The Animals- "House Of The Rising Sun" *REACTION*

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  • @kerrihennebury7616
    @kerrihennebury7616 Před 4 měsíci +329

    Zero auto tune. No strain. No background dancers. Just talent.

    • @starlawilson9011
      @starlawilson9011 Před 4 měsíci +21

      Autotune is the worst thing that could have ever been invented. It's ruined the music business

    • @markdumble2071
      @markdumble2071 Před 3 měsíci +6

      Well said 🙂

    • @yummyyugi4580
      @yummyyugi4580 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Auto tune isn’t primarily used to change a singers voice entirely. Mainly it’s used in pitch correction. In live performances, most artists can’t stay in key ALL the time, so recordings have pitch correction (auto tune)

    • @JeanePrazeres-xc3dw
      @JeanePrazeres-xc3dw Před 2 měsíci +2

      Com certeza lindo e puro talento

    • @scouttrooperjohnny
      @scouttrooperjohnny Před měsícem +1

      @@yummyyugi4580 yup, tell that to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin....

  • @Cissy777
    @Cissy777 Před 6 měsíci +736

    Eric Burdon, the lead singer was only 23 years old, such a powerful voice for such a young man ❤❤❤

    • @paulmidsussex3409
      @paulmidsussex3409 Před 6 měsíci +3

      He is old with very little hair and all of it grey now.

    • @harry2.01
      @harry2.01 Před 6 měsíci +17

      He is brilliant, but he is miming here, and none of the instruments are plugged in. It was compulsory for television shows for many years not to sing 'live'. They are laughing because out of shot someone pushes Alan Price and his organ from the back to the front for the finale. Notice as well the black keys and white keys are reversed.

    • @bigpants6121
      @bigpants6121 Před 6 měsíci +9

      still has a voice!!

    • @ericadams3428
      @ericadams3428 Před 6 měsíci +21

      That's a Vox Continental organ, the black and white keys were all reversed in the style of the harpsichord.

    • @arwelp
      @arwelp Před 6 měsíci +13

      @@paulmidsussex3409 Not surprising since he was born in 1941!

  • @carlr2837
    @carlr2837 Před 4 měsíci +213

    Not only no autotune, it was done in a single take. It had to be perfect the first time.

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee Před měsícem +2

      People, In concerts, on Broadway they do this 8 times a week.

    • @gandhialwaysleavesanonion679
      @gandhialwaysleavesanonion679 Před 23 dny

      I wonder why it had to be the first time? budget reasons?

    • @deanb61
      @deanb61 Před 18 dny

      @@gandhialwaysleavesanonion679 they only had enough money for one take

  • @citizenghosttown
    @citizenghosttown Před 6 měsíci +449

    I love the reaction that so many people have to this one. "How is THAT voice coming out of this 22-year old white boy?"

    • @wendyryder2708
      @wendyryder2708 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Lol!

    • @danielbrown3461
      @danielbrown3461 Před 5 měsíci

      The same as it comes out of Black Boys. How did Janice Joplin a WHITE WOMAN Get her voice? Blacks don't own the market on Blues or Rap...never have. But they have made a contribution....as have ALL RACES.

    • @stephenleader8065
      @stephenleader8065 Před 5 měsíci +20

      Talent. Just sheer talent. If I had half his cool and I could die happy.

    • @alexisgrunden1556
      @alexisgrunden1556 Před 5 měsíci +6

      I felt the same way first time I watched a video of the Righteous Brothers _You've Lost That Loving Feeling._ I'd heard and enjoyed the song before, but when I saw the video of their performance, I couldn't help what went through my head: "Wait a minute!! . . _.They're not black?!?!"_ Floored me; never knew a couple of white guys could sing like that!

    • @ac8907
      @ac8907 Před 4 měsíci

      @citizenghosttown.
      And you find normal that this guy earn money like that ?

  • @Little_But_Fierce_NZ
    @Little_But_Fierce_NZ Před 3 měsíci +111

    Alan Price on keyboard is an incredible talent. Great singer also. The fact that this was filmed live in one take is amazing. I loved the music back then - now that’s what I call music. So grateful to have grown up listening to this kind of talent.

  • @kathybowles495
    @kathybowles495 Před 6 měsíci +306

    The British Invasion groups were just amazing. They took our blues and rock and turned us on our heads.

    • @thatsthat2612
      @thatsthat2612 Před 6 měsíci +22

      Do you know why? I think anyway, it's our love of live music. Our music festivals are ridiculously good and none of the bands at a festival lip sync ever. You can spend the whole 2 days soaked, freezing, covered in mud and it'll be the best time you ever had.

    • @bigpants6121
      @bigpants6121 Před 6 měsíci +8

      someone had to do it!

    • @runningfromabear8354
      @runningfromabear8354 Před 4 měsíci +7

      My Nan was only one year old in 1939, lived above a pub in Soho (sketchy area in those days). They had a lot of black soldiers playing and singing music from '42 until the American's left. A lot of new sounds exposed to the lower classes in Britain and they ate it up. My nan's in her 80's now and has a bunch of old blues songs memorized from black artists from the 40s that wasn't allowed in on white American radio.
      A whole generation of British artists were exposed to something they loved and would happily tell you their influences if asked.

    • @bigpants6121
      @bigpants6121 Před 4 měsíci

      The Beatles used to listen to all the Blues that came into Liverpool ports from U.S in the 50's@@runningfromabear8354

    • @anchovie_pizza
      @anchovie_pizza Před 4 měsíci +7

      because they appreciated it and built upon it respecfully

  • @sammybeck7794
    @sammybeck7794 Před 6 měsíci +193

    It's amazing back then he looks like a 13-year-old boy singing with a deep soulful voice. He is still alive somewhere in his 80's and still singing I believe

    • @Trampus002
      @Trampus002 Před 6 měsíci +11

      I agree. Such a baby face. So talented.

    • @johndeeregreen4592
      @johndeeregreen4592 Před 6 měsíci +14

      Booming bass voice (technically, he is a bass-baritone; one step below a baritone and blurs the lines between a baritone and a bass), with an incredible upper range, too. Hearing that voice coming out of him has always amazed me.

    • @wanderer0617
      @wanderer0617 Před 6 měsíci +12

      He still performs in South Lake Tahoe.

    • @stevensprunger3422
      @stevensprunger3422 Před 4 měsíci +4

      I believe he still lives in Palm Springs, California

  • @angeljohns3207
    @angeljohns3207 Před 5 měsíci +57

    The most talented full natural singer ever. No stress, just pure natural voice. He could sing as naturally as we talk.

  • @FavoriteMovieDate
    @FavoriteMovieDate Před 6 měsíci +196

    I read they did this in one take!
    Eric Burdon’s voice is legendary. He looks 18 and sounds a seasoned 40.

    • @HalkerVeil
      @HalkerVeil Před 6 měsíci +2

      They didn't. As is seen by the piano guy showing up at the end way in front.
      The audio was done in one take.
      But nearly EVERY song ever created before the 2000's was one take. That was the only way to do it.

    • @lewisner
      @lewisner Před 5 měsíci +1

      He probably smoked 20 Woodbines a day.

    • @louisemacpherson565
      @louisemacpherson565 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@HalkerVeilit’s mimed like most of these clips were back then… the live performance showed him belting out his voice … he’s awesome…

    • @marasmusine
      @marasmusine Před 4 měsíci

      @@louisemacpherson565 Yup it's mimed, not many people seem to pick up on this? Not to detract from what must've been an incredible studio recording, but we can't praise them too much for being "calm" in the promo video! Nothing's plugged in and there are no microphones! I'm definitely going to look for a live performance video though!

    • @lennychorn147
      @lennychorn147 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Wasn't this clip from their Ed Sullivan appearance? My memory is what it used to be. At least I still remember the music.

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 Před 6 měsíci +369

    Love Eric Burdon & The Animals. They were part of the British Invasion along with The Beatles, Rolling Stones & others. People are always shocked that Eric has such a different unique deeper voice. The Animals had a lot of great hits in the 60's such as "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "Baby Let Me Take You Home", "I'm Crying", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Bring It On Home To Me", "It's My Life", "Don't Bring Me Down", "See See Rider", "Monterey", "Sky Pilot" etc. Eric later joined the funk rock band "War" & they had a few hits "Spill the Wine" & "Tobacco Road".

    • @subwaygoddess1
      @subwaygoddess1 Před 6 měsíci +3

      All dat

    • @danielbrown3461
      @danielbrown3461 Před 5 měsíci

      Some say this was the first Rap Song.

    • @AyeliaGDoren
      @AyeliaGDoren Před 5 měsíci +2

      I learned something new today, I never knew they were British.

    • @kentishmale1969
      @kentishmale1969 Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@AyeliaGDoren most of the groups are British, at least the good ones...

    • @AyeliaGDoren
      @AyeliaGDoren Před 4 měsíci

      That's why this one chose to sing blue and music that originated in America, because all the good groups are from Britain.@@kentishmale1969

  • @gordonduke8812
    @gordonduke8812 Před 6 měsíci +206

    Greg, Eric's voice made this cover iconic, but it was Alan's organ solo that pushed it into legend. Great reaction.

    • @Annie497
      @Annie497 Před 5 měsíci +8

      Nah. Eric's voice is what made this a classic. He has a voice like no other.

    • @kevinpaulhiggs4972
      @kevinpaulhiggs4972 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Yea, I love that organ.

    • @gordowg1wg145
      @gordowg1wg145 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Yeah, and it's disgusting the way Alan screwed all the others out of their share of the royalties!

    • @user-kj1pq6zh3x
      @user-kj1pq6zh3x Před 3 měsíci +2

      You must be kidding. This song is nothing without Eric's voice.

  • @bobscratchett5346
    @bobscratchett5346 Před 5 měsíci +56

    Very very impressed that you appreciated how rich and wonderful his voice is. And how effortless he makes the words sound so heartfelt and emotional. Great singer.

  • @MrSleazey
    @MrSleazey Před 6 měsíci +123

    I heard this song when it had just started getting airplay here in the USA, in 1964. I was 11 years old, and the hair on the back of my neck stood up.
    Almost 60 years later, Burdon's voice is still doing its magic.

    • @leileyaravencroft
      @leileyaravencroft Před měsícem

      And the sad thing is… we rarely get to hear raw talent like this!
      Not only just “no auto tune” but you could feel the blues song being sung deep in your soul

    • @merryrose6788
      @merryrose6788 Před měsícem

      It was songs like this that let us know: Life as we knew it was changing fast, and seemed more thrilling and exciting than the beach movies and bubble gum music was promising (not that there is anything wrong with beach movies and bubble gum).

  • @valeriewestgarth5935
    @valeriewestgarth5935 Před 5 měsíci +40

    A great band from the North East of England. As a teenager I remember this song was played endlessly in dance clubs. I’m a 70+ year old Brit from London and think it’s fabulous that young US people are picking up the talent that the Animals had 👍

  • @jacksonmyers3187
    @jacksonmyers3187 Před 6 měsíci +51

    The walking was a nod to the jazz/ blues funeral processions common in New Orleans. The house of the rising sun is a "House of Ill Repute"- brothel, gambling, alcohol, drugs.

    • @FloridaMugwump
      @FloridaMugwump Před 5 měsíci

      Yes, it's about a WOMAN who regrets being a prostitute. Why is a man singing it, lol? He regrets being a patron at the brothel? DId he get an STD?
      "mothers, tell your children not to do what i have done and spend your life" in a brothel. Definitly a chick song.

  • @missgmoma
    @missgmoma Před 6 měsíci +39

    Eric was 23 years old here, he looked younger but sounded much older. Epic song 🔥

  • @billmorrison8292
    @billmorrison8292 Před 6 měsíci +102

    Autotune wasn't invented until 1997.Prior to that any live recordings were just that. Singers had to be good or they would be found out. Any singer with perfect pitch nowadays has to be careful because autotune can spoil their sound. I noticed you have already checked out Tom Jones. No autotune on Tom all talent.

    • @trinab.787
      @trinab.787 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Well, they often mimed to the released recording. This is clearly carefully choreographed in different shots that are cut together. Also, he has no mike... old tv performances were not really "live"

    • @user-rq7el8nh6q
      @user-rq7el8nh6q Před měsícem

      Milli Vanilli

  • @adchancellor1380
    @adchancellor1380 Před 5 měsíci +38

    I'm old enough that I remember when this song first came out. It was one of my favorites of the British invasion. I'm so happy to see the younger generation enjoying it. Thanks. Eric Burden was one of the best blues singers to come out of the UK. And, there were a lot of incredible British blues singers to come out of the UK in the 1960s. Again. Thanks for making our music viable.

  • @patticampana9458
    @patticampana9458 Před 6 měsíci +81

    His facial expressions never changed no matter what he was singing. Glad you check these bands out when they actually had to sing! Bless you. Stay healthy✌️

  • @suzannesimmons484
    @suzannesimmons484 Před 6 měsíci +36

    This is of my generation. Many gems to discover, Greg!

  • @bella-xp7qd
    @bella-xp7qd Před 6 měsíci +30

    The walking is to represent the funeral procession in New Orleans. Reason Hilton was smiling was when they moved Alan to the front for the last shot it struck his funny bone. The tall red head bass player Chas saw Jimi Hendrix in Harlem and became his manager.

    • @mebpratt859
      @mebpratt859 Před měsícem

      Jimi Hendrix did a great instrumental cover of this song. Actually this song was first recorded in the 1920’s.

  • @webbtrekker534
    @webbtrekker534 Před 6 měsíci +79

    This came out in late 1964. I joined the Navy in June '64 and was in New London, CT by the time this song came out. It was being played everywhere and you heard it at least 10 times a day on the radio. Restaurants still had juke boxes and someone was always plugging a nickle in and playing this. It was a pretty big hit. Eric Burdon (the singer) whet on from there and is still kicking around.

  • @jocylynnhouy3994
    @jocylynnhouy3994 Před 6 měsíci +80

    So glad you enjoyed him as much as the rest of us from the 60's So much talent from him.

  • @LisaClark-kr2me
    @LisaClark-kr2me Před 4 měsíci +26

    ❤ I love watching the younger people listening to the music of my time. This is an was always a great song. No auto tune needed.

  • @taramahoney2412
    @taramahoney2412 Před 6 měsíci +68

    The lead singer Eric Burden. Was in another band called War. He sang a song called spill the wine. Watch the live version. His performance is fantastic.

    • @jenniferdaulby5519
      @jenniferdaulby5519 Před 3 měsíci +1

      'Spill the Wine' - Tara, I haven't thought of that song for ages! Must look it up in a minute. I can remember dancing to it in my late teens. Thanks. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

  • @Doglyvr
    @Doglyvr Před 6 měsíci +37

    Eric Burden is an amazing singer.

  • @patriciamartinez5836
    @patriciamartinez5836 Před 6 měsíci +22

    I saw them when I was 15 in California at the Circle Star Theater . It was great. Third row and you could just about touch them. A great memory. People threw flowers lol. Those were the days. I believe it was 1968. Tells my age lol💙💜👏👏

  • @lindybeaumont4476
    @lindybeaumont4476 Před 6 měsíci +46

    I just love watching the reactions of youngsters like yourself to Eric Burdon's amazing vocals! He's 82 now and has apparently been performing up till the age of 80! Not bad for a Geordie lad from Newcastle!

  • @lindasalaki9404
    @lindasalaki9404 Před 6 měsíci +50

    Raw talent ☮️ such a beautiful song 🔥

  • @mama_b_7525
    @mama_b_7525 Před 6 měsíci +58

    This was one of my dads favourites, we used to sit and listen to his shoe box of 45's and he would tell me about being a young man in the 60's. Got my dads deep voice (deep for a girl) and I have been known to belt this out in my kitchen karaoke, obviously not as good as this lol but still a very special song for me ❤

  • @chrisedwards6664
    @chrisedwards6664 Před 6 měsíci +28

    This was back when ban's had to actually play and sing in order to be recognized

  • @creinicke1000
    @creinicke1000 Před 6 měsíci +35

    A great song.. The keyboard!!! Early music videos were often just the band playing.. but the way they walked around and then moved the keyboardist while playing.

    • @patwelch8187
      @patwelch8187 Před 6 měsíci +2

      No mics, and the guitars were not plugged in...

  • @walkofnails2923
    @walkofnails2923 Před 6 měsíci +29

    The lead singer’s voice is amazing ❤ and the dude on the guitar grinning like a fool at the end always makes me laugh

    • @raechelweir8861
      @raechelweir8861 Před 6 měsíci +1

      The reason he was smiling was the guy playing the organ was moved by the crew to be in the front of them all at the end. He didn't miss a note while they were moving him.

  • @jack-1955
    @jack-1955 Před 6 měsíci +31

    If you want to hear an incredible voice with no autotune, (not to take anything away from Eric Burden here), check out the Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody" live from the Andy Williams Show in 1965. Bobby Hatfield absolutely killed it.

  • @crismaccormac1228
    @crismaccormac1228 Před 6 měsíci +28

    this video was done in one take! Pure talent

    • @HalkerVeil
      @HalkerVeil Před 6 měsíci +3

      It was not.
      Keyboard ends up in front at the end.
      The audio was one take. But every song created back then was one take. That's how you made music.

    • @christineboulter1349
      @christineboulter1349 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@HalkerVeilThe studio recording was done in one take.

    • @HalkerVeil
      @HalkerVeil Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@christineboulter1349 Yes. For audio. Like most songs.

    • @christyshultz6443
      @christyshultz6443 Před 5 měsíci

      @@HalkerVeil won't take meaning it all the audio video everything you see with one life goddamn take. No edits no retouches at the time save minor shit. They did not have the money for it you've already been told many goddamn times how about you go argue with the guy that is actually singing he could tell you better.

    • @HalkerVeil
      @HalkerVeil Před 5 měsíci

      @@christyshultz6443I was in studios back then. That is not how it worked at all.
      They did many takes. And you can clearly see the cuts here.
      They also dubbed it.
      You can cry about it all you want.

  • @political-social
    @political-social Před 5 měsíci +6

    Honey....when we say the 60s and 70s is the best genre it's not just because we were there, it's because we are right.

  • @mikeconway9849
    @mikeconway9849 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Great reaction! The Animals were part of the British invasion in the mid 60s. A really talented group and singer.

  • @Vanpass
    @Vanpass Před 6 měsíci +752

    The time when men and women could actually sing.

    • @deborahdanhauer8525
      @deborahdanhauer8525 Před 6 měsíci +42

      There are still people who can actually sing. But now, an artist is chosen more on how they look than what they sound like, because with the auto tune and the rest, they can make them sound how ever they want. The lead singer of this band wouldn’t get much of a chance today. He’s not pretty enough.

    • @wendyryder2708
      @wendyryder2708 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Lol!

    • @tinamakaneole
      @tinamakaneole Před 6 měsíci +27

      I beg to differ, Eric Burden was handsome.

    • @ajruther67
      @ajruther67 Před 6 měsíci +17

      @@deborahdanhauer8525 That is sadly true. At least we still have access to the music we grew up with.

    • @deborahdanhauer8525
      @deborahdanhauer8525 Před 6 měsíci +6

      @@ajruther67 Thank all the Gods for that!!❤️🐝🤗

  • @paulmccarragher4106
    @paulmccarragher4106 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Only hired the studio for 15 minutes, hired the suits and then went and made this iconic hit without autotune and real instruments. 1964 and everyone knew the words and still do. Their hiuts resonated with the time and glad to see the younger generations catching up on pure talent. Listen to We gotta get out of this place a Vietnam classic loved by all those who served at that time.

  • @artistjoh
    @artistjoh Před 6 měsíci +15

    One of the greatest songs of all time. Eric Burdon also was lead singer for War. Spill The Wine is my favorite from that band. He is still alive. Born in 1941. Such an amazing singer.

  • @kennethlee494
    @kennethlee494 Před 6 měsíci +12

    An interesting fact about this song is that it's author is unknown. The earliest recording of it dates back to 1933, the earliest known publication of the song is 1925 and it was known to coal miners in 1905. It is possible that the origin of the song dates back to the civil war era or even earlier, there is some anecdotal evidence linking it to 16th and 17th century ballads.

    • @FloLvsDogs
      @FloLvsDogs Před 6 měsíci +2

      Thanks for the info. Interesting indeed. Always liked the song and the Animals but when it was released, to me the somber lyrics 'felt' like they were telling an old story. Hope I expressed that in a way that makes sense.

    • @cleopatra5682
      @cleopatra5682 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Wow that’s such an interesting backstory.
      Thank you for telling us 🦭

  • @grey_wulf
    @grey_wulf Před 6 měsíci +13

    Classic song from a classic period. All talent, no auto-tune.

  • @Vanpass
    @Vanpass Před 6 měsíci +13

    They were one of the best from back when I was learning music.

  • @patrickreilly7256
    @patrickreilly7256 Před 6 měsíci +6

    My friend, I'm 70. This is the very first song of the Golden age of Rock n Roll. 1964 - 1967. It ended with the Who's "I can see for miles". Then the corporate record monsters took over.

    • @hildahilpert5018
      @hildahilpert5018 Před 4 měsíci

      Boy at that the truth.I don't recall my dad ever singing this, but he would sing St.James Infirmary , and some others.He grew up in the 1920s and 30s when Bessie Smith, Rudy Valee, Ruth Etting and a lot of singers were around.

    • @jenniferdaulby5519
      @jenniferdaulby5519 Před 3 měsíci

      Hi Patrick, I love your comment. I'm the same age as you & I still believe we had the best music. I commented on a video the other day & got a reply "another Boomer who knows nothing about anything especially music". If she only knew ............ 😅 Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

    • @Jill-mh2wn
      @Jill-mh2wn Před 2 měsíci +1

      `I can see for miles`, one of my absolute favourites ! Moooney!!!

  • @cherylfisk7698
    @cherylfisk7698 Před 6 měsíci +7

    I ALWAYS love to watch other people's, especially young people's reaction to the Animals , and other great bands and singers of the 50's, 60's, and even some of the 70's.

  • @mgentles3
    @mgentles3 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Our parents didn't like us listening to Eric Burden and The Animals. It wasn't just about the lyrics talking about a prison (which they misinterpreted as a ho house because there was one of the same name) but the grit and power of Eric's voice they thought was dangerous. They never said it was too sexy or what, but back then parents didn't have to give reasons. They just stated their views and that was it. Tobacco Road was one of my favorites. I mean, we did ride around in cars listening to AM radio and hearing what Mom and Dad didn't approve. 😂

    • @kentclark6420
      @kentclark6420 Před 6 měsíci +6

      It isn't about a prison. It's an old folk song that has several claims of origin, going back hundreds of years. The most prevalent being a gambling house in New Orleans after the civil war.

    • @letitbesummer6536
      @letitbesummer6536 Před 6 měsíci +1

      This came out you could interpret it in many ways. As a gambling house with a brothel, or whatever else you could imagine.

    • @mgentles3
      @mgentles3 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@kentclark6420 There are only two places in New Orleans that were called by this name. The 'gambling' house was much better known as a whore house, but I doubt they were made to wear 'a ball and chain' there.

  • @gizmo5925
    @gizmo5925 Před 6 měsíci +8

    Many have called this the greatest recording in rock & roll history, and it wa a huge hit in the 1960s. However, keep in mind that, in the video, they were just pretending to play. There was no wireless technology in those days, so for the guitar and bass to make sound, they had to be plugged into amplifiers, which would make it impossible for the players to walk around the studio. Eric Burden (the singer) was lip-synching, so that might be why he wasn't showing any strain to his voice.
    The song itself is a folksong, first collected by Alan Lomax in Kentucky in the 1930s, sung by a 14-year-old girl in Kentucky. A fair number of folk musicians had recorded it, and Dave van Ronk had worked out the chord progression used by the Animals (but never shared in any royalties). Note, however, that in this version, Eric Burden changed one word from the original lyrics:
    It's been the ruin of many a poor *girl*.
    You see, the House of the Rising Sun was a house of prostitution. But, of course, Eric Burden couldn't sing "girl" on a song played on popular radio in the 1960s.

  • @debbiethomasson2709
    @debbiethomasson2709 Před 6 měsíci +9

    Eric Burdon is 82 and still performing!! React to Eric Burdon and War..."Spill the Wine"! The "grinning guitarist " is watching them move the organ! While it's being played!

  • @FloLvsDogs
    @FloLvsDogs Před 6 měsíci +15

    Always enjoy your reactions but I cannot tell a lie ...they are extra- fun for me when you do reactions to 'our' music because watching you sincerely appreciate and enjoy them as much as we did then (and still do) is great fun. Thank you.

  • @andycofin6983
    @andycofin6983 Před 6 měsíci +7

    That thing he did with voice that got you shook is called a cry. He went a bit deep in his tenor range to get that treble, but he doesn’t have to strain. He sounds like he can cross over into the baritone range easily which gives him at least a two octave range, although it’s probably bigger than that. Avi Kaplan, in our time can range from a very deep bass to a high baritone. If you’ve never listened to Pentatonix, check out their cover of “Hallelujah”. Between Avi’s bass - baritone range and Mitch Grassi’s tenor - countertenor range you will be astounded. And in this song, the cry Avi puts in his singing with break your heart.

  • @redcapsue
    @redcapsue Před 5 měsíci +6

    and he's in his 80's and can still sing this song

  • @user-DrJoe-Future
    @user-DrJoe-Future Před 3 měsíci +2

    One of the greatest songs every written and performed. That Animals knocked this out of the park. Great vocals and organ. This was a #1 hit in both the U.S. and Britain in 1964. It still commands respect today. They made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  • @deborahbarchard5957
    @deborahbarchard5957 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Eric Burdon was 23 years old when this was recorded.

  • @janeedmunds7582
    @janeedmunds7582 Před 6 měsíci +9

    Wonderful lead voice. Some magical music from the sixties by this group!

  • @suziq8714
    @suziq8714 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Great reaction! The reason they smile at the end is bcz they did it in ONE take! And the studio was so small they hardly had room but to go around in a small circle!! Eric's voice & the Animals band were beasts! GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT! 🙏🏼☮️💯🥰

  • @traciemack6168
    @traciemack6168 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Fantastic reaction! I love hearing young people digging on my generation's music! Thank you!

  • @RedArrowA
    @RedArrowA Před 6 měsíci +5

    This was one of my favorite band back in the day…brings back great memories ♥️

  • @Naomi-pq6tv
    @Naomi-pq6tv Před 5 měsíci +3

    I'm blessed that my parents raised me on this music and that I have an older brother who was into Nirvana and other grunge bands. I am truly thankful for my eclectic taste in music.

  • @Wick21573
    @Wick21573 Před 6 měsíci +4

    The epitome of coolness! One of the greatest songs ever! I have four teenage/young adult daughters and they each have this song on their playlist

  • @moiranewell119
    @moiranewell119 Před měsícem +1

    Eric Burdons voice gives me goosebumps. Im an 80's baby but I was raised listening to this music. So much so Eric was (and still is) my first crush lol!

  • @DeborahThurmond
    @DeborahThurmond Před 6 měsíci +3

    I remember when this came out! They were my favorite of the British Invasion bands. Eric still has that voice. They were way ahead of their time.

  • @NarnianRailway
    @NarnianRailway Před 6 měsíci +4

    Luv watching somebody experience The Animals for the first time. Lead singer Eric Burdon and the band grew up near Newcastle England next to the shipyards. That rough gritty upbringing comes through is many of their awesome songs.
    My favorite is "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"

  • @Sonia-tf4og
    @Sonia-tf4og Před 6 měsíci +7

    ¡Hola! Qué buen oyente. Escuchaste varios detalles de la instrumentación y sutilezas en la voz del cantante. Una de mis canciones preferidas. Great reaction!!
    ¡Saludos, desde Argentina!

  • @56studebaker
    @56studebaker Před 5 měsíci +2

    I love these old classics. They tell a story with great talent. 🇨🇦🤟

  • @amberburris5674
    @amberburris5674 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Hey Greg, I've seen the video and heard the song countless times and it still blows me away when I see that voice come out of that man lol.... I'm 44 but he looks like he could be my sons age... I hope ya like it, time to watch the reaction lol :)

  • @vickihirsch8340
    @vickihirsch8340 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Eric's voice is epic. He did some great stuff with WAR as well. Check out When I was Young by the Animals and Spill the Wine with WAR!

  • @inishireland
    @inishireland Před 3 měsíci +2

    I've loved the Animals since high school, also The Dave Clark Five, The Who, Led Ziplen, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones. A group of us would get together on Fridays and play all their music.🙃🇦🇺

  • @mariannebowman6114
    @mariannebowman6114 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Young man, welcome to our world. This is how we grew up.

  • @Broomrider1492
    @Broomrider1492 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Yes, takes me way back to 1964 was 10 years old and watching Dick Clarks American Bandstand on our Black & White TV. If you think this is awesome just wait till you hear Geoff Castellucci of VoicePlays cover of this song.

    • @lechatel
      @lechatel Před 6 měsíci

      Nowhere near as good as this. In this version the story pulls you in to the emotion, rather than simply showcasing a voice.

  • @williamcabell142
    @williamcabell142 Před 6 měsíci +8

    If you love Eric’s voice check him out with the Group War! Fantastic!

  • @martinford2475
    @martinford2475 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love how he transitions between raspy, to soft and harmonious, you can see him playing with it. A true master, Joe Cocker and Bing Crosby had a love child

  • @erickessler6094
    @erickessler6094 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Haha, I love your reaction, brother! We really had great music in the 50's, 60's & 70's!

    • @mrblossom9622
      @mrblossom9622 Před 2 měsíci

      The only thing new is all the history you don't know. HST. Love these!!!!

  • @shirleymoffat3338
    @shirleymoffat3338 Před 6 měsíci +15

    Eric Burdon, the vocalist, has an amazing voice - but, of course, he was miming in this video. You might be interested to know that Chas Chandler, the bassist, also discovered and managed Jimi Hendrix. Alan Price, tha organist, had a successful solo career after he left The Animals.

    • @kathrynplatten-higgins3464
      @kathrynplatten-higgins3464 Před 5 měsíci

      Not miming it was live

    • @jcl410
      @jcl410 Před měsícem

      @@kathrynplatten-higgins3464 Nope ; this video was shot on 35mm film for a movie featuring multiple bands. It was shot with a single camera, with multiple set ups. Notice that the keyboard player plays the entire song, but has moved at the end of the video...
      The audio track for the album WAS done in one take.

  • @cherishedowl421
    @cherishedowl421 Před 6 měsíci +6

    This man’s voice is “Majestic “
    The whole group plays effortlessly.
    When groups were “groups”
    Voice is absolutely Awesome, you can feel it
    in Your Soul

  • @patmiddleton3947
    @patmiddleton3947 Před 3 měsíci +1

    So good to see a young coloured guy appreciating the music I grew up with.Thank you!

  • @stacilee9944
    @stacilee9944 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Gives me the chills every time. I'm over 60 and this NEVER gets old. ❤ That voice coming from that baby face...

  • @overd002
    @overd002 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Great reaction! Eric Burdon has a superb voice. This wonderful video however is lip-synced. Notice there are no microphones, none of the guitars are plugged in and the Vox keyboard has no power or audio cords attached. The slow walk around the stage is like the funeral processions seen in New Orleans, LA.

    • @pamelalee1508
      @pamelalee1508 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thank you !...I was concerned no-one else realized it wasn't an actual recorded performance...now I feel better..😁...🌿🌿🌿

  • @deanakeefer1798
    @deanakeefer1798 Před 6 měsíci +8

    Show us a singer today who can do this without autotune. Just his voice.

    • @wendyryder2708
      @wendyryder2708 Před 6 měsíci

      There is one, except it’s a female! Angelina Jordan! Check her out if you don’t already know her!

    • @HappyKat9
      @HappyKat9 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Gigi De Lana just did a cover of this the other day. Live with her band Gigi Vibes. Go check out!

  • @SueSandersGloryRock
    @SueSandersGloryRock Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love watching/listening to you hear the songs of my youth. I remember that "House of the Rising Sun" was playing one evening while I was waiting in line at a drive-in in North Carolina (Marine Corps territory). Gives me the chills to watch you go back there. Stay good, Greg. You're a good one!

  • @daneybarnes5421
    @daneybarnes5421 Před 2 měsíci +1

    that song always had a haunting tune to it . i love that song

  • @octurn
    @octurn Před 6 měsíci +4

    The kicker in this is when Alan Price levitates himself and the organ to the front of shot at the end of the song. This was the sort of thing we northerners could do back in the sixties, before Thatcher and all that.

  • @joelilley6603
    @joelilley6603 Před 6 měsíci +6

    The Animals had a lot of great hit songs you should check out. Eric does have a powerful voice. In this video though he was lip syncing. You probably didn't notice it, but they moved the keyboard from the back of the room by the drummer to the front, during that last verse. ☺👍

    • @Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina
      @Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yes, 100% lipsynced. But that's always been a very common practice in television to this very day. Still, a fantastic song.

    • @joelilley6603
      @joelilley6603 Před 6 měsíci

      Agreed. @@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina 👍

  • @ingridclare7411
    @ingridclare7411 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Yeah, and Eric has ( he's still with us) such a small frame and that voice roars out. Superb band. Chas Clarkson , the bass player, discovered Jimi Hendrix and Eric became his best friend.

  • @alaskachick7315
    @alaskachick7315 Před 5 měsíci +1

    My mom always had 50's and 60's rock playing on the radio when I was growing up but I never heard this song until I was in my late teens. It hooked me and I never really understood why until I watched the reaction videos on youtube. Such beautiful music set to hard-rending lyrics with those raw vocals! I made sure my kids knew about this song while they were growing up.

  • @lanepotter18
    @lanepotter18 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

  • @just1morejonjr
    @just1morejonjr Před 6 měsíci +4

    There's no facial expressions because they're dubbing they're own track... Every music video you ever see these people are lip syncing to their own music

    • @allendixon7700
      @allendixon7700 Před 6 měsíci

      It's been the run of many a poor boy and god I know i'm on

    • @allendixon7700
      @allendixon7700 Před 6 měsíci

      The ladybear may all right? That's cutting it on the deep side. Bend a run of many a poor boy

    • @allendixon7700
      @allendixon7700 Před 6 měsíci

      😅😅😅😊

    • @allendixon7700
      @allendixon7700 Před 6 měsíci

      It's been a run of money a poor no, i'm on g o d I know i'm on

    • @allendixon7700
      @allendixon7700 Před 6 měsíci

      When do I shut up and eat healthy foods and getting strong? Where he was doing drugs at the house. It aroused the sun and we're saying it wrong. I'm marrying a poor boy and we're just becoming one of the many

  • @hchrist7793
    @hchrist7793 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Burdon was lead vocalist of the Animals, formed during 1962 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The original band was the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which formed in 1958;[16] they became the Animals shortly after Burdon joined the band. The Animals combined electric blues with rock; in the US they were considered one of the leading bands of the British Invasion.[17] Along with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Hollies, the Dave Clark Five, and the Kinks, the group introduced contemporary British music and fashion to American audiences.

  • @lovegodsplan6743
    @lovegodsplan6743 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Seeing the reactions of the younger people does my old hippy-heart so Good.....GOOD MEMORIES✌💕

  • @AuthorLaurieAnnSmith
    @AuthorLaurieAnnSmith Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks Greg, for a great reaction to this incredible song from my time. Eric's voice had a certain special tonality to it and he had a great gift of being able to project it out there.

  • @garrettviewegh9028
    @garrettviewegh9028 Před 2 měsíci

    The craziest thing about this? Is that The Animals are an English band, that famously covered a song, supposedly based on American folklore. The 60s and the years that followed, really marked a time where the English “invaded” America’s music scene. With songs that harkened to that rock and roll American sound, but with their own European spin on it. Songs like this from The Animals, Queen, and more, were inspired by American stories, figures, or outright channeled Rock and roll and other music that originated in America/the West. Harnessing that sound, with their own unique style, bands like The Animals, Beatles, and Queen, captivated audience from either side of the pond. It’s flattering, but also incredible how much both countries inspired each other. Especially musically/creatively.

  • @ma6579
    @ma6579 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Eric Burdon at his peak was a sensational singer. I think it was so incredible that so many English acts of that era grew up loving soul and blues music and put their own spin on it and very often it worked out great.

  • @carlosr.torressr.2264
    @carlosr.torressr.2264 Před 6 měsíci +1

    He had the best voice for rock and roll. I hat this time could be the best that we had. I love his voice. And I love all his songs with the animals and the singles.

  • @deniseanderson2036
    @deniseanderson2036 Před 4 měsíci

    This jam touches your soul every time you hear the opening strings

  • @lennychorn147
    @lennychorn147 Před 4 měsíci

    I love watching these videos of young folk listening and loving the music of my youth, teens and early adulthood. Especially when they realize that this music was pure talent.

  • @harypisimisis202
    @harypisimisis202 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I got a fan fact…… the bass player of the animals later discover and became the manager of a very fluent with a guitar young man that became well known as jimmy hendrix……..

  • @user-lo2ug6sy5f
    @user-lo2ug6sy5f Před 4 dny

    Pure talent...One of my favorites..Eric- great voice/ & band great...

  • @christinemelville3756
    @christinemelville3756 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Its funny but years back as a teenager listening to him….and we took it for granted the way he performed so effortlessly- Im 72 now and still appreciate their sound. …..although I also love ACDC…a little different delivery 🤣

  • @88pjtink
    @88pjtink Před 6 měsíci +1

    of course they look relaxed. everyone was stoned all the time back then. eric burden is a legend, and musical genius.

  • @Hat_Uncle
    @Hat_Uncle Před měsícem +1

    Live, one take, the walk is a simulated funeral procession. I got to enjoy them live way back when.

  • @beed5923
    @beed5923 Před měsícem

    Many a night listening to these guys...round a fire half snapped...real voices..off tge charts talent!!!