I put a spell on you - HOCUS POCUS by Bette Midler - Karaoke Lyrics on Smule. | Smule Social Singing Karaoke app. Browse all Bette Midler songs → What Does "I Put A Spell On You" by Bette Midler Mean? I Put A Spell On You presents Bette Midler as Winifred, a witch who has returned after 300 years to exact revenge on Salem. The song captures her malevolent joy as she casts spells on the townspeople, reveling in her supernatural power and the chaos she creates. Meaning & Interpretation Winifred.
Watch the original Hocus Pocus performance of "I Put A Spell On You" By Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker & Kathy Najimy. Watch Hocus Pocus all October long.. The song describes a witch named Winifred putting a spell on people in Salem to make them hers after being resurrected along with her sisters on Halloween after 300 years. The spell causes the people's lives to be cursed and makes Winifred the worst of all the witches. She warns people to be superstitious or her spell will affect them too.