There is a House in New Orleans….
Go ahead, sing it – the first lyric is practically begging for you to. I’ve even played the song on repeat while writing this. The House of the Rising Sun, by The Animals, is without a doubt one of the best renditions in the history of music. Most people probably know by now that the song doesn’t belong to The Animals, though. No, the song was written a long, long time ago…
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The most alluring part of it all isn’t even the song itself; it’s the mystery behind it. Is there an actual House of the Rising Sun? And if so, where is it? Many say that this mystical home wasn’t even in New Orleans.