Uploaded by Cloudofsmoke18 on Nov 4, 2007
By request, one of the original recordings of the House of the Rising Sun, performed by Leadbelly. This is a follow-up to "House of the Rising Sun" mix that compares different versions of the song throughout time and how each era of music has changed the song.
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The last verse states he's going back to spend the rest of his life 'neath the Rising Sun...so this version even though speaks of a life gone wrong is NOT about a Brothel? The Rising Sun could refer to doing time on a chain gang???
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actually no one knows where the song came from?
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The Animals didnt just play this song in a minor mode, they arrpegiated the chords.Very difficult to play on guitar especially with the bass added into the chords. Ol Leadbelly does just strums the chords here. Im not sayin of course that the Animals version was better just more complex. I love to hear Leadbelly choppin the guitar chords he strums like hes gotta be somewhere and has to leave soon...
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He has recordings of this song done at least 3 different tunes and rhythms
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@Khamomil the Animals took the guitar riff from Bob Dylan who took it from Dave Von Ronk
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This is also known Risin' Hell Blues. An Old Time hill song.
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I don't care about majors and minors. I know what I like and I like both versions (and some others such as Ray Philips and the British Invasion Allstars.) As a white hillbilly kid growing up I didn't get to hear to much of the blues by black musicians, so my exposure was to the Stones & Clapton etc. What matters is that I got exposed and that made me curious as to the roots. I love Leadbelly, & Muddy Waters & Little Walter etc. I'm just glad I can listen to awesome music.
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Bob Dylan's version predates The Animals' version, and Dave Van Ronk showed Dylan the version he did.
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well this aint the original version. This song is older than Leadbelly
Blucius13 3 years ago 11
An important difference between the Leadbelly original and the Animals' version is that the Animals did the song in the minor mode, whereas Leadbelly's is in the Major mode.
Khamomil 2 years ago 9