I love how everyone copies this song and tries to make it seem like a love song but I’m pretty sure the original intent was for it to be creepy as fuck like this. This is the best version ever!
A&F Vlog Apparently the original intent was for it to be a love ballad but he got drunk before he recorded and this came out. I think there’s an interview out there where he explains it
In all my 60 years, I never knew who sang this song. This guy is an absolute genius. A mixture of blues rock, soul, opera. A vocal and theatrical show all in one
@@Tapez Hard to hear because of the sound quality i think something like: ^ = bend *= hammer on E A D 10 13 G 10 13^ 8 8 *10 8 B 13 11 e 13 11 Hope you can do something with it, good luck!
At 13 years old in 1958, living in West (finally got around to correcting this) Philadelphia and playing in a mixed race neighborhood; I didn’t yet realize the difference in while and black music. All I know was I loved the rhythm and blues found at 1600 on the radio dial and when the Georgie Woods show advertised a traveling rock ‘n roll stage show coming to the Uptown theater I planned on going. When the day arrived and I took my seat in the third row was when I realized I was liberally the only white face in the place - but that was no problem ‘cause everybody in there was there for the music and to see all the best acts of the time. About two-thirds the way through the show Mr. Hawkins was introduced and from the right side of the stage came this monumental black gentleman wearing a red-lined black cape and carrying a grigri stick and belting out this song like nothing anybody else had ever heard! I looked around during the performance and the percentage of faces with their jaws dropped to the floor way outnumbered those who only had varying degrees of disbelief and wonder showing. The rest of the acts were a who’s who of the stars of the day but honestly I only remember Sceamin’ Jay... I moved to the San Diego area in 1990 and was leaving my office and passed the local music bar in Solana Beach in 1999 to see his name on the marquee of upcoming performances and wanted to go but had out-of-town meeting that day. The next year he dies. If I had gone to that performance I’d have waited till the end of the show and walked up to him, put out my hand, and said “Mr. Hawkins: I’m the white kid in the third row at the Uptown. ‘Member me?!!!
@@1978garfield Remember, this was the time of groups running out on stage, hitting their chalk marks, singing without moving their feet, and rushing off for the next act to come out. Black cape and a grigri stick - oh, and a little human skull on the end of that stick too boot - was seriously well beyond what anyone in the northern audience ever expected! Like my tee shirt sez: "I may be old but I've seen all the great acts!", and Mr. Hawkins was one of them that I'll never forget.
In a round about way, he kinda did. I mean this isnt heavy metal, obviously, but theres a lot of themes and ideas the later heavy guys of the late 60s and 70s (Especialyl Alice Cooper) really took up and ran with.
He made the Rythym section the center driving piece of the melody. Krupa did it for big band, he hi lighted it for small groups. Besides it was fun to do you can see the smiles in the backup guys/girl.
He was definitely the godfather of shock rock as a general idea but tbh he's pretty musically disconnected from the genres people keep saying he started like metal and even more so with goth. He has more in common with your average blues band than he does with any goth bands.
@Theron Powell Black musicians stole their "House" and "techno" music from Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Walter Carlos, Robert Moog, and Alexander Stockhausen, so it goes BOTH WAYS. And GOTH's cultural origins and influences are EUROPEAN and WHITE - things like early horror films of the 1920's and 30's, expressionist art, Victorian fashion, and the literature of E.A. Poe, Brahm Stroker, H.P.Lovecraft, etc.
@@pheonix5597 that's not true, Bauhaus was pretty heavily influenced by dub, it's really obvious in their basslines and drumming, they even made a reggae song called Harry. Also, this is more about aesthetics than it is music, but Siouxsie Sioux's iconic eye makeup was inspired by ancient Egypt and she's one of goth's biggest figures both musically and aesthetically. And while this is a much more specific example, Sisters of Mercy features a gospel chorus in This Corrosion.
This is a masterpiece. He totally nails down love obsession. It's meant to be funny but he knows his topic is actually scary. This isn't just the invention of Shock Rock. This is the start of southern gothic blues or rock (or pop, whatever), in the sense of that genre David Lynch is often playing these days. It's also a huge influence on Garage Rock. The early UK rock bands around Joe Meek often had theatrics like this influenced from old horror films.
@@thatnicolechick222 Screamin' Jay was doing what generations of vaudeville performers did before him. A lot of vaudeville included dark, almost pornographic entertainment for its time. Unfortunately, a lot of it was lost to history because they didn't have inexpensive or accurate ways to record it. Like i was commenting on another post, Alice Cooper was good friends with Groucho Marx. He gave floor seat tickets to Marx so he could take Mae West as his date to the show. Long story short, Alice Cooper said they had the time of their lives and they were laughing the whole time. But they told Alice that he wasn't doing anything new, that they did and saw the same kinds of stuff when they were in vaudeville.
Arthur Brown was heavily influenced by Screamin' Jay (check out Arthur's cover of this song from his first album in '68 - he's the only one that out does Screamin Jay!), and Alice, Ozzy, Kiss, Ian Gillan and many more were heavily influenced by Arthur.
Before Alice Cooper and metal, there was Screamin Jay Hawkins and Arthur Brown, the hole shock rock and metal world owe a debt of gratitude to these men
@Wil Are you sure Brown was before Cooper? If so, Alice flat-out ripped Arthur off; the makeup, sound, the whole 9. I know they started around the same time, but Alice never mentions Arthur. You'd think he would since they're so similar. I've been trying to find the answer to this for years.
+Black Death 1347 lol yea. and both Alice Cooper and Bruce Dickenson of Iron Maiden came out and blatantly said that they BOTH ripped off at least 80% Of Arthurs style. Everyone has. thats how music is made. you start thinking "I want this to sound like arthur brown" then slowly it sounds like something completely new and original. I'd say screamin Jay took from someone but in reality he probably went to new Orleans and got into some shit he shouldn't have lol
This is not a cover, it is the original. He wrote and recorded the song. Like many colored performers in the US he could not get airplay, the song barely made billboard charts. By making it a "novelty song" he managed to get it on TV.
That has to be the strongest singing voice I've ever heard. Especially when you factor in the crappy quality of recording equipment of the day. I found the parts where he is simply singing the most impressive. That is an exceptionally strong, full voice. Amazing. Extremely happy I decided to find out who's song it was originally. I knew it had to be an old blues singer, but my guess was Howling Wolf.
@@dnmurphy48 Robson was one of my fathers favourite singers. I bought 3 anthologies on LP for him… which are still in my possession. Damn deep voice! A number of vids of Robson are on UA-cam.
THE FIRST TO BRING HORROR TO THE MUSICAL STAGE !!! THIS MAN ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT GET HIS DUE !!! thanks ... GOD BLESS Screaming Jay Hawkins !!! GOD BLESS Us All !!!
50s rock n roll was actually pretty good. Better than most eras actually. Lots of shitty blue grass esque rock though...so tread lightly but a lot of music was good in the 50s.
He's in the rock & roll hall of fame, one of the top 100, I think. So he's had some recognition. Considered creator of 'shock rock' if I recall correctly. Not my genre. There are several different performances of Spell on youtube, and better recordings than this one.
No he wouldn't be. He wasn't prefab shit and was marginalised for it back then -- and he'd be even more marginalised today, in this world of Lady Caca, Simon Bowel, Kim Cardassian, et al.
paulparanoid you never know. Something powerful like this could gain a serious underground following, something that could sustain serious success, considering the power of the internet, and to be honest, there are major media people who have an eye out for stuff like genuine power and talent. Don't count out real music just because the pop world is filled with worthless crap.
+Zap Brannigan Sadly you're right... Even today he might not be appreciated either.... thanks to the obnoxious songs that repeat the same words over and over again that people believe to be music.....
This man influenced rock groups such as Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, the Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Arthur Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie and Glenn Danzig
Stfu! Why everything has to be put into Rock or metal ? There is no ROCK! He is blues and African rhythm. PERIOD! Where most of not ALL music stems from! Stop trying to whiten it so you can love it! Foh!
Sunset Vlogs very true and probably a lot more. All his lost children are all slowly finding each other through ancestory and the internet creating a new family.
you are correct, but when you trace the history of music back, soul and blues is what lead to rock & roll, punk, and all other alternative music. without blues artists, rock and all of its related genres would not exist. i recently learned that this song & music video specifically was the beginning of what would eventually become goth & shock rock. that's what people mean when they say he started new genres
A single piece of art can inspire people in many different ways. Its not uncommon to hear many genres be inspired or even created based on one particular sound.
On his own, he didn't really invent any new genre. But the way he combined theater and electric music and used his screaming voice made him a direct influence in the formation of hard rock, metal, and goth rock.
He had a good singing voice and stage presence I can see how this would of inspired early forms of shock rock and ultimately some goth bands like Bauhaus.
This is from Granada Television (UK), based in Manchester, England. Screaming Jay was staying in a hotel opposite Manchester cathedral. A couple were getting married there. As they came out, Jay appeared on his balcony in full stage gear, brandishing a shotgun and yelling: "You should be a-SHAMED of yourselves!". Went down in local folklore, bet the couple never forgot THEIR wedding day.
His act may have been odd (I mean that in the absolute best way, by the way. It was 100% original.), but good lord, his voice was magical. The range and the strength and depth.
When you listen to it by a female cover you feel like its a love spell but when you actualy see this video of screaming jay him selfe you start to think that its voodoo spell 😲
Oh goodness, I didn't know who originally sang this but watching and listening to this the tears of laughter rolled down my face. Better than therapy 😅😅😂
@@MarioBrosQcNoel no screaming vocals were first descriped in a monks writing of hearing Vikings sing in a way that sounded like the growling of dogs and demons
Shock rock isnt just screaming vocals it's the aesthetic, the horror imagery, the vocal theatrics, the elaborate live performances, these all factor into creating shock rock
@@eddiebazan6411 Taylor swift a horse's ass, give me CCR's version over this any day.
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Jalacy Hawkins AKA Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: 7/18/1929 - Rhythm & blues and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer known for his otherworldly onstage antics, his powerful voice, and his massively popular, albeit one-hit wonder, 1956 song “I Put a Spell on You”. With a truly, truly unique and theatrical stage presence, Hawkins pioneered shock rock with his activities that ranged from emerging from a coffin, carrying around a smoking skull on a stick, adorning his stage with rubber snakes, and wearing an assortment of colorful costumes. His music and persona influenced the likes of Tom Waits, Black Sabbath, Nina Simone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Alice Cooper.
I remember going to Carr's Beach with my older sisters in 1956 because they wanted to see Jay, Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, Ruth Brown and Red Foxx all on the same show. We, kids, played in the sand and when we heard all this screaming we ran to the "tent," yes, I said "tent," to see what was going on and we saw Jay on the stage and he scared the hell out of us kids while singing "I Put A Spell On You." We couldn't sleep for weeks.
I have about 10 nieces & nephews, and have recently picked up the guitar again after a 15 year hiatus. Better get to work. I just hope that my liver can handle it.
An incredible talent that went to waste. Alcoholism ruined his opera career. You can hear his operatic voice in this version of the song here and there. He loved opera because he loves the theatricality of it. So, this kind of performance came very naturally to him.
+Em Rob ON wikipedia he is quoted "Hawkins had originally intended to record "I Put a Spell on You" as "a refined love song, a blues ballad." However, 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."
the whole band was intoxicated during the first recording of the song. Screamin' jay Hawkins had to study the lyrics because he couldn't remember anything of the recording sessions
Damn... Now he took us all with his spell... And now we all belong to him. Great voice Screamin' Jay. We will never forget you, as well as your contributions to early shock rock.
@bar de The dominate white society was afraid ov the rising influence and popularity ov African American culture on the then current pro white American society. Jay Hawkins used their fear and stereotypes to his advantage for his music and persona.
I keep coming back to watch this dude. I'm singing his song and showing people his video,,,,they all think i'm nuts. No i'm not nuts,, I'm just gifted like all of Jay Hawkins fans.
Precursor do Shock Rock Jay Hawking foi a única pessoa que conseguiu cantar esta canção e realmente convencer que um feitiço está a ser lançado! Simplesmente maravilhoso!!! 🤩 " I put a spell on you"
😮😮😮... holy fuck... I love this man... His energy and completely unorthodox style is captivating like anything I've seen.... A stage man so unique yet awkwardly delightful to see since JOEY RAMONE... Screamin Jay Hawkins... HATS OFF TO YOU..YOU LEGEND OF AUTHENTICITY!!!
I attended the very low-key 1989 Toronto "premiere" of Jim Jarmusch's 'Mystery Train', at the Film Festival. After the screening, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who was in the film, performed for a delighted audience for around 40 minutes. I was speechless.
I love how everyone copies this song and tries to make it seem like a love song but I’m pretty sure the original intent was for it to be creepy as fuck like this. This is the best version ever!
A&F Vlog Apparently the original intent was for it to be a love ballad but he got drunk before he recorded and this came out. I think there’s an interview out there where he explains it
Marilyn Mansons cover is the closest to this..not a love song for sure ...
Nah... CCR have the best version ever!
Nina Simone's version gets all the attention because it's in fact the best version.
A&F Vlog it is a love song, a creepy love song but a love song none the less
This is not a song, this is work of art.
When is a song not a song, but that of incantations...spooky is good !
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Im feeling that
Keep coming around to this video after a good 12yrs of knowing about it for this reason. It's just, inspiring really.
better to say *state* of the art!
In all my 60 years, I never knew who sang this song. This guy is an absolute genius. A mixture of blues rock, soul, opera. A vocal and theatrical show all in one
Dude was drunk when he recorded it.
@@jameszond8805 nonsense. Everyone has heard the CCR version.
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@@ObeCorbian This was released in 1956, CCR released their version in 1968.
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This man voice is gothic! Dark opera vocals is crazy! Way ahead of it's time. RIP 🕊
Have you heard of Angelina Jordan? ua-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/v-deo.html
Not Gothic demonic is the word you are looking for
@@SantiagoCanArt u don't know what I'm looking for. I said what I said
He has perfect control over his voice, yet has the ability to make it sound like emotional chaos.
@@SantiagoCanArt Bingo
The guitar is so calm and smooth and he's like hoewhoewhaableblebweWOW!
Literally the only reason I listen to this is the guitar in the beginning
Wish I knew the chords/tab
@@Tapez Hard to hear because of the sound quality i think something like:
^ = bend
*= hammer on
E
A
D 10 13
G 10 13^ 8 8 *10 8
B 13 11
e 13 11
Hope you can do something with it, good luck!
Raymond thank you u man!! I will try this!! Hopefully one day I’ll learn the guitar enough to learn stuff by ear! Thanks for your help!!!
@@Tapez Nice, listen to a lot of music and tapping along with your feet/hand will help.
I tried to read your comment out loud five times, i failed but my mood is now extraordinairy. Thank you.
This guy is groundbreakingly insane...can you imagine the audiences reaction back in '56? Wow, just crazy cool stuff...
missmyvinny watch: great Satan sacrifice it’s on UA-cam
When he played small clubs he used to run up and down on the bar wearing his cape.
Those people thought rock n roll was "the devil's music".
So yeah, I can only imagine how they'd react to this.
Can you imagine the audience reaction if somebody did that today? Life was so much better before political correctness came along.
Amazin,
Only person who can sing this song and actually be convincing that a spell is being cast.
This is the funniest comment here...true though...LOL...😂
False, Spells are magic and magic is not real.
*Had to cause username XD*
@@WeCantStopHere "Had to cause username" - ok, fair enough.
i agree Dwight, the man was a witch doctor and put us all under his spell
That's false. Diamanda Galás too
Does this man even need a microphone? His vocals are POWERFUL!
I'm almost certain it's not even plugged in. They recorded it in the next room
That laugh is almost a super power.
I know right...
he was the real godfather of shock rock
Yup man!
Wayne Wilkinson Jr damn right man love this dude
Yeah!
+Wayne Wilkinson Jr Nice profile pic you got, does she happen to be one of the best ever? ;)
i think it not better in the holl world
At 13 years old in 1958, living in West (finally got around to correcting this) Philadelphia and playing in a mixed race neighborhood; I didn’t yet realize the difference in while and black music. All I know was I loved the rhythm and blues found at 1600 on the radio dial and when the Georgie Woods show advertised a traveling rock ‘n roll stage show coming to the Uptown theater I planned on going. When the day arrived and I took my seat in the third row was when I realized I was liberally the only white face in the place - but that was no problem ‘cause everybody in there was there for the music and to see all the best acts of the time.
About two-thirds the way through the show Mr. Hawkins was introduced and from the right side of the stage came this monumental black gentleman wearing a red-lined black cape and carrying a grigri stick and belting out this song like nothing anybody else had ever heard! I looked around during the performance and the percentage of faces with their jaws dropped to the floor way outnumbered those who only had varying degrees of disbelief and wonder showing.
The rest of the acts were a who’s who of the stars of the day but honestly I only remember Sceamin’ Jay...
I moved to the San Diego area in 1990 and was leaving my office and passed the local music bar in Solana Beach in 1999 to see his name on the marquee of upcoming performances and wanted to go but had out-of-town meeting that day. The next year he dies.
If I had gone to that performance I’d have waited till the end of the show and walked up to him, put out my hand, and said “Mr. Hawkins: I’m the white kid in the third row at the Uptown. ‘Member me?!!!
Belly up tavern?
christopherwgcg Yup!
Great story.
I see comments like "Ha, I bet he scared the white folks back in the day."
Sounds like he scared everybody.
@@1978garfield Remember, this was the time of groups running out on stage, hitting their chalk marks, singing without moving their feet, and rushing off for the next act to come out. Black cape and a grigri stick - oh, and a little human skull on the end of that stick too boot - was seriously well beyond what anyone in the northern audience ever expected! Like my tee shirt sez: "I may be old but I've seen all the great acts!", and Mr. Hawkins was one of them that I'll never forget.
This is such an inspiring story.
Who is still watching this in.. 2024.? .. love this
Me
Me.
If you haven't heard Angelina Jordan do this masterpiece check it out.
Me from Japan with love.
Absolutely
This man helped to invent metal. he deserves a tribute
Literally using this video for the history section of a university lecture about music theory in heavy metal \m/
In a round about way, he kinda did. I mean this isnt heavy metal, obviously, but theres a lot of themes and ideas the later heavy guys of the late 60s and 70s (Especialyl Alice Cooper) really took up and ran with.
He made the Rythym section the center driving piece of the melody. Krupa did it for big band, he hi lighted it for small groups. Besides it was fun to do you can see the smiles in the backup guys/girl.
@@shayneoneill1506 Those "themes and ideas" had previously been done in Horror films. Neither Alice Cooper nor this guy had invented them.
No, he INVENTED metal.
Best version of this song ever. I don't give a shit about the sound quality, this performance is amazing.
Holo Teh Wize wulf
He first did this in 1956 ...
Holo Teh Wize wulf ni
I think She & Him is the best rendition version it even better than the original
this backing track got nothing on the screaming jay original
The first gothic-rock grandfather not doubt
@Theron Powell Elvis was great but is real
Those giant sounding snares are clearly ahead of their time
He was definitely the godfather of shock rock as a general idea but tbh he's pretty musically disconnected from the genres people keep saying he started like metal and even more so with goth. He has more in common with your average blues band than he does with any goth bands.
@Theron Powell Black musicians stole their "House" and "techno" music from Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Walter Carlos, Robert Moog, and Alexander Stockhausen, so it goes BOTH WAYS. And GOTH's cultural origins and influences are EUROPEAN and WHITE - things like early horror films of the 1920's and 30's, expressionist art, Victorian fashion, and the literature of E.A. Poe, Brahm Stroker, H.P.Lovecraft, etc.
@@pheonix5597 that's not true, Bauhaus was pretty heavily influenced by dub, it's really obvious in their basslines and drumming, they even made a reggae song called Harry.
Also, this is more about aesthetics than it is music, but Siouxsie Sioux's iconic eye makeup was inspired by ancient Egypt and she's one of goth's biggest figures both musically and aesthetically.
And while this is a much more specific example, Sisters of Mercy features a gospel chorus in This Corrosion.
What a powerful voice. You can hear perfectly even when singing a meter away from the microphone.
He's in a sound studio. There is probably an omnidirectional studio mic in the room.
This is a masterpiece. He totally nails down love obsession. It's meant to be funny but he knows his topic is actually scary. This isn't just the invention of Shock Rock. This is the start of southern gothic blues or rock (or pop, whatever), in the sense of that genre David Lynch is often playing these days. It's also a huge influence on Garage Rock. The early UK rock bands around Joe Meek often had theatrics like this influenced from old horror films.
*ART*
I recommend Burnsides I Put A Spell On You.
There is no such thing as Gothic in any form or fashion when associated to the blues...no such thing.
There was dark music before Screamin' Jay, but not with his energy and level of performance. We owe so much to this man's theatrics and sound
Dark music older than this???!!! Please suggest some to me.
@@thatnicolechick222 Screamin' Jay was doing what generations of vaudeville performers did before him. A lot of vaudeville included dark, almost pornographic entertainment for its time. Unfortunately, a lot of it was lost to history because they didn't have inexpensive or accurate ways to record it.
Like i was commenting on another post, Alice Cooper was good friends with Groucho Marx. He gave floor seat tickets to Marx so he could take Mae West as his date to the show.
Long story short, Alice Cooper said they had the time of their lives and they were laughing the whole time. But they told Alice that he wasn't doing anything new, that they did and saw the same kinds of stuff when they were in vaudeville.
@@seanledig1431 thanks. That’s very interesting.
@@thatnicolechick222classical music has its share of darkness.
@thatnicolechick222
Prokofiev's- piano concerto no.2 is pretty dark.
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my whole life
Listen to Tom Waits
Uh
@@seamac206 breaking down barriers... Tom waits is a GOD. It's what i imagine if new Orleans impersonated a person..
Give Howlin' Wolf a listen.
@@oxyeee80 you mean New York? I'm from Louisiana, and no one here listens to Tom, I do but he's a New York attraction
Best performance of this song that I’ve ever heard.
This is the original. You should check out the version by Alan Price.
Check Garou
Arthur brown rocks it too
CCRs version rocks
The original!
Before Ozzy and Alice. Before Rob Zombie and Marylin Manson.... There was Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
+Christopher Mattia now its a Swedish band called Ghost B.C.
+Christopher Mattia You forgot The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kiss.
Arthur Brown was heavily influenced by Screamin' Jay (check out Arthur's cover of this song from his first album in '68 - he's the only one that out does Screamin Jay!), and Alice, Ozzy, Kiss, Ian Gillan and many more were heavily influenced by Arthur.
sad he didnt really get paid
Randi Szöküld watch: great Satan sacrifice it’s on UA-cam
The sinister laughing is my favorite part throughout the whole song.
omg i see you on twitter all the time!! crazy to find you here haha
Same !
Before Alice Cooper and metal, there was Screamin Jay Hawkins and Arthur Brown, the hole shock rock and metal world owe a debt of gratitude to these men
Definitely. I believe Alice Cooper has stated that he loved Scremin Jay Hawkins
@Wil Are you sure Brown was before Cooper? If so, Alice flat-out ripped Arthur off; the makeup, sound, the whole 9. I know they started around the same time, but Alice never mentions Arthur. You'd think he would since they're so similar. I've been trying to find the answer to this for years.
No doubt Screaming Jay Hawkins, aka Arthur Brown, is much more clownish than Alice Cooper.
And is also much more talented than Cooper.
+Black Death 1347 lol yea. and both Alice Cooper and Bruce Dickenson of Iron Maiden came out and blatantly said that they BOTH ripped off at least 80% Of Arthurs style. Everyone has. thats how music is made. you start thinking "I want this to sound like arthur brown" then slowly it sounds like something completely new and original. I'd say screamin Jay took from someone but in reality he probably went to new Orleans and got into some shit he shouldn't have lol
Surely you realize that Screaming Jay Hawkins and Arthur Brown are two separate individuals? You don't seem to, though
This is not a cover, it is the original. He wrote and recorded the song. Like many colored performers in the US he could not get airplay, the song barely made billboard charts. By making it a "novelty song" he managed to get it on TV.
That has to be the strongest singing voice I've ever heard. Especially when you factor in the crappy quality of recording equipment of the day. I found the parts where he is simply singing the most impressive. That is an exceptionally strong, full voice. Amazing.
Extremely happy I decided to find out who's song it was originally. I knew it had to be an old blues singer, but my guess was Howling Wolf.
Listen to Paul Robeson sometime, different music but a wonderful, rich, melodious voice or effortless power.
I have read that he is trained as an opera singer. Little chance of employment as such back in that day.
@@dnmurphy48 Robson was one of my fathers favourite singers. I bought 3 anthologies on LP for him… which are still in my possession. Damn deep voice! A number of vids of Robson are on UA-cam.
What makes it even more impressive is that he was blind drunk when he recorded it
Try listening to his song “ A Portrait of a Man “….fantastic.!!
THE FIRST TO BRING HORROR TO THE MUSICAL STAGE !!!
THIS MAN ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT GET HIS DUE !!!
thanks ...
GOD BLESS Screaming Jay Hawkins !!!
GOD BLESS Us All !!!
Indeed. I can't understand all these people who find the covers to be better than the original. This is as badass as it gets.
@@leopardgeckoonsteroids7012 same, I hate all those covers, I only liked MM's version because it's the closest thing to the original
This is the musical equivalent of sending a rocket to the moon in 1901.
wy exactaly 1901?
Alison Mau Maybe because of the Melies film le voyage de la lune?
Nice analogy
1901 isn’t important, the dude was way ahead of his time.
Excellent
He is getting his props now. I'm addicted to to this song. Thank you, King!!!!
That guitar player was playing some pretty groovy stuff for the 50s
That's Mickey Baker. One of the greatest rock guitarists of all time
@Psychedelic BluesMan Avant garde? seriously? This comment section is full of ignorance. Not just this one.
@@datukaruma1563 You must be the "fun" tone deaf guy at parties who makes elitist comments about everything. How much more wrong could you be?
50s rock n roll was actually pretty good. Better than most eras actually. Lots of shitty blue grass esque rock though...so tread lightly but a lot of music was good in the 50s.
@@datukaruma1563 at the time maybe it was avante garde but now it's just rock n roll.
This man invented a whole music genre and gets absolutely no credit.
Let's fix this shit.
Fr, he put this shit out over 20 years before goth was even a thing, he was a fuckin pioneer
They asses better recongnize!😆
He's in the rock & roll hall of fame, one of the top 100, I think. So he's had some recognition. Considered creator of 'shock rock' if I recall correctly. Not my genre. There are several different performances of Spell on youtube, and better recordings than this one.
wich genre?
@@daspedal2730 witch genre 🤔
wow how incredible talented this guy was, that voice sends chills down my spine. If he came on the music scene today he would be massive
No he wouldn't be. He wasn't prefab shit and was marginalised for it back then -- and he'd be even more marginalised today, in this world of Lady Caca, Simon Bowel, Kim Cardassian, et al.
paulparanoid
you never know. Something powerful like this could gain a serious underground following, something that could sustain serious success, considering the power of the internet, and to be honest, there are major media people who have an eye out for stuff like genuine power and talent. Don't count out real music just because the pop world is filled with worthless crap.
+paulparanoid you sound like a kid
because he made some puns or because he hates shitty pop music? Or because racism is real?
check out some king khan and the shrines, he is as close as you will get to this wild today
Been feeling the spell for 27 years. This is so haunting, I love it
like most genius artists,he was not appreciated in his own time
You right... And is not the only one ...
+Zap Brannigan Sadly you're right... Even today he might not be appreciated either.... thanks to the obnoxious songs that repeat the same words over and over again that people believe to be music.....
+Zap Brannigan hurts me to say it guys- but racism could have also been a factor
Might have been but Nina Simone did a cover for the song a year later this came out. Not sure if it is a racism thing
+Megan OConnor racism thing?? where did you see that?
Words can't describe this man's brilliance.
actually he was drunk and has no memory of doing this.
just adds more to it
+Metalumberjack lol
Al Gooner
Alejandro Berrios he also never heard of a condo because he had 57 kids
This man influenced rock groups such as Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, the Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Arthur Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie and Glenn Danzig
Todd rudgren has a song called screaming lord such. Any connection?
The Cramps were superb. Glenn Danzig was a bit of a nonce. >
Yeah, something in this sounds like Tom Waits for me...
Stfu! Why everything has to be put into Rock or metal ? There is no ROCK! He is blues and African rhythm. PERIOD! Where most of not ALL music stems from! Stop trying to whiten it so you can love it! Foh!
Vi a pouco com Creedence, e achei boa, mas esse aí, nossa!! Não conhecia e não gostei, é horrível!!! Kkkkkkkkk
His energy and performance are amazing. A real original. Another song made it into the X-Files episode which was amazing. He was amazing.
That's crazy I'm watching x files rn for first time and was googling him randomly for his kids lol what episode
Alligator Wine?
This man was a unique artist who was ahead of his time. this song must of influenced thousands of songs and artists.
I played keyboards with him back in the 70's. It was an interesting gig...
Sweet 😄
Cool!
Lord have mercy, that must have been wild!!!
Yea me too
No wonder this man had 75 children, he put a spell on all the women.
HE WHAT?
Please tell me that’s true
Sunset Vlogs very true and probably a lot more. All his lost children are all slowly finding each other through ancestory and the internet creating a new family.
as far as I know about 30 ...
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Ya just had to.. someone was gonna I guess..
Y'all talking about him making different genres and being weird, but this is straight soul and blues!
I want to hear more soul with "unclean"/screaming vocals
you are correct, but when you trace the history of music back, soul and blues is what lead to rock & roll, punk, and all other alternative music. without blues artists, rock and all of its related genres would not exist. i recently learned that this song & music video specifically was the beginning of what would eventually become goth & shock rock. that's what people mean when they say he started new genres
A single piece of art can inspire people in many different ways. Its not uncommon to hear many genres be inspired or even created based on one particular sound.
Shock Rock too.
On his own, he didn't really invent any new genre. But the way he combined theater and electric music and used his screaming voice made him a direct influence in the formation of hard rock, metal, and goth rock.
I CANT STOP WATCHING THIS SCREAMIN JAY IS A LEGEND
When you get so liquored you accidentally invented metal.
Dale Sedgwick
It’s always there just needs to be found.
Man I didn’t mean to but I laughed so hard drool came out 😂
*shock rock
i invented a new plastic from cheese! i got high
When you get so liquored you wonder if the kids will understand liquored
He had a good singing voice and stage presence I can see how this would of inspired early forms of shock rock and ultimately some goth bands like Bauhaus.
Way ahead of his time, so avant-garde and emotional ❤❤
This is from Granada Television (UK), based in Manchester, England. Screaming Jay was staying in a hotel opposite Manchester cathedral. A couple were getting married there. As they came out, Jay appeared on his balcony in full stage gear, brandishing a shotgun and yelling: "You should be a-SHAMED of yourselves!". Went down in local folklore, bet the couple never forgot THEIR wedding day.
His act may have been odd (I mean that in the absolute best way, by the way. It was 100% original.), but good lord, his voice was magical. The range and the strength and depth.
When you listen to it by a female cover you feel like its a love spell but when you actualy see this video of screaming jay him selfe you start to think that its voodoo spell 😲
Hsoona BT That’s because maybe love is a type of spell? 🤔
Snizzlewiz Head ass
Never heard a female do it. Heard credence and Manson do it. Just as scary
chris ne Nina Simone
Most good music is magik
Goosebumps in full effect. This man’s voice is amazing
This song is just so unbelievably genius! Jay Hawkins was a man way ahead of his time.
Imagine if he was alive to voice Dr. Facilier from The Prince and the Frog
Aj. Mac13 I was just thinking about this 😂👌
Aj. Mac13 would sound fuckin amazing
Aj. Mac13 "Friends on the Other Side" would've ECLIPSED "Let It Go" if that were the case
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Or Audrey 2 (the man-eating plant) from Little shop of Horrors.
Awesome song 1956 ? Wow it was way ahead of its time
Oh goodness, I didn't know who originally sang this but watching and listening to this the tears of laughter rolled down my face. Better than therapy 😅😅😂
And Shock Rock is born...
No. There were some black people that sang in that way
Shock rock isn’t a thing tho. There’s barely any of it
@@MarioBrosQcNoel no screaming vocals were first descriped in a monks writing of hearing Vikings sing in a way that sounded like the growling of dogs and demons
Shock rock isnt just screaming vocals it's the aesthetic, the horror imagery, the vocal theatrics, the elaborate live performances, these all factor into creating shock rock
Far and away the best musical video performance in the history of recorded music!
Really now.
You’re overreacting
Why not? Who do you want,Taylor swift? Hell,this was decades before mtv!
@@eddiebazan6411 Taylor swift a horse's ass, give me CCR's version over this any day.
Jalacy Hawkins AKA Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: 7/18/1929
- Rhythm & blues and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer known for his otherworldly onstage antics, his powerful voice, and his massively popular, albeit one-hit wonder, 1956 song “I Put a Spell on You”. With a truly, truly unique and theatrical stage presence, Hawkins pioneered shock rock with his activities that ranged from emerging from a coffin, carrying around a smoking skull on a stick, adorning his stage with rubber snakes, and wearing an assortment of colorful costumes. His music and persona influenced the likes of Tom Waits, Black Sabbath, Nina Simone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Alice Cooper.
I remember going to Carr's Beach with my older sisters in 1956 because they wanted to see Jay, Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, Ruth Brown and Red Foxx all on the same show. We, kids, played in the sand and when we heard all this screaming we ran to the "tent," yes, I said "tent," to see what was going on and we saw Jay on the stage and he scared the hell out of us kids while singing "I Put A Spell On You." We couldn't sleep for weeks.
More charisma and performance within his eyes than most celebs have in their entire being!
Everyone's drunk uncle at Thanksgiving
I have about 10 nieces & nephews, and have recently picked up the guitar again after a 15 year hiatus. Better get to work.
I just hope that my liver can handle it.
Thank you, i laughed, and I wish this kind of uncle in my parties 😎
Easily the best comment on this video. HIGHLY accurate
Especially 2:40
I had a drunk uncle. He wasn't nearly this cool...
Cept he's been drunk since Halloween. Last Halloween. And every one before that.
There is no question about it: Ol' Dirty Bastard was Screamin' Jay Hawkins in a past life.
yooo you don't know how PERFECT that comparison is!
Hahahaha so true
+Tommy O. But who is he now
+Ben Hinman he's dead
YES!!!!
This is first generation rock and roll !
The first was in the 30' s ...
God this is sooooo good. He’s such a powerful singer
He was not only a singer, he was an artist. I LOVE HIS SONG; SHOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE.
Freakin’ LEGEND, Screamin’ Jay! For my entire life, the power of this song for me-no words, but you don’t need words when you have music like this.
I have this song on my Halloween playlist and I had to look up a live performance because this man sounds so unhinged and I love it!!
An incredible talent that went to waste. Alcoholism ruined his opera career. You can hear his operatic voice in this version of the song here and there. He loved opera because he loves the theatricality of it. So, this kind of performance came very naturally to him.
It's rare these days and times to find somebody who knows what in the hell they are talking about. You sir know your stuff
Racism played a prominent part Mr perspicuity
Fuck opera...He was better at being Screaming Jay Hawkins then some gay looking opera singer in tights....
he is on wikipidia , bet if he sang opra he wouldnt be
I dislike your comment very much.
2:36 when he said "Rha hamna severti see basa spuuutttt hehrahah spspsp"
It really moved me
More profound lyrics have never been sung!
Yours is the funniest comment I’ve ever read, ROTFL, thanks.
LOL felt that
lol the little fart noise in the middle was legendary
@@jacknewman9256 be polite-it was a snort !
This is a trippy dude, may he rest in peace, he wrote a great song!
I am bawling witnessing this man’s talent
The story goes that Hawkins was dead drunk when he recorded this song.
apparently it was cocaine 😂😂
+Em Rob ON wikipedia he is quoted "Hawkins had originally intended to record "I Put a Spell on You" as "a refined love song, a blues ballad." However, 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."
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indeed said doesn't even recall making it he was so wasted lol bet that played a huge part in all the kids he sired was about 16 I recall lol
+24th Marine Expeditionary Unit really go to 2:30
the whole band was intoxicated during the first recording of the song. Screamin' jay Hawkins had to study the lyrics because he couldn't remember anything of the recording sessions
+Nicolas De Beukelaer I believe it was tequila twas the culprit.
A wicked spirit wrote that song, just like all popular music.
Damn... Now he took us all with his spell... And now we all belong to him.
Great voice Screamin' Jay. We will never forget you, as well as your contributions to early shock rock.
Как долго я искала этот шедевр😄👍👏👏👏👏
You seen Angelina’s? The best cover ever.
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Гляньте фильм Джармуша Stranger than paradise, там этот трек звучит
Screamin Jay Hawkins
Arthur Brown
Screaming Lord Sutch.
All ahead of their time. Genuises
And Sam Kinison (just think of him as acapella)
I agree my friend
This was like a Christmas gift seeing this.
I like how he's still got a perm in his voodoo outfit
Kyle Graziano oh snap!! 🤣🤣😀
Kyle Graziano not a perm it’s a conk perm is meant to be curly
@@erinfishman3105 just looks like a pompadour to me.
I love how he took the fears ov the current society at the time and made it his own. He's up there with the greats.
@bar de The dominate white society was afraid ov the rising influence and popularity ov African American culture on the then current pro white American society. Jay Hawkins used their fear and stereotypes to his advantage for his music and persona.
@@barde2399 blacks
@@barde2399 You're either a moron or ignorant, well probably both.
@@barde2399 ART /THINKING OUT OF THE BOX/ A NON COOKIE CUT/NON REFORMED
@@barde2399 They thought black people would do voodoo on them LOL
I keep coming back to watch this dude. I'm singing his song and showing people his video,,,,they all think i'm nuts.
No i'm not nuts,, I'm just gifted like all of Jay Hawkins fans.
These creatures wouldn't understand mate.
I be singing and acting like this at home.
They think im nuts to even all my black friends. I say hes african u guys are black american. Lol por
When your grandpa high af, this how he be actin
Hahahahahaha...💎
I love you! Humbala whambala thrrrrt!
This made me laugh so hard
That's so hilarious 😂😂😂😂 I'm absolutely laughing outloud!!! Hahahaaaa.
Thank you for the laugh.
I'm begging someone to post a remastered HD version of this with high quality audio and video. Don't let this get lost!
Precursor do Shock Rock
Jay Hawking foi a única pessoa que conseguiu cantar esta canção e realmente convencer que um feitiço está a ser lançado! Simplesmente maravilhoso!!! 🤩
" I put a spell on you"
Opera, rock and roll, blues at once now that's impressive
😮😮😮... holy fuck... I love this man...
His energy and completely unorthodox style is captivating like anything I've seen.... A stage man so unique yet awkwardly delightful to see since JOEY RAMONE...
Screamin Jay Hawkins...
HATS OFF TO YOU..YOU LEGEND OF AUTHENTICITY!!!
Absolutely phenomenal
Beautifully Mad. So glad i got to see him play.
R.I.P Screamin Jay Hawkins (1929-2000)😢😢😢
When you accidentally found this video and realize you have been living a lie
That cracked my shit up you're totally right
🤣
aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
This is one of the very best comments I've ever read on You Tube.
Yep. This is exactly what happened. Why don’t we ALL know thus mans name? Screamin Jay!!
What a great talent and performance! Absolutely love it. The gibberish at the end takes the cake….. the Vadivelu of yesteryears. 😂❤
Speaking as a metalhead, this song rocks HARD. RIP Jay may your soulful voice scream eternal \m/
A voz desse homem é demais! Voz espetacular.
I attended the very low-key 1989 Toronto "premiere" of Jim Jarmusch's 'Mystery Train', at the Film Festival. After the screening, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who was in the film, performed for a delighted audience for around 40 minutes. I was speechless.
The drum mix sounds like the 80s. Love the kick and snare
I absolutly love the instrumental recording. The drums, the bass, the guitar! Especially the drums and bass, so huge and punchy!
The music is blues to the bone.
That smooth guitar in the background, pure groove....
Oh tremendo y arrechicimos que bueno desde Venezuela los felicito 💯🌎🇻🇪☮️
As much as i love Tim Curry and CCR's covers of this song, no one can do it better than this man.
10/10. I wish I could see this guy live so bad. Excellent.
Still watching this Halloween 2024! I guess it did put a spell on me.
Drunk as a skunk and freaking fantastic! His voice is a roller-coaster of deranged passion and insanity at its most fun!🎉❤❤❤
Моему восторгу нет предела!Это просто -Бомба!😂👍👍👍
The absolute best version of this song. Dudes a mad lad
This is not a version but the original LOL