Wed 23 Nov 2016
Music I’m Listening To: PIG IRON “I Put a Spell on You.”
Posted by Steve under Music I'm Listening To[3] Comments
Music by a short-lived group from the New York City area in the brassy Blood Sweat & Tears jazz-rock vein. Their self-titled first album from 1970 was also their last. Crank up the volume on this one.
November 23rd, 2016 at 7:44 am
Never heard of them before, but you’re right about the BS&T sound.
It would be hard to top the Screaming Jay Hawkins original, however.
November 23rd, 2016 at 1:16 pm
From Wikipedia:
“‘I Put a Spell on You’ is a 1956 song written by Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked No. 313 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
The song’s been covered dozens of times, but I doubt that many even try to compete with the Hawkins’ version.
November 23rd, 2016 at 1:31 pm
Nina Simone recorded a very distinctive version of it in 1965: