Hofmann's busy and demanding schedule in combination with an "imperfect vocal technique", led to intermittent vocal problems which became more prominent in the singer's opera performances in the late 1980s. These difficulties led him to completely abandon his opera career in 1989 in favor of pursuing a fulltime career in popular music.Hofmann had already spent portions of his opera career performing and recording popular music, and he had already achieved success with tours and recordings of classic rock during the mid to late 1980s. He continued to perform pop and rock songs until his retirement from performance due to health reasons in 1999. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1994.
The House Of The Rising Sun
Peter Hofmann Lyrics
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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 blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
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
Oh In the house of the Rising Sun
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
Peter Hofmann's song "The House of the Rising Sun" is a powerful and emotive ballad that tells the story of a young man's life of hardship and misfortune in the city of New Orleans. The song begins by describing the house in New Orleans known as the Rising Sun, which has been the ruin of many a poor boy, including the singer who laments, "God I know I'm one." The singer's parents are also introduced - his mother a tailor who sewed his new jeans and his father a gambler, implying the influence of his parents' vices on his own life.
The second verse describes the singer's intention to leave New Orleans, with one foot on the platform and the other on the train, before ultimately deciding to return and face his fate, represented by the "ball and chain" of his past mistakes. The final verse serves as a warning to future generations, with the singer imploring his mother to tell her children not to follow in his footsteps and spend their lives in sin and misery in the house of the Rising Sun.
Overall, "The House of the Rising Sun" is a hauntingly beautiful song that explores the consequences of a life lived recklessly, but also offers a glimmer of hope through the power of storytelling and acknowledging one's mistakes.
Line by Line Meaning
There is a house in New Orleans
In New Orleans, there exists a house.
They call the Rising Sun
This house is known as the Rising Sun.
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
This house has been responsible for the destruction of many young men.
And God I know I'm one
And I am one of those who have suffered because of it.
My mother was a tailor
My mother sewed clothes for a living.
She sewed my new blue jeans
She made me a new pair of blue jeans.
My father was a gamblin' man
My father was addicted to gambling.
Down in New Orleans
He lived in New Orleans.
Got one foot on the platform
I am standing on the platform with one foot.
The other foot on the train
My other foot is on the train.
I'm going back to New Orleans
I am returning to New Orleans.
To wear that ball and chain
To face the punishment I deserve.
Oh mother, tell your children
Oh mother, please teach your children.
Not to do what I have done
To not commit the same mistakes I did.
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Living in sin and misery is no way to live your life.
In the house of the Rising Sun
In that particular house, the Rising Sun.
Oh In the house of the Rising Sun
Oh, in that house called the Rising Sun.
Rising Sun
The Rising Sun.
Rising Sun
The Rising Sun.
Rising Sun
The Rising Sun.
Writer(s): Woody Guthrie
Contributed by Victoria S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@martinp.3498
Das war noch Musik und das waren noch Stimmen!!!
@tinameier2217
Ruhe in Frieden mein Freund 😪
@mariannesina6805
Ein Glück und ein Geschenk, daß es diesen Mann und Sänger gegeben hat !!! Ich hatte ihn live in der Alten Oper Frankfurt erleben dürfen. Ein unvergessliches Erlebnis !!!!!
@michaelkahlbetzer5689
Die Idee zur Rock Classic kam vom Geschäftsführer CBS Frankfurt, bei der ersten Probeaufnahme hat der Tontechniker mit beiden Armen am Mischpult die Schieberegler auf linear gefahren
@utatriebel2211
Da beneide ich dich. 💕Ich war schon froh,
dass ich ein Foto
geschickt bekam.
Zwar nicht original
unterschrieben nur gedruckt und auch ziemlich kühl, ohne weiteren Komentar. Bei Einheimischen aus Wuhnsiedel, kam dann noch ein netter Text dazu aber.......das
war ja nicht Peter sondern sein sehr unsympathischer Bruder Fritz. Der hat ja das für ihn erledigt.
@irmgardbohm6317
Kann ich nur bestätigen, alte Oper Frankfurt, der Künstler, still und freundlich Autogramme gegeben, aber sein Bruder arrogant und überheblich, 😊
@gennaro99
absoluter hammer!!! diese stimme ist einfach nur der hammer!!!!
@christianbruggemann79
Viel zu früh hat er uns verlassen. So schade. Eine grosse Stimme
@attilahunnenkonig3115
Was viele nicht wissen: Peter Hofmann fing als Rocker an! Dann kam Oper. Und dann wieder Rock. So rum! Großartig, wie er auch diesen Song bringt ohne zuviel Übertreibung von wegen ich zeig euch jetzt mal eine Arie sondern einfach schnörkelloser Rock'n roll. R.I.P., alter Rocker! Scheiss Krankheiten.
@kulmainer
Attila, ich danke Dir! Ich verehre Ihn nach wie vor so sehr, er war ein einzigartiger Mensch und großer Sänger, leider hat ihn diese Krankheit um alles gebracht! Viele Grüße!