FEBRUARY 1973 - Focus: “Hocus Pocus” b/w “Hocus Pocus II” (Sire SAA-704) 45 single is released in the US. "Hocus Pocus" is a song written by Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman and performed by Focus. It reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cashbox singles chart and #20 on the UK Singles Chart. | All Things Music Plus

Focus - Hocus Pocus 1973 | memory music

Hocus Pocus - Focus 1973 Halloween Series 🍯🧙 “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. Buoyed by a live performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test in December 1972 and a subsequent British club tour,[7] the song rose to No. 20 on the UK singles chart in late January 1973. #focus #hocuspocus #instr