My wife wants to put together a playlist that has songs about magic. Nothing too obscure, but any decade is fine. Nothing too hard (no metal, gangsta, etc.).
I’ll get us started:
Magic Carpet Ride
Magic (Olivia Newton John)
Black Magic Woman
That Old Black Magic (Sinatra)
Abracadabra (Steve Miller)
You’ll make me a hero in her eyes if you can help me out here.
Magic (America)
“Magic Power” by Triumph
“Swamp Witch” by Jim Stafford
“Sign of the Gypsy Queen” by April Wine
Does the song have to be about magic? Have the word “Magic” in the title? Or both?
Do You Believe in Magic? The Lovin’ Spoonful
A Kind Of Magic - Queen
I am definitely not going to vote for “The Wizard” by Geezer Butler, then.
I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone (or Annie Lennox or Screamin’ Jay Hawkins)
Spellbound - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police (uses Sorceror’s Apprentice metaphors).
or Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic for just the word
Magic, by Pilot
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Crystal Gayle’s We Must Believe in Magic,
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Love Potion No. 9 - The Searchers
Voodoo Child - Hendrix (instrumental, but hey)
Magic Man - Heart
Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum (depending on your definition of ‘magic’)
This Magic Moment - The Drifters
Dark Lady, Cher
About magic. Hocus Pocus doesn’t count, since there’s no lyrics. I Put A Spell on You does.
Don’t Answer Me, the Alan Parsons Project
A tenuous connection, but such a great song.
Neither version of Voodoo Child/Chile (the 15 min original, or the more well-known Slight Return) is instrumental.
The Wizzard" by Black Sabbath was the first thing that came to my mind, but am guessing it would be too “hard” for the OP.
Witchy Woman, The Eagles
ETA: Rosemary, by Sierra Ferrell
You’re right on both counts. I was thinking of the version by Robert Randolph, which I’m pretty sure is instrumental.
Puff the Magic Dragon (Peter Paul & Mary)
For My Next Trick I’ll Need a Volunteer (Warren Zevon)
Magic (The Cars)
If It’s Magic (Stevie Wonder)
…and if we’re doing witchy women: Wicked Annabella (The Kinks)