Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You

I put a spell on you
Because youre mine.
You better stop
The things that youre doin.
I said watch out!
I aint lyin, yeah!
I aint gonna take none of your
Foolin around;
I aint gonna take none of your
Puttin me down;
I put a spell on you
Because youre mine.
All right!
(repeat 1x)
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I Put A Spell On You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Album: I Put A Spell On You Released: 1957

Hawkins wrote this as a ballad lamenting the loss of a girlfriend he wanted back. The original version was a lot slower and much more tame. Hawkins was recording for Grand Records at the time, and had a hard time convincing them to release this. A year later, Hawkins recorded the version that became famous for another label, and transformed the song into a spooky tale about putting a curse on the girl so he can have her.

Hawkins performed the ghoulish version for the first time at a Christmas concert staged by Cleveland DJ Alan Freed in 1956. He got a huge reaction from the song, and Freed invited him to perform it on his TV special. Hawkins developed a bizarre stage show around this. He would come out in a flaming coffin and wield a skull on a stick that he named "Henry."

The version with various grunts and groans was banned by most radio stations. An edited version became a hit with teenagers who liked the forbidden sound.

Creedence Clearwater revival covered this in 1968 and performed it at Woodstock in 1969. It was their second single, but did not chart.

This was also covered by Arthur Brown, from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, who also liked to use fire as part of his stage act. Arthur Brown's only hit was "Fire."

Another popular cover was by Nina Simone, an influential singer who performed a variety of standards and jazz songs before her death in 2003. Her 1991 autobiography is titled I Put A Spell On You.

Marilyn Manson recorded this for his album Smells Like Children. His growling, often snarled lyrics were a rather odd contrast to the music, although it was significantly darker and more "metal" than it had been originally.

Joe Cocker covered this on his 2004 album Heart And Soul. Eric Clapton added to the track with a typical "slowhand" guitar solo.

The Notorious B.I.G. sampled the bass line of this song and speeded it up for his song "Kick In The Door."

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