There is a house in new Orleans.

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👿Belial Dec 31, 2011

It's called the rising sun! It's been the ruin of many poor young girls. And me oh lord I'm one :(
✯МяΛиоиγмоυs✯ Dec 31, 2011

*boys
J DཔB།TY D།ZZ༨E Dec 31, 2011

The phrase "House of the Rising Sun" is often understood as a euphemism for a brothel
࿏Ꮏཝཇ རས༦ཥᏋངᎿᎾཞ࿏ Dec 31, 2011

I'm 12 and I dnt get this...
👿Belial Dec 31, 2011

✯МяΛиоиγмоυs✯ wrote:
*boys

Actually the original version said girls. The animals changed this. The song is very old though
Boner Jams '03 Dec 31, 2011

Killer tune by Eric Burdon and the Animals
OttoNorse Dec 31, 2011

B... What happened?
Ojibwe Dec 31, 2011

This is a very old song, probably 1800's. Lots of people have recorded it.
👿Belial Dec 31, 2011

Boner Jams '03 wrote:
Killer tune by Eric Burdon and the Animals

It predates the animals by near 100 years. Oldest version I have is woody Guthrie. Dates back to the 30s for that version
Ꮶ͜иιɢн͡т Dec 31, 2011

Wow!! I didn't know there was such a history to this tune! The Animals version was one of my dads fave songs. 👍
Primo Loco Dec 31, 2011

OttoNorse wrote:
B... What happened?

😨 YOU DONT ASK THAT
👿Belial Dec 31, 2011

I prefer the version that says girls because to me it just makes more sense. A boy visitin the house wouldn't be ruined
★COVΛH★ Dec 31, 2011

Thanks Belial. I've been humming this ancient tune now for two hours because of you!!! GRRRRRRR
🔰࿈Ᏸลอ🔥Ᏸεαη࿈🔰 Dec 31, 2011

I like the animals version but my favorite is Haley reinhart's version from american idol. She just sings sexy!
👿Belial Dec 31, 2011

I actually like bob Dylan's the best.
⚪️ Dec 31, 2011

Love this song!
OttoNorse Dec 31, 2011

⌖🔥Belial🔥⌖ wrote:
I prefer the version that says girls because to me it just makes more sense. A boy visitin the house wouldn't be ruined

Unless it led to a whole lifestyle...

"Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk

Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain"

but agree... a girl makes a lot of sense too

good tunes to punch codes to.... thanks.

#NowPlaying The Animals – The House of the Rising Sun on @Spotify
http://open.spotify.com/track/1Bjho6iJiPDteGf1IMac7M
nalafira Dec 31, 2011

never had you peg as Dylan fan B you got bootleg series 7 there's a few woodie Guthrie covers on that
BellaItaliana Dec 31, 2011

What a coincidence. This song is on my pandora right now. I swear, almost every time someone makes a thread about a song here, I hear it the same day or next day on pandora.