https://modestwalrus.com/tags/50s/Recent content in 50s on Modest WalrusHugoen-usThu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/i-put-a-spell-on-you-by-screamin-jay-hawkins/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/i-put-a-spell-on-you-by-screamin-jay-hawkins/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>You know a voice is truly special when it needs only the barest backing to carry an entire song.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/82cdnAUvsw8?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;I Put a Spell On You&rdquo; was recorded by Screamin&rsquo; Jay Hawkins in 1956 for Okeh Records. He originally imagined it as a love ballad, but the recording session turned into something far wilder, with Hawkins screaming, growling and moaning his way through the song. That unhinged performance became his signature and the song has since been covered by artists like Nina Simone and Creedence Clearwater Revival.</p>