Katie Melua - I Put A Spell On You (Live At Fairfield Halls Croydon)(2004)

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Thank you, my friend Sgt (Join to see) for posting this music video from one of your favorite performers Katie Melua performing her cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins song I Put A Spell On You live At Fairfield Halls Croydon, London in 2004.
By the way my mother was born and lived in Croydon

A smooth music video...

For comparison
Screamin' Jay Hawkins on Arsenio Hall with Emo Philips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S7a4Uj2yME



Song background "Hawkins wrote this as a ballad lamenting the loss of a girlfriend he wanted back. The original version was a lot slower and much more tame. Hawkins was recording for Grand Records at the time, and had a hard time convincing them to release this. A year later, Hawkins recorded the version that became famous for another label, and transformed the song into a spooky tale about putting a curse on the girl so he can have her.
Hawkins performed the ghoulish version for the first time at a Christmas concert staged by Cleveland DJ Alan Freed in 1956. He got a huge reaction from the song, and Freed invited him to perform it on his TV special. Hawkins developed a bizarre stage show around this. He would come out in a flaming coffin and wield a skull on a stick that he named "Henry."
The producers wanted a "weird" sounding record, so they gave the musicians lots of food and liquor and created a party atmosphere at the session.
The version with various grunts and groans was banned by most radio stations. An edited version became a hit with teenagers who liked the forbidden sound.
Around Halloween, this becomes very popular every year.

Before taking on his spooky stage persona, Hawkins (real name: Jalacy Hawkins) was a boxer and professional piano player. He died in February 2000 and was rumored to have at least 50 children. There was even a website set up after his death to help locate all his kids.
Creedence Clearwater revival covered this in 1968 and performed it at Woodstock in 1969. It was their second single, but did not chart."

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