Only person who can sing this song and actually be convincing that a spell is being cast.

@SaraSmileTube

3 жыл бұрын

This is the funniest comment here...true though...LOL...😂

@WeCantStopHere

2 жыл бұрын

False, Spells are magic and magic is not real. *Had to cause username XD*

@dwightschrute4560

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeCantStopHere "Had to cause username" - ok, fair enough.

@smileysatanson3404

2 жыл бұрын

i agree Dwight, the man was a witch doctor and put us all under his spell

@ultrapoetica

2 жыл бұрын

That's false. Diamanda Galás too

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!

@gb.510

4 жыл бұрын

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

@eamfos

4 жыл бұрын

Marilyn Mansons cover is the closest to this..not a love song for sure ...

@rmp77

4 жыл бұрын

Nah... CCR have the best version ever!

@karltonlittle4347

4 жыл бұрын

Nina Simone's version gets all the attention because it's in fact the best version.

@shady596x4

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@jamesdurham6548

Жыл бұрын

When is a song not a song, but that of incantations...spooky is good !

@MC32595

Жыл бұрын

a

@khanimran7465

Жыл бұрын

Im feeling that

@Dimpo4

10 ай бұрын

Keep coming around to this video after a good 12yrs of knowing about it for this reason. It's just, inspiring really.

@vnp2970

10 ай бұрын

better to say *state* of the art!

This man voice is gothic! Dark opera vocals is crazy! Way ahead of it's time. RIP 🕊

@alby1006

Жыл бұрын

Have you heard of Angelina Jordan? kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKt6ztF8gLvgc9Y.html

@flipflopy8538

Жыл бұрын

Not Gothic demonic is the word you are looking for

@SensualityMajestic187

Жыл бұрын

@@flipflopy8538 u don't know what I'm looking for. I said what I said

@ladyraven30

Жыл бұрын

He has perfect control over his voice, yet has the ability to make it sound like emotional chaos.

@JoeyAnthonyGuerra

Жыл бұрын

@@flipflopy8538 Bingo

he was the real godfather of shock rock

@GiveMeYourNachosButthead

7 жыл бұрын

Yup man!

@jbarrier3506

7 жыл бұрын

Wayne Wilkinson Jr damn right man love this dude

@diegocieni7006

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

@datukaruma1563

5 жыл бұрын

+Wayne Wilkinson Jr Nice profile pic you got, does she happen to be one of the best ever? ;)

@deedeeweit9862

4 жыл бұрын

i think it not better in the holl world

That laugh is almost a super power.

@ScarfaceRampage

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Billy's laugh from the original Predator

@musiclover-cn7tb

16 күн бұрын

I know right...

Does this man even need a microphone? His vocals are POWERFUL!

@ohthatsabaseball5824

2 ай бұрын

I'm almost certain it's not even plugged in. They recorded it in the next room

This is first generation rock and roll !

The guitar is so calm and smooth and he's like hoewhoewhaableblebweWOW!

@Tapez

4 жыл бұрын

Literally the only reason I listen to this is the guitar in the beginning Wish I knew the chords/tab

@raymond4794

4 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@Tapez

4 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@raymond4794

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tapez Nice, listen to a lot of music and tapping along with your feet/hand will help.

@WayneManor666

4 жыл бұрын

I tried to read your comment out loud five times, i failed but my mood is now extraordinairy. Thank you.

The first gothic-rock grandfather not doubt

@JRMASTER.10

4 жыл бұрын

@Theron Powell Elvis was great but is real

@jhonnycagexrage7458

4 жыл бұрын

Those giant sounding snares are clearly ahead of their time

@sdawg310

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@veegar9265

3 жыл бұрын

@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.

@sdawg310

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Best performance of this song that I’ve ever heard.

@lucidmoment71

8 ай бұрын

This is the original. You should check out the version by Alan Price.

@mariiakotsiubenko1631

7 ай бұрын

Check Garou

@drewp.weiner2473

Ай бұрын

Arthur brown rocks it too

@Widkey

Ай бұрын

CCRs version rocks

@celestialdeath9659

25 күн бұрын

@@drewp.weiner2473Arthur browns cover is the best cover

This guy is groundbreakingly insane...can you imagine the audiences reaction back in '56? Wow, just crazy cool stuff...

@trojanhorse5906

5 жыл бұрын

missmyvinny watch: great Satan sacrifice it’s on KZread

@bobaldo2339

5 жыл бұрын

When he played small clubs he used to run up and down on the bar wearing his cape.

@sociosanch3748

5 жыл бұрын

Those people thought rock n roll was "the devil's music". So yeah, I can only imagine how they'd react to this.

@martinwatson1397

5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the audience reaction if somebody did that today? Life was so much better before political correctness came along.

@matthijsmeester293

4 жыл бұрын

Amazin,

This man helped to invent metal. he deserves a tribute

@redreaper4589

Жыл бұрын

Literally using this video for the history section of a university lecture about music theory in heavy metal \m/

@shayneoneill1506

Жыл бұрын

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.

@pgeorge1944

Жыл бұрын

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.

@roxanneshuster8308

Жыл бұрын

@@shayneoneill1506 Those "themes and ideas" had previously been done in Horror films. Neither Alice Cooper nor this guy had invented them.

@JonlenJ

Жыл бұрын

No, he INVENTED metal.

Goosebumps in full effect. This man’s voice is amazing

Y'all talking about him making different genres and being weird, but this is straight soul and blues!

@sonikku956

Жыл бұрын

I want to hear more soul with "unclean"/screaming vocals

@MEOWalina

Жыл бұрын

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

@jirehjirehjirehjireh

Жыл бұрын

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.

@kamatsutra7031

10 ай бұрын

Shock Rock too.

@CosmicWaltz7

8 ай бұрын

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.

This is the musical equivalent of sending a rocket to the moon in 1901.

@alisonmau5803

5 жыл бұрын

wy exactaly 1901?

@caitlinroseblaney226

5 жыл бұрын

Alison Mau Maybe because of the Melies film le voyage de la lune?

@purpled4864

5 жыл бұрын

Nice analogy

@usernamesrlamo

4 жыл бұрын

1901 isn’t important, the dude was way ahead of his time.

@andrewyoung2796

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent

The sinister laughing is my favorite part throughout the whole song.

@jasminesofela5724

2 жыл бұрын

omg i see you on twitter all the time!! crazy to find you here haha

@brown_fairy

2 жыл бұрын

Same !

Way ahead of his time, so avant-garde and emotional ❤❤

His energy and performance are amazing. A real original. Another song made it into the X-Files episode which was amazing. He was amazing.

@5StarHeneral

11 ай бұрын

That's crazy I'm watching x files rn for first time and was googling him randomly for his kids lol what episode

@scottcates

4 ай бұрын

Alligator Wine?

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

@ddevans1234

8 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I believe Alice Cooper has stated that he loved Scremin Jay Hawkins

@creepshowcrate

8 жыл бұрын

@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.

@HiltonFernandes

7 жыл бұрын

No doubt Screaming Jay Hawkins, aka Arthur Brown, is much more clownish than Alice Cooper. And is also much more talented than Cooper.

@chriswalls1280

7 жыл бұрын

+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

@Grzegorz1006

7 жыл бұрын

Surely you realize that Screaming Jay Hawkins and Arthur Brown are two separate individuals? You don't seem to, though

Before Ozzy and Alice. Before Rob Zombie and Marylin Manson.... There was Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

@richarddietl3760

8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Mattia now its a Swedish band called Ghost B.C.

@jeffreycoogan09

8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Mattia You forgot The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kiss.

@dreck34

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@honestbutugly

6 жыл бұрын

sad he didnt really get paid

@trojanhorse5906

5 жыл бұрын

Randi Szöküld watch: great Satan sacrifice it’s on KZread

Как долго я искала этот шедевр😄👍👏👏👏👏

@ewelina8b

5 ай бұрын

You seen Angelina’s? The best cover ever.

@user-mv4wf5ow2h

Ай бұрын

Весч

I CANT STOP WATCHING THIS SCREAMIN JAY IS A LEGEND

This man invented a whole music genre and gets absolutely no credit. Let's fix this shit.

@arnoldthotticus4844

3 жыл бұрын

Fr, he put this shit out over 20 years before goth was even a thing, he was a fuckin pioneer

@blackempress2040

3 жыл бұрын

They asses better recongnize!😆

@australorpa

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@daspedal2730

3 жыл бұрын

wich genre?

@mikejones-go8vz

3 жыл бұрын

@@daspedal2730 witch genre 🤔

like most genius artists,he was not appreciated in his own time

@danieladiana6278

8 жыл бұрын

You right... And is not the only one ...

@meganoconnor3069

8 жыл бұрын

+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.....

@Dino-mg7od

8 жыл бұрын

+Zap Brannigan hurts me to say it guys- but racism could have also been a factor

@meganoconnor3069

8 жыл бұрын

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

@apocalypsethrash

8 жыл бұрын

+Megan OConnor racism thing?? where did you see that?

He was not only a singer, he was an artist. I LOVE HIS SONG; SHOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE.

Far and away the best musical video performance in the history of recorded music!

@amaruqlonewolf3350

Жыл бұрын

Really now.

@copypaste_pro

10 ай бұрын

You’re overreacting

@eddiebazan6411

10 ай бұрын

Why not? Who do you want,Taylor swift? Hell,this was decades before mtv!

@amaruqlonewolf3350

10 ай бұрын

@@eddiebazan6411 Taylor swift a horse's ass, give me CCR's version over this any day.

Best version of this song ever. I don't give a shit about the sound quality, this performance is amazing.

@corinnegrillot3331

7 жыл бұрын

Holo Teh Wize wulf

@Obeijin

7 жыл бұрын

He first did this in 1956 ...

@liammcdonald291

7 жыл бұрын

Holo Teh Wize wulf ni

@60sto80s2

7 жыл бұрын

I think She & Him is the best rendition version it even better than the original

@einsteinadonis4544

7 жыл бұрын

this backing track got nothing on the screaming jay original

No wonder this man had 75 children, he put a spell on all the women.

@felipaohuesitos8691

4 жыл бұрын

HE WHAT?

@sunsetvlogs5500

4 жыл бұрын

Please tell me that’s true

@kamster518

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@ritahorvath8207

4 жыл бұрын

as far as I know about 30 ...

@conservat1vepatr1ot

4 жыл бұрын

SC O'Dubhlaoch Ya just had to.. someone was gonna I guess..

This man is the coolest man ever lived.

@johnsullivan903

4 ай бұрын

I approve of this comment.

God this is sooooo good. He’s such a powerful singer

When you get so liquored you accidentally invented metal.

@Shitbird3249

4 жыл бұрын

Dale Sedgwick It’s always there just needs to be found.

@KateCarew

4 жыл бұрын

Man I didn’t mean to but I laughed so hard drool came out 😂

@masterklaw4527

4 жыл бұрын

*shock rock

@DLCMORRIS

4 жыл бұрын

i invented a new plastic from cheese! i got high

@larrymcjones

4 жыл бұрын

When you get so liquored you wonder if the kids will understand liquored

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.

@Max_Le_Groom

4 жыл бұрын

*ART*

@TheMedikusss

4 жыл бұрын

I recommend Burnsides I Put A Spell On You.

@imacrazy6872

Жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as Gothic in any form or fashion when associated to the blues...no such thing.

cant believe this is mid 50s and hes screaming.

Моему восторгу нет предела!Это просто -Бомба!😂👍👍👍

That guitar player was playing some pretty groovy stuff for the 50s

@popolbruh8263

4 жыл бұрын

That's Mickey Baker. One of the greatest rock guitarists of all time

@datukaruma1563

4 жыл бұрын

@Psychedelic BluesMan Avant garde? seriously? This comment section is full of ignorance. Not just this one.

@maskcollector6949

3 жыл бұрын

​@@datukaruma1563 You must be the "fun" tone deaf guy at parties who makes elitist comments about everything. How much more wrong could you be?

@aestheticbeatz5700

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@aestheticbeatz5700

3 жыл бұрын

@@datukaruma1563 at the time maybe it was avante garde but now it's just rock n roll.

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my whole life

@seamac206

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to Tom Waits

@kubobetterrelax7435

3 жыл бұрын

Uh

@oxyeee80

3 жыл бұрын

@@seamac206 breaking down barriers... Tom waits is a GOD. It's what i imagine if new Orleans impersonated a person..

@idkyetgivemeasec

2 жыл бұрын

Give Howlin' Wolf a listen.

@allenmcdonald1878

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

This is a trippy dude, may he rest in peace, he wrote a great song!

I am bawling witnessing this man’s talent

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

@thatnicolechick222

10 ай бұрын

Dark music older than this???!!! Please suggest some to me.

@seanledig1431

10 ай бұрын

@@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.

@thatnicolechick222

10 ай бұрын

@@seanledig1431 thanks. That’s very interesting.

@ryanarevalo7143

9 ай бұрын

@@thatnicolechick222classical music has its share of darkness.

@billybobthekidiswack

7 ай бұрын

​@thatnicolechick222 Prokofiev's- piano concerto no.2 is pretty dark.

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?!!!

@christopherwgcg

4 жыл бұрын

Belly up tavern?

@radwhack1

4 жыл бұрын

christopherwgcg Yup!

@1978garfield

4 жыл бұрын

Great story. I see comments like "Ha, I bet he scared the white folks back in the day." Sounds like he scared everybody.

@radwhack1

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@amihodges4899

4 жыл бұрын

This is such an inspiring story.

Шедевр,не знав,що все так починалось.

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.

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

@Eatzbugs

3 жыл бұрын

Todd rudgren has a song called screaming lord such. Any connection?

@theangriestcatintheworld

3 жыл бұрын

The Cramps were superb. Glenn Danzig was a bit of a nonce. >

@Lucas-bd9nd

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, something in this sounds like Tom Waits for me...

@deeandrews2258

3 жыл бұрын

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!

@jennycavalcante1644

3 жыл бұрын

Vi a pouco com Creedence, e achei boa, mas esse aí, nossa!! Não conhecia e não gostei, é horrível!!! Kkkkkkkkk

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

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to Paul Robeson sometime, different music but a wonderful, rich, melodious voice or effortless power.

@annettes4480

3 жыл бұрын

I have read that he is trained as an opera singer. Little chance of employment as such back in that day.

@skwrttj

2 жыл бұрын

@@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 KZread.

@billetofish9756

Жыл бұрын

What makes it even more impressive is that he was blind drunk when he recorded it

@Kingcarparpeggio

Жыл бұрын

Try listening to his song “ A Portrait of a Man “….fantastic.!!

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.

Everyone's drunk uncle at Thanksgiving

@Wavemaninawe

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@lucilesonilhac6797

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, i laughed, and I wish this kind of uncle in my parties 😎

@silass1940

3 жыл бұрын

Easily the best comment on this video. HIGHLY accurate Especially 2:40

@tonyjones1560

3 жыл бұрын

I had a drunk uncle. He wasn't nearly this cool...

@bwm_72

3 жыл бұрын

Cept he's been drunk since Halloween. Last Halloween. And every one before that.

And Shock Rock is born...

@hooolas1

7 жыл бұрын

No. There were some black people that sang in that way

@ObeyRoastMan

5 жыл бұрын

Shock rock isn’t a thing tho. There’s barely any of it

@Alexmustdie-zy6kz

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

@peelslowly28

4 жыл бұрын

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

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.

@kaoskewenvoyouma2712

Жыл бұрын

@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.

@spower69

Жыл бұрын

@@barde2399 blacks

@bernadette4484

Жыл бұрын

@@barde2399 You're either a moron or ignorant, well probably both.

@bernadette4484

Жыл бұрын

@@barde2399 ART /THINKING OUT OF THE BOX/ A NON COOKIE CUT/NON REFORMED

@freudianslippers6567

8 ай бұрын

@@barde2399 They thought black people would do voodoo on them LOL

The drum mix sounds like the 80s. Love the kick and snare

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 😲

@Crabbadabba

4 жыл бұрын

Hsoona BT That’s because maybe love is a type of spell? 🤔

@Logan-su2yk

4 жыл бұрын

Snizzlewiz Head ass

@chrisne1080

4 жыл бұрын

Never heard a female do it. Heard credence and Manson do it. Just as scary

@Nunya1210

4 жыл бұрын

chris ne Nina Simone

@tommynorthwood

4 жыл бұрын

Most good music is magik

When your grandpa high af, this how he be actin

@icemouf7480

6 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha...💎

@stevensshop8870

6 жыл бұрын

I love you! Humbala whambala thrrrrt!

@andrewbarrett1537

5 жыл бұрын

This made me laugh so hard

@powerparade7262

5 жыл бұрын

That's so hilarious 😂😂😂😂 I'm absolutely laughing outloud!!! Hahahaaaa.

@powerparade7262

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the laugh.

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"

Vim pela curiosidade, fiquei pela qualidade. Que voz incrível e ele é a primeira pessoa que eu vejo que consegue cantar e gritar com primazia, sem contar o espetáculo feito durante toda a apresentação, que maravilhoso.

I played keyboards with him back in the 70's. It was an interesting gig...

@slslau-rel5158

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet 😄

@lisaellis9749

4 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Words can't describe this man's brilliance.

@Metalumberjack

7 жыл бұрын

actually he was drunk and has no memory of doing this.

@moneyinmyviens

7 жыл бұрын

just adds more to it

@nohamcma09

7 жыл бұрын

+Metalumberjack lol

@RaulRodriguez-lv6yh

7 жыл бұрын

Al Gooner

@mariogamefreak1

5 жыл бұрын

Alejandro Berrios he also never heard of a condo because he had 57 kids

Me at karaoke, borderline crazy drunk, all jokes aside this is nice entertainment

I'm begging someone to post a remastered HD version of this with high quality audio and video. Don't let this get lost!

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 !!!

@leopardgeckoonsteroids7012

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@user-kj1pq6zh3x

Жыл бұрын

​@@leopardgeckoonsteroids7012 same, I hate all those covers, I only liked MM's version because it's the closest thing to the original

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

@paulparanoid

9 жыл бұрын

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.

@plasticwrapcharlie

9 жыл бұрын

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.

@SuperIsaias25

9 жыл бұрын

+paulparanoid you sound like a kid

@plasticwrapcharlie

9 жыл бұрын

because he made some puns or because he hates shitty pop music? Or because racism is real?

@carlhochheim2860

9 жыл бұрын

check out some king khan and the shrines, he is as close as you will get to this wild today

What a great talent and performance! Absolutely love it. The gibberish at the end takes the cake….. the Vadivelu of yesteryears. 😂❤

I have been listening to this brilliant song for years but only today watched him on video, electrifying. 🔥🔥🔥

Imagine if he was alive to voice Dr. Facilier from The Prince and the Frog

@michinaps

7 жыл бұрын

Aj. Mac13 I was just thinking about this 😂👌

@3798penisholder

6 жыл бұрын

Aj. Mac13 would sound fuckin amazing

@1218Draco

6 жыл бұрын

Aj. Mac13 "Friends on the Other Side" would've ECLIPSED "Let It Go" if that were the case

@truthhurts8996

6 жыл бұрын

Antonio McShane fr

@hughjanus3798

6 жыл бұрын

Or Audrey 2 (the man-eating plant) from Little shop of Horrors.

2:36 when he said "Rha hamna severti see basa spuuutttt hehrahah spspsp" It really moved me

@boataxe4605

3 жыл бұрын

More profound lyrics have never been sung!

@dannydoc1969

3 жыл бұрын

Yours is the funniest comment I’ve ever read, ROTFL, thanks.

@birdsandbutterflies-uu5wf

3 жыл бұрын

LOL felt that

@jacknewman9256

3 жыл бұрын

lol the little fart noise in the middle was legendary

@phillipblacklock2615

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacknewman9256 be polite-it was a snort !

Hard to believe this broadcast is almost 60 years old. (1966.)

I believe that this is the greatest love song ever composed. That's because both the lyrics and the melody capture this feeling's rawest esence. This task is accomplished by taking note of each of this emotion's dimensions throughout the whole song. It begins as a declaration ("I put a spell on you"), but then it tackles that strange need of possession ("Cause you're mine") to be followed by a clear warning ("watch out") and a reaffirmation of everything said ("I ain't lying"). There's a man who has done something in order to get a woman's attention, but now he is making it clear to her that his endeavours were not just petty advances, that his intention, was, all along, that of a man in love. This in due time is followed by a call for attention ("stop the things you do"). The lyrics further embrace the fragile, unsecure nature of love ("I can't stand no running around, I can't stand no putting me down"). The man does not only desire for her beloved's attention, he wants her to focus entirely on him. Any sign of distinterest on her part becomes a threat to him. As it should, the quintessential love declaration makes an appearence, with an important addition, that of its inconditional side ("I love you, I love you anyhow") this inconditinional dimenssion becomes even more evident in the next part ("I don't care if you don't want me, I am yours right now"). What is interesting about this last segment is that there is a clear contradiction between it and what's been stated before ("you don't want me" v "you're mine"). Love is, of course, contradictory, because the person in love wants but also wants to be wanted. The high, crazy, sometimes evil (and even threatening) tone the singer uses perfectly encapsulates romantic love's worst trait: its lack of control, and disregard for everything that does not have to do with love itself.

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.

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.

@bettya.k.abetty8259

10 жыл бұрын

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

@deanwilliams8331

10 жыл бұрын

Racism played a prominent part Mr perspicuity

@freein2339

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck opera...He was better at being Screaming Jay Hawkins then some gay looking opera singer in tights....

@honestbutugly

6 жыл бұрын

he is on wikipidia , bet if he sang opra he wouldnt be

@headcold7250

5 жыл бұрын

I dislike your comment very much.

Long before such a thing as metal existed, let alone "goth Metal" there was Screamin' Jay Hawkins. From Marilyn Manson to Hocus Pocus it's been covered, but never surpassed.

Most powerful thing I have ever seen in a black & white film.

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.

The story goes that Hawkins was dead drunk when he recorded this song.

@katehoare5475

8 жыл бұрын

apparently it was cocaine 😂😂

@dnmurphy48

8 жыл бұрын

+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."

@MisterDeth0

7 жыл бұрын

dnmurphy48

@anubisnetru2542

7 жыл бұрын

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

@patrickschiavo5844

7 жыл бұрын

+24th Marine Expeditionary Unit really go to 2:30

Que hermosa canción,estremecedora,y que gran cantante,gracias hija por hacérmelo escuchar,lo descubrí gracias a ti! Desde Uruguay!

@fredbrindisi

11 ай бұрын

O

У Джея просто невероятной красоты голос. Низкий, глубокий. Таким голосом можно петь в опере, рычать, орать, визжать... И все будет прекрасно!

When you accidentally found this video and realize you have been living a lie

@jwaxmcgeeg9706

3 жыл бұрын

That cracked my shit up you're totally right

@myriamputnam2796

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@GabrielGuebo

3 жыл бұрын

aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

@johnllewlyndavies222

3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the very best comments I've ever read on You Tube.

@The_Mimewar

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. This is exactly what happened. Why don’t we ALL know thus mans name? Screamin Jay!!

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.

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.

Happy Father's Day in advance to the only guy I ever heard of that had 75 kids!! Hahaha!! Great musician too!! R.I.P.

There is no question about it: Ol' Dirty Bastard was Screamin' Jay Hawkins in a past life.

@KQuick86

8 жыл бұрын

yooo you don't know how PERFECT that comparison is!

@dimitrijepetrovic7656

8 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha so true

@Ben-rz9cf

8 жыл бұрын

+Tommy O. But who is he now

@averagealien346

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Hinman he's dead

@supersolot

7 жыл бұрын

YES!!!!

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.

He made a great contribution to rock n roll. Rest in peace, Jay.

We danced to this in 1956 when I was in high school

@petesmart1983

Жыл бұрын

Doubt it as black music wouldnt of been played at schools theb

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.

This song is just so unbelievably genius! Jay Hawkins was a man way ahead of his time.

Just listening to this I can confirm, he has put a spell on us. We have been blessed by listening to this.

Waaaaayyyyy ahead of his time thank you for uploading this gem

I like how he's still got a perm in his voodoo outfit

@kamaharima3701

5 жыл бұрын

Kyle Graziano oh snap!! 🤣🤣😀

@erinfishman3105

4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Graziano not a perm it’s a conk perm is meant to be curly

@redkingoldhero38

4 жыл бұрын

@@erinfishman3105 just looks like a pompadour to me.

More charisma and performance within his eyes than most celebs have in their entire being!

The cape and slow walk off the stage.I wonder if James Brown was inspired by this man.

he was an amazing singer and showman!

This man was a unique artist who was ahead of his time. this song must of influenced thousands of songs and artists.

Screamin Jay Hawkins Arthur Brown Screaming Lord Sutch. All ahead of their time. Genuises

@robertog9938

4 жыл бұрын

And Sam Kinison (just think of him as acapella)

@koolkyle3913

4 жыл бұрын

I agree my friend

In most of Screamin Jay Hawkins live performances he detonates smoke in the air, comes out of a coffin or does a number of other theatrics. The stage is quite literally his playground. He plays with the oriental motives and one just misses that in music somewhat. 🧛🏿

Saw him in concert in Mainz in Germany over thirty years ago. It was great ❣

@chuck77k

Жыл бұрын

Sie glückliche :)

😮😮😮... 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!!!

She was 9 years old. The song was by Screamin Jay Hawkins 1956 if you watch the beginning of the video she has a candle with his face on it. This could be the best version of the song ever...

Гений индустрии развлечений.

OMG! What a totally uninhibited performance! How fortunate we are to have performers like this!