and I react every time I hear it! We had it on 8-track when I was a kid. Love your review! Thank you so much. Great to experience with you guys. ❤

So glad you found this landmark recording. Organ standout. Imagine the impact in ,,, 1964. The high quality vision is from the UK colour movie film Pop Gear filmed in 64 released in 65. US re titled as Go Go Mania. No colour TV in UK in 64 and no audience in this. Film gave the great image quality, but dubbed sound was what audiences wanted to be like the record. Simpler too. Lots of Clips of Pop Gear on KZfaq with a search. Some with Intro by dodgy TV UK host who when he died his family pulled the headstone down, such was his depravity.

Always Loved this song! Awesome ! Reaction!! Thank You

They were a great band ! All their songs were brilliant ! The Animals 🥂🍾 x

Eric Burdon is pure soul and the keyboards blow you away 😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👏👏👏☮️💟

“The House of the Rising Sun” is an old American folk song. Rock and roll was heavily inspired by Black American folk tunes, blues, and jazz. The British variant also had some Indian influence, due to their own history (look up the East India Trading Company if you’re bored and/or in quarantine). This particular song was about (depending on your interpretation) a kid whose father frequented “The House of the Rising Sun,” a popular brothel in NOLA. Needless to say, he was likely born far out of wedlock. His mother had to survive as a tailor; and while he knew his father, he was absent, paying child support by gambling whenever he wasn’t on a drunk. However, the main character himself fell into the latter of nature versus nurture. He went to the Rising Sun and impregnated a hooker. Since that meant she’d be fired, he eventually decided to “wear that ball and chain” and get on a train to New Orleans to provide for his accidental new family. It was a ruin of this poor boy, and God knows he’s one. The Animals might have the most famous cover of this song, but there have been recorded versions forty years older, and I’m sure those weren’t by the composers.

Beautiful commentary, I appreciate you. Wonderful to experience this through you.

You two might be my new favorites. 🙏🏽❤️✌️

The Animals were from England from a city called Newcastle the lead singer was Eric Burdon who is now over 80 the keyboard 🎹 player was Alan Price who later went on to have a solo carrier but sadly he’s no longer with us I was 11yrs old when this song came out I remember one of my older sisters buying the record and playing it over and over again We all loved the Animals in our house even my dad a few more of ther songs were , Tabacco Road ,We’ve got to get out of this Place ,and Please don’t let me be misunderstood hope you react to those songs guys ,Love you guys big hugs 🤗 to the kids from your sister Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💖👍🤗😘XX

One of my all time favourite songs. Glad you liked it. Check out their other hit - "We gotta get outta this place".

The Animals were a Uk band. I have started compiling a list of Uk bands that did well in the USA in the 60's & 70's This list has the band, when it was formed and some of the bands songs. 10CC -1972 - I’m not in Love, Dreadlock Holliday, The things we do for love The animals - 1962 - House of the Rising Sun - Don’t let me be misunderstood - We gotta get out of this place The Beatles - 1960 - Love me do - She loves you - Hey Jude - Yesterday Depeche Mode - 1981 - Strangelove, Never let me down again, Everything counts Duran Duran - 1978 - Hungry like the wolf - Union of the snake, The reflex, The wild boys Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - 1970 - Mr blue sky, Livin’ thing, Xanadu, Don’t bring me down Fleetwood Mac - 1965 - The chain, Albatross, Dreams, Don’t stop Godley and Creme originally part of 10CC - 1977 - Under your thumb, Cry The Hollies -1962 - Bus stop, He ain’t heavy he’s my brother, Long cool woman in a black dress The Human League -1977 - Don’t you want me, Human, (keep feeling) Fascination The Kinks - 1964 - Sunny afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, You really got me, Lola The Moody Blues - 1964 -Nights in white satin, Go now, The voice, Your wildest dreams Pink Floyd - 1965 - Another brick in the wall, High hopes, Time, Pigs, The dogs of war Queen - 1970 - Bohemian Rhapsody, We are the champions, We will rock you, Crazy little thing called love, Another one bites the dust, Under pressure, Radio Gaga The Police - 1977 - Roxanne, Don’t stand so close to me, Every little thing she does is magic, Every breath you take, Message in a bottle The Rolling Stones - 1962 - Paint it Black, (I can’t get no) Satisfaction, Get off of my cloud, 19th nervous breakdown, Ruby Tuesday, Jumpin’ jack flash Small Faces - 1965 - Itchycoo park, Tin soldier, Lazy Sunday, Spandau Ballet - 1979 - True, Gold, Only when you Leave U2 - 1976 - With or without you, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, Desire, Where the streets have no name The Who - 1964 - I can’t explain, Happy Jack, I can see for miles, Baba O’riley, Won’t get fooled again, Behind blue eyes, Substitute, You better you bet, Eminence front The Yardbirds - 1963 - For your love, Heart full of soul, Shapes of things The Zombies - 1962 - She’s not there, Tell her no, Time of the season

Catching up with all your reactions, great mix of artists 👍

I've been a fan since 1964 when I was 10 years old. The lead singer Eric Burdon still sings today and he has another group named War that you should listen to also.

The lead singer went on to front the band War for their first few albums. The other big Animals' songs are: We Gotta Get Out of This Place It's My Life Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Don't Bring Me Down ...and quite a few others. This song is old and was originally written from a female perspective about a young girl getting sweet-talked by a man into leaving home, only to end up supporting his drinking and gambling ways by working in a house of prostitution--The House of the Rising Sun--where she "wears the ball and chain" as the song says. Thought you'd like to know.

I’ve loved this song for 55 years!

First time viewer and I must say how much I appreciated the fact that you let the entire song play without any interruptions. Enjoying and absorbing the audio and video until completion before expressing your thoughts is a welcome change from most other vloggers, please don't change that format.

I love this song!! It brings great memories of when I was a teen in 69-70 and this was & still is a famous song. It is one of those songs that was before its time. Eric Bourdon, John Steel, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine & Alan Price (the original members) just added a little spice to an old old old African-American folk song. Many famous singers sang it but Eric and Alan changed it a bit and it became a hit in the early 60’s. The original band members are or were from Britain.

Love your reaction.. aren't we lucky to still be hearing this in 2020!

You are such a beautiful couple & I’m 61 & didn’t know about these groups. It shows how relatable music from the past is. I love experiencing this through lovely people like you.

All-time favorite bands to listen to no matter what age you are

You reaction people are spreading the love of all music, dont get it on radio anymore. Happy new years and best wishes to all of you doing the great work of letting people know the breadth of music.

Eric Burdon and The Animals and Eric Burdon also performed with War "Spill The Wine". Thanks for this great song. Great Organ and great sounding band.

The Animals, a Vietnam War era English band. House of the Rising Sun was their first major hit. They came out with several great albums. The lead singer, Eric Burdon, also sang with the group WAR during the early 70's. My favorite song from Burdon and War is Spill the Wine. Some great songs from the Animals include Sky Pilot, We Gotta Get Out of This Place, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Down In Monterey, and much more. The Animals were played quite a bit with we military people in Vietnam and across the world. We Gotta Get Out of This Place was like a theme song for us.

Such an amazing band that transcends generations.

House of the Rising Sun is an old Southern folks song and the Animals did a great version of it that stands the test of time. I'm glad there's a good quality video version of them. Great story telling - you can almost see New Orleans back in the riverboat days.

I love how you just sat and listened to the song without interrupting , unlike other reviewers . Eric Burdon ( vocals) and Alan Price ( Keyboard) The animals were fanstastic. Don't let me be misunderstood is also a favourite .

Eric Burdon, the lead singer, blew me away...I mean, he doesn't look like he's more than 19 or 20 years old, and to have a voice like that, and use it so effectively is just unbelievable. I agree with all the comments below, listen to their recommendations, you won't be disappointed !

Everyone’s going through something. Thanks for the outlet.

They're lots of things you two need to explore. So much great music in the past.

The year I was born. The Animals recorded this in ONE TAKE, they were in studio half an hour and it cost £34 (about $42) They stole a wagon from the British transit to haul their equipment from the train to the studio in East London.😅 House of the Rising Sun is an old American folk song about a New Orleans brothel. The Animals had many more hits, explore them online. YOU gotta hear When I Was Young!

Glad I found you two I will be back for more of your videos thank you Glad you like the song, they have so many more great songs

What a powerful song for 1964. Eric is a singer.

Love the animals. Enjoyed your reaction.