djsher1 (August 22, 2008 at 2:49 am)

the song is about marriage and how it ruins a man's life.

quadeeez (August 22, 2008 at 2:35 am)

yep, they did a great cover

Yei420 (August 22, 2008 at 1:57 am)

i love this song! but one thing i dont get is how these people think they sound black?? like u can clearly tell he's white just cuz its blues doesnt mean there black lol like just look at zeppelin they have blues songs but they're not black lmfao THE ANIMALS ROCK !!!!

anoymoos (August 22, 2008 at 1:33 am)

i dont even have to research it you can tell its about a guy who goes to a gamblin house and loses all his money

RobbyD413 (August 21, 2008 at 11:42 pm)

didnt muse remake this???

sapir141aar (August 21, 2008 at 11:02 pm)

WOW u researched!!haha great job...it is a sad song and u can kinda hear its blues...beatiful song beautiful voice of the man who sings it..

promiseIsaih60 (August 21, 2008 at 8:01 pm)

I know! Weird isn't it? I did some research on Google yesterday & Wikipedia. It's an American folk/blues song, maybe from the 20's or 30's possibly older than that. They really don't know who the original writer is. Possibly a woman singing about a brothel in New Orleans. Could also be a black man singing about a gambling hall called 'House of the Rising Sun' in New Orleans. Anyway, you slice it, it's a very sad song penned by a someone poor & uneducated who Wasn't going to get the credit~

ert304 (August 21, 2008 at 6:46 pm)

It's a great song, with a good gravel voice...You need to bear in mind that back in those days, UK TV did not allow live performances on some shows (Top of the Pops, for example). Hence the signs of dubbing when you watch an old video.

sjohnnie89 (August 21, 2008 at 6:40 pm)

awesome

sapir141aar (August 21, 2008 at 6:23 pm)

OMG!! iknow!!if u look at the man singing this song it looks so weird!!i saw this video today on the tv not for the first time..but everytime i see it im like WOAAHH...:D