Shane MacGowan and Friends have recorded a cover of 'I Put A Spell On You'
to raise funds for Irish charity Concern's work in Haiti. The single is
released on 8th March but is available for download now.
Shane MacGowan sent this message to readers of The Dubliner....
"This is definitely the best single you are going to buy all decade. It’s a
great song, by Screaming Jay Hawkins, who has passed on to the next level of
Hell, but I believe he is with us in spirit. We are not as good as Screaming
Jay Hawkins, we are a bunch of wankers, but we are the next best thing!
All the money goes to rebuilding Haiti. The Haitians have had even more
fucking shite bad luck than most people lately. Every natural disaster that
you can possibly imagine. So I think that at this moment in time, the best
thing you can do for yourself, for the good of everything and everybody and
everything that ever has been or ever will be or ever can be is to go out
and buy this single! And it would be a good thing for a great record to get
to number one for a change!"
Dubliner contributor Victoria Mary Clarke added:
"I agree with Shane that this is an amazing record, and well worth the
price, which, when you think about it is cheaper than a cup of coffee, or
popcorn at the cinema or a lot of things that wont give you as much pleasure
or last as long. The musicians all gave of their very souls to make it and
when you think about what it must be like for the people in Haiti who
probably didnt have much anyway and who lost everything, maybe even lost
their whole family as well as their home and who have been left all alone in
the world, especially the little kids, I think it makes sense to help out."
The song features vocals led by MacGowan alongside Primal Scream's Bobby
Gillespie and Nick Cave. They are joined by Mick Jones from The Clash, Glen
Matlock of The Sex Pistols, Johnny Depp, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders,
Paloma Faith and Elisa Doolittle.
All money goes to Concern who have been working in Haiti for 15 years.
The song is currently available for pre-order as a download via
http://www.concern.net/song
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