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"Hocus Pocus" is a 1971 song from ''Focus II'' (aka ''Moving Waves''), the second album by Dutch rock group Focus. It was written by guitarist Jan Akkerman and flautist-keyboardist Thijs van Leer. An edited version was released as a single (with "Janis" as the B-side) on the Imperial Records, Polydor and Blue Horizon labels in Europe in 1971,〔(45cat.com; NL Imperial Records single release )〕〔(45cat.com; DE Polydor single release )〕〔Discogs; (UK Polydor single release )〕〔Discogs; (UK Blue Horizon single release )〕 but it didn't chart in the UK until 1973.〔(Official Charts (UK); UK single release )〕 A faster re-recording, "Hocus Pocus 2", was released as a single (with "House of the King" as the B-side) in Europe in 1972.〔Discogs; ("Hocus Pocus 2"; DE single release )〕 "Hocus Pocus" c/w "Hocus Pocus II" () was released as a single on the Sire Records label in the United States and Canada in 1973.〔(45cat.com; US single release )〕〔Discogs; (CA single release )〕 It reached No. 20 in the UK, No. 18 in Canada, and No. 9 in the US during the spring and summer of 1973. It re-entered the UK charts at No. 57 on 6 June 2010 after being featured heavily on ''The Chris Moyles Show'' and in a Nike TV advert shown during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The song has been covered by the Vandals, and was recorded on their debut LP, ''When in Rome Do as The Vandals'' in 1984. ==Description== "Hocus Pocus" takes the form of a rondo, consisting of alternation between a powerful rock chord riff and varied solo "verses" (in the original all performed by Thijs van Leer) which include yodeling, organ playing, accordion, scat singing, flute riffs, and whistling. The single version is significantly edited from the album version. "Hocus Pocus 2" is a faster version, which was released as a single in its own right in Europe and was the B-side to the North American release of "Hocus Pocus". When performing live, Focus would play the "Hocus Pocus" even faster. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hocus Pocus (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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