Focus - Hocus Pocus - Live at The Midnight Special 1973 | Progressive Rock Land

Hocus Pocus" is a song by the Dutch rock band Focus, written by keyboardist, flutist, and vocalist Thijs van Leer and guitarist Jan Akkerman. It was recorded and released in 1971 as the opening track of their second studio album Moving Waves. The Midnight Special October 5th 1973 #focus #rocnroljunkie | rocnroljunkie

On this day back in 1973, a peculiar tune by Dutch rock band FOCUS, christened HOCUS POCUS scaled to the #9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 (Jun 3, 1973) Initially recorded and released in 1971 as the launchpad for their second studio album, Moving Waves, "Hocus Pocus" was a musical exploration. This variant, despite becoming a single on the Imperial, Polydor and Blue Horizon labels across Europe, did not manage to capture the attention of audiences outside their home country of the Netherlands, w