Knock On Wood Song

One says the idiom knock on wood accompanied by actually knocking on a surface after talking.

Knock on wood song. The single also charted on the u s. The song was written by cropper and floyd during a storm which includes a thunder and lightning reference when the two began musing about superstition. Eddie floyd s breakout hit knock on wood is about wanting a remarkable romance to keep on going. Early years eddie floyd was born june 25 read more.

R b singles chart at 6 and 5 on the hot dance club songs chart. The song has become covered by later artists most notably amii stewart in 1979. Knock on wood is a 1966 hit song written by eddie floyd and steve cropper and originally performed by floyd. He not only had great hits on his own most notably the soul music anthem knock on wood but wrote songs for others such as you don t know what you mean to me for sam dave.

Amii s version went to 1 in the u s. Amii stewart recorded a disco version of the song knock on wood originally a top 30 pop chart hit for eddie floyd in 1966. Cropper asked mar keys horn player wayne jackson to help with the arrangement.