붓꽃 독백 - 추억의 편린

 

사람들은 누구나하고 추억을 먹고 사나보다.........

영국 뉴캐슬에서 결성된 5인조 그룹 <The Animals> 그들의 불후의 히트곡

이 노래가 한창 유행하던 당시 선생님은 대학교를 다니시지 않으셨을 까 싶다.

 

음악다방에서 얼마나 많이 틀어대던 곡이었을 까도 싶은 곡

The House of the Rising Sun은 심금을 울리고도 남는다.

 

특히 후런트맨 1941년생 에릭 버든의 허스키한 목소리는 차라리 애절하다.

그도 이제 만 70이 되었다.

 

선생님이 가장 좋아하시는 가수는 마리오 란자인데.............

 

 

Posing for publicity in 1964: L-R Eric Burdon (Vocals), Alan Price (Keyboards),

Chas Chandler (Bass), Hilton Valentine (Guitar), John Steel (Drums)

 

The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon Tyne

during the early part of the decade, and later relocated to London. Known for their gritty,

bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their number one

signature song "The House of the Rising Sun" as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get

Out of This Place", "It's My Life" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", the band

balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-oriented album

material. They became known in the U.S. as part of the British Invasion.

 

The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered

from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals,

they moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic rock band,

 before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty

hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

 

The original lineup had a brief comeback in 1977 and 1983. There have been several

partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names.

The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

 

Provenance - Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

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

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans
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

------ organ solo ------

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 boy
And God I know I'm one