Peak
6
Weeks
22
Score
3,196
Chart Year
1976
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This was an uncharacteristic song for Cliff Richard, but it clicked at the time, as films about supernatural horror like The Exorcist and Carrie were popular. In the song, a man gets jinxed by a black cat with evil yellow eyes, and he goes to a fortune teller, who might be a witch, to break the spell. But it turns out she put the spell on him in the first place. >> This was Richard's biggest hit in the US. He was much more popular in his native England. Cradle of Filth recorded this on their 2005 album Nymphetamine.
I've had nothing but bad luck Since the day I saw the cat at my door So I came here to you, sweet lady Answering your mystical call Crystal ball on the table Showing the future, the past Same cat with them evil eyes And I knew it was a spell she'd cast She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you from behind Give me the ring on your finger Let me see the lines of your hand I can see me a tall dark stranger Giving you what you hadn't planned I drank the potion she offered me I found myself on the floor Then I looked in those big green eyes And I wondered what I came there for She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you from behind. Stay awake Look out If you're out on a moonlit night Be careful of the neighborhood strays Of a lady with long black hair Tryin' to win you with her feminine ways Crystal ball on the table Showing the future, the past Same cat with them evil eyes You'd better get out of there fast She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you. She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman She's gonna get you She's just a devil woman With evil on her mind Beware the devil woman
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 3, 1976 | 87 | 39 |
| 2 | Jul 10, 1976 | 77 | 49 |
| 3 | Jul 17, 1976 | 67 | 59 |
| 4 | Jul 24, 1976 | 57 | 69 |
| 5 | Jul 31, 1976 | 47 | 79 |
| 6 | Aug 7, 1976 | 42 | 84 |
| 7 | Aug 14, 1976 | 34 | 92 |
| 8 | Aug 21, 1976 | 30 | 96 |
| 9 | Aug 28, 1976 | 20 | 106 |
| 10 | Sep 4, 1976 | 17 | 109 |
| 11 | Sep 11, 1976 | 13 | 113 |
| 12 | Sep 18, 1976 | 7 | 119 |
| 13 | Sep 25, 1976 | 6 | 120 |
| 14 | Oct 2, 1976 | 6 | 120 |
| 15 | Oct 9, 1976 | 6 | 120 |
| 16 | Oct 16, 1976 | 7 | 119 |
| 17 | Oct 23, 1976 | 14 | 112 |
| 18 | Oct 30, 1976 | 32 | 94 |
| 19 | Nov 6, 1976 | 51 | 75 |
| 20 | Nov 13, 1976 | 61 | 65 |