House of the Rising Sun

[theguitarist409]

Im arguing wether the animals or frijid pink did a better version o_0

[jte2457]

this is one of the best song ever no matter who does it.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

yet another great detroit rock band from it's classic days!

[rathert3]

By far and away the best version of "House of the Rising Sun" recorded to date. Guitarist Gary Ray Thompson is incredible throughout. Saw them in 1970 and they rocked!

[panchitosarabes]

entre tantos in terpretes de esta super rola,este grupo la interpreta de poca madre y el grupo AC/DC, NO CREEN.

[1958boomergirl]

"House Of The Rising Sun" rocks anyway, but THIS version REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEALLLYYYYY RRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­!!!!!!!

[3sterling]

Frijid Pink's brand new CD is now available @ amazon.com and Best Buy.com

[bryanearley1]

this version was better than the animals

[AirMail56]

This song always got the Rockers on their feet! The best version!

[megahottie607]

I saw Frijid Pink live at Walled Lake Central High School in 1970. I was a freshman at Walled Lake Western. They were great.

[BekBud1]

live your lives in sin and misery.

[rollando32able]

uno de los primeros discos que escuche con el Apple pie, en Guatemala. Sergio el bajista me lo dio a conoser. Guatemala le gusta la musica de los Sir. (LONDON GRAN BRITAIN ENGLAND) # ONE.

[BONNEVILLAIN2012]

GREETINGS FELLOW TUBERZ, DITTO ANNOYING LITTLE SHIT

[blindeye72]

Best cover of this song I have ever heard. I actually own all 4 Frijid Pink CD's. How many people can say that.

[bigguy4570]

Best cover of this song EVER

[eneimanis]

it rocks

[aboyinthecorner1]

That's rubbish.  It sounds nowt like The House of The Rising Sun. They should leave it to The Animals.

[HarrymegamanDJ]

It´s a pitty the sound is skipping, i have this single on vinyl and it has a much more agressive tone. The sound of the guitar cuts like a rasorblade.

[poida12341]

no dylan but still amazing

[RoryNights]

Excellent version of an awesome song!!

[TheMonkeyTookMyHat]

Fucking track keeps skipping...

[gene16969]

YOU BETCHA...

[CameoCorner]

My era, my time, my favorite version of this song... still. :-)

[dannee543]

this is the only cover version worth listening to besides the animals

[1958boomergirl]

@dannee543 Bingo!

[cphillips55]

Thats my dad "Harry" Jammin on the organ! I love you!

[3sterling]

@cphillips55 What organ?

[robsurfin]

The singer has better vocals then Eric Burton...and the instruments have a nice updated version of the original...!

[keefer2111]

Sherwood Forest, Mt Holly..Remember?

It was great!

[vansrok1]

i like jandek's version

[bport48]

I was around in the military when this version was done back in the very early 70's and I still to this day believe it to still be one of the very best versions ever done, listen and enjoy

[TheJetfighter666]

This was a top 20 single in 1971. I used to have the 45. I later bought 3 of their albums.They had a few line-up changes but i think the third l.p. was about the best song for song.I forget the title but I have it on disc.

[eldruidacosmico]

it really sounds a bit like The Stooges but less clowny hehhehehe it is a very nice version :)

[Ultralmaxxx]

...eine der härtesten Coverversionen dieses Titels, absolut ok.

[skillzdatkillz900]

its an old 1920s blues song...but its been used by literally every rock band EVER MADE lol

[buewgewstmeiers]

its an old folk song nobody knows who wrote it

[Honeysucklebommie]

I thought it was derived from one of Robert Johnstons old blues tracks.

[samforever321]

fucking awesome...!!

[fullmooney1]

the mix sounds alittle diff ryth guitr a bit louder saw th pink cover and heard th whole album 1nce in Bellville Ks. 1978 when i was hitchin back to milwaukee loocal longhairs lived by the town square got me drunk high n, lissnnen to FRijid Pink

[e1w9c9i3a]

kochać to ;d

[Loraine70]

Wow VOCAL, guitar, drums ect ect ect, everything in perfect place, very powerful and has the WOW factor for sure 5 stars!!!!!

[fluppe63]

2:53-2:54

[kittyshadows]

Woah how did you notice that?

This is the best cover.

[373682kid]

i dont get it lol what was supposed to be at 253 i heard ladeee was that it? :S

[bassistedb605]

I think there's a scratch on the lp...

[venezuelano1234]

Great, I like this better than the Animals Verison. But not Dylan's

[twilightfirefly]

I agree. I think I like this better than the Animals version as well. Maybe its because this version has a sort of heavier raw edge to it.

This song is so spooky though, I don't think it matters who does it. It always comes out somewhat haunting. =)

[dia33386]

twilightfirefly: It *does* matter who "does it" medear! 'Frijid Pink' nailed it bes!!. 'The Animals' come in 2nd best! But, the rest are simply mediocre & too 'soft' imo!

[unclesamfatg]

"too soft"????? Did you hear the muse version?

[dia33386]

unclesamfatg: Help me out here. The "muse version"?? What & whose "muse" version? Thnx!

[unclesamfatg]

look at related videos. Muse is a british rock band.

[dia33386]

unclesamfatg: Yeah, heard 'Muse" version. While quite good - their hardrock voices were rather drowned out by a cacophony (harsh mishmash) of backup

music!

[3rdconfederate]

I listened to the Muse version--if I want sounds like that, I'll drag out "freakout" by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

[Anonymousdeliverz]

agreed.

but didn't bob dylan write this song?

i like the text for his version too... his voice is overrated tho.

i thing frijid and animals = same :)

[dia33386]

Anonymousdeliverz: Sorry - the lyrics to this song go back to 1933 (author unknown) & performed by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley & Gwen Foster! There are some who say the original lyrics & music go even further back to 1928.

[Anonymousdeliverz]

i see :)

[dia33386]

anonymousdeliverz: BTW, so agree w/ u re Dylan's voice being overrated! While I'm sure he's got talent - it just never came thru for me. And he always seemed to be so stoned when singing & recording that his words were slurred beyond recognition.

[neezocrene]

muse version is rawkk!!

[AnnoyingLittleShit]

I really like this version, but nothing beats The Animals.

[swellybelly]

Well said.

[waterdish57]

@AnnoyingLittleShit Animals are great but try Dylan!!

[AnnoyingLittleShit]

@waterdish57 I don't like the bob dylan version.

[MAlshoaiby]

@AnnoyingLittleShit This does.

[macinfloydvolk]

@AnnoyingLittleShit certainly entitled to your opinion but I don't see it .. nothing against the Brits, but this guitar is the dirtiest, grittiest, most awfully raunchy guitar I've ever heard and that sir is AWESOME

[AnnoyingLittleShit]

@macinfloydvolk I know, I love this version, I love that sounding guitar and the other day I heard a really sleazy saxophone version, it was so good! I just love this tune.

[tricklizard69]

their totally awsome,now this is how this song gets turned on,turned up ,and tare the knob off...best ever!!!!!

[palaba2666]

i like i like i love frigidit pink cover animals

[Mariekesone]

Love this version..;-)

[SodaLover420]

i finally just got there first album on vinyl took me 35 years to find it and just got it today

[qsergyuko]

@SodaLover420 sounds great on vinyl huh,just blasts through the speakers.

[jeffreyly]

I had the 45,it would be nice if some one could remaster this and clean it up.

[Moodylovesbears]

The bass player for Frijid Pink now Terry Stafford, worked with my dad at Toys R Us in the 80's.

[myheadhurtsalot]

aha awesome :D

[drangboon]

Yeah, its widely accepted that the song has evolved greatly from its initial roots. The versions we hear now, are most probably an amalgamation of versions starting in the 18th century. So as said above- no single one person can take credit for the version today, not even the "creater" of the song (as the songs evolved so much)

[johnnyfnhollywood]

Hi, Do You have "Tell Me Why"? Its outta print I guess

[blazerrips91]

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[blazerrips91]

no one knows who wrote this song and if there was someone who knew there long dead now

[alamein13]

It was leadbelly originally I believe, could be wrong but I'm reasonably sure

[blazerrips91]

could of been

[drifterblueyes]

It's an oldoldold folk song.

Song in the times before a band meant anything, and certainly anything more than an orchestra with brass and woodwind.

Played by fires and the like, it's likely to have been developed over the years by many people.

[raptorjesusftw]

America made it lul

[kingdevon101]

this song was originally created by Johnny Handle. Eric Burdon of the Animals heard it in a club a did a cover in 1964, even though Bob Dylan did an earlier version in 62. Dylan was upset about the entire situation because people said he copied the song, when he created a less successful version earlier. 6 years later frijid pink did a version (1971)

[miguelmascorro]

horrible

[thedansound]

i'd be curious but i've never heard of pink floyd doing this either- and i've heard a lot of floyd!

[chisui200]

it's Frijid Pink, not pink Floyd. ;)

a dutch band afaik

[rihnem]

They were American. (Michigan)

[bigguy4570]

I thought Frijid Pink was out of Chicago? Not Holland.

[AstralPlane1951]

Your right "Frijid Pink" is not from Holland.

They are not from Chicago either but you were close. They are a Detroit-based band.Frijid Pink.

lmr

[Jack1London]

Doideira pura! A música de fundo, a base musical deixa a gente meio tonto e com pequenos espasmos e convulções. Bom trabalho das guitarras e a bateria macerando nosso cérebro, causa um pouco de delírio, nosso palato parece perceber um gosto meio de billis amargo como o diabo! É isso!!

[mihydro]

yes they did

[asybolde]

No they didn't

[raptorjesusftw]

yes they did

[Avvskum]

any one know where i can find a tab form this one ? with solos and everything

[devinrex237]

once every decade or two. there is a house that turns itself on fire. legend say that this house was burn down years ago bye a person wanted to get revenge on his mate. it all was or nothing. he didn't care who would survive. he just wanted every one dead. so he set it on fire. so it every year the house just burns and the people flesh just rotts in hell. the place where i was once was.

[dronatar]

Spontainious combustion is not good for the health. Nor is die-ing being killed or rotting. :P

[blazerrips91]

lol in recent polls weve conculded deaths a bad thing

[IvanSorath]

great version :D 5 stars

[3rdconfederate]

This should be on "Cooper's Covers"--it would blow everyone away!

[Spiritus7]

Still the BEST version, in my opinion.

[ZeroGrowth]

I like the Animals version, but this is my favorite rendition of the song.

[fmleftyrocker]

both versions are great.....rock on!

[shaunamus]

its a very good version but there is no way that this is better than the animals version

[sarahmilziade93]

bellissimo!!!

[sexymama1966]

better than the animals version

[Pickman52]

I Haven't Heard this Version in Years, Ty Eliminator, Great Job, !!

[lb59]

GOOD SONG 1959 !!!!!!!!

[FenderStratMexico]

but the animals write this song in 1939

[dia33386]

FenderStratMexico; Nobody knows who wrote this song, but it was 1st recorded in 1933(well before the Animals were popular or born) by Gwen Foster; Roy Acuff('38);Woody Guthrie('41); then, the Animals in 1964; & Frijid Pink (one of the best versions) in the early 70's!

[OMFGmattyFatty]

Been around since the 1800's

[Paxmanite]

Haha...pretty tough for band most of whom were about three in 1939...it's an old american folk/blues tradition which possibly has it's roots as far back as the american civil war, but more likely the 1880's has been pointed out...either way it's pretty old, the dia33386 is correct about recording versions though....

[dia33386]

Paxmanite; *Finally*!!! Someone who got the history of this song! Just 'Google', people; to get early folk versions of the original!

They never rocked as hard as this 'Frijid Pink' version!! Not even the 'Animals'!

[Paxmanite]

I love the guitar sound on this record, it was pysch is all about in it's truest form, belting soul singing, fuzzed out blues guitar, slamming drum, driving bass and wailing R'n B organ...ahh...what a cover. As for history, it's imperative I think to the experience...

[rorypappa]

great

[NiallMS]

Excellent- best version I've heard yet!

[SPOUG]

I know the remaining members one of them phil mcllvenna is in my movie im doing.

[ngfjfjyjtyjyjy]

i wrote a movie script that starts of with song

[appelfarmor]

Way better then Pink Floyd's version!!!. Even if I like them too!

[A440Hzzz]

You mean the Animals' (w/Eric Bourdon) version. (Pink Floyd had an ALBUM called Animals)

[Nickfattyfat120965]

dumb ass its the same one :)

[Isobedelloid]

Pink Floyd never recorded a version, it is often misattributed to them and also Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones

[Spook524]

Pink Floyd never did a version of this song

[butchalea]

FUCKING AWESOME

[FrenziedElephant]

FUCKING RIGHT

[ihateaisb]

hey do any of u have the tabs or chords i cant find em pls if u do reply i really want to learn this song so pls send them to me thnx

[jedipapaw]

I saw that cover EVERYWHERE growing up. Great garage sound. Bloody awful lead vocal. Keep the drummer,tho...

[megatron247]

My dad's been lookin for this song for the past 25 years and he thought it was by pink floyd! lol

[Tylerrelyt3]

this song is the shit

[Jopsh80]

thats pretty cool...the music reminds me of ten years after

[hajcsatok]

best version of this song i've found. think better than animals.thanks for it:)

[12Stanman345]

that.was.the...BEST~FREAKING~T­HING~EVER!EVER!

[mustang3271958]

Awsome song I wore the record out and found the CD a few years ago. This version i like better than the Animals.

[3sterling]

Everyone

Thank you for the great comments. After 40 Years the band is working on a new CD and will be ready soon, I hope all of you like it!!!

Rick Stevers Drummer / Frijid pink

[IvanSorath]

i was listening to this tune all night long at work ;D

[jdjdbetts]

I remember this playing on am radio , I've been looking for it ,I thought it was vanilla fudge , great listen, thanks

[MTCatman]

Actually my cousin has this version and The Animals version when we were kids so I got to hear both of them, cool!

[Kevomcgannor]

Excelenté!!

[rugbymidland]

im a child of the sixties,big animals fan,but this "cover" version just blew me and my friends away .

[zelefant]

super

[fidoline1dk]

great

[laporte1978]

best cover of this song ever.too bad they

don't get as much air play as the animals.

[jim543212]

I wish this was a performance video. Every time i played this song in the local bars, this was the version playing in my head and out of my les paul. This is the best version of this song. Eric Burdon, eat your heart out!!!!!

[dopestr33t]

That was sick.

[jazzyjoey777]

This album WAS AND IS one of the BEST records EVER. This band rocked. These guys put their heart and soul into this album. Some of todays so called "musicians" should listen to this song and take notes, and go home and learn how to play.

[ALFJONES87]

Your def. right about them putting their heart in soul in to this song, I can just play this song over and over and it's like i'm hearing it for the first time each time, it's crazy, i'm 20 y/o and this tops any rock song of my generation....

[jazzyjoey777]

Kewl. It`s great to hear that someone your age appreciates classic rock. At 20 either your parents or grandparents had a great selection of music for you to listen to. Rock on ALFJONES87

[ALFJONES87]

Yea i love this kind of rock it's the best, but it's actually the oppossite my parents and grand parents never listend to rock, i'm a black kid from manhattan i grew up on hip hop but when i move to VA when i was young i had some friends that put me on rock... I'm the only one in my family who likes rock heh

[jazzyjoey777]

Kewl. Its a pleasure meeting you here on youtube ALFJONES87. I also have a very eclectic choices of music. Of course classic rock, also like jazz, blues, and old motown.I also play drums and taught both of my sons to play. I grew up on big band, dixie land jazz, and chicago blues. Thanks again for the reply, you really made my day. Rock on.

[ALFJONES87]

Best House of the rising sun version i've hear so far... How many albums did these guys come out with? I'd love to listen to more of them... thx

[jazzyjoey777]

There are five cds available on amazon

1. Frijid Pink

2. Defrosted

3. Earth Omen

4. All Pink Inside

5. Hibernated, which is a box set.

I had the first three albums years ago. I never heard: All Pink Inside, Or Hibernated. First two albums kicked ass.

[BarbarianFrog]

I totally agree with you. I love this cover more than any other

[Moxxie202]

Frigid Pink were at great band that came out of the late 1960's. they played at a lot of outdoor rockfests in the Detroit area. Tarter Field, Rock and roll revivals at the State Fairs grounds, Eastown etc!! great memories for me. geri in Detroit

[allenmontana]

The Animals rocked with this song...but what Frijid Pink did with it was incredible...Bot versions are great, rock on House of the Rising Sun

[rds54rds]

I was seven years old when I first heard this on kacy am radio out of Oxnard, Calif and I will never forget the "chills" it gave me. My neighbor dated a disc jockey for the station (Johnny Bee) and he would always play it for me...even gave me the "promotional only" album from the station and I still have it to this day. Best version ever of the "house of the rising sun". Couldn't believe I found it on youtube!

[3rdconfederate]

Yeah, I got the chills too, and it really made my day to find it here; I thought I'd never hear it again.

[OrionHawk7]

Well, this is still my favorite version. But then again, I grew up and lived in Detroit when this song by Frijid became popular...so, I'm a little biased. LOL I just wish iTunes sold this version on their site. Amazon has the entire cd, but I want just this one song.

[jazzyjoey777]

orionhawk. You can get this song from limewire if you use that program; First time I heard of frijid pink i was a senior in high school 1969. They were on american bandstand for the rate a record. House of the rising sun scored a 95. Frijid Pink and Mitch ryder were two of the best bands that ever came out of Detroit.

[jazzyjoey777]

Forgot the MC5

[wildy6]

I really dont like this version. I guess its because ive only heard the Animals version and it is a classic

[andycandypandy]

This is by far the version of this song in my opinion.  The whole band is in sinc. Wickedly Awesome.

[OU8121ST]

this is the best virsion havent heard it since the 70.s had the album as a kid thanx for the memories

[tgmonster2]

thks fr the mmrs.

[randomaxofviolence]

man I wish I could get that snare sound.

[Mp89I]

This song was wrote by Dave van Ronk. Than Bob Dylan covered it on is first album. Than The Animals and the Frijid Pink, and finaly the Muse coverd it.

[ALCUS52]

This song was around in the 1800s, mate. Clarence Tom Ashley's version (1934) was learnt off his grandfather. Dave van Ronk was born in 1936, and was just 12 when Leadbelly did his version.

[Gurvan88]

Dylan covered the folk song first, then The Animals did their version in the 60's that was a huge hit, and then Frijid covered it again in the 70's, anyway this song has been covered and covered again, a great song that belongs to anyone, a legend :)

[Khowloy]

This is the Original. The Animals covered it.

[bigguy4570]

The Animals did the original of this song Frijid Pink did not come out with their copy until the early 70's I will say it is the best that I have heard

[MountainTopMatt]

The Animals did their cover of this American classic that was around long before the Animals did it.

[MountainTopMatt]

The best cover of this song, better than the Animals.

[stringman198]

this was a great lp. I have it in CD now. So many bands that influenced so much, and never got what they deserved. Same with Leslie West; who really started the Sabbath sound??

[stringman198]

My grandma got this for me when I was around 6 years old. Now I listen to Slayer.

[LEFARJIK]

This is one of the best songs EVER by anyone.

Deffo the best version of this.

[SagaraSouske]

best version even better than the Muse version, you can really feel the glory in this song

[shvdem]

I remember this from when i was 14, first time heard it, better than the animals

[lindaharris26]

the best version of that song- EVER! i saw them at RONDEAU PAVILLION, ont CANADA back about 1970! the best pyschadelic tune ever!!! rock on- russ.

[3rdconfederate]

The all time best cover-better than the original which was great. I only heard this a few times, but it has always haunted me. Funny thing is, it's exactly the way I remember it, and I haven't heard it since it came out as it did not make the classic rock playlists. Thank you, thank you for posting it. Is it true this is on CD now?

[VirtreousOrKiniko]

this is house of the rising sun there is no original

[blempo]

I heard it when I was 13 in 1970, and bought the album. I still have the album too! Every song on the album is great, nice guitar!

Makes me shiver all over again, just like in the days this came out