Only person who can sing this song and actually be convincing that a spell is being cast.
@SaraSmileTube3 жыл бұрын
This is the funniest comment here...true though...LOL...😂
@WeCantStopHere2 жыл бұрын
False, Spells are magic and magic is not real. *Had to cause username XD*
@dwightschrute45602 жыл бұрын
@@WeCantStopHere "Had to cause username" - ok, fair enough.
@smileysatanson34042 жыл бұрын
i agree Dwight, the man was a witch doctor and put us all under his spell
@ultrapoetica2 жыл бұрын
That's false. Diamanda Galás too
@PatronFabian4 жыл бұрын
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.5104 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
@eamfos4 жыл бұрын
Marilyn Mansons cover is the closest to this..not a love song for sure ...
@rmp774 жыл бұрын
Nah... CCR have the best version ever!
@karltonlittle43474 жыл бұрын
Nina Simone's version gets all the attention because it's in fact the best version.
@shady596x44 жыл бұрын
A&F Vlog it is a love song, a creepy love song but a love song none the less
@nikewhite4471 Жыл бұрын
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
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@khanimran7465 Жыл бұрын
Im feeling that
@Dimpo4 Жыл бұрын
Keep coming around to this video after a good 12yrs of knowing about it for this reason. It's just, inspiring really.
@vnp2970 Жыл бұрын
better to say *state* of the art!
@SensualityMajestic1872 жыл бұрын
This man voice is gothic! Dark opera vocals is crazy! Way ahead of it's time. RIP 🕊
@alby10062 жыл бұрын
Have you heard of Angelina Jordan? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pN12n9J0tb7ec6c.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
@waynetoscano70007 жыл бұрын
he was the real godfather of shock rock
@GiveMeYourNachosButthead7 жыл бұрын
Yup man!
@jbarrier35067 жыл бұрын
Wayne Wilkinson Jr damn right man love this dude
@diegocieni70066 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@datukaruma15636 жыл бұрын
+Wayne Wilkinson Jr Nice profile pic you got, does she happen to be one of the best ever? ;)
@deedeeweit98624 жыл бұрын
i think it not better in the holl world
@dynelol10 жыл бұрын
That laugh is almost a super power.
@musiclover-cn7tbАй бұрын
I know right...
@sonikku956 Жыл бұрын
Does this man even need a microphone? His vocals are POWERFUL!
@ohthatsabaseball58243 ай бұрын
I'm almost certain it's not even plugged in. They recorded it in the next room
@TallisLizzy Жыл бұрын
Best performance of this song that I’ve ever heard.
@lucidmoment7110 ай бұрын
This is the original. You should check out the version by Alan Price.
@mariiakotsiubenko16318 ай бұрын
Check Garou
@drewp.weiner24732 ай бұрын
Arthur brown rocks it too
@Widkey2 ай бұрын
CCRs version rocks
@LarryYagoda2 ай бұрын
The original!
@missmyvinny10 жыл бұрын
This guy is groundbreakingly insane...can you imagine the audiences reaction back in '56? Wow, just crazy cool stuff...
@trojanhorse59066 жыл бұрын
missmyvinny watch: great Satan sacrifice it’s on KZfaq
@bobaldo23395 жыл бұрын
When he played small clubs he used to run up and down on the bar wearing his cape.
@sociosanch37485 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.
@martinwatson13975 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine the audience reaction if somebody did that today? Life was so much better before political correctness came along.
@matthijsmeester2935 жыл бұрын
Amazin,
@raymond47944 жыл бұрын
The guitar is so calm and smooth and he's like hoewhoewhaableblebweWOW!
@Tapez4 жыл бұрын
Literally the only reason I listen to this is the guitar in the beginning Wish I knew the chords/tab
@raymond47944 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!
@Tapez4 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!!!
@raymond47944 жыл бұрын
@@Tapez Nice, listen to a lot of music and tapping along with your feet/hand will help.
@WayneManor6664 жыл бұрын
I tried to read your comment out loud five times, i failed but my mood is now extraordinairy. Thank you.
@filipe9779 ай бұрын
What a powerful voice. You can hear perfectly even when singing a meter away from the microphone.
@iluvdaguitar10 күн бұрын
He's in a sound studio. There is probably an omnidirectional studio mic in the room.
@xxlocalroyaltyxx9 ай бұрын
This is first generation rock and roll !
@JRMASTER.104 жыл бұрын
The first gothic-rock grandfather not doubt
@JRMASTER.104 жыл бұрын
@Theron Powell Elvis was great but is real
@jhonnycagexrage74584 жыл бұрын
Those giant sounding snares are clearly ahead of their time
@sdawg3104 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.
@veegar92654 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.
@sdawg3104 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.
@dogking43933 жыл бұрын
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.
@korbynvigil1892 жыл бұрын
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.
@kamatsutra703111 ай бұрын
Shock Rock too.
@CosmicWaltz79 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.
@edbarr9608 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
That's crazy I'm watching x files rn for first time and was googling him randomly for his kids lol what episode
@scottcates5 ай бұрын
Alligator Wine?
@usernamesrlamo9 жыл бұрын
This is the musical equivalent of sending a rocket to the moon in 1901.
@alisonmau58035 жыл бұрын
wy exactaly 1901?
@caitlinroseblaney2265 жыл бұрын
Alison Mau Maybe because of the Melies film le voyage de la lune?
@purpled48645 жыл бұрын
Nice analogy
@usernamesrlamo4 жыл бұрын
1901 isn’t important, the dude was way ahead of his time.
@andrewyoung27964 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@eniolaola36104 жыл бұрын
The sinister laughing is my favorite part throughout the whole song.
@jasminesofela57242 жыл бұрын
omg i see you on twitter all the time!! crazy to find you here haha
@brown_fairy2 жыл бұрын
Same !
@allenhaggerty5179 Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps in full effect. This man’s voice is amazing
@digitalwhiplash Жыл бұрын
Way ahead of his time, so avant-garde and emotional ❤❤
@inveniamviam46914 жыл бұрын
No wonder this man had 75 children, he put a spell on all the women.
@felipaohuesitos86914 жыл бұрын
HE WHAT?
@sunsetvlogs55004 жыл бұрын
Please tell me that’s true
@kamster5184 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.
@ritahorvath82074 жыл бұрын
as far as I know about 30 ...
@conservat1vepatr1ot4 жыл бұрын
SC O'Dubhlaoch Ya just had to.. someone was gonna I guess..
@bettya.k.abetty82598 жыл бұрын
Best version of this song ever. I don't give a shit about the sound quality, this performance is amazing.
@corinnegrillot33317 жыл бұрын
Holo Teh Wize wulf
@Obeijin7 жыл бұрын
He first did this in 1956 ...
@liammcdonald2917 жыл бұрын
Holo Teh Wize wulf ni
@60sto80s27 жыл бұрын
I think She & Him is the best rendition version it even better than the original
@einsteinadonis45447 жыл бұрын
this backing track got nothing on the screaming jay original
@joshb8976 Жыл бұрын
God this is sooooo good. He’s such a powerful singer
@ILikeTallMen Жыл бұрын
This man is the coolest man ever lived.
@johnsullivan9035 ай бұрын
I approve of this comment.
@Iconoclastithon8 жыл бұрын
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
@ddevans12348 жыл бұрын
Definitely. I believe Alice Cooper has stated that he loved Scremin Jay Hawkins
@creepshowcrate8 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.
@HiltonFernandes8 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.
@chriswalls12807 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
@Grzegorz10067 жыл бұрын
Surely you realize that Screaming Jay Hawkins and Arthur Brown are two separate individuals? You don't seem to, though
@asswipe81119 жыл бұрын
like most genius artists,he was not appreciated in his own time
@danieladiana62789 жыл бұрын
You right... And is not the only one ...
@meganoconnor30698 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-mg7od8 жыл бұрын
+Zap Brannigan hurts me to say it guys- but racism could have also been a factor
@meganoconnor30698 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
@apocalypsethrash8 жыл бұрын
+Megan OConnor racism thing?? where did you see that?
@bernadette4484 Жыл бұрын
He was not only a singer, he was an artist. I LOVE HIS SONG; SHOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE.
@imacrazy6872 Жыл бұрын
Far and away the best musical video performance in the history of recorded music!
@amaruqlonewolf3350 Жыл бұрын
Really now.
@copypaste_pro Жыл бұрын
You’re overreacting
@eddiebazan641111 ай бұрын
Why not? Who do you want,Taylor swift? Hell,this was decades before mtv!
@amaruqlonewolf335011 ай бұрын
@@eddiebazan6411 Taylor swift a horse's ass, give me CCR's version over this any day.
@WesCoastPiano4 жыл бұрын
This man invented a whole music genre and gets absolutely no credit. Let's fix this shit.
@arnoldthotticus48443 жыл бұрын
Fr, he put this shit out over 20 years before goth was even a thing, he was a fuckin pioneer
@blackempress20403 жыл бұрын
They asses better recongnize!😆
@australorpa3 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.
@daspedal27303 жыл бұрын
wich genre?
@mikejones-go8vz3 жыл бұрын
@@daspedal2730 witch genre 🤔
@dalesedgwick8584 жыл бұрын
When you get so liquored you accidentally invented metal.
@Shitbird32494 жыл бұрын
Dale Sedgwick It’s always there just needs to be found.
@KateCarew4 жыл бұрын
Man I didn’t mean to but I laughed so hard drool came out 😂
@masterklaw45274 жыл бұрын
*shock rock
@DLCMORRIS4 жыл бұрын
i invented a new plastic from cheese! i got high
@larrymcjones4 жыл бұрын
When you get so liquored you wonder if the kids will understand liquored
@trixie-rg5jj4 ай бұрын
I CANT STOP WATCHING THIS SCREAMIN JAY IS A LEGEND
@user-os2vu3nl5v7 ай бұрын
Как долго я искала этот шедевр😄👍👏👏👏👏
@ewelina8b7 ай бұрын
You seen Angelina’s? The best cover ever.
@user-mv4wf5ow2h2 ай бұрын
Весч
@Neurozumim7 жыл бұрын
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_Groom4 жыл бұрын
*ART*
@TheMedikusss4 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.
@oldmanuncle12375 жыл бұрын
That guitar player was playing some pretty groovy stuff for the 50s
@popolbruh82634 жыл бұрын
That's Mickey Baker. One of the greatest rock guitarists of all time
@datukaruma15634 жыл бұрын
@Psychedelic BluesMan Avant garde? seriously? This comment section is full of ignorance. Not just this one.
@maskcollector69493 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?
@aestheticbeatz57003 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.
@aestheticbeatz57003 жыл бұрын
@@datukaruma1563 at the time maybe it was avante garde but now it's just rock n roll.
@abhinavvatsa78329 ай бұрын
I am bawling witnessing this man’s talent
@hellskitsch76852 жыл бұрын
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.
@kuromanson4 жыл бұрын
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my whole life
@seamac2064 жыл бұрын
Listen to Tom Waits
@kubobetterrelax74353 жыл бұрын
Uh
@oxyeee803 жыл бұрын
@@seamac206 breaking down barriers... Tom waits is a GOD. It's what i imagine if new Orleans impersonated a person..
@idkyetgivemeasec2 жыл бұрын
Give Howlin' Wolf a listen.
@allenmcdonald18782 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
@ichabodlipshitz20118 жыл бұрын
Before Ozzy and Alice. Before Rob Zombie and Marylin Manson.... There was Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
@richarddietl37608 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Mattia now its a Swedish band called Ghost B.C.
@jeffreycoogan098 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Mattia You forgot The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kiss.
@dreck346 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.
@honestbutugly6 жыл бұрын
sad he didnt really get paid
@trojanhorse59066 жыл бұрын
Randi Szöküld watch: great Satan sacrifice it’s on KZfaq
@kaoskewenvoyouma27122 жыл бұрын
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
@freudianslippers656710 ай бұрын
@@barde2399 They thought black people would do voodoo on them LOL
@user-tz9pg3jq3h2 жыл бұрын
Моему восторгу нет предела!Это просто -Бомба!😂👍👍👍
@radwhack14 жыл бұрын
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?!!!
@christopherwgcg4 жыл бұрын
Belly up tavern?
@radwhack14 жыл бұрын
christopherwgcg Yup!
@1978garfield4 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.
@radwhack14 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.
@amihodges48994 жыл бұрын
This is such an inspiring story.
@flowerface90113 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Dark music older than this???!!! Please suggest some to me.
@seanledig1431 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
@@seanledig1431 thanks. That’s very interesting.
@ryanarevalo714311 ай бұрын
@@thatnicolechick222classical music has its share of darkness.
@billybobthekidiswack8 ай бұрын
@thatnicolechick222 Prokofiev's- piano concerto no.2 is pretty dark.
@BSIII3 жыл бұрын
The drum mix sounds like the 80s. Love the kick and snare
@gregdayton7866 ай бұрын
This is a trippy dude, may he rest in peace, he wrote a great song!
@hsoonabt93886 жыл бұрын
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 😲
@Crabbadabba4 жыл бұрын
Hsoona BT That’s because maybe love is a type of spell? 🤔
@Logan-su2yk4 жыл бұрын
Snizzlewiz Head ass
@chrisne10804 жыл бұрын
Never heard a female do it. Heard credence and Manson do it. Just as scary
@Nunya12104 жыл бұрын
chris ne Nina Simone
@tommynorthwood4 жыл бұрын
Most good music is magik
@creepshowcrate9 жыл бұрын
And Shock Rock is born...
@hooolas17 жыл бұрын
No. There were some black people that sang in that way
@ObeyRoastMan5 жыл бұрын
Shock rock isn’t a thing tho. There’s barely any of it
@Alexmustdie-zy6kz5 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
@peelslowly284 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
@HairyOldMen-n6q2 жыл бұрын
As much as i love Tim Curry and CCR's covers of this song, no one can do it better than this man.
@DR-tq8yp Жыл бұрын
10/10. I wish I could see this guy live so bad. Excellent.
@journeystarr4 жыл бұрын
Everyone's drunk uncle at Thanksgiving
@Wavemaninawe3 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.
@lucilesonilhac67973 жыл бұрын
Thank you, i laughed, and I wish this kind of uncle in my parties 😎
@silass19403 жыл бұрын
Easily the best comment on this video. HIGHLY accurate Especially 2:40
@tonyjones15603 жыл бұрын
I had a drunk uncle. He wasn't nearly this cool...
@bwm_723 жыл бұрын
Cept he's been drunk since Halloween. Last Halloween. And every one before that.
@sajiky79355 жыл бұрын
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.
@dnmurphy484 жыл бұрын
Listen to Paul Robeson sometime, different music but a wonderful, rich, melodious voice or effortless power.
@annettes44803 жыл бұрын
I have read that he is trained as an opera singer. Little chance of employment as such back in that day.
@skwrttj2 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 KZfaq.
@billetofish97562 жыл бұрын
What makes it even more impressive is that he was blind drunk when he recorded it
@Kingcarparpeggio2 жыл бұрын
Try listening to his song “ A Portrait of a Man “….fantastic.!!
@jenniferniskanen361 Жыл бұрын
I'm begging someone to post a remastered HD version of this with high quality audio and video. Don't let this get lost!
@vilennon242 жыл бұрын
He made a great contribution to rock n roll. Rest in peace, Jay.
@yuptoni8 жыл бұрын
Imagine if he was alive to voice Dr. Facilier from The Prince and the Frog
@michinaps7 жыл бұрын
Aj. Mac13 I was just thinking about this 😂👌
@3798penisholder6 жыл бұрын
Aj. Mac13 would sound fuckin amazing
@1218Draco6 жыл бұрын
Aj. Mac13 "Friends on the Other Side" would've ECLIPSED "Let It Go" if that were the case
@truthhurts89966 жыл бұрын
Antonio McShane fr
@hughjanus37986 жыл бұрын
Or Audrey 2 (the man-eating plant) from Little shop of Horrors.
@baddvibez87025 жыл бұрын
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
@Eatzbugs3 жыл бұрын
Todd rudgren has a song called screaming lord such. Any connection?
@theangriestcatintheworld3 жыл бұрын
The Cramps were superb. Glenn Danzig was a bit of a nonce. >
@Lucas-bd9nd3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, something in this sounds like Tom Waits for me...
@deeandrews22583 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!
@jennycavalcante16443 жыл бұрын
Vi a pouco com Creedence, e achei boa, mas esse aí, nossa!! Não conhecia e não gostei, é horrível!!! Kkkkkkkkk
@33watch559 ай бұрын
The cape and slow walk off the stage.I wonder if James Brown was inspired by this man.
@angelavitoria723010 ай бұрын
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"
@alejandroberrios47568 жыл бұрын
Words can't describe this man's brilliance.
@Metalumberjack8 жыл бұрын
actually he was drunk and has no memory of doing this.
@Eseolire7 жыл бұрын
just adds more to it
@nohamcma097 жыл бұрын
+Metalumberjack lol
@RaulRodriguez-lv6yh7 жыл бұрын
Al Gooner
@mariogamefreak15 жыл бұрын
Alejandro Berrios he also never heard of a condo because he had 57 kids
@danielhelliwell306410 жыл бұрын
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
@paulparanoid9 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.
@plasticwrapcharlie9 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.
@SuperIsaias259 жыл бұрын
+paulparanoid you sound like a kid
@plasticwrapcharlie9 жыл бұрын
because he made some puns or because he hates shitty pop music? Or because racism is real?
@carlhochheim28609 жыл бұрын
check out some king khan and the shrines, he is as close as you will get to this wild today
@acinhoo11 ай бұрын
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.
@eriktb2 жыл бұрын
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.
@ganeshramcharran12557 жыл бұрын
When your grandpa high af, this how he be actin
@icemouf74806 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha...💎
@stevensshop88706 жыл бұрын
I love you! Humbala whambala thrrrrt!
@andrewbarrett15375 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh so hard
@powerparade72625 жыл бұрын
That's so hilarious 😂😂😂😂 I'm absolutely laughing outloud!!! Hahahaaaa.
@powerparade72625 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the laugh.
@ramblinbob19188 жыл бұрын
The story goes that Hawkins was dead drunk when he recorded this song.
@katehoare54758 жыл бұрын
apparently it was cocaine 😂😂
@dnmurphy488 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."
@MisterDeth07 жыл бұрын
dnmurphy48
@anubisnetru25427 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
@patrickschiavo58447 жыл бұрын
+24th Marine Expeditionary Unit really go to 2:30
@HoovyTube2 жыл бұрын
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. 🧛🏿
@user-iu9tc4tb4w Жыл бұрын
Шедевр,не знав,що все так починалось.
@Kgraz4307 жыл бұрын
I like how he's still got a perm in his voodoo outfit
@kamaharima37015 жыл бұрын
Kyle Graziano oh snap!! 🤣🤣😀
@erinfishman31054 жыл бұрын
Kyle Graziano not a perm it’s a conk perm is meant to be curly
@redkingoldhero384 жыл бұрын
@@erinfishman3105 just looks like a pompadour to me.
@SniperCecil4 жыл бұрын
When you accidentally found this video and realize you have been living a lie
@jwaxmcgeeg97063 жыл бұрын
That cracked my shit up you're totally right
@myriamputnam27963 жыл бұрын
🤣
@GabrielGuebo3 жыл бұрын
aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
@johnllewlyndavies2223 жыл бұрын
This is one of the very best comments I've ever read on You Tube.
@The_Mimewar3 жыл бұрын
Yep. This is exactly what happened. Why don’t we ALL know thus mans name? Screamin Jay!!
@D0NTREPLY Жыл бұрын
cant believe this is mid 50s and hes screaming.
@shiddy. Жыл бұрын
I think it's awesome that he was allowed to make this video without being committed to an asylum afterwards
@kumakena4 жыл бұрын
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.
@davidcamoralid.d.s.97029 жыл бұрын
I played keyboards with him back in the 70's. It was an interesting gig...
@slslau-rel51585 жыл бұрын
Sweet 😄
@lisaellis97494 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@estelacobas44163 жыл бұрын
Que hermosa canción,estremecedora,y que gran cantante,gracias hija por hacérmelo escuchar,lo descubrí gracias a ti! Desde Uruguay!
@fredbrindisi Жыл бұрын
O
@PatrickMcGowan-ch4ho2 ай бұрын
I have been listening to this brilliant song for years but only today watched him on video, electrifying. 🔥🔥🔥
@robertpetre93784 жыл бұрын
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.
@tommyo.78768 жыл бұрын
There is no question about it: Ol' Dirty Bastard was Screamin' Jay Hawkins in a past life.
@KQuick868 жыл бұрын
yooo you don't know how PERFECT that comparison is!
@dimitrijepetrovic76568 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha so true
@Ben-rz9cf8 жыл бұрын
+Tommy O. But who is he now
@averagealien3468 жыл бұрын
+Ben Hinman he's dead
@supersolot7 жыл бұрын
YES!!!!
@philsooty619 ай бұрын
he was an amazing singer and showman!
@Longamahesh6 ай бұрын
What a great talent and performance! Absolutely love it. The gibberish at the end takes the cake….. the Vadivelu of yesteryears. 😂❤
@LotsofStuffYT3 жыл бұрын
2:36 when he said "Rha hamna severti see basa spuuutttt hehrahah spspsp" It really moved me
@boataxe46053 жыл бұрын
More profound lyrics have never been sung!
@dannydoc19693 жыл бұрын
Yours is the funniest comment I’ve ever read, ROTFL, thanks.
@birdsandbutterflies-uu5wf3 жыл бұрын
LOL felt that
@jacknewman92563 жыл бұрын
lol the little fart noise in the middle was legendary
@phillipblacklock26153 жыл бұрын
@@jacknewman9256 be polite-it was a snort !
@redberry38524 жыл бұрын
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 !!!
@leopardgeckoonsteroids70123 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
@MountAnalogue7 ай бұрын
Hard to believe this broadcast is almost 60 years old. (1966.)
@jumper55ful Жыл бұрын
Father of shock rock because of this one song!
@photographerjonathan3 жыл бұрын
This man was a unique artist who was ahead of his time. this song must of influenced thousands of songs and artists.
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@LouMannion3 жыл бұрын
That voice though. 🤩 Incredible. ❤️
@danutahanyga48342 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant creative performance. Rare gem. The elements of a street fair music, blues with a sprinkling of the absurd (and voodoo) all blended seamlessly togeher
@bradponzar77336 жыл бұрын
This song is just so unbelievably genius! Jay Hawkins was a man way ahead of his time.
@thosrobert10 жыл бұрын
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.abetty825910 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
@deanwilliams833110 жыл бұрын
Racism played a prominent part Mr perspicuity
@freein23396 жыл бұрын
Fuck opera...He was better at being Screaming Jay Hawkins then some gay looking opera singer in tights....
@honestbutugly6 жыл бұрын
he is on wikipidia , bet if he sang opra he wouldnt be
@headcold72505 жыл бұрын
I dislike your comment very much.
@ritahorvath8207 Жыл бұрын
Saw him in concert in Mainz in Germany over thirty years ago. It was great ❣
@chuck77k Жыл бұрын
Sie glückliche :)
@zopilotepurpura94768 ай бұрын
Ese caballero era un genio
@wildwunzmachineproductions61315 жыл бұрын
Screamin Jay Hawkins Arthur Brown Screaming Lord Sutch. All ahead of their time. Genuises
@robertog99384 жыл бұрын
And Sam Kinison (just think of him as acapella)
@koolkyle39134 жыл бұрын
I agree my friend
@The_Mimewar4 жыл бұрын
This was like a Christmas gift seeing this.
@lynnkane32803 күн бұрын
I saw him in Tokyo, standing room. I was interacting with him, asking him Hey Screamin'Jay, are you in a frenzy? Etc. He looked at me and said, "You dangerous!" Great moment.
@larscain32632 жыл бұрын
We danced to this in 1956 when I was in high school
@petesmart19832 жыл бұрын
Doubt it as black music wouldnt of been played at schools theb
@unclenogbad15093 жыл бұрын
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.
@ChainguiRafaeldaSilva9 жыл бұрын
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.
@DKSmusic863 жыл бұрын
I love Screamin' Jay and this song. So underrated.
@beatrice18sma2 жыл бұрын
The best! Thank you Not only gothic rock blues But totally DADA spirited!!!
@masterjedi55104 жыл бұрын
More charisma and performance within his eyes than most celebs have in their entire being!
@jamesagwe29815 жыл бұрын
Opera, rock and roll, blues at once now that's impressive
@EmmanuelBastien6 ай бұрын
Me at karaoke, borderline crazy drunk, all jokes aside this is nice entertainment
@tobluetoblack2 жыл бұрын
One of the godfathers of Heavy Metal right here. That fucking *VOICE* is iconic