I Put A Spell On You
Vol.1 : http://www.sendspace.com/file/cbatig
01.Arthur Brown - I Put A Spell On You
02.Bet.E & Stef - I Put A Spell On You
03.Bette Midler - I Put A Spell On You
04.Buddy Guy - I Put A Spell On You
05.Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You
06.David Gilmour (w/ Mica Paris & Jools Holland) - I Put A Spell On You
07.Diamanda Galas - I Put A Spell On You
08.Joe Cocker - I Put A Spell On You
09.John Fogerty - I Put A Spell On You
10.Katie Melua - I Put A Spell On You
11.Manfred Mann - I Put A Spell On You
12.Nick Cave - I Put A Spell On You
13.Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You
14.Pete Townshend - I Put A Spell On You (live)
15.Ray Charles - I Put A Spell On You
16.Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
17.Tim Curry - I Put A Spell On You
Vol.2 : http://www.sendspace.com/file/n1yx1v
01.Alan Price - I Put A Spell On You
02.Bryan Ferry - I Put A Spell On You
03.C.A. Quintet - I Put A Spell On You
04.C.C.R. & Booker T & The MGs - I Put A Spell On You
05.Druids Of Stonehenge - I Put A Spell On You (creation)
06.Jarboe - I Put A Spell On You (live)
07.Leon Russell - I Put A Spell On You
08.Marilyn Manson - I Put A Spell On You
09.MC5 - I Put A Spell On You
10.Natacha Atlas - I Put A Spell On You
11.Queen Latifah - I Put A Spell On You
12.Robben Ford - I Put A Spell On You
13.Roxy Music - I Put A Spell On You
14.Sonique - I Put A Spell On You
15.The Animals - I Put A Spell On You
16.Them feat.Van Morrison - I Put A Spell On You
17.Veronica Harcsa - I Put A Spell On You
The original song starts out with the big-voiced Hawkins singing a ballad to a lost love. 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 demonical 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. He reported, however, that the producer "brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version. I don't even remember making the record. Before, I was just a normal blues singer. 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.
"I Put a Spell on You" became a quick success, despite being banned by some stores and radio stations. 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".
Up to this time, Hawkins had been a blues performer, emotional, but not wild. 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.
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".
Originally Posted by Kveldssanger
