In England, the single was backed with another track called “Janis” from their second album Focus II (known in America under the title Moving Waves). The album version of the song was close to seven minutes long so it was edited and sped up for its single release which climbed to the #9 position on the US charts in 1973.
It made for an interesting spin and certainly one of the most original singles to ever grace the pop charts. “Hocus Pocus” is a track that predicted the loud-soft dynamic of grunge, alternating between the ultra-loud crunchy guitar riff of the chorus and the verses that included all of the quirky elements listed above. The group formed in 1969 but didn’t break big in America until 1972 with the release of today’s jukebox classic “Hocus Pocus” as a single. But if you were tuned in to the radio back in 1972/1973 and you heard this track pouring forth from the speakers on your stereo, you couldn’t help but take notice.įocus were a Dutch progressive rock band featuring the guitar frenzy of Jan Akkerman, the flute and keyboard dynamics of Thijs van Leer, the bottomed out bass of Cyril Havermans and the percussive attack of Pierre van der Linden. Ok, so it was an unlikely hit that emanated from an unlikely place by an unlikely group. Yodeling…no hit record is worth its weight in gold and platinum without some.Falsetto scat singing…no lyrics! Lyrics just get in the way when you’ve got plenty of yodeling (see below).Whistling…you’ve got to have maniacal whistling.Without one, you’re nowhere, and today’s jukebox classic’s got riffage to burn.
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Welcome back my friends, to the series that never ends… Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #85 – Focus: “Hocus Pocus” b/w “Hocus Pocus II”– Sire SAA-704
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