HERE'S A NU VIDEO FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE!
It's "YOU PUT A SPELL ON ME" from our album Kung Pao Kitchen. It was made by the phenomenal Mike Wellins. Mike is the brains behind Portland's PECULIARIUM, his museum of curios, monsters, magic, and ephemera. This is his third video for the Shooz. (The other two are "SPY vs. SPY" and "BAGTOWN.") He made this one using AI technology. His unique sense of humor is evident throughout. The use of a magician's rabbit as the star is brilliant!
"SPELL" was written by John Smith using an old songwriting trick called "The Answer Song." When the Motown writers got a hit with "My Guy," they followed it up with "My Girl." You get the idea. So "SPELL," while not a true answer song, was a vector off the old Screamin' Jay Hawkins song "I PUT A SPELL ON YOU."
We're so grateful to have talented people like Mike in our orbit. He obviously had fun with this one. As he said, "The future is here."
"YOU PUT A SPELL ON ME" ©1992, 2012 John R. Smith, Margaret Linn
PRODUCED BY ALPHA LANG FOR EVOLUTIONLAB
Arranged by John Smith, Jeff Lorber, Margaret Linn
Recorded in 1988 at JHL Studios, Pacific Palisades, CA
Remixed in April 2012 by Gregg Williams at The Trench, Portland, OR
MUSICIANS:
Valerie Day — Lead and Background Vocals, Congas, Percussion
Tracey Harris — Vocals
Margaret Linn — Vocals
Jeff Lorber — Keys, Percussion
John Smith — Guitars