Sunday, July 27, 2003
Straight Dope Staff Report: What's the Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" all about?: "the melody of 'The House of the Rising Run' is a traditional English ballad and the lyrics were written by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin (both from Kentucky). The song was first recorded in the 1920s by black bluesman Texas Alexander ". Was there a real "house"? There are conflicting theories.
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