This is without a doubt one of my favorite songs of all time. Back in ‘08 or ‘09, I walked into a bar with a karaoke night with two of my shipmates. I belted out House of the Rising Sun after I warmed up on My Way.
Anyone who knows me knows I love to sing. I have no training for this, other than singing whenever the mood strikes me. One of my best “poor me” stories is that I wasn’t allowed into my elementary school glee club because my voice had already changed, and Mrs. Sipe didn’t know what to do with a baritone/bass range voice.
So you can imagine what a win it was for me to nail this song so hard, complete strangers stood up and applauded when I was done. I know I can’t hit all those notes anymore, but that was one of life’s golden moments.
Thanks for the backstory details! Growing up in St Louis, New Orleans was our Spring Break destination though I never had the pocket change necessary to go there. But it's place in our history, musical as well as many other aspects, is monumental!
This is without a doubt one of my favorite songs of all time. Back in ‘08 or ‘09, I walked into a bar with a karaoke night with two of my shipmates. I belted out House of the Rising Sun after I warmed up on My Way.
Anyone who knows me knows I love to sing. I have no training for this, other than singing whenever the mood strikes me. One of my best “poor me” stories is that I wasn’t allowed into my elementary school glee club because my voice had already changed, and Mrs. Sipe didn’t know what to do with a baritone/bass range voice.
So you can imagine what a win it was for me to nail this song so hard, complete strangers stood up and applauded when I was done. I know I can’t hit all those notes anymore, but that was one of life’s golden moments.
Thanks for the backstory details! Growing up in St Louis, New Orleans was our Spring Break destination though I never had the pocket change necessary to go there. But it's place in our history, musical as well as many other aspects, is monumental!
Great write up. Gonna search for the older versions and the precursor Matty Groves