Screaming Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You (Audio) 

That's an awesome story they did an excellent job drunk and all ♥️

@@mariavictoriasalita5273 why would you say that??

One of the most important songs of the 50s only came to be because a bunch of bros trashed themselves on alcohol, beautiful 😆

@@dawhoda1 there was an anecdote behind this. While they were practising the song, their producer brought ribs and fried chicken in the studio and they had a couple of drinks with these. Long story short, they've recorded the song while they were drunk and this is the result and the rest is history.

@@dawhoda1 They were actually eating chicken and ribs.

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Lots of shit lost in the 50s. People were pretty free then.

@@michaellong6605 you mean you arent happy with wearing masks and being threatened to have your job taken from you if you dont get the vax?

More than that. I was a kid on the loose in the 50s and people were different and just didn’t even imagine how dull and restrictive life could be.

@@michaellong6605 People were free yeah right certain people were free you mean

Everyone in production got absolutely hammered and this was the byproduct. Just sheer talent even when shitfaced

DJ's used to decide what got play time back then - so if the music was good, they got more listeners.

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@@dc9291 that isn't really true, just a lie they tell people. There was tons of pay for play back then. Lots of cash changed hands.

RIGHT! he knew he had something and he ran with it!

I wouldn't say by "far". Angelina Jordan absolutely CRUSHED this song back when she was only 7. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwFloCPXzCs.html

@@4saken404 I must admit....that kiddo rocked it.

Old dude killed it but in my opinion Creedence does the best version of this

Agreed!!

@@4saken404 Kid doesn't even understand the song themes. Saying it's anyway comparable is insulting.

🤣🤣 can't expect nothing less

Check out Angelina Jordan's version- this was obviously her model and inspiration.

You should give his song Frenzy a listen.

@Da Hoodoo WARRIOR Can It can''t compare- different version of the song.

I’d really like to hang with you sir

That’s kinda cool.

@Richie A That is weird as hell and makes complete sense lol!

Isnt nina simone the original artist though?

@@michaelryan9311 No, this is from 1956- hers was from 1964. There are so many covers of this song- even a huge hit for Creedence. There is only one nuclear version. A lot of musicians tell tales about how they came up with a monster hit by accident- fooling around in the studio for 15 minutes- one take- etc. Some may be half true, but there are no real accidents in music. Also, I think when you go as big and heavy as he does here you may need the "drunk" backstory and the comic voodoo fillers as a defense mechanism. Jimi pulled off the most intense apocalyptic blues usually affecting an offhand manner, fooling around with lyrics, dressed up as Little Richard. You have to sing Vesti La Giuba in a clown suit...

Furthermore jay was black out drunk when he recorded it and had to learn his own song afterwards

I got goosebumps in 2022!

Right... Timeless.. But for them...lololol....had to be powerful!! 😂🤣😂

Nina Simone does a great take on

The Beatles have a couple of song that really prove that point. Specifically, I'm talking about Yer Blues and I Want You (She's so Heavy)

@@savagebiker1879 yes!!

metalhead here just yes

The blues comes from a dark and brutal place. Much more brutal.

Don't need no metal if it's true blue

Me 3! Hilarious...

Lol

right NOOOOoooooOoWW

every drunk guy's anthem

My favorite part

well yeah he was one of the pioneers of shock rock and heavy metal, he basically helped invent it.

Because he sang it from the heart. Thanks for a bitch who broke his heart.

Makes Me think of Jeepers Creepers tbh Lol

I like Henry Hall's Teddy Bear Picnic. It's jolly yet also sinister. Great for Halloween.

I’d think of Bette Midler from her movie hocus Pocus

Heartbreak Hotel - The Jacksons

Fuck yeah!!

OzzieBloke ....notice the bass is a standup acoustic bass, not a Fender Electric bass. Because of that , I would say the recording is from 1964 or maybe 1965...( my grammer school year ) .

His vocals are clear and steady drunk or sober.

@@michaelcelani8325 This recording is from 1956.

@@michaelcelani8325 lame boy

@Dennis Hodgson - what was the name of the club?

Wish I could have been there!

What's wrong with strip shows now? lol

That must’ve been dope

Sounds absolutely awesome.

hHahahahah yes af

I ain't lyingggggggg

It's said that he was the first shock rocker, and/or the first Goth rocker.

He was blackout drunk and had to re-learn the song later from his own recording, haha

Jay Hawkins was drunk when he recorded this song. And, he was drunk when he performed the song live.

Rpm 🌼Drunk And Dong amazingly like this. WOW. 🌼

Yo know...that actually makes a whole lot sense. I just though he was that obligatory weird star of the decade xD

Best songs recorded when high or drunk. For example George Clinton Atomic Dog.

I agree. I love this spooky song. And I also like the Hocus Pocus version.

This song was recorded by more than 200 artists but very few got even close to Hawkins original. My favourite cover of this song is by then 9 years old Angelina Jordan. Be prepared to be wowed and shocked. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwFloCPXzCs.html

He was the ultimate harem king. Bagged over 50 women and fathered 57 children.

Angelina Jordan's (black and white version) is a tribute to Jay Hawkins. It's amazing. She was 9 when she recorded it!! Nothing else even comes close.

Marilyn Manson version captures the possessive, craziness of the lyrics too

This is the original version, released in 1955, Nina Simone's cover wss release almost 10 years later.

Creedence Clearwater Revival?

No way, Nina Simone took this song to another level..

Led Zep a dark band???

@@pierresiry1039 yep. You should hear some quotes from the leader of Led Zep about his beloved Satan. Also they sung stairway to heaven. Have you heard it backwards? The pictures they use on their album are angels falling. A fallen Angel isn’t a good one. They signed blood contracts for their fame and popularity. I mean these things are confirmed and weren’t don’t but accident friend. That’s pretty dark if you ask me. Of course not to Hollywood and show biz. That’s normal to them. Whatever to make money. If you have no morals Hollywood and show biz are the best places to be. Good day to you sir!

@@JMrealgamer zeppelin aren’t evil because of a fictional demon man from 2000 years ago, zeppelin are evil because they raped teenage girls

@@88daysingulch and stole songs too

led zep is a boy band

SCHWEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

And 1:14 First death metal growl

@@ericcrawford7207 If you can call that a growl

@@randomnessrules4971 For the 50s yeah

/goth

So sorry..

Man you had one cool pop! God bless.

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory with us. Sorry that your dad is no longer with you physically, but he will always be with you till you meet again. ❤

Awesomeness. W

That’s just sad

Tonally, the saxophone is an extremely versatile instrument. This player did a great job of matching the style and timbre of the vocalist on his little solo.

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Facts my favorite part

I'm assuming this was Take 1?

C. A. G. This was the first take of the song in this genre. This was supposed to be a refined love song, but the producer turned the recording session into a party. Jay was drunk when this take was recorded, and didn’t even remember recording it. Check out a RU-vidr called Polyphonic for more information on this song.

@@jamievanburen659 Not that many takes were done in those days, but there was just a spontaneity to it that evinced the freshness of a first take. Recording myself, I have often found first take superlative, albeit imperfect. Later, more perfected, performances fail to capture the energy of the first. That's show biz!

He's absolutely amazing

Damn right! What a voice!

🙌🏽🙌🏽

Because he was indeed drunk.

I guess that explains why the fills in the song are so inconsistent, I'm having a hell of trouble learning it.

@@JJ_-fp9sj - Learn everything in the song. Get hammered. Perform and just go with the flow, man! Lol 😵‍💫

@@JJ_-fp9sj he was apparently blacked out and had to relearn the song afterward from this recording

This was Alice Cooper, Manson, Jim Morrison, Rob Zombie, Skinny Puppy before any of those guys even roamed this planet. Very ahead of his time

You'll never be a real woman.

@@catfishandbass8680 can you not

and u wiII never be a woman

Yeah, this is the first shock-rock song released. But the very first recorded shock-rock song is "No More Hot Dogs" by Hasil Adkins, recorded in 1955, but released 30 years later.

you should see the video he oinked because he ate someone and left their teeth on the floor

I was bout to say that same shit lol!

I read somewhere that he training to be a baritone singer in the opera

U do? Unbelievable 😮

SANG THAT MAN CAN SANG

Try this one.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwFloCPXzCs.html

Best version ever and for ever.

@@flegra facts

BIGGIE SMALLS - (Kick In The Door) ,.......... version is better

Thank you!

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We own the wrestling world! 🤘

Too Sweet me brotha

Haha! OGBC brotha!

XD You made my damn,man Have a great day, bud

You too, mate. 🤘

sweet memory

Preemo and Big killed this

What's the name of the song Biggie sampled this beat?

@Kenni Saun oh ok I check it out

Waving the 44

@Kenni Saun Kick in the door was produced by DJ Premier

@@heartedlytinmanadonis8857it was “Kick In The Door” (1997)

Have you heard of Angelina Jordan? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwFloCPXzCs.html

What?

Check out Screaming Lord Sutch and his charming " I`m in Love With Dracula`s Daughter "

@@holmsatlarge ooh i haven't heard that song by him this is amazing!

Beautiful poetic comment 🤍

❤️❤️❤️ I love you

@@jarmainejohnson725 I love you back.

Don’t be so racist. We are all lighter and darker shades of brown. And we all bleed red.

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@charlesovery3255 Why, my dear fool, why? I dare you to elaborate!

He was drunk while recording

@@methodwolf no, he was a genius when recording.

@@bassreeves2410 tru

Trasformation zombie

@@bassreeves2410 I don't think Ed was trying to be slanderous here. If I remember correctly he was actually drunk while recording this.

lol I first heard this song on the HP commericla "get real" and fell in love with it. The real version is pseudo creepy lol

He's the inspiration for the voodoo guy in the princess and the frog

@@leedza Dr. Facilier

He was. A witch in fact.

That was his stage persona for that specific song. It was a HUGE hit and twisted everybody's mind who heard it. Part blues- early R&R with a strong element of "novelty". Actually novelty songs were really big in the late fifties through the sixties. But once you had a hit with one, your name was forever tied to that musical category and almost impossible to shake.

Probably.

Jim Neely I love that part I wanna find more music like that with the sax