Like it was yesterday, I remember quite vividly falling in love with Amy Winehouse’s sound and music.
While driving through the city with a couple girlfriends, out of nowhere, one of them starts singing, “No, no, no!” I recognized those “No’s” as the same ones I’d been skimming past whenever I heard them on the radio. Therefore, I missed the memo that a pint-sized, British misfit with pipes for days was infiltrating the music scene on both sides of the pond.
Within the hour, “Rehab” sneaked its way onto my car radio, and instead of skipping past it, I finally gave the song a chance.
Instantaneously, I became an Amy Winehouse fan.
Fast forward a few weeks, and I was walking into a record store on Hollywood Blvd to buy my very own copy of Back to Black. “Just Friends” and “You Know I’m No Good” became fast faves of mine.
Rugged truthfulness was the color of Amy’s vocals even when she sang covers like, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.” That same sincerity is found throughout her original music as she sings stories of love, personal struggles, and heartache.
Despite our fascination with Amy’s controversy-riddled private life, much respect goes to Ms. Winehouse for turning her turmoil into the brilliant songs that helped revive soul and R&B.
Amy Winehouse
9/14/1983 – 7/23/2011
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