Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You (REACTION)  

When they do covers, they end up owning them! "Heard it through the Grapevine" is another cover they ended up owning!

These guys wrote the song “Proud Mary” and their performance of it is amazing. When Tina Turner sang it she put the sauce on it. ❤️

They where only together for 3 or 4 years but had like 30 hit songs.✌🏻❤️

These guys were special. From Northern California, they were often mistaken for a Band from the south. They could play Blues, Soul, Country western, and Rock. They were special. I Had the pleasure of seeing them in concert in Seattle in 1971. I was 14 years old, and it was my first Rock concert. I've seen Led Zeppelin, ZZ Topp, and many other great Bands and artists in the 70s, but Credence Clearwater, was special. Thanks guys.

They were definitely a top notch band back when I was a teen. No Doubt!

This was from their first album! The combination of John Fogertys voice and the guitar....WOW

They're recording of this classic is spooky-good! That gravely voice, the wailing guitar, sends chills to your bones!

From 2017: John Fogerty Is Reunited with His CCR Rickenbacker After 44 Years - Sometime around 1973 or '74, John Fogerty was at Creedence Clearwater Revival's rehearsal space in San Francisco. The band had recently broken up, and the successful guitarist/songwriter didn't really know what lay ahead-at least beyond his new album at the time, The Blue Ridge Rangers. Two 12-year-old kids-apparently named Rick and Louie-were hanging out at the rehearsal space, and Fogerty decided to give his 1969 Rickenbacker 325 to Louie. "I was just detached and numb at that point," Fogerty told Rolling Stone. "I think I gave it away to sort of end that chapter of my life." The Rick had been his main CCR guitar for several years; he used it for pretty much every standard-tuning song on every Creedence album from 1969's Bayou Country through 1972's Mardi Gras. It's the guitar he played at Woodstock and on The Ed Sullivan Show, the guitar that can be heard on "Green River," "Travelin' Band," "Up Around the Bend" and many more. The Fireglo (what most other manufacturers and news websites call "sunburst") guitar, which he bought at the Rickenbacker showroom in Los Angeles in '69, had a unique look. Right after Fogerty bought it, he took it to his back yard, grabbed some yellow paint and wrote "ACME" in all caps on the headstock's name plate. Some say he was inspired by the fictional corporation in the Warner Bros. cartoons he loved as a kid. About 20 years later, Fogerty stumbled upon the guitar at Norman's Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California. However, the store was asking for a lot of money at the time. "I just looked at [Norman] and the guitar, shook my head and said, 'I'm not doing that'," Fogerty said. Just last year, however, Fogerty casually mentioned to his wife, Julie, that he'd like to get that old ACME guitar back. Without telling him, she poured everything into a search to track it down-a search that led to Gary's Classic Guitars in Loveland, Ohio. Cut to this past Christmas morning. After opening most of the gifts under the tree, Fogerty noticed one more large box that was wrapped in paper but also covered by one of his trademark plaid shirts. Fogerty removed the shirt and wrapping paper and saw-you guessed it-an old Rickenbacker case. "I was immediately struck dumb," Fogerty said. "I turned to my wife and said, 'Am I about to get overwhelmed here?'" It was his long-lost ACME Rick. "I never imagined I'd see it again," Fogerty told Rolling Stone. It didn't take him long to plug in the ax for the first time in more than 40 years. "I started playing the solo in 'Green River,' and the hairs stood up on the back of my neck. It was exactly that sound, 100 percent.

There is a live version of this that's really good. Thanks for this one. Appreciated.

Back in the late 60's and early 70's CCR had a MASSIVE FOLLOWING. Stay on point with this group.

Awesome choice guys, this is one of CCR's great jam songs, an excellent cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' original. They really stretch out on this one, and Fogerty's voice is just frikking perfect for the vibe. Rocking out at my desk on a Friday morning - peace and love from Canada ☮️

The band's most prolific and successful period between 1969 and 1971 produced fourteen consecutive top 10 singles (many of which were double A-sides) and five consecutive top 10 albums in the United States - two of which, Green River (1969) and Cosmo's Factory (1970), reached number one.

Such a masculine song of a Man bent on possession of his Woman to extent that he will put a spell on her to keep her.Very powerful emotional rendition.

John Fogerty, singer, lead guitar, song writer, his solo stuff is great.

There's never been a rock singer or front man (he's the lead guitarist too) who was objectively better than John Fogerty. That voice is one of a kind. Plays a mean guitar and harmonica too... This is one song that you would've done ok reacting to a live performance first. They absolutely rock this song. When you get around to Heard it Through the Grapevine you should find the extended version, which has several extra minutes of guitar jamming. Also... Run Through the Jungle is a necessary listen. His voice sounds like the rumble of a giant.

CCR did this tune the absolute best no one comes close… only band I regret not seeing in the early 70’s before they broke up…

They were bigger than you guys might realize. They were only together for 3 or 4 years, but they were super popular and well known back in their day (late 60s/early 70s). They p ln ayed at Woodstock for example. And yes, their portfolio of music is large and excellent. Try Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Down on the Corner, The Midnight Special, Fortunate Son, Who'll Stop The Rain, Lodi, I Heard It Through The Grapevine.........

I saw C.C.R. and John Fogerty do this song Live 30 years apart. Both were awesome performances.

"Keep on chooglin" is a great listen!

There were brothers in the band that didn't get along and they had problems with their management. It really grounded a juggernaut!!!

Fogerty’s voice is a backwoods howl.

They are often called the best American band of the Era.

When the discussion of the greatest American band comes up...CCR should always be near the top.

CCR was the first band that out-sold the Beatles in the US in 1969.

This song was originally sung by Screaming Jay Hawkins.

Creedence weren't around for long (the brothers didn't get on well) but my godfather they packed in nothing but hits in their short time together, and their sound was just so unique.

CCR is a rabbit hole you should gladly enter, they owned the music scene for a short but legendary time after Beatles broke up. Great albums Green River, Bayou country, Cosmos factory, Willie & the poorboys

Such gritty blues; every Creedence Clearwater song is great, whether it be a cover or an original. Loved your reaction and you guys are reacting to the really good stuff! As others have said, please react to original "Proud Mary" (covered by Ike and Tina Turner) and their cover of "Heard it through the Grapevine" 🔥

I saw a concert on t.v. with John Fogerty in the 2020's, he was probably 70 and he was dancing around the stage with so much energy. His voice was still amazing, the man never aged.

One of the best lead vocalist in rock/pop history!

Another home run ! Riding out with the brothers! It's amazing that a band from Cerrito California produced this swampy, bluesy type sound! People are amazed that these guys are from Northern California!! John Fogerty has 2 very distinct sounds that it won't take more than 3 notes to realize it's CCR. One is his completely distinct vocals and the other is his guitar tone.. no one sounds like John Fogerty, CCR is a sound that is beyond unique!!!

They performed this at Woodstock ‘69. Born on the Bayou is Swamp Rock. When you’re ready for Santana also at Woodstock please react to the live, long drum version of SOUL SACRIFICE… the one with the nekked hippies

Such a great band, CCR. Enjoy their music. 🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸👍

6:43 CCR was a top notch band. When I was a kid there was a three year stretch where you couldn't avoid them on the radio. Everyone had the albums. Due to lots of issues they just didn't put out many albums, but the ones they did were gems. They never had a number one hit, but had five number 2's and a number 3 between 1968 - 71. I would highly suggest their version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (or the entire Cosmos Factory album). It's a good spin on the Marvin Gaye original.

Fabulous Scream of John Fogerty just in the beginning ! Absolutely awesome !

Magnificent

I like their song (Fortunate One).Not sure if you guys have done that one yet.That was fun!Much appreciated .😀

It really does put a spell on you. Mesmerizing song.

I Heatd It Through The Grapevine! You WON'T be disappointed!

CCR, one of my favs of all time... Covers so rarely are better than the original, but I think this one has to take the honor for the best version of this song ever... Check out Green River, short, but oh so sweet... 🎶 barefoot girls, dancing in the moonlight...🎶 keep going with CCR... can't miss...

John Fogerty is the lead singers name. The drummer is Doug Clifford, bassist is Stu Cook and John's older brother Tom Forgerty on rhythm guitar. First time I seen John with a mostahe.

Yes, he's one of my Great Voices in Rock along with Freddy Mercury, Jeff Lynne, and Jim Croce.

CCR. They were a popular band, one of my favorites.

Back in the day, they were HUGE, (I'm old). I didn't know anyone no matter what their main music interest was that didn't respect CCR. I love how the younger generation is discovering our great music artists of the past.

Simply the best cover. Peace out.

They were my favorite band back in high school. Early 70's. CCR was big back then.

"Proud Mary", "Lodi", "Green River", and "Bad Moon Rising" are as strong a set of four songs as any you could put up against them. Stone rock and roll classics, every one of them. For two years they were at the absolute top of the charts. Then the wheels came off, personal animosity, and the band broke up. Their covers are generally good - hell, all their stuff is generally good - but the four above they wrote and every one of them is an iconic late 60's/early 70's rock song. S tier.

In their day they were one of the biggest bands

Green River. Proud Mary, have you seen the rain, bad moon rising.... Keep this list going........

There were a lot of outstanding bands during that time. And the Beatles were on top with their unique creativity, but CCR was much appreciated.

John Fogerty is one of the absolutely best rock vocalists ever, there's no doubt about it. Someone in the comments below mentioned another of their tribute songs(not just a cover) "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and how they just owned the song and I personally prefer their versions to originals. CCR didn't stay together for many years but had many hits such as "Proud Mary", "Bad Moon Rising", "Fortunate Son", "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" etc etc and left its footprint & dna imprinted in the history of rock music for good. John Fogerty, the heart and sould of the band ended up having legal issues with the rest of the band members and production company which, if my memory serves me right, owned the rights to his music for many decades. Only recently he got the rights back and can now make money off royalties and such.

When I was in junior high school, they were as big as any band.

♥ CCR! Check out their songs: Green River, I Heard It Thru the Grapevine, Fortunate Son & Have You Ever Seen the Ran

There first hit was ‘Suzy Q’. Also a cover but CCR covers are unique. Try it. I seen John play when he was seventy. So good. CCR had trouble with their record company, and John struggled with the other members. Long legal battles. He just recently got the rights to his own songs. For several years he couldn’t even play his own songs.

guys, CCR was HUGE. They had more hits on the radio than Pink Floyd and Zeppelin put together. I checked out a paperback book from the library (remember those?), that the Fogerty Brothers co-wrote, called, "How to Write a Hit Song". The first half of the book was about gospel "call and response" and basic chords structures. You not going to see any D-diminished to the 7th g notes here (or whatever Steely plays). 3 minutes length. verse/chorus, verse/chorus, bridge verse chorus. It's been 50 years, I read it and never wrote a hit song. But they did.

Definitely John Fogerty is an outstanding singer also a great guitarist, responsible for creating all those groovy sounds. Screaming Jay Hawkins the original singer dug their song so much said they own the song. Ive been a huge fan of theirs since 68 with Suzie Q to me this is their best. Best of success on yr channel

The original was by Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You "I Put a Spell on You" Songwriter(s) Jay Hawkins Herb Slotkin Producer(s) Arnold Maxin Screamin' Jay Hawkins singles chronology "I Put a Spell on You" (1956)

Man, I wish you would check out the absolute banger, It Came Out of the Sky. It is a totally rocking song but it is hilarious. There is this farmer named Jody and out-of-the-blue of meteor lands in his farm fields and it knocks him out of his tractor and he is so in shock and in fear and he runs all the way to town screaming that it came out of the sky. But as the song progresses, it's such a big deal that everybody in the world wants to get a piece of the action, whether it's the batacan and the Catholic church or Hollywood or the president or you name it. And so it goes through all these gyrations but it mostly just rocks really freaking hard, and in the end Jody is like, Hey man, it's mine, but you can have it for 17 million. Which who knows what the equivalent of that would be today.

Not only can he sing, that’s him on lead guitar too, oh yeah, he wrote most of their songs, like Proud Mary.

Oh, rock fans knew Creedence back then, even if they didn't get as much attention later. They were legendary in their own time. Back when The Radio was where you heard new music, even though they never had a #1 hit on the charts, they did score #2 five times and had nine songs make top ten.

They were the largest selling band for the four years after the Beatles broke up

on top of the Singing he is playing the Guitar amazing Band..

From Amazon Music to answer your question about "What happened?" During their short time together as a band (1968 - 1972), the band enjoyed an unparalleled period of creativity. They’ve sold over 30 million records in the U.S. alone, releasing 14 Top 10 hits, six Platinum albums (two of which went to number one) and one Gold album. They also managed to play over 150 tour dates around the world, including a headlining spot at Woodstock.

This group of musicians were considered the #1 band in the world because of the multiple songs they had in the top Ten and the airplay they received! Spent a lot of time singing along and dancing to these guys, their music was number one in the clubs and bars!

They were huge, one of the biggest bands of their time. They cranked out a huge volume of hits in a few years, and every song is stellar. Unfortunately, they burned bright and burned out fast, only lasted like 4 years. You still hear their music on the radio, in movies, and in commercials.

One of the best bands to come out of Oakland, CA.

The best version of this song , in my humble opinion .

Imagine hearing them and only being 7 years old. I was immediately a fan and still am.

Dudes.....you need to check out I Heard It Through the Grapevine,long version. It will be amazing to get your reaction and comparisons to original which I'm sure you've heard....Enjoy!

This was the first CCR song I ever heard. That soon-to-be-classic "Bayou" vibe hadn't solidified yet, but all the elements were already there. Fogerty's powerful voice was instantly a force to be reckoned with.

CCR put a lot in to a short space of time, I think they got worn out and then there was a falling out between them that was never really healed between all four of them but they were incredibly successful and popular, classic rock radio continues to play them even though they split over 50 years ago. Unlike many other bands from that era they resisted a full reunion which would’ve rejuvenated interest ,plus Tom Fogerty rhythm guitarist and brother of front man John Fogerty died in 1990 which would’ve curtailed a possible reformation sadly after that.

They were and ARE huge with over 33 million records sold.

John Fogerty: lead singer, guitarist and songwriter (he didn't write the lyrics here, but the arrangement is all his.) CCR sold millions of albums and had more hit singles than any band other than the Beatles.

No one does this better. Listen to his voice and then he jumps on the guitar.

Good stuff! :)

Dude 👍🏽🎵🎶 Music is universal Classic Vinyl

When you do "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (and you will), do the 11+ minute long jam version. You will be transported..........

Heard it from the grapevine is soulful track that only John Fohgerty can remake

from 68 thru 71 thy sold more records than anyone

John produced and Indiana legend Duke Tumato at a small night night club in Indianapolis. After Duke set ,John and Duke did a set of CCR songs and blues classics...awesome!

Midnight Special is a song that Fogerty always delivers live.

Looks like the band had the Hollywood treatment. They're unrecognizable!

Love this and Run Through the Jungle

CCR was huge in the early 70's, they just imploded soon after getting big due to internal differences.

❤CCR

INCREDIBLE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

CCR will put a spell on you with this song.

their cover of hoyed it through the grape vine is a must. long version only.

CCR really left a mark. Some absolutely iconic stuff. Not my sound but pretty sure I’m in a minority.

I've got to say, when it comes to music it's good to be a boomer ✌️.

I saw Screaming Jay Hawkins do this song in the 80s, the writer of this song. Check out his version. He was a wild man.

They came to Adelaide, Australia & if I had my time again I would abscond from my house at 9 yrs old at night to see them at the Semaphore Pub - 30 miles away 🇦🇺

3:20 It really is strange because that's not the way he normally looked, he had longer somewhat floppy hair. And I love Nina Simone to death and she did a great version but you should also point out that Screamin Jay Hawkins was also and iconic performer of this with his Voodoo act and everything, but in the context of that era of rock, this just is definitive. It's off their first album and I remember hearing it for the first time in grade school and by the time I was in junior high I bought the vinyl and I just loved it. But man you guys could literally cover that album. Everything on it is absolute fire and it's a bit like some of the other great debut albums and rock like Boston and Led Zeppelin and others. Check out Penthouse Pauper for some incredible rock blues and a huge sense of humor. And they didn't seeing a lot of romantic songs. Which was incredible for the time and really even now. Most of the songs were about other topics. This one would be an exception obviously, but they are just across the board and they put out so much stuff in a very short period of time that was incredible.

Screaming Jay Hawkins composed and wrote "I Put a Spell on You" . He sang it on stage with a skull as a prop

Screamin' Jay Hawkins.....mike drop. (John was 22 when this album was recorded. CCR was HUGE in the late '60s and early '70......they played at Woodstock, etc, etc.)

Before he formed a band, John was spending a lot of time watching and listening to his idol, James Brown. ❤

they also do a great version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine, (the lead singer / guitarist wrote it) but I like Born On The Bayou, Travelin' Band, Lodi, Fortunate Son - heck anything they did

I like them best when they are jamming (but still love everything else too). You've hit on two excellent choices so far. In the same vein of longer songs with outstanding solos, check out Suzy Q, I Heard It Through the Grapevine and Ramble Tamble. (By the way, if you want to hear the strangest version of "I Put a Spell On You" try listening to Screamin' Jay Hawkins version).

Long As I Can See The Light.

Better CCR songs as "Black Moon Rising", "Run Through the Jungle" and "Who'll Stop the Rain", Vietnam era anti-war songs that made the charts, Excellent in every respect.