The Animals, 'The House of the Rising Sun' Rolling Stone Australia
Table Of Content The Modern Versions Select a country or region Home prices continue to rise, but experts see a… The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time The Many Lives of the Well-Traveled “The Tide Is High” by Blondie Explore American Songwriter Their first single, “Baby Let Me Take You Home,” was an indication that they were going to be good. Released in 1964, it reached #21 in the UK and almost broke into the Top 100 in America. Producer Mickie Most was looking for a follow-up and wanted something different. Since the origins of “House of the Rising Sun“ may have been at a time when very few ordinary people were literate, nothing about the original song has been written down. So, there are some interesting references by people who have shed some historical light on the song. According to John Steel, Bob Dylan told him that when he first heard the Animals' version on his car radio, he stopped to listen, "jumped out of his car" and "banged on the bonnet" (the ho...