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Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :

...in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
Been ruin of a many a poor gal
And me, oh Lord, I'm one

[ March 20, 2005, 01:47 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

Fascinating!

Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :

quote:
"But it can backfire too," Herridge said. "Once in a while people think we are a house of ill repute. They will call up and say, 'What is your specialty?' I say, 'Well, we do a nice continental breakfast. It's very healthy.' They say: 'You know what I mean.' And I have to tell them that they've got the wrong idea."

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Interesting.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

I've always loved that song. What I've read is that the earliest known mention of a "House of the Rising Sun" was in an English ballad about a bordello that travelled to America. It's quite likely that "The Rising Sun" has been around in song for many a year, and it's quite possible a bordello was named after the one in the old song, followed by a new song evolving, about the new house.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

That's a GREAT version of the song - I've never heard it before.