Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1970
"She's a black magic woman."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"She's a black magic woman."
What's actually sung
"She's a black magic woman." Black Magic Woman — Santana (1970)
Why the ear defaults
Widely sung as "She's a back magic woman," particularly over a noisy PA. The opening B and L blur into a single consonant.
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