The House of the Rising Sun

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The Animals
"The House of the Rising Sun"
Álbum: The Animals
1964

Existem tantas versões boas desta música que fiquei na dúvida sobre qual colcar aqui. Creio que a versão mais conhecida é a dos The Animals de 1964. 

"The House of the Rising Sun" é uma música folk tradicional sobre a história de uma vida que não correu bem em Nova Orleães. 

A versão dos The Animals tornou-se um enorme sucesso e chegou a número um em vários países. Existem covers dos Frijid Pink, dos The Doors, da Sinead O'Connor, da Lauren O'Connell e dos Muse. Fica aqui a versão dos The Animals.

 

The House of the Rising Sun

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many poor boys
And God, I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk

Oh, mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the house of the rising sun

Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boys
And God, I know I'm one