Music Covers - I Put A Spell On You.
There are many songs that have been so popular that they have been covered by various artists over the decades. I covered House of the Rising Sun recently and it made for intriguing listening… how the tune was interpreted from the 1940’s through to the 1980’s.
Another one of my favorite songs was a tune called You Put a Spell On Me by the band Audience
Well, I recently heard a version done by Joss Stone and I thought of doing a comparison post of different versions of this song
Joss Stone - You Put A Spell on Me, Live
Now this is not a bad version and the girl is certainly decent (very decent) eye candy but the real point of this particular missive is how incredibly shocked I was to discover how many artists have performed this particular track.
The oldest recording I could find was that done by Screamin Jay Hawkins from 1956. Also not a shabby recording at all ….
Screamin Jay Hawkins
A brilliant Blues version performed live by Samantha Fish. I was originally NOT going to include this one, but I thought it would warm you all up for Audience. Crank it up loud and enjoy this one
Samantha Fish
Some other versions one can easily find on Youtube
- Amy Winehouse
- Christine Aguilera (sort of worth a listen)
- Nina Simone (left me cold… not her usual classy self)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival (foot tapping but nothing memorable)
- Bette Midler (from Hocus Pocus)
- Annie Lennox
- Katie Melua
- Tim Curry
And for me the rooting tooting bestest version of them all ...Audience
Audience
Bonus time… a 12 artist medley of the song where you will find even more artists performing the song
I Put a Spell On You medley
Do you know of any other song which has had so many covers performed...perhaps Bing Crosby’s White Christmas?
As always , thank you for listening and reading and the continued support...
That was really interesting. It's one of those songs that I seem to have known my whole life, though I never had any particular attachment to it. I wouldn't have even known whose version I had heard. I had assumed Nina Simone, but the closest to what was in my head was CCR, which makes sense timewise. So anyway, that means I didn't have any preconceived notions about what it should sound like.
So I enjoyed all four versions. Screaming Jay certainly earnt his name! In the end, although I'm not usually that into blues, I think I liked the Samantha Fish version best.
And it was fascinating to check out the medley. Boy, Annie Lennox still has a great set of lungs.
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