Jimmy Barnes (b. 1956) is an Australian rock singer.

Barnes was born… Read Full Bio ↴Jimmy Barnes (b. 1956) is an Australian rock singer.

Barnes was born James Dixon Swan on the 28th April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland, and moved to Australia with his family when he was six years old.

He first came to public attention as the lead singer with popular Australian pub-rock band Cold Chisel, which he joined in 1973 and with whom he recorded seven albums between 1978 and 1983. When the band split up in 1983 he launched a solo career almost immediately; his first album, Bodyswerve, entered the Australian charts at number one. It was the first of a remarkable run of top charting albums for Barnes, as each of his first six solo albums entered the charts at number one, a feat that no other Australian artist is likely to match.

In 1986 Barnes recorded two singles with INXS, duetting with that band's singer Michael Hutchence on a cover of The Easybeats' "Good Times", and "Laying Down the Law", which was co-written by Barnes with INXS members Andrew Farriss and Hutchence. "Good Times" was used as the theme song for the Australia Made series of concerts that toured the country in the summer of 1986-1987. Both songs later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1980s teen vampire film The Lost Boys.

Following Hutchence's death in 1997, Barnes appeared live on stage with INXS at shows throughout Australia between 1999 and 2001.

His album Double Happiness, released in July 2005, reaffirmed his popularity, entering the ARIAnet albums chart at number one, his seventh album to do so. Barnes was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on the 23rd October 2005 for his solo career efforts. Coupled with Cold Chisel's previous induction, Barnes is the only artist to be entered into the Hall of Fame twice.

Barnes is also the father of singer David Campbell, who recently starred in the Australian production of the musical Sunset Boulevard, and was a contestant on the Australian television programme Dancing with the Stars. The two perform the duet "Wichita Lineman" on Double Happiness.

I Put A Spell On You
Jimmy Barnes Lyrics

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I put a spell on you because you're mine
You better stop the things that you do
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'
I just can't stand it babe
The way you're always runnin' 'round
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down
I put a spell on you because you're mine

I put a spell on you. I put a spell on you
I put a spell on you. I put a spell on you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jimmy Barnes's song "I Put A Spell On You" describe the singer's intense desire to possess their lover. The repetition of the phrase "because you're mine" emphasizes their fervent determination to make the object of their affection belong to them completely. The singer expresses their frustration with their lover's behavior, claiming that they "just can't stand it" when they "always put me down" and "runnin' 'round." The chorus repeats the idea that the singer has put a spell on their lover to compel them to stay faithful and obedient.

Line by Line Meaning

I put a spell on you because you're mine
I cast a powerful enchantment on you because you belong to me

You better stop the things that you do
Cease your harmful actions immediately

I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'
I am telling the complete and utter truth

I just can't stand it babe
I cannot tolerate your behavior any longer, dear

The way you're always runnin' 'round
Your constant running around is a source of irritation for me

I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down
Your incessant belittling of me is absolutely intolerable

I put a spell on you because you're mine
I cast a powerful enchantment on you because you belong to me

I put a spell on you. I put a spell on you
I cast spells on you repeatedly to reinforce my ownership of you

Lyrics © DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jay Hawkins

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