# Songs about magic **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [March 16, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914 "2024-03-16T14:34:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/1 "2024-03-16T14:34:48Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/2 "2024-03-16T14:43:46Z")
Magic (America) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/3 "2024-03-16T14:57:08Z")
“Magic Power” by Triumph “Swamp Witch” by Jim Stafford “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” by April Wine ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/4 "2024-03-16T15:00:44Z")
Does the song have to be about magic? Have the word “Magic” in the title? Or both? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/5 "2024-03-16T15:03:19Z")
**Do You Believe in Magic?** The Lovin’ Spoonful ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/6 "2024-03-16T15:04:04Z")
A Kind Of Magic - Queen ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/7 "2024-03-16T15:04:05Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Nothing too hard (no metal, gangsta, etc.). I am definitely not going to vote for “The Wizard” by Geezer Butler, then. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/8 "2024-03-16T15:05:56Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/9 "2024-03-16T15:08:20Z")
Magic, by Pilot [https://g.co/kgs/7sCSPXC](https://g.co/kgs/7sCSPXC) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/10 "2024-03-16T15:08:42Z")
Crystal Gayle’s _We Must Believe in Magic_, > **[Muppet Songs: Crystal Gayle - We Must Believe in Magic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUZo5zQHhs%2F1)** > > Muppet SongsWant to see more Muppet Songs?Check out the Playlist! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnfTpIrAsxxWspjh9oN2oM1Hu4VcysZXzThanks for viewing.... ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/11 "2024-03-16T15:08:53Z")
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac Love Potion No. 9 - The Searchers ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/12 "2024-03-16T15:09:32Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/13 "2024-03-16T15:13:03Z")
Dark Lady, Cher ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/14 "2024-03-16T15:13:23Z")
About magic. Hocus Pocus doesn’t count, since there’s no lyrics. I Put A Spell on You does. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/15 "2024-03-16T15:14:37Z")
Don’t Answer Me, the Alan Parsons Project A tenuous connection, but such a great song. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/16 "2024-03-16T15:15:10Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Voodoo Child - Hendrix (instrumental, but hey) Neither version of _Voodoo Child/Chile_ (the 15 min [original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNC0sF9KgM4), or the more well-known _[Slight Return](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7UMubmfbH0)_) is instrumental. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/17 "2024-03-16T15:15:28Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/18 "2024-03-16T15:15:36Z")
Witchy Woman, The Eagles ETA: [Rosemary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8c6BTVMP64), by Sierra Ferrell ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/19 "2024-03-16T15:17:06Z")
You’re right on both counts. I was thinking of the version by [Robert Randolph](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt5BVuIv4t8&t=168s), which I’m pretty sure is instrumental. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914/20 "2024-03-16T15:17:42Z")
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) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-magic/998914.md?page=2)