It’s another minimalist Friday Cocktail Hour with only two versions of the week’s tune. I blame the hypnotist, y’all.

Hypnotized was written by Bob Welch in 1973. It was one of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits in the pre-Buckingham-Nicks era. It’s got me hypnotized…

We begin with Fleetwood Mac:

Richard Perry was the hottest producer in the business when he worked with The Pointer Sisters:

That’s it for this week. Even if I can’t go, let’s drink to the first weekend of Jazz Fest. It’s what Mac, Irma, Allen, and Aaron would want. Never argue with them.