Yes, I got a black magic woman, she´s got me so blind I can´t see. She´s a black magic woman and she´s trying to make a devil out of me. This week is the last of our halloween themed karaoke challenges, and Black Magic Woman is the spooky song meant to give you a run for you money.

Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac wrote the orginal Black Magic Woman in 1968 for their album, I love another woman. Though the single was pretty succesful as it was, in needed a little flavor for it to become a top ten single.

Mexican-born rocker Carlos Santana brough Black Magic Woman to life, adding jazz and latin rhythms and turning it into a medley with Gábor Szabos 1967 hit, Gypsy Queen. The blues and latin infused sound helped the single reach #4 in 1970 on the US charts and turned into one of Carlos Santana´s biggest hits.

So let Black Magic Woman make a devil out of you and give Carlos Santana´s voodoo classic a shot. Remember, to enter into the Karaoke Challenge you simply have to record your own rendition of Black Magic Woman, then go to the forum and post a link to your rendition in the Contest area. Your vocal stylings on this spooky song could be featured in next week´s newsletter.

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