Kid's rendition of 'Hocus Pocus' song wins hearts, including Bette Midler's

He'll put a spell on your heart.
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Jerico Mandybur
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This one goes out to all the sweet, camp kids of the world who put on living room theatre productions for their parents.

Alfie is one such kid, and if he doesn't leave you smiling from ear to ear, well, you're officially a vegetable person. Please check your pulse.

Proud father of little Alfie, U.K. man Steven Shields posted a Facebook video of his son a few days ago and it's basically stolen the heart of the internet -- even Bette Midler herself is a fan, saying "Alfie nailed it!"

In the video, which Shields said Alfie asked him to upload, the cutie plays the role of Midler's witchy villain Winifred in kid's film Hocus Pocus -- doing an excellent cover of "I Put a Spell On You."

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Steven and his wife Emma left a touching note on Facebook, following the video's success, saying: "Before Alfie could talk he was trying to sing and ever since, he has put on performances like this (I have videos to prove it!) ... I'm a big football fan and into my sport and we both have banter and wind each other up about him not liking football and me not liking his ... how do I put it ... more 'extravagant' performances!!"

But Steven added: "There is one thing me and my wife would never do and that is try and change who he is, there is no such thing as a perfect child, as long as they healthy, shows respect and know right from wrong then there is nothing else you can do apart from letting them be who they are."

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Jerico Mandybur

Jerico Mandybur is the editor of Mashable Australia. Previously, she worked as a digital editor at SBS, Oyster Mag, MTV and ASOS. Tweet her at @jerico_m.


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