Steve Lawrence - Bewitched
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- "Bewitched," the television comedy starring Dick York and Elizabeth Montgomery as Darrin and Samantha Stephens, man and witch - er, wife, premiered in 1964.
The theme song was written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller. Greenfield had written a number of successful songs with Neil Sedaka. Keller later recalled, "The pilot had used Frank Sinatra's 'Witchcraft,' but they didn't want to pay for 'Witchcraft,' so they asked us to write something. We only had a week to write the song, do the demo, and get it out to California, and they accepted it and they put it on." But when the show aired the following season, an instrumental version of the song was used with music provided by Warren Baker who composed music for the series.
Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller also wrote the theme song for "Gidget."
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Steve Lawrence recorded the song and it was used for the flip-side of his 1964 single "I Will Wait For You." As far as I've been able to determine, it was never released on any album. In 2005 when the movie starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell premiered, the song was included on the soundtrack, 41 years after it had been written.
For this video, I used video excerpts from the original 1964 pilot episode of "Bewitched" along with photographs of Elizabeth Montgomery.
When "Bewitched" premiered in 1964, Elizabeth Montgomery was 31 years old; Dick York was 36.
Watching Ms. Montgomery and looking at the photographs, I have to say that she was one of most beautiful television actresses in the past 60 years. She is greatly missed!
BEWITCHED
(Words and Music by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller)
Bewitched! Bewitched!
You've got me in your spell.
Bewitched! Bewitched!
You know your craft so well.
Before I knew what you were doing
I looked in your eyes.
That brand of woo that you've been brew-in'
took me by surprise.
You witch! You witch!
One thing is for sure -
That stuff you pitch,
just hasn't got a cure.
My heart was under lock and key,
but somehow it got unhitched.
I never thought my heart could be had.
But now I'm caught and I'm kinda glad to be,
to be bewitched!
Bewitched! Bewitched!
My heart was under lock and key,
but somehow it got unhitched.
I never thought my heart could be had.
But now I'm caught and I'm kinda glad
that you, you do
that crazy voodoo
and I'm bewitched by you!
Rest in Peace, Steve Lawrence, (July 8, 1935 - March 7, 2024)
she's so beautiful. R.I.P Elizabeth.
And Dick Sargent.
@@BuddyBoy600alt And Dick York - the original Darrin (Sept 4, 1928 - Feb 20, 1992).
RIP Steve! Thank you for this wonderful rendition. It became "Our Song" to my late husband and I.
Steve Lawrence did a Amazing job on this classic song!! My God Elizabeth Montgomery was so Beautiful!!
Elizabeth is so beautiful! Great music
Everybody's so mesmerized here about the looks of Elizabeth Montgomery, in the comment section below, as i'm just, as fascinated by Steve Laurence's voice. What a great singer he was, especially with E.d. Gourmet! Johnny Montréal Canada!
WOW ! She was gorgeous ; died too young !!
What a singer !!! This is what we call a good singer nice control of the voice, great vibrato. Rock from Montreal.
You bet ya! Rock. Steve Laurence sounded alot like Frank Sinatra as well. Johnny, Montréal Canada
@@jeantetreault132 Merci d'avoir répondu Jean !!
Steve Lawrence is my all time favourite singer. No other male singer is so smooth and his diction is perfect. Paul from Sydney Australia
Elizabeth "Liz" Montgomery was well-liked and respected by many. I've seen her earlier work in "One Step Beyond" and "The Twilight Zone," showcasing her acting abilities and range. She was as talented, as she was beautiful. She is timeless, unforgettable and missed- God rest her soul...
Don't forget Lizzy Borden. She was wonderful, gave me some of my best childhood memories. RIP Ms. Montgomery 💕💕🙏🏾👑🧚🏽♂️😹
This drummer is so darn GREAT. He drives this fabulous studio orchestra with hits in all the places, and makes it beyond dynamic in his choice of what to play when. The entire piece is perfect, but that drummer....whoa.
John Adams
I'm going to try to look this up. The accompaniment sounds just like a Nelson Riddle orchestration, as were Sinatra's during this time.
Never forget Elizabeth Montgomery
She was so gorgeous and a person whom anyone could fall in Love with
Elizabeth Montgomery is SO beautiful.
This is AWESOME! This show (and song) will always be pure magic!
I can't get enough of this song and the video. I've had a crush on Elizabeth Montgomery since 1966! Sad she is no longer with us.
Great song by Steve Lawrence. "Bewitched is a great song and the TV comedy from the 1960's was fun!
I heard this song in the Bewitched movie and I thought it was Frank Sinatra. Great job Steve! I really like this.
I'm going to try to look this up. The accompaniment sounds just like a Nelson Riddle orchestration, as were Sinatra's during this time.
I thought so too!
@@danielgregg2530 It looks like it was arranged by Don Costa, who also arranged 10 Sinatra albums.
You mean the awful Nicole movie?
They've both recorded it Sinatra and Lawrence!
Excellent !! paz & jazz...
i am so happy to finally found the lyrics of this song is one of my old retro favorites and bring so many good memories of my childhood
Written by the great Howard greenfield who also previously worked with Neil Sedaka and was at one time neils next door neighbour
I agree with you, Elizabeth Montgomery was stunningly beautiful. Even as a child when I watched the show, I adored her!
Andrew Tavoni I know what you mean!!!!! Elisabeth Montgomery had charm, style and grace that will never be equalled!!! I often wished that she was my Mom. In a way she was. I never missed Bewitched! It was awesome
Simply beautiful
Absolutely Awesome 👏🏻 Classic Steve Lawrence 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for posting
Steve was doing his best 'old blue eyes' imitation, but he had the pipes to pull it off! Learning that version was buried until the movie came out is not a HUGE surprise and I'll bet the Chairman of the Board himself might have had something to do with that. No matter - Steve & Eydie were Sinatra acolytes, so no harm done. Love this version and wow, lots of making out here that we NEVER saw on the show!!! Lip locks like these were not the norm for 'family shows' in the 60s. Liked seeing them here though! Thanks Ned Nickerson for this gem. Has caused many to smile and remember
Chaz Mann these clips were actually on the show, they're from the first season :)
John Adams
I'm going to try to look this up. The accompaniment sounds just like a Nelson Riddle orchestration, as were Sinatra's during this time.
My God she was gorgeous! Beautiful on the outside... and from what I gather, a beautiful person on the inside. Never a bad word said about her. Yes, she died too young, as did part of my childhood.
(Big sigh)...so many great & carefree memories. Come back easy-breezy times of old...please? Peace friend.🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Really thought this was Frank Sinatra until I learned it was Steve Lawrence. Then I realized it was Steve. Outstanding recording by a great artist. The TV show was amazing: high quality all the way. Such was TV in the 1960s. *Sigh*
Great vocal by Steve Lawrence.
Elizabeth Montgomery was just as beautiful in the final season of "Bewitched" as she was in the first - if anything, she was more beautiful.
She left us way too soon.
So did he!
Elizabeth Montgomery is 23 years older than me n I've been in love with her since I was a kid. That's a strong love spell.
Wow, that's the one! Back again for another listen. That wonderful 60's big band sound, so hefty and swaggering, absolutely irresistable. And Elizabeth Montgomery was just so beautiful. So classy.
i looooooovee Bewitched!
I'm a big Steve Lawrence fan and have been for years. I had no idea the theme from Bewitched had lyrics, or that he recorded ths song until a couple of years ago. Absolutely love this song, and the video is great.
WOW! he's so fantastic!
my dad and I watched this, I was 7 in 1967 and recall the show. We loved it gosh TV then was great Elizabeth Montgomery is beautiful so Hot! She treated everyone the same on the set of Bewitched and very interested in everyone and their families. What a CLASSY LADY, THANKS LIZZY FOR EVERYTHING AND THE HAPPINESS YOU STILL BRING TO US TAKEN MUCH TOO SOON.!
love the song.
Great show great song by steve... absolutely awsome
Carpenters songs AND Bewitched? My favorite!
BEWITCHED
by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller
🎵 Bewitched! Bewitched! you've got me in your spell. 🎵
🎵 Bewitched! Bewitched! you know your craft so well. 🎵
🎵 Before I knew what you were doing, 🎵
🎵 I looked in your eyes. 🎵
🎵 That brand of woo that you've been brewing, 🎵
🎵 took me by surprise. 🎵
🎵 You witch! You witch! One thing is for sure. 🎵
🎵 That stuff, you pitched, just hasn't got a cure. 🎵
🎵 My heart was under lock and key, 🎵
🎵 but somehow it got unhitched. 🎵
🎵 I never thought my heart could be had, 🎵
🎵 but now I'm caught and I'm kinda glad, 🎵
🎵 to be, to be Bewitched! 🎵
🎵 My heart was under lock and key, 🎵
🎵 but somehow it got unhitched. 🎵
🎵 I never thought my heart could be had, 🎵
🎵 but now I'm caught and I'm kinda glad, 🎵
🎵 that you, you do, that crazy will do, 🎵
🎵 and I'm Bewitched by you! 🎵
that crazy voodoo, will do
I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH !!!
ME TOO!!!
This is the first time I've heard this version of the BEWITCHED Theme. Excellent!
God, she was beautiful!
Brilliant Job, thanks for posting, from sunny England.
She forever changed the image of witches !!
God, I love this show! I remember watching it a few years ago for the first time and fell completly in love with it. It's amazing! :)
Liz Montgomery was adorable. Gone too soon. RIP
Fantastic -- thanks !!
Very sweet song, thanks for the video NedNickerson2010
I'm replaying this for 10th time now!
I replayed the theme song morer than you. I love it!! Bewitched my favorite
Excellent.......Great job !
Elizabeth Montgomery awesome and nbeautiful/:))
So I grew up on Jim Morrison and Edgar Winter, both smooth and convincing crooners as well as screaming rockers...and I just cannot take how good this guy's voice sounds. I keep replaying over and over. Come to think of it either Morrison or Winter singing about their main squeeze would've nailed this song. Yes it's like Sinatra but they are like each other. Both really really good.
Elizabeth Montgomery so beautiful.
This was great!! Enjoyed it!!
The producer William Asher (Liz' husband) originally wanted to use the Steve Lawrence version of Bewitched for the shows theme however Steve did not get the song to Asher on time so they went with the instrumental version. I think if they would this version for the theme song it would have thrown Steve Lawrence into becoming one of the most popular singers of all time---he could have had a number one single with the theme song of one of the most popular television shows. A show which ran 8 seasons .............can you imagine how this would have increased Steve Lawrence's career. (not saying that he had a bad career---just saying it would have increased his popularity) because he would have been known for singing the theme song to one of the most popular television shows on TV in the 1960's
Steve was one of two singers who recorded the show's theme [with the lyrics omitted from the TV version] when it first appeared in the fall of '64; the other was Peggy Lee.
I Love this song and I remember you singing it too Nicky, Thankyou for sharing.=)
this is wonderful....LOVE Steve Lawrence's version, I can almost imagine him with a drink & a cigarette in hand....thanks so much for posting with all the info & beautiful photos of Elizabeth Montgomery.
Perfect, Robert!!! This is the BEST tribute I've seen to "Bewitched", and Elizabeth Montgomery. Saving this for my own; cheers to you!!🥂
Great song, I just heard it in the Bewitched movie.
Smooooooooth.
Bewitched is the theme music of a really great comedy that I used to love watching when I was a child and Elizabeth Montgomery was beautiful and a very good actress ad she’s no longer here😢
@heavymetalrulz123
What a great tribute & compliment to one of the best American singers of all time.. I mean Steve of course.
If he had been Italian, he might have received the pub Frankie was able to gain through his connections.
Steve's voice is as good as anyones in this genre, bar none !!
Peace
i never cared for sinatra, but steve .... well, steve does it for me 💚
woowww I've been looking for this song by yeaaars!!!! =D
Elizabeth has always bewitched me, but that shot at 2:04 really had me.
Que maravilla El Temazo interpretado por Steve Lawrence para La Serie ICONO La HECHIZADA con la Bella Eluzabeth Montgomeri y El iireemplazable Dick York , desde Chile con ❤ 2:25
Because I was just a kid when this was one, I forget how hot Elizabeth Montgomery was 40 years ago.
R.I.P. Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sargent.
Also RIP Dick York, who played Darren from S1 to S3.
Well done
RIP, Steve Lawrence.
'Actor, comedian & singer, 'Frankie (Joseph Lisbona) Randall also recorded "Bewitched" for this very popular ABC Television Series & both Steve Lawerence & Frankie Randall were close to Sinatra, 'Frankie Randall per Sinatra's request would play piano & sing at many of Sinatra's Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage parties for years
57,897 views. I think 800 are mine alone. Great tune. Thanks for posting.
@BlueHeavenBound
As noted elsewhere, Serena was Samantha's "identical twin" cousin.
SABRINA was the name of the teenaged witch in the Archie comics and cartoons.
But here's the twist.
TV Samantha twitched her nose to use her magic.
Sabrina the Teenaged Witch (in the Archie comics and cartoons) tugged on her ear to use magic.
In the Bewitched movie Samantha/Isabel can twitch her nose - but she's tugs on her ear to use her magic!
Elizabeth Montgomery is seriously SO pretty
nice job!
It would have been nice if they made the cartoon to Bewitched!! The cartoon is cute!! Hehehehehehehehe :P Js
I would love to record an album of some of these great songs, like this one , and Gidget !
💜Once you go witch, you'll never switch!🪄💜
Besides, where would they get a cast as good - Liz Montgomery made that show.
Rest in Peace, Steve Lawrence!
I just heard there were words to this , awesome, thanx for posting. Great memories, 😍
She was old enough to be my mother, but God I loved Elizabeth Montgomery.
Dietpepsivanilla Yeah she could've been mine also!! Her children were born around the same time I was. (1965)
They never colorized, the first season was B&W and after that it was color. No TV show colorized, it was color or black and white and that's it. B&W is so under rated. I watched nothing but Turner Classic Movies for about 2-3 years ( don't have cable anymore...Netflix is cheaper & recorded all the TCM anyway). The majority of the films being in B&W on TCM never bothered me once. I quickly grew to love B&W as much as color even though I always liked B&W it was only okay, but it's more than that!
🌼great job with the vid & all the info, ned❕
my god... how i would have loved to have had elizabeth montgomery...stunning
Watching Sabrina, The Teenaged Witch Barbara Eden played the queen of the witches, but we all know who it would have been had she not passed away
@HarrisonXL Thanks!
With a little editing, you could dub Frank Sinatra's "It's Witchcraft" over this same video and it would make a nice variation.
Wow, great! This show was so huge in Japan.
Class, people had class then.. What happened?
People you would think would have advanced.. But, morally have fallen and technically advanced some... Hopefully better days ahead and the family values come back into play. A Mother's place and a Father's place are recognized again.
You are proof that class lives on. Good for you to remind us all that standards matter. Taking a few moments to share, as you did, lets others know that they are not alone in that perception. Cheers.
Ronald Freeman Meh....you just didn't see the crassness on tv back than. But it was there. There were slobs, assholes, perverts etc. back than you just didn't see it on tv and if you did it was mostly alluded to. The late 60's was when things started to change for tv...
I have been asking my that a lot lately especially after reading about the trashy award ceremony shows. How did we get here?
The "sixties" . . . (gaddamn baby bummers)
Always come back to this gem and nothing says you're COOL like when you can LAUGH through the lyric at 1:28? Almost as cool as Frank singing 'doobedoobedoo' in 'Strangers in the Night'.
Bewitched. That's what Eydie did for Steve. Rest in peace Steve and Eydie!
RIP Steve Lawrence
Cool
She was so hot.
That kicks ass!
@BlueHeavenBound @NedNickerson2010
Serena was Samantha's identical "twin" cousin.
Sabrina was the teenaged witch who suddenly showed up in the Archie comics (and the Archies' TV show) when Bewitched was at the height of its popularity.
Later, in the 90s, the TV show "Sabrina the Teenaged Witch" took the Sabrina character and put her in an"updated" setting - even her witch aunties got an extreme makeover.
I have always thought that my mother looks a lot like Elizabeth Montgomery. Especially when my mom was younger... only with dark hair. Like Elizabeth had in that ine Twilight Zone episode. I think it was Twilight Zone. Oh look, a birdy...! :p
Serena, LOL
Of course I watched Bewitched as a kid, but I don't remember this version of the theme song.
What in the world for? Nothing will beat the original.
Hermosa canción, la voz parecida a la de Frank Sinatra!!!.