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“I Put a Spell on You”
Single by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
from the album At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Released 1957
Format 7" 45 RPM
Genre Rock and Roll
Length 2:25
Label Grand (1949)
OKeh (1957)
Writer(s) Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Producer Arnold Maxon
“I Put a Spell on You”
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Creedence Clearwater Revival
B-side "Walk On The Water"
Released 1968
Format 7" 45 RPM
Genre Rock and Roll
Length 4:25
Label Fantasy Records
Writer(s) Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Producer Saul Zaentz
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Suzie Q" "I Put A Spell On You"
(1968)		 "Proud Mary"

"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1957 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Jalacy Hawkins, best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins ( July 18, 1929 &ndash February 12, 2000) was an African-American singer A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Grand Award Records was a Record label associated with ABC-Paramount Records Grand Award began life as Waldorf Music Hall records in the early 1950s Okeh Records began as an Independent record label based in the United States of America in A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Jalacy Hawkins, best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins ( July 18, 1929 &ndash February 12, 2000) was an African-American singer In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Creedence Clearwater Revival is the first album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music) A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Recording artists David Axelrod The Blackbyrds Dave Brubeck Lenny Bruce A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Jalacy Hawkins, best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins ( July 18, 1929 &ndash February 12, 2000) was an African-American singer In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Saul Zaentz (ˈzænts born February 28, 1921) is an American Film producer and former record company executive Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with " Susie Q " is originally a song done by Louisiana -born singer and guitarist Dale Hawkins. " Proud Mary " is a song written by American singer and Guitarist John Fogerty. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Jalacy Hawkins, best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins ( July 18, 1929 &ndash February 12, 2000) was an African-American singer The song was later covered by numerous other artists.

Contents

The original version

The song starts out with the big-voiced Hawkins singing a ballad to a lost love. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. Very quickly, however, the performance becomes something unique: Hawkins seems positively demented as he sings, he threatens wildly, screams, grunts and groans, and sounds utterly demonic in reclaiming the lady as his own.

Hawkins had originally intended to record "I Put a Spell on You" as a refined love song, a blues ballad. The blues ballad creates the sound of the Blues using a Blues scale and blues style chord progressions with a bridge using a different bluesy chord progression in He reported, however, that the producer "brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Drunkenness or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of Alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably I don't even remember making the record. Before, I was just a normal blues singer. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression I was just Jay Hawkins. It all sort of just fell in place. I found out I could do more destroying a song and screaming it to death. "

Some sources claim that "I Put a Spell on You" had been released earlier than 1956 in a more sedate form, but this has not been verified. The date of 1949 for an original release on the Grand label would appear unlikely, since it predates both the formation of the record label and the beginning of Hawkins's performing career. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

"I Put a Spell on You" became a quick success, despite being banned by some stores and radio stations. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. A softer version minus certain sounds deemed "cannibalistic" reached the Top 40 and brought Hawkins together with Alan Freed and his "Rock and Roll Review". Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Alan Freed (December 15 1921 &ndash January 20 1965 also known as Moondog, was an American Disc-jockey who became

Up to this time, Hawkins had been a blues performer, emotional, but not wild. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Freed suggested a gimmick to capitalize on the "demented" sound of "I Put a Spell on You": Hawkins wore a long cape, and appeared onstage by rising out of a coffin in the midst of smoke and fog. A coffin (also known as a casket in North American English) is a funerary Box used in the display and containment of deceased remains – either for

The act was a sensation, later bolstered by tusks worn in Hawkins' nose, on-stage snakes and fireworks, and a cigarette-smoking skull named "Henry". A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured The theatrical act was one of the first shock rock performances, and was the progenitor of much that came later in rock and roll, including Dr. John, Alice Cooper, Screaming Lord Sutch, Warren Zevon, Arthur Brown, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, George Clinton, The Butthole Surfers, and Marilyn Manson, among the many who vied for Hawkins' title as a rock and roll madman. Shock rock is a wide umbrella term for artists who combine Rock music with elements of theatrical Shock value in live performances Dr John (also Dr John Creaux) is the Stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack Jr Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash Warren William Zevon (January 24 1947 &ndash September 7 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician Arthur Brown (born Arthur Wilton 24 June 1942, Whitby, Yorkshire) is an English Rock and roll Singer Black Sabbath are an Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California.


“I Put a Spell on You”
Single by Sonique
Released 25 April 2001 (US)
Format CD Single
Genre Pop
Sonique singles chronology
"Sky"
(2000)		 "I Put a Spell on You"
(2001)		 "Can't Make Up My Mind"
(2003)
Alternate cover
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Covers and samples

"I Put a Spell on You" has been covered dozens of times, perhaps most famously by Nina Simone on the 1965 album I Put A Spell On You, but also by performers such as

Most of the covers treat the song seriously; few attempt to duplicate Hawkins's bravura performance. Leslie West (born October 22, 1945) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter. Arthur Brown comes close. Arthur Brown is the name of Association footballers Albert Arthur Brown aka Arthur Brown (born 1862 English footballer for Aston Villa brother

Also, it has been sampled in songs by Notorious B.I.G. (“Kick In The Door”) and by LL Cool J (“LL Cool J”). Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor

In the media

In films, it has been performed (with different lyrics) by Bette Midler in Disney's Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus, of which this version has been used as exit music for the HalloWishes Halloween-themed fireworks show at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park; while the original version has also been covered by Diamanda Galás, which was featured in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Hocus Pocus is a children's 1993 Halloween -themed film released by Disney, and directed by Kenny Ortega (known mainly for his HalloWishes (known by its full title of "Happy HalloWishes A Grim Grinning Ghosts Spooktacular in the Sky" is a Fireworks show that takes place during " A firework is classified as a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a separate-admission (a/k/a hard ticket Halloween -themed event held annually during the months of September and October at the Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American-born Avant-garde Performance artist, Vocalist, keyboardist and Composer William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Natural Born Killers is a 1994 Crime film Satire directed by Oliver Stone about Serial killers and their coverage by the Marilyn Manson's version was featured in David Lynch's Lost Highway as well as television ads for M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense. Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer Lost Highway is a 1997 Psychological thriller directed by David Lynch. Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (ˈʃaməˈlan ( Malayalam: മനോജ് നെല്ലിയട്ടു ശ്യാമളന്‍ Tamil: மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு The Sixth Sense is a 1999 Psychological horror film written and directed by M The Creedence Clearwater Revival version was used in Rebecca Miller's The Ballad of Jack and Rose. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Rebecca Miller (born September 15, 1962 in Roxbury, Connecticut) is an American Film director, screenwriter The Ballad of Jack and Rose is a 2005 Drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller, and starring her real-life husband Daniel It has been also played in an episode of The Simpsons (I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can) and an episode of The PJ's. " I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can " is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons ' fourteenth season. The PJs is a Stop motion animated television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. It was featured in the movie Stranger Than Paradise. Stranger Than Paradise is an Absurdist Comedy film written and directed by American director Jim Jarmusch in 1984 Hawkins performed the song on film in A Rage in Harlem.

The Hawkins version has even become a standard accompaniment for ice skaters, including Michelle Kwan, Alexei Urmanov and the team of Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow. Ice skating is Traveling on Ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special Boots A study Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is an American figure skater. Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov (Алексей Евгеньевич Урманов (born November 17 1973 in Leningrad) is a Russian figure skater. Elizabeth Punsalan is an American figure skater. She competed in ice dance with her husband Jerod Swallow. Jerod Swallow is an American figure skater. He competed in ice dance with his wife Elizabeth Punsalan.

The song has also figured in countless radio and television advertisements, such as those for Pringles and Levi's. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Pringles are a Brand of potato-based salty snacks produced by Procter & Gamble. Levi Strauss & Co (LS&CO is a privately held Clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of Denim Jeans.

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