the witch

[astrophonix]

Naughty witches, tearing up newspapers, tut tut tut!

[mountainseekercd]

obviously their budget was tight on this vid

[TheSaoirse777]

@mountainseekercd but still more creative than the millions spent today.

[AmeliaCallula]

still one of my faves

[whitetrashpig5]

Ahhh, Witches (white people).

[MoeDonuts]

got here via the Sonics (witch). this is great!

thanks for posting.

[m1plius1]

I think i was 12 when i heard it live ,,, with Edna !!

This was Northgerman gold ,,,,

"norddeutschland go for it "

[TheBlackPhantom878]

o,.,O

[crain332]

yep! ummm. that is her. good stuff!

[greatbighand]

I like this version better, though the lyrics make more sense if sung by a male singer. But Edna can hit the high notes much more naturally of what Hoier does. And then, she looks like a witch (ugly but sexy). And so this is one of the greatest rock songs ever produced in Europe.

[showbizzell]

Can't I see the witch? Only when my mother comes to visit.

[mullio]

Thumbs up if TOTP2 Halloween Special brought you here.

[TENFOOTDWARF]

@mullio, Spot on, had not heard this for years saw them on TOTP2 and searched them out. I had this on 7 inch vinyl back in the 70s. happy memories.

[mullio]

@TENFOOTDWARF I just had to search it out as I'd never heard it before. She really belts it out on TOTP doesn't she.

[TENFOOTDWARF]

@mullio Yes she does and its brilliant, I did not realise they were a German band, so you learn something every day.

A great song, they don't make them like that anymore.

[mullio]

@TENFOOTDWARF They certainly don't.

[nyomythus]

love that wah wah guitar!

[snapasaurus1]

great tone on the guitar

[SayruhBiitch]

cocaine is a hell of a drug....

[wpDM34]

This group was playing with Beatles during 1962 , in Hamburg and some other

German towns.

[ChrisYonts]

@wpDM34 Well duh.

[wpDM34]

En tysk grupp, "ser du inte häxan bredvid mig" ett fall för en psykolog,

det är nog paranoia.

[robicat]

innovador para aquellos tiempos

[Paroli23]

Is the singer on the cover of the first Black Sabbath album? ;-)

[blackheart4854]

all i could say whilst watching this was. lol

[straatsalaat]

☼ne of th☼se D☼gDay s☼ngs***

*(☼♥☼)*

[Schamana22]

So....nun schick ich Euch die Hexe und geh ins Bett....ich find das Video echt klasse und den Song natürlich auch....die gute alte Zeit !!!

[mobyboy]

scary woman

[dumb7890]

hurt my ears

[allohaholla]

dayyyyuuumn she ugly

[DeepBlueDJinn]

I like videos created before there was MTV.

[CharlesCousteau]

I´d let her hit me.

[UnbekannterNrE1ns]

im in love with edna !!!

[iskandertime747]

What an amazing looking person and incredible song! Reminds me a bit of the birthday party's "Nick The Stripper" video.

[theissefabian1]

Those Brits know how to bore us.

Remember Drblooter99?!

[Drblooter99]

@theissefabian1

Long live Krautrock -- peace dude!

[theissefabian1]

@Drblooter99 No Brits, no Beat - was a bit too harsh... ;)

[Drblooter99]

Those Germans know how to scare us.

Remember Hitler?!

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

@Drblooter99 He wasn't German.

[P0rn0ralle84]

das hört sich an wie born to be wild

[outlawlover1]

The Original "The Witch" Recording from 1969, Was sung by Henner Hoier. Edna replaced Henner Hoier after he left the band. The band then re-recorded the song with Edna. Not even close to the ORIGINAL. !!!

[nakkeleLE]

@outlawlover1

Na und. Welches ist die bessere Version?

[Mieszkoy]

@nakkeleLE - a good question, the question which may concern only a really good song...

[DeepBlueDJinn]

I love it.

--Deep Blue dJinn

[Fr4ncisko20]

I love this song!

[DannyBkyn]

Wow. Wild video. For some reason it reminds me of "Last House on the Left".

[suzylux]

Brother Jim Jupp sent me here. In a sense..

And of course I can see the Witch. Plainly my babe.

[Feline132]

I think - they are mad.

[EricandDish]

I like that riff in between the verse. And you know what's that called? The Bo Diddy Riff!

[FannyKarfunkelfee]

:-))) super!!

[Drblooter99]

She's my Mom!

Every morning before dawn she would pour my Wheaties,

then head for the cellar and get in the long box.

[MissSpookiness2008]

I will see them live this May!! :)

[papo1957]

@MissSpookiness2008 Where?

[MissSpookiness2008]

@papo1957

In Günzburg, Germany. Together with Uriah Heep

[mobyboy]

scary woman

[papo1957]

@mobyboy There are some women who look like this lady

[ecnalubma696969]

Deutscher frauen...

[frem900]

the witch  is EUA?

[papo1957]

@frem900 What is E.U.A.?

[frem900]

@papo1957 in Portuguese EUA means USA

[frem900]

@papo1957 On Video, the statue of liberty is sinking into the swamp

[frem900]

@papo1957 then the statue of liberty put fire in the forest

[scrumsie]

Baader meinhoff??

[Myrna4Loy]

wo kommen denn eigentlich diese ganzen videos aus den früh70ern her?

in time gabs das doch damals, so weit ich mich erinnern kann, nirgendwo zu sehn.

[papo1957]

@Myrna4Loy Wicca!!!

[Myrna4Loy]

@papo1957

wicca? the feminist neocons from wikipedia?

[theylive23]

Early black metal video.

[ChrisYonts]

@theylive23 Fuck off.

[dpaz]

Blessed be! This is where that pagan riff for "faith" by George Michael came from...diabolical! Love this vid tho, crazy funtimes :)

[papo1957]

@dpaz George Michael is nothing compared to the Rattles

[LittleSweety]

This song was 40 years ago no.39 in the german year-end-charts #the #rattles

[papo1957]

@LittleSweety What was #1 in Germany?

[LittleSweety]

@papo1957 I don't know.Why do you ask this 2 months later?

[hobbesdream]

Coolest Violin player ever

[Moronbasher01]

when I was a kid the instrumental break scared the crap out of me :)

[ConcreteBarge]

Brilliant

[vuotopiuscuro]

stehen sie auf dem limes?

[daniellos333]

this fucking sucks

[bigrider2806]

got the original single .

[venousek22]

40 jahre ist extra super hit

[lilSnubby]

Why is Cheech Marin standing in a swamp dressed as the Statue of Liberty with a torch?

[lilSnubby]

How could I miss the witch!

[mobyboy]

scary woman !

[DUXNOBISHONORIS]

i will fuck this slut

[ecnalubma696969]

Ohhhh they didn't really burn down the forest. How cute - they care,

[MegamanX4ThArmor]

By the way, this Woman looks really like a witch

[MegamanX4ThArmor]

You can see that it was Germany when you look at the Newspapers hold by the other Bandmembers at 1:15

[garymichael1950]

I don't like this kind of music. I like classical and Jazz....So why the hell do I like this song and video so much?????

[tuskedbeast]

Back when they didn't think twice about burning down a bit of forest for the sake of art.

[pyenapple]

@tuskedbeast Apparently the concept of "stock footage" hasn't yet made its way to your world. ;)

[littlebillysunshine]

@pyenapple it's called humour pyenapple..

[pyenapple]

@littlebillysunshine I know. Although in America we call it "humor" because we thought u wasn't funny enough the second time.

[honestjoe1000]

Love it!! Edna is dreamy :-)

[MannyMUC]

The clip conveys the mmod of the first Black Sabbath album cover (also 1970)

[jesskalouise]

haha

[1712opst]

thx for video

[Neproblem]

Если мне такая баба приснится , я наверно вскачу в мокром поту )))

[bob4analog]

Awsome! This is another one of those songs I heard ions ago but never knew the name or group. Love this song! Thanx for posting it.

[MrSumoti]

great . . great . . great . . !

[kyleturner333]

ive tried downloading this version everywhere. itunes doesnt even have this version. the only one i can find isnt as good because the other singers vocals overpower ednas.

[SRBNorther]

@kyleturner333

I have this version...i could send it to you if you want?

[garethac81]

@SRBNorther

Can you send me this version of the song? I bought it off iTunes, and was really disappointed to get the male vocal version instead of this :(

[SRBNorther]

@garethac81

Ok, no problem. I'll upload the song tomorrow somewhere and send you link to download on pm...

[garethac81]

@SRBNorther

Would you? That would be awesome, thanks :)

[ecnalubma696969]

Try TubeSock.

[bob4analog]

Why don't you just record the audio track from this youtube vid? That's how I get a lot of my songs (provided the audio quality is worthy).

[JoeCuff]

The Who suck the balls of small faced Monkey fucks.

[axissixa]

witch don't like no newspapers

[AmeliaCallula]

I remember this being played at a Bikers Friday Night disco.. it became the national anthem every friday and had to be played at 22.00 hrs... still an excellent tune and video.. for such an early prog rock band...

[AmeliaCallula]

Well Said.. i totally agree, Small Faces to be included... The Who were masters of it though... Many Thanks...

[dharynparapen666]

the black sabbath days

[SurvivalOfTheHippest]

the actual album is pretty kool...but not as witchy as this particular song. I think its the best stuff they've done, not really compareable to their earlier beat or later stuff.

[drwinkle101]

But who is she? Wikipedia only names men in the Rattles' line-up.

[SurvivalOfTheHippest]

her name is edna Béjarano. She is jewish

and her mother, esther bejarano, is famous for surviving auschwitz(nazi concentration camp) as a singer in the auschwitz girl orchestra.

They still make music together, but no doom pop ;)

They both still make music, but more folklore oriented, no doom pop

[SurvivalOfTheHippest]

...and she apears only on this particular album.

[drwinkle101]

Thanks Survival -- Edna sure scared me when I was a kid!!!

[AmeliaCallula]

How very interesting... that has made this record even more Tuetonic than ever.. no pun intended...

[Fly1ngSh0es]

Jow dasma en geiles lied HAMBURG HATS DRAUF !

[jumpinjackflash1968]

Vintage dark metal girl

[kink66]

I JUST GOT TO GET THIS ALBUM!

[cforclover]

1:21 ahhahahaha the spell channeling is so cool

[MrRichardKoopal]

Prachtige song van deze groep. het was ook hun enige hit in Nederland (Dutch Top40: #10 - 9 weeks)

[LastTree]

I can't see the witch, but I can see the Statue of Liberty standing in a pond.

[Gruntelfluk]

Great piece of work from late 1970.. and this is the best quality audio I've heard on YouTube for this song!

[deemaria58]

Nice song! Nice vid!

[sausebraus123]

Absolut geiler Song und Video. Hätt ich nie gedacht dass die Gruppe aus Deutschland ist. :-D

[Soulskinner1981]

Best german beat/rock band. And a great live band too.

[Hartwurstbomber]

why they'd read german newspapers? Are they german???

[VelBerA]

Yes, for sure! They are Germans.

[papo1957]

@VelBerA Fatherland European Dutchmen

[otilija09]

lepo je...dobro je...

[EverElizabeth]

Redbaron wherever did you find this video for me.......and I love the comment on my channel.....thanks for the share....hugs, Steph

[GothicMD]

Superb

[Bluecheer90]

Awesome...!!!

[stoneccs]

amazing

[namaste91]

the video kicks ass!!!

[9496tull]

can someone tell me were to buy this album, i cant find it. it is on i-tunes but i would like the album

[9496tull]

i have got to get this album

[DrRazorblade]

rosetta stone covers this and i always loved that version now I know the true version and it was a redo! Love all versions but this is amazing!

[shatchett0]

Love it man!

[borrany]

one of the best songs ever!!!

Brilliant music and video, thanks for sharing this jewel!!!

regards Borrany

[sirlegendhead]

Can't you see the witch by my side?

[evilpickle67]

This video MUST have inspired the Blair Witch Project. The video and song are utterly awesome.

[Timmybear]

It does seem a bit like Blair Wtich Project, but what are the odds the filmmakers saw this clip?

[TheFrankenStand]

YES!

[AlexIsLawYouAreCrime]

Why on earth does this video not have any more views than it already has?

[Krooozer]

Dang, I have been searching for this song since 1971...I thought I'd found it in a record bin 15 years ago but it was by the Sonics and it was definitely the song I was looking for...this is fantastic...creepy and cool. Excellent post....Thanks...Krooozer

[Langstreckenlauf]

Super!

[vadokunvot]

German rock ROCKS!!!

[deadbeatdynamo]

it's like a Hammer movie! AWESOME!

[SICKTENDENCIES]

She looks SMELLY!!!!!!

[sonicjay007]

my witch has gone!! too many spells me thinks!! ~*

[Miapink12]

This iS trippy But I saw the witch, Do i Win?

[sonicjay007]

oh no you lose my dear miapink!...your inner absinthe fairy told you to see the witch that was not there x

[Miapink12]

UH Oh, lol I've got a green alchoholic drink in me teehee.

[sonicjay007]

just thinking that 'You did see the Witch' after all Bkat.. if indeed Youu were looking at the singer lady who i now thinks def is the witch and things! ..err maybe so..'*yeah*' lol ~.

[Miapink12]

Hehey Yes that's the Witch from The Side! The lady Singer, she layghed like the witch Too!

[hallucinosis242]

This is fucking amazing, one of my new favorite songs.... Checked out the Rosetta Stone version and yeah it is just a version and does not compare or gives it any justice... This Rocks!!!! All the Love!!!

[LastTree]

What happened to the cute blond singer?

[Perranporth]

Anyone know where this was filmed?

[littlebillysunshine]

germany?

[Lololmator]

Ye, it was filmed in Germany, you can see the newspaper is german , too :D

[weiltal]

@littlebillysunshine

yes, hamburg, gerrmany, where the band came from

[EDWARDBASTARDHITLER]

@littlebillysunshine ;it was in our garden;my dad had to tell them to fuck off lots of times before they got the message;"if i've told them once i 've told them a thousand times to stop throwing violins at the carp pond!"..

[garymichael1950]

@EDWARDBASTARDHITLER  LOL!!!

[ecnalubma696969]

@Perranporth In the forest.

[weiltal]

@Perranporth

hamburg, germany. group came from there.