I Put Many Spells On You

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins. (The Original)

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Nick Cave

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Nina Simone.

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Katie Melua. (I'm not familiar, but I don't like this version at all)

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Creedence Clearwater Revival. (This one's not bad!)

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Marilyn Manson. Quite possibly the most well-known version now. I like it well enough.

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Bryan Ferry.

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Stranger Than Paradise

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Joe Cocker. This one blows.

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Diamanda Galas. Probably my favorite. I think this cover is most in the same spirit as the original, just a vastly different delivery than Jay's bone-in-the-nose cackling psychosis.

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Natacha Atlas. I don't know who this is but it's shittier than Joe Cocker's version.

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Better Midler.

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The Animals. Pretty straightforward.

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David Gilmour! The song needs a certain degree of "crazy as fuck" to be effective, I think, and this version lacks that, although the guitar work is first-class.

[godthedog]

that animals one is disappointing.

[Edwin MacPhisto]

Yeah, I would have expected them to kill it. The Bryan Ferry video is pretty awesome.

[Gary Floyd]

I think I like the Nick Cave version the most.

[Use Your Illusion]

Manson, hands down.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

I have an album version of Nina Simone's that is simply awesome.

[Smartly Pretty]

Gimmie the original every time.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

There are more of them out there. Had no idea there were so many takes to this one.

 

I'll go with my top five as:

 

1. Diamanda Galas

2. Screamin Jay Hawkins

3. Nina Simone

4. Nick Cave

5. CCR

[Henry Spencer]

Had no idea there were so many takes to this one.

 

I think you did, otherwise you wouldn't have made this thread.

[Nighthawk]

Diamanda Galas' is my favorite by far... it's one of my favorite songs period.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

Here's the Nina Simone studio cut.

 

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Had no idea there were so many takes to this one.

 

I think you did, otherwise you wouldn't have made this thread.

 

I knew there were plenty, but god damn.