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This quiz is about the song "Black Magic Woman", made famous by Carlos Santana and his band in the early seventies.

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1. Although most people associate "Black Magic Woman" with Santana, their version is not the original. Who wrote the original version?

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Answer: Peter Green

Peter Green wrote the song even before he co-founded Fleetwood Mac. "Black Magic Woman" by Fleetwood Mac was released in 1968 and made it to number 37 in the UK singles charts. Santana released "Black Magic Woman" first on "Abraxas", which became a number one album in the US and as of 2013 went platinum five times.

2. Which describes best the iconic cover of the album "Abraxas", in which Santana published their version of "Black Magic Woman"?

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Answer: A black woman reclining, a white dove between her legs and a red angel, astride a conga

It shows the picture of a black woman and a red angel. The picture was done by Abdul Mati Klarwein, whose paintings resonate the psychedelic vibes of the time. Speaking about the picture, Santana quotes a passage from Herman Hesse's "Demian": "We stood before it and began to freeze inside from the exertion. We questioned the painting, berated it, made love to it, prayed to it: We called it mother, called it whore and slut, called it our beloved, called it Abraxas."

3. The version of "Black Magic Woman" recorded by Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green is a conventional blues rock song set in 4/4 time. The Santana version gives the song a somewhat different rhythmic flavor. What dance could follow the rhythm?

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Answer: cha cha

While you could hang the label of cha cha, rumba, son clave or salsa on Santana's polyrhythmic "Black Magic Woman", it still is set in 4/4 time. The other dances follow 3/4 (waltz), 6/8 (tarantella), and 2/4 (polka) rhythms.

4. Both, Fleetwood Mac's and Santana's music was featured in the soundtrack of many movies. In what movie from 2003 does "Black Magic Woman" embellish a scene?

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Answer: Anger Management

"Black Magic Woman" written by Peter Green and played by Santana appears in the soundtrack of the 2003 movie "Anger Management": "Go, get 'em Mr. Johnson!"

5. Carlos Santana and members of his original line-up were introduced to the Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Which musician was introduced the same evening and together with Santana performed "Black Magic Woman"?

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Answer: Peter Green

By the time Santana released their version of "Black Magic Woman" on "Abraxas", Peter Green, who had written the song, had already left Fleetwood Mac. He had more and more disliked the commercial side of making music and had drifted into heavy use of LSD, which left a permanent mark on his psyche. In the mid 1970s he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. During this time the royalties from Black Magic Woman were a steady income for him. During the 1980s Peter Green slowly returned to the music scene.

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