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Popdose: Lost MP3 of the Week: The Animals, “House of the Rising Sun”

  • kshane · 1 year ago
    This is weird. I picked up my guitar this morning and before I knew it I was playing House of the Rising Son. I haven't played that song since I was in high school. Then i saw your column. The planets must be aligned.
  • David_E · 1 year ago
    I think "House of the Rising Sun" is a common marker on most budding musician's paths. I cannot play keyboards for the life of me, but I too have many memories of picking out that particular run of notes. Must be in the key of C, or thereabouts.

    :)

    And was this the keyboard? Just googling it brought back memories:

    http://www.synthmuseum.com/casio/casvltone01.jpg
  • DwDunphy · 1 year ago
    I loved this song when I was a kid too. It's just those chords - it's like "What Child Is This" or "Greensleeves", only set in a Louisiana whorehouse.