Sunday, May 29, 2011

I Gave The Tattooed Beehive A Chance And I Liked It!

Holy-freakin'-I-obviously-live-under-a-rock! How did I not know about Amy Winehouse???

I mean, I know who she is, but I didn't know any of her music. The only thing I knew was her Rehab song. That, coupled with her drug, alcohol and personal problems made me think she was a total loser and that it wouldn't be possible for me to like anything she had to sing.

Boy, was I wrong! On a recent Glee episode, Santana sang "Back to Black", an Amy Winehouse tune. I had never heard it. And I was in LOVE. This is Amy singing it:

I immediately went to iTunes and bought two of her albums; Frank (love “Stronger Than Me”, “You Sent Me Flying” and “In My Bed”) and Back to Black(love “Back to Black” and “Tears Dry On Their Own”). I can't get enough of listening to them. I think I love every song. You can listen to snippets on those iTunes pages and if you want to see more videos, check them out HERE.

"Discovering" this artist (when obviously everyone else in the world knew who she was!) was a real eye-opener to me and reminded me to not judge a book by its cover; or it's tabloid coverage!


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1 YEAR AGO:
A Diet Coke With A Squeeze Of iPod, Please
2 YEARS AGO:
Eddie In The Creepy Sailor Mask Friday
3 YEARS AGO:
No Wonder Sailors Came Up With A Special Knot
4 YEARS AGO:
Bridge To The Gate Of Heaven
5 YEARS AGO:
Summer Staples
6 YEARS AGO: Sorry, no post for this day.

2 comments:

Gil said...

She can really sing, but I still like Janis Joplin!

Marlaina said...

Greg thinks her first album, Frank, is her best. He discovered her in '03 when we were in the UK. Unfortunately, by the time she hit the US, she had developed the reputation of being a train wreck.

Another artist to check out is Adele.