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"The Witch Queen of New Orleans" is a 1971 song by Redbone. The single was released from Redbone's third album Message from a Drum,[2] which is also titled The Witch Queen of New Orleans in its European release.[3] The song peaked at No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 21 in the United States.
"The Witch Queen of New Orleans" | ||||
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Single by Redbone | ||||
from the album Message from a Drum | ||||
B-side | "Chant: 13th Hour" | |||
Released | 1971 | |||
Genre | Swamp rock | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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"The Witch Queen of New Orleans" on YouTube |
"The Witch Queen of New Orleans" is about a 19th-century practitioner of voodoo from New Orleans named Marie Laveau,[4][5] referred to in the song lyrics as "Marie la Voodoo veau".[6] The song was written by the two Native American brothers of the group Redbone, Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas. It shows influences from New Orleans R&B and swamp pop.[7]
The song was released in 1971 with "Chant: 13th Hour" as the B-side in the US. It debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1971 in the US where it reach a peak of No. 21 in 1972 (chart date February 19, 1972).[8][9] The song reached No. 2 in the UK single chart in October 1971 behind Rod Stewart's "Maggie May".[10]
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"Witch Queen" | ||||
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Single by Chantoozies | ||||
from the album Chantoozies | ||||
B-side | "The Chantoozie Shuffle" | |||
Released | January 12, 1987[28] | |||
Studio | Platinum Studios, Melbourne | |||
Length | 4:09 | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
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Producer(s) | David Courtney | |||
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Australian group Chantoozies released a version of the song in 1987 as their debut single, retitled "Witch Queen". The song peaked at number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report.[11]
7" single (K 208)
12" single ( X 14459)
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[29] | 4 |
Chart (1987) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[30] | 49 |
Artist Howard Arkley produced a series of sketches in the early 1970s referencing popular songs, one of which is titled "Which Queen" as a reference to this song.[31]
The song is commonly played during Halloween in the United States.[32]
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