For My Awe-Inspiring Aunt Lisa,
A Lovely Lassie with a Selfless Spirit and Majestic Charm
- The Lovely Lassie Herself, with Moi!
*My incredible Aunt Lisa has an impressive fan club of hopeful suitors, and the reasons for which are clear to see within the very moment you meet her… If life should grant you such delight!
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I Put a Spell on You
Songwriter: HAWKINS, JAY (1956)
Performer: Nina Simone
Nearly as epic and admirable as the angel in which this particular Little Ditty has been inspired by and dedicated to, “I Put a Spell on You” is a classic American song that has continued to impact generations of musical enthusiasts from the time it was first written by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins in 1956.
“I Put a Spell on You” was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
Jay Hawkins’ original version was ranked at #313 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Nina Simone‘s version reached # 23 in the US Billboard R&B chart in 1965. Artists including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joss Stone and Bryan Ferry have created cover versions of this American classic throughout the years, and it continues to pop up in creative distortions from various artists in different music genres.
Timeless and transfixing in nature, this historic piece of music seems the perfect fit for today’s Little Ditty Dedication Post.
For my Aunt Lisa, thank you for being one of my life’s most inspiring and lovely angels.
I am beyond grateful and so lucky to have you!
Angels have no philosophy but love.
~Terri Guillemets
It is in rugged crises, in unbearable endurance, and in aims which put sympathy out of the question, that the angel is shown.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher and writer
– Stefanie Powers, actress
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Thank You so much! She most certainly has been and continues to be… A very lucky niece I am, most certainly!
By the way, I absolutely love your Blog, and am now part of the subscriber inner fan club.
Thanks for your sweetness, new friend!
Love those quotes too 🙂
Your aunt is a beauty and this is a lovely tribute to her. It sounds as if she has been and is, a wonderful influence in your life. Lovely.
Thanks for the link back 🙂