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Here are three facts that make this song—and its iconic HD promo video—so legendary:

🎸 The Mystery of the Rising Sun: 60 Years of a Folk-Rock Revolution Rising SunHD

Legend has it that when Bob Dylan first heard The Animals’ version on his car radio, he jumped out of the seat! It was the moment he realized he could apply a rock rhythm to folk music, leading directly to his historic "electric" shift at the Newport Folk Festival. Here are three facts that make this song—and

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Six decades later, it remains the definitive "first folk rock hit". While the song's origin is shrouded in mystery

While the song's origin is shrouded in mystery (is the "house" a prison, a brothel, or a gambling den?), the HD restorations of the 1964 promo allow us to see the raw intensity of a young Eric Burdon like never before.