951. I Put A Spell On You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1956)

Hawkins wanted to write a blues ballad. Instead, he got drunk and wrote this awesomely bizarre song. He did not remember recording it, but the experience taught him he could do more by screaming than being  serious. Hawkins refined an act to go along with the song. In it, he appears as a cannibal complete with tusks and a smoking skull. The song has been covered many times. The most famous versions come from Nina Simone and Creedence Clearwater Revival. It has also been covered by Jeff Beck, Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Bryan Ferry, Buddy Guy, Queen Latifah, Marilyn Manson, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music, and Pete Townsend with David Gilmour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orNpH6iyokI