bentforkman
bentforkman t1_iujkesp wrote
Reply to comment by pabodie in I Put A Spell On You (1958) by Screamin' Jay Hawkins is one of the most ahead-of-it's-time recordings ever. by Okaybrothatsdope
Apparently he had wanted to be an opera singer, but it wasn’t a career path that was open to black people in the ‘50s.
bentforkman t1_iujg1wd wrote
Reply to comment by gldmj5 in I Put A Spell On You (1958) by Screamin' Jay Hawkins is one of the most ahead-of-it's-time recordings ever. by Okaybrothatsdope
I could not disagree more. I feel like CCR completely missed the emotional power of the original. Their rhythm section was not up to the groove of it at all and Fogerty sounds like he’s doing a bad Howlin’ Wolf impression.
If you like this cover, you should hear the Rolling Stones do “My Girl” that’ll knock your socks off.
bentforkman t1_iuk5kj2 wrote
Reply to comment by ProbablyBoredHaha in I Put A Spell On You (1958) by Screamin' Jay Hawkins is one of the most ahead-of-it's-time recordings ever. by Okaybrothatsdope
Yes, because there’s no such thing as knowledge, research or facts. Which is also good because that way there’s no such thing as idiots.