Halloween Countdown 2015: I Put a Spell on You to Dance!

Here's a tasty treat to get everyone on their feet at your Halloween party this year. Sonique's electro-dance version of "I'll Put a Spell on You."

The song was, of course, originally done by Screamin' Jay Hawkins in the 1950s. It has been famously covered by many. Bette Midler made the song her own in the Disney film Hocus Pocus.

Remember, the British-born Sonique originally came to international attention with the dance smash "It Feels So Good," released the same year as this song.

So dance in the privacy of your home where nobody can see you. Or can someone... out there in the dark?!

Sonique Casts a Halloween Spell on You

Sonique is a hi-tek succubus in this 2000 music video for "I Put a Spell on You," a dance treatment of the old Screamin' Jay Hawkins number. Enjoy! Only 3 more days till Halloween as my 2013 Countdown Continues!

My Halloween Countdown Continues with Sonique

Tonight's music video on my ongoing Halloween Countdown is about casting a spell. Kind of a sick, little, possessive love spell. "Because you're mine," the song goes. Ooo, isn't that creepy? Guess it depends on whether you're the one being put under the spell or the one casting it. "I Put a Spell on You" was originally done by 1950s rocker, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and was his biggest hit. Of course, when your repertoire includes numbers like "Constipation Blues," that may not say much from a commercial point of view.

Anyway, around 40 years later, Sonique (whose big number was "It Feels So Good," a monumental '90s hit, both on the club scene and radio, internationally) revived the song as a credible dance floor number. The arrangement sweeps her voice up in a vortex of synthesized strings and remains truly exciting. So get under its spell tonight & enjoy the Full Vocal Serious Mix of "I Put a Spell on You" as we head toward Halloween.