Neon Musical Insight

As mentioned earlier, Shane MacGowan recently recruited a rather impressive punk leaning lineup in the likes of Chrissie Hynde, Nick Cave, Mick Jones, Johnny Depp and others to take on Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put A Spell On You” as per Haiti charity relief, proving that these things, on rare occasions, can actually be cool.

The charity of choice is Dublin’s Concern Worldwide, Prefix reports. “I Put A Spell on You” will be officially released on March 7 and can be pre-ordered here at this very moment.

Below, you can find a video of the track being recorded. Doesn’t it make you all warm and fuzzy on the inside? C’mon, be honest.

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English publication the Guardian confirmed the other day that Johnny Depp (on guitar), Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, Nick Cave, Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, Mick Jones of The Clash, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream have all come together to record an all-star punkified cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ 1956 single: “I Put A Spell On You” to be released as a Haiti charity relief single, which may absolutely turn out to be the coolest thing to occur all year.

Cave’s former band The Birthday Party also covered the Hawkins classic a while back — with the recently deceased Rowland S. Howard, R.I.P. — which can be viewed here.

The single doesn’t have a slated release date just yet, but will likely see the light of day at the end of the month. Until then, enjoy this behind-the-scenes video below:

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