The Legends Of Music on Instagram: "Screamin’ Jay Hawkins playing “I Put A Spell On You” Live at Arsenio Hall Show in 1989 “I Put A Spell On You” was originally written as a ballad where the main character in the lyrics highlights the loss of a girlfriend he wanted back. The original recording was a lot slower and much more tame. Hawkins was recording for Grand Records at the time, and had a hard time convincing them to release this. A year later, Hawkins recorded the version that became famous