"Witchcraft" — Van Heusen and Cahn's 1957 explanation for irrational attraction.
Those fingers in my hair
That sly come-hither stare
That strips my conscience bare
It's witchcraft
And I've got no defense for it
The heat is too intense for it
What good would common sense for it do?
'cause it's witchcraft, wicked witchcraft
And although I know it's strictly taboo
When you arouse the need in me
My heart says Yes, indeed in me
Proceed with what you're leadin' me to
It's such an ancient pitch
But one I wouldn't switch
'cause there's no nicer witch than you
'cause it's witchcraft, that crazy witchcraft
And although I know it's strictly taboo
When you arouse the need in me
My heart says Yes, indeed in me
Proceed with what you're leadin' me to
It's such an ancient pitch
But one I'd never switch
'cause there's no nicer witch than you
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- Written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh in 1957 (not Van Heusen and Cahn, despite frequent misattribution). Sinatra's Capitol recording with Nelson Riddle became one of the definitive swinging performances of his career — the irresistible pull that can't be rationally explained.