“House of the Rising Sun”
E515338
“House of the Rising Sun” is a traditional folk song, famously popularized by The Animals, that tells a dark, cautionary tale set in New Orleans.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of the Rising Sun | 1 |
| The House of the Rising Sun | 5 |
| House of the Rising Sun (instrumental cover) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | folk song ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Rising Sun Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedLocation | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonEarlierNarratorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | American folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasEarliestKnownRecordingsDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionBassist | Chas Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionChartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionChartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionChartPositionFrance | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionChartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionChartPositionUS | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionDrummer | John Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionGuitarist | Hilton Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ electric organ ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionLabel |
Columbia (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MGM Records (US) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionLeadVocalist | Eric Burdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionOrganist | Alan Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionPerformer | The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionProducer | Mickie Most NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| hasFamousVersionTempo | slow ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
blues
ⓘ
folk ⓘ folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasLyricalMotif |
family warning
ⓘ
house of ill repute ⓘ |
| hasNarratorGenderInAnimalsVersion | male ⓘ |
| hasSetting | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cautionary tale
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ regret ⓘ ruin ⓘ vice ⓘ |
| hasTitle | House of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomainInUS | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| wasPopularizedBy | The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRecordedBy |
Bob Dylan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frijid Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Lead Belly NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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The House of the Rising Sun
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Joan Baez in Concert
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The House of the Rising Sun
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House of the Rising Sun
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House of the Rising Sun (instrumental cover)
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The House of the Rising Sun
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The House of the Rising Sun
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The House of the Rising Sun