I have two Amy stories to share. I met her when she was in her teens. She was singing at a charity fundraiser event I was working at. She wasn’t famous then and it was years later that a colleague told me it was her. Years later, I ended up living down the road from her in Camden Town, London. The morning she died I’d gone out for bread and milk and I saw all the emergency vehicles outside her house. I wondered what had happened but didn’t find it until I got back home and saw the news. Such a tragic story. She used to hang out in the pubs around Camden and was never stuck up with her fame. She treated everyone as a friend.
I thought she was on the up and up and dating that other guy and not doing drugs and looking in better shape and then she dies but she didn’t die from drugs right? It was alcohol poisoning wasn’t it?
Tragic song for a tragic life. She had so much talent, it is such a shame that she didn't love herself as much as we loved her. What an amazing singer.
Blake, her parents, lack of a reliable support system, her disorder. Amy was a complex person who was struggling and had a lot of poor coping mechanisms. Miss her so much
Prince once said that Amy's 'Love is a losing game' was one of the best songs he had ever heard. I have to agree. That song just leaves me a blubbering wreck.
Amy had a lived-in voice, because she truly did live in it. My dad, an 80-something cynic, but lifelong jazz aficionado, heard her sing and stopped in his tracks. He doesn't even like singing, per se, and always said singing 'ruined' jazz. He had a few go-to singers he could rely on - Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, but there were very few. So, believe me, for him to say Amy Winehouse was a brilliant singer is a MAJOR event in my music-loving family. And he's right of course. She was indeed brilliant. And she's deeply missed by millions. ✌️❤️
My dad loved the blues, and loved Pink!s first album after he overheard me play it. She’s more dancey pop now but her 1st was pop blues and dad died last year anyway
The funeral in the video shows her burying her heart. There was a headstone in shot which said "R.I.P. the Heart of Amy Winehouse", but this shot was edited out of the video after she actually died in 2011.
It originally had her name on the head stone but she was upset at it so changed it and then life imitated art a few years later 😟😢😢one of my absolute favorite artists, devastated she's dead
She had a rare, rare talent. Her voice is superb, her styling of the words is what makes her special. Combining jazz, soul, and other genre's. I only wish she could have beat her demons and had more life on this earth. She is missed.
How can you not have heard of Amy Winehouse? It’s all about exploring diversity and an openness to new genres of music beyond our conditioning...all expressions of it are beautiful if you’re a music fan. I’m glad you’re here now ❤️
Tell you it crushed me when she died. She is forever going to be my all time favorite female vocalist. We last an absolute treasure to her addictions. "Go Back To Black" is her going back to heroine.
Such a tragic story..she was taken too soon at 27 years old. A life of fame, and a boyfriend who introduced her to drugs and alcohol, then broke her heart...something she never really recovered from. She died, tragically and accidentally of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27 ! She is one of the most incredible female jaz voices ever known. "Love is a losing game ", "Valerie " acoustic version, Rehab, all amazing songs....
Yes. A man broke her heart. He went back to his old girlfriend and left her. Then, when she gained success, he came back to her. He was a user who introduced her to hard drugs. He was no good. But she loved him truly. Sad story.
_"He was no good"_ He was actually a really nice bloke, a bit mad, a bit unhinged, but really nice nonetheless, to be fair they both drifted into drugs around the same time, maybe he (Blake) got there a little earlier, maybe he was the wrong person for her to be involved with, but they both fucked up, not just him, not just Amy . . . . but it's a little too easy to blame him, they were both victims of drugs, Blake made it through, she didn't, those whole few years were fun, but ended messily, I had to kick Blake out of my house at one stage, nothing dramatic, he (and a friend) just invited themselves to stay for 'a night' and were still there weeks later . . . messy times, good bloke, didn't really know Amy, only met her a few times.
@@davelordy my doorstaff at the time were friendly local neighbours used to have a drink with us after work and maybe catch a late night friendly let in to jazz aftet dark or Ronnie's, I was a bar manager in soho in Amy's day. And yes sadly I have to agree knowing the circles I knew and know.it sadly did effect her earlier then we think and we shouldn't blame it all on Blake because yes they were both effected deeply for their own person reasons. It just so happened that I took her hard in that last moment and took such a beautiful young flower away from us. We local Camden, soho, East enders, Londers will always make sure she's played out loud for the world to hear
@@KindCountsDeb3773 You know what, she had given up booze for a while, what killed her was drinking the amount she used to be able to cope with. If you drink a lot and often, you can be accustomed to and able to cope with large amounts of alcohol. Of course that may kill you anyway. But if you've stopped for a while and then go back to your bingeing ways, it will apparently kill you dead, right away. So is this advice just getting alcoholics off the NHS waiting list? Are you really helping people? Or are you just reenacting Methodist principles - drink or die! If Amy had never been "treated" how long could she have lived? Surely several decades more?
She has a voice like a 1940's blues singer..only better. A once in a lifetime talent. Believe it or not, she has a version with just herself and a guy with a guitar live...where you hear that she's even better!
The album "Back to Black" is perfect, start to finish perfecto! When Amy died the last hope for talent in the music business died with her. She had more talent in her mascara than Taylor Swift & Justin Beiber combined.
True as it is that she had more talent than Taylor and Bieber together...to claim all talent in music business died with her is utter rubbish and rather sad to think all you know is Bieber and Taylor.
That’s her heart that she buried in that grave. And if you notice there’s a heart beat sound when she throws the white flower on it. I don’t think she could burry the memories cause that’s what’s taking her to the black dark mental status “ severe depression”
kj robbi you’re so right. I guess fame & fortune doesn’t always necessarily mean happiness. All these people suffered with their own issues & the music industry lost because of it. I think some people tend to forget they were human beings with families that loved them. They were all robbed from what could have been. It’s heartbreaking for everyone 😢
It was a shame how the press hounded her down, oh she bought alcohol, oh she bought drugs again, she couldn‘t move back or forth without being on the press. They literally waited for that overdose.
R.I.P. sweet Amy 💔 she was burying her broken heart😢 The headstone read 'Here Lies The Heart Of Amy Winehouse', but it was removed after her sudden death. This song got me thru so many dark times.....she had that incredibly unique gift of being able to connect with those who were in pain - her lyrics, her music but combine that with her amazing voice and you have a LEGENDARY artist....gone far too soon....this world & fame was too much for her to cope with. She battled bulimia in her teens/20's, alcoholism/drug addiction in her 20's and the scumbag of a husband that destroyed her (‘Back To Black’ is about him).....he was so toxic, but tragically she paid the price for loving him. Listen to ‘Love is A Losing Game’, ‘You know I'm No Good’, ‘Rehab’ and a couple of covers - ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’ or Hathaway's 'I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know' - ruclips.net/video/362JArvhAqg/видео.html mesmerising, haunting and such emotive vocals...basically what she did best. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤 Here’s the trailer to ‘Amy’ - a documentary of the highs and lows of her life and how it ended. Heart-breaking is an understatement: ruclips.net/video/_2yCIwmNuLE/видео.html
She attended an audition for a record label it was here first one. She had brought her guitar with her and during the performance a string broke, she said I will come back the record company said she could continue but she left anyway. She did return with a now repaired guitar and the rest is history. Pure natural born talent who was destined to be a star, who else would be so blase at an audition.
The first time I heard Amy I was driving and had to stop the car to listen. When I first saw her I couldn't believe a big voice like that came out of her. Been a fan ever since. RIP Amy
What an amazing and powerful voice Amy had i was so sad when she passed away that she had got into a downward spiral ,I hope she knows how proud of her we are and that she’s still got us all spellbound in her silky and dramatic voice . ❤️
Many interpretations of what the phrase "Back to Black" meant....I took it as meaning that Amy went back into a sort of state of mourning and depression(Black being the color worn by people at funerals, especially the widow) after her boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil casually went back to the safety of a relationship with his ex-girlfriend, when Amy thought that they'd just had a bad falling out...She wore her heart on her sleeve and wrote the "Crude" second line out of sheer anger at him for leaving her when she thought that they'd just simply had another of the many rows that they had in their relationship. It's been suggested that he introduced her to heroin and this affected her in a bad way, although it was thought that she had kicked the habit by the time she died. She did stand by him when he was imprisoned and they did get married. The video to the song is all about a funeral and her wearing black and has over 500 Million views. Her friends and family all say she was quite a shy and sweet girl until she got involved into what turned out to be, ultimately, a toxic relationship. RIP Amy Winehouse.
If you haven’t seen the documentary film about her that was released maybe five years ago I think it was just called Amy. it’s definitely worth a watch. Tragic. Her father and Blake. Ugh.
It just means going back to loneliness, emptiness... I live up in the north and when younger we'd often say about a girl who had just ended a relationship that she had put me in the black. Or that Natalie sent me in the black... Did you hear that Suzy just put Mark in the black?.... Stuff like that was said all over the school.
She has so many good songs. But at heart all she wanted to do was sing jazz. I am 100% sure you’ll love and appreciate the live version of “Love is a Losing Game”.
A voice for the ages and a talented songwriter. Let down by all around her IMHO. I bloody sob every time I hear this. I just can’t watch the documentary Amy
Please review Amy Winehouse's song called, "Rehab". That was her most popular song. Amy was an alcoholic and a drug addict at a young age. Poor Amy. She was so talented and I loved her.
Extremely talented yet very troubled, only 27 when she died. I once saw her on a tube platform at Camden years ago, singing to herself, bright eyed and very beautiful. Great reaction Jay, I love your observations on the lyrics and yes, she does have that old school Motown kind of sound. She loved all those great singers of that time. You must also listen to Tears Dry on Their Own from Amy, another fab song. 💓
@@perrymalcolm3802 Yeah, that is an amazing memory to have of her, her simple essence. What happened to her was a crying shame. And we all watched as the addiction(s) slowly ate her alive. Hard to watch. We all feared she would die.
@@jacklynsalleh6033 Well I was on the tube so technically only SAW her singing to herself from the platform. This was before the beehive when she looked healthy and curvy. Aw, Bless her
I find it hard to listen to Amy without feeling angst and sorrow. How was she allowed to destroy herself with all those around her not realising what was happening. So sad. What a talent.
That beautiful contralto voice. What she could have achieved if she hadn't died so young. She could sing anything. Her last recording was a duet with Tony Bennett.
Awww what a lovely reaction! A device without a few Amy Winehouse classics on is a pretty dull one, so welcome to the crew dude! The entire Back to Black album she wrote in the small hours, on her kitchen floor with her guitar, a glass of Jack, a blunt and her notepad and she poured everything she was feeling about Blake Fielder-Civil and their relationship into her music. She romanticised the fact they were currently apart in a high thoughts process kind of way, as he was behind bars at the time for petty crime and non payment of fines types of offences. It was a warped our love will prevail I’ll die for this man, classic stand by your man actually, vibes. Overtime though her on stage, mid concert ramblings of her love for him and pleads for him to be freed became alarming. The deeper into her addiction she fell so did the quality of her gigs. There’s a few clips people have uploaded on here, personally I can’t look at them. I find it odd people, still to this day, get a buzz out of shaming a very sick person in this manner. It should never have been allowed to happen, it’s sheer madness that her agent, manager, friends family, anyone in their right mind allowed her, and supported her in doing so, to take the stage in the condition she was. She was literally dying on stage, a mess, make up and hair all over the place, falling all over, forgetting to sing, not knowing the words, evidence of self harming, it’s was heartbreaking she was unrecognisable. Together, Blake and Amy, they were unfortunately very damaging for one another due to substance abuse and addiction. When you’re in love and heartbroken you make dumb decisions but being in love, heartbroken and high it’s a recipe for disaster. They couldn’t live together but they couldn’t live apart, it was one of those toxic love situations because when they were together they’d fight for hours on end, where hotels had to ask them to leave. It was crazy that Amy saw this horrible state she was in/relationship as love. The back and fourth went on for a couple of years, once free from Blake, a rehab programme literally did wonders for her, putting her in a calmer, clear state of mind, living sober and getting back into her music. That’s why the worst part about Amy’s death is, it didn’t happen at the height of her addiction, she’d been straight for months. She’d gained weight, was working out and feeling positive about her life, music and her sobriety then just like that she hit the vodka hard. Her roommate came home, found her drinking again and they had a huge blow up, he left to cool off for a few days, like any other time and to wait for the “I’m sorry come home” call. Only 3 days passed and the call didn’t come so he went back to check on her to find she’d passed. That final relapse was all her poor, fragile little body and soul could take. It was her roommate she’d lived with since they were 17, they were truly best friends, they met at stage school and it was him who’d encouraged her to keep at it until she caught a break. He listened from the room above all night long as these songs were created from the kitchen below. He’s actually a singer too, he released a few tracks but he never got a great reception despite him being pretty good. His names Tyler James if you want to look him up listen to the Higher Love cover he released, the notes that lad can reach are super super high! Amy’s Father, Mitch a black cab driver from Camden, set up the Amy Winehouse Foundation in her honour, they do great work with young women fresh out of rehab who’ve no job or anywhere to sleep. They take them in to live at the centre and aide them in getting back on their feet and into employment and eventually their own accommodation. They also help educate the youth about the dangers of drugs and what to do and where to go if they’re battling with addiction, self harm or eating disorders. They’ve even branched out and taken on some assignments overseas, their website is worth checking out and if you can spare a monthly donation, no matter how small then follow the simple steps to set one up. It’s a nice way to still support Amy while helping other vulnerable young women. I think in due course they’ll be another EP from Amy, last time I spoke to Mitch he said there’s still a back catalogue of unreleased work should they decide to follow up on the Lioness Hidden Treasures EP. I was hoping it would be for the 10 year anniversary next month but we’d have heard some advertising and promo by now if that were the case. Anyway after such a genuinely kind reaction video I’ll hit the subscribe button on my way out! Good luck with your channel and in everything you do!
Thank you for sharing. You are quite the fan. I discovered Amy Winehouse late in her career. I had heard songs from Back to Black album, but never really closely listened until, well, these reaction videos. I don't know Amy's personal history. I wonder if she was always depressed and melancholic. This song gives me chills in a bad way. A worthless lover spurns her and she returns, not is introduced, to nothingness.She goes back to black, meaning that's where she was before she fell out with her lover. Without this person she is dead even though she has not one kind thing to say about this person. What happened to her? What happened to her soul? Did she really give him so much power over her that he could send her back to a dark place that he created for her? Good grief! She has such a rich soulful voice, but her story is bone chilling. I'm sorry for anyone who has to endure life confined to the shadows. This is not a criticism of Amy Winehouse. This song and the rest of the dark songs are a cautionary tale. I hope Amy has found peace.
Documentary called Amy really gives an insight into her life her songs snd sadly her death. After watching it I waz even more impressed with her as a musician.
Her ex husband broke her heart and also he’s the one who introduced her to hard drugs and she just spiraled down hill from there and it was heartbreaking to watch how fast she spiraled out of control.
I didn't realize that I've been listening to the 'clean' version all this time. The original lyrics are even more haunting because it sounds like her very tragic life.
Realy ??? How could I get to see it ??? Could u help me...I want to know of this....my email...jacklynsalleh@gmail.com If you could send it to me it would be awesome...tq tq tq😊🙏🙏
@@jacklynsalleh6033 there's only a couple of words blanked out in the "clean" version - "dick" and "blow".. As in "kept his dick wet with his same old safe bet" and "you like blow and I like puff".. Wouldn't have got mainstream airplay on Radio unless sex/drugs references removed. RIP Amy.
She is burying her heart. The original music video showed the tombstone and it said THE HEART OF AMY WINEHOUSE. She had the tombstone destroyed right after the video shoot.
Amy was a talent, one who was taken from us all too soon. She also was part of an album by producer Mark Ronson and recorded a song called "Valerie" which you might also want to check out. "Rehab" is a good song too. We miss Amy!
This song really gets to me because this is Amy singing in her true voice, without any influence of Billie Holliday and other singers which tended to get in the way with other material. Just stunning. God, if she'd just lived longer, what music she would have produced.
The first time I heard an Amy Winehouse song on the radio, before the song was even over, I had to find out who it was and how I could get my hands on it. Before the end of the day I had the CD (back in the day) and it was on repeat for the next month. Spectacularly talented and sadly tortured in life. I miss her and hope she’s found peace.
You need to react to her biggest single, "Rehab". That song shows her full vocal power! It's jawdropping! You should also check out Björk's "It's Not Up To You", and "It's Oh So Quiet". If you love women who can SING, she will make your jaw hit the floor!
so many better Bjork tracks than "its oh so quiet".....Joga, Isobel, Hyperballd, Bacherlorette, Venus as a Boy, Modern Things, Hunter... pretty much every other song she did in that period was (IMO) much better. It's oh so quiet was kind of gimmicky, it does not really illustrate her music very well, She is a varied artist, but when I think of Bjork and her sound...its not "Oh so quiet" that comes to mind, Just my opinion for what its worth maybe I am biased because that tune actually put me off her until I heard a lot of other tracks and realised it was not really her sound...the other stuff was, maybe Im projecting my own preferences
I didn't know her voice was like THAT haha, that's the most common thing I hear from first time listeners. Yea, she was that talented and tapping into something different in the mainstream during that era. I didn't get into her music until after she passed and I still struggle with her story and loss.
I loved Amy so much. Reminds me of my daughter, so misunderstood. Brilliant lady, no one can beat that voice.. Hope u dancing with the angels Amy...til we meet...💐💐 WWG1 WGA... Dark to Light 🌑🌕🌕 Love from Essex UK 🇬🇧🏴
Her POS married boyfriend broke her heart when he went back to his wife. That’s what this song is about. His influence also got her involved with drugs. He later divorced his wife and married Amy, at which time his bad influence continued to destroy her. Of course, she should have gotten away from him and his bad influence before it was too late. I also listen to Post-Modern Jukebox. Good stuff!
what do you mean “if it was too late”? she divorced him in 2009 and moved on with a new boyfriend, who she was possibly engaged with. she moved on from Blake, from drugs and all that. from late 2008 to her last breath she did not touch drugs.
Sometimes, the devil comes to us disguised as everything we ever wanted. No man is worth all that trouble. Even though she had moved on, there were still residual effects.
@@qr2qm You've got that wrong. Whether she cured herself of Blake is debateable but she had started drinking again after a long abstinence which is how it is that she died of alcohol poisoning. She never managed to rid herself of that other manipulative prick in her life, her father.
U can never go wrong with Amy Winehouse. Will always remember the day she was found, half my staff couldn't get to work because of the road blocks and police cars and concerned local neighbourhood fans, it shook the city big time, used to pass her occasionally in soho, westend, she would venture in Jazz after Dark and few of the others. Beautiful troubled soul ❤♥💖 her music will never disappear
Amy Winehouse was so fantastic. Her songs 'Rehab' & 'I'm no good' kinda told us how she felt about herself...sadly we didn't rescue her from those dark thoughts...her music lives on!
Had to reupload as it was blocked
no worries and we do thank you dearly for all you do! Happy Saturday evening and thank you for the entertainment!
ruclips.net/video/O0jYMMTb0XU/видео.html - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - another goodie! Thank you Jay!
So glad you did!! Love Amy ❤️. She was an amazing talent gone too soon.
@@naturespirit164 absolutely beautiful, one of my all time favourites ❤
@@danelleb.8149 agreed!
I never cry when a celeb dies, but I did when Amy died. She was a special one....
Agreed, Robert. She was a particularly great and individual talent. 💔⭐️✌️
It is hard to think that voice is gone forever.
ItsallGood Doesn’t seem fair, does it? 😢🥰💔
There's no one like her in 21st century
Miss Kaufman It might be a tad too early to tell, don’t ya think? We’re only 20 years in... 😂😂👍💖
It's a crime that she never got to sing a Bond theme. She was absolutely perfect for it.
I remember that! She was going to do the new Bond song, but then it never happened. It would have been perfect, definitely.
Bang on!
I'm pretty sure she would have had she lived. It's almost ten years since she died.
So agree! Can you imagine what a classic that would have been?!
I think it would have been the signature bond
I have two Amy stories to share. I met her when she was in her teens. She was singing at a charity fundraiser event I was working at. She wasn’t famous then and it was years later that a colleague told me it was her. Years later, I ended up living down the road from her in Camden Town, London. The morning she died I’d gone out for bread and milk and I saw all the emergency vehicles outside her house. I wondered what had happened but didn’t find it until I got back home and saw the news. Such a tragic story. She used to hang out in the pubs around Camden and was never stuck up with her fame. She treated everyone as a friend.
Wow Camden Town a wild place. She ranks up there man.
I thought she was on the up and up and dating that other guy and not doing drugs and looking in better shape and then she dies but she didn’t die from drugs right? It was alcohol poisoning wasn’t it?
Gorgeously Caked she was a sweetheart
She never forgot her roots did She , Blake Broke her heart
She wasn't found dead until well after 3 pm on the day she passed so how could you have seen "emergency vehicles" in the 'morning'?
Amy wrote the lyrics herself. They are a reference to emotions raised around a personal experience. Amy is truly missed.
Tragic song for a tragic life. She had so much talent, it is such a shame that she didn't love herself as much as we loved her. What an amazing singer.
We always seem to lose the best.
Her parents didn't take enough responsibility in how they divorced
Seems like the public took some kind of glee in trashing her when she was down - a lot of unkindness aimed at her for no good reason
Just the quote of Janis Joplin "On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone"
That's beautifully said.
The whole album Back to Black will knock anyone's socks off......Love is a Losing game definitely worth a listen to.
Absolutely! Always one of the top 5 albums for me! It was everything!
Ali Craig . That's my favourite track on the whole album! 😊
One of the last real classic albums from an artist.
Thanks,
I'll check it out in memory of her!
It's my number 1 album- if I manage to die peacefully in bed then that will definitely be playing as I pass away!
I know I'm getting old when Amy is new for youtubers😬
I know exactly what you mean lol
Yeah it scares me not gonna lie 😂😂
Right! 🤣🤣
Exactly Amy was a staple of my childhood.
Bruh I am 17 years old and know her...
That's real music
Blake, her parents, lack of a reliable support system, her disorder. Amy was a complex person who was struggling and had a lot of poor coping mechanisms. Miss her so much
Prince once said that Amy's 'Love is a losing game' was one of the best songs he had ever heard. I have to agree. That song just leaves me a blubbering wreck.
Amy had a lived-in voice, because she truly did live in it. My dad, an 80-something cynic, but lifelong jazz aficionado, heard her sing and stopped in his tracks. He doesn't even like singing, per se, and always said singing 'ruined' jazz. He had a few go-to singers he could rely on - Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, but there were very few. So, believe me, for him to say Amy Winehouse was a brilliant singer is a MAJOR event in my music-loving family.
And he's right of course. She was indeed brilliant. And she's deeply missed by millions. ✌️❤️
My dad loved the blues, and loved Pink!s first album after he overheard me play it. She’s more dancey pop now but her 1st was pop blues and dad died last year anyway
Yes I miss her too...
Love this
Your Dad has the best taste 100%!
I got a feeling your dad would love Lana Del Rey
The funeral in the video shows her burying her heart. There was a headstone in shot which said "R.I.P. the Heart of Amy Winehouse", but this shot was edited out of the video after she actually died in 2011.
It originally had her name on the head stone but she was upset at it so changed it and then life imitated art a few years later 😟😢😢one of my absolute favorite artists, devastated she's dead
Karma Kat this is a life threatening habit in the song she’s taking about she’s taking about on the video she’s going to her own funeral
Ah, now I get it.
Anon Illusion - that's how I always felt about this video. So sad.
Tears your heart out!Anguish.
Amy was like a cyclone...she came,she amazed & she left ( way way too soon) one of the best female vocalists ever. RIP
She had a rare, rare talent. Her voice is superb, her styling of the words is what makes her special. Combining jazz, soul, and other genre's. I only wish she could have beat her demons and had more life on this earth. She is missed.
How can you not have heard of Amy Winehouse? It’s all about exploring diversity and an openness to new genres of music beyond our conditioning...all expressions of it are beautiful if you’re a music fan. I’m glad you’re here now ❤️
Tell you it crushed me when she died. She is forever going to be my all time favorite female vocalist. We last an absolute treasure to her addictions. "Go Back To Black" is her going back to heroine.
Amy was a legend, especially here in the UK. Short lived career & so young yet she had such an impact. We all cried when she passed ❤️
Such a tragic story..she was taken too soon at 27 years old. A life of fame, and a boyfriend who introduced her to drugs and alcohol, then broke her heart...something she never really recovered from. She died, tragically and accidentally of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27 ! She is one of the most incredible female jaz voices ever known.
"Love is a losing game ", "Valerie " acoustic version, Rehab, all amazing songs....
She actually died of bulimia. 100 percent sure her brother confirmed
@@sethaverill5391 bulimia aggravated the alcohol poisoning :(
Tragic. 😞 Imagine the magic she had left to create.. too bad
Love is a losing Game what a song 🎵
@@sethaverill5391 I think it was a mix of everything
Yes. A man broke her heart. He went back to his old girlfriend and left her. Then, when she gained success, he came back to her. He was a user who introduced her to hard drugs. He was no good. But she loved him truly. Sad story.
I always wonder what would of happened, become of her if he just left her alone
_"He was no good"_
He was actually a really nice bloke, a bit mad, a bit unhinged, but really nice nonetheless, to be fair they both drifted into drugs around the same time, maybe he (Blake) got there a little earlier, maybe he was the wrong person for her to be involved with, but they both fucked up, not just him, not just Amy . . . . but it's a little too easy to blame him, they were both victims of drugs, Blake made it through, she didn't, those whole few years were fun, but ended messily, I had to kick Blake out of my house at one stage, nothing dramatic, he (and a friend) just invited themselves to stay for 'a night' and were still there weeks later . . . messy times, good bloke, didn't really know Amy, only met her a few times.
@@davelordy my doorstaff at the time were friendly local neighbours used to have a drink with us after work and maybe catch a late night friendly let in to jazz aftet dark or Ronnie's, I was a bar manager in soho in Amy's day. And yes sadly I have to agree knowing the circles I knew and know.it sadly did effect her earlier then we think and we shouldn't blame it all on Blake because yes they were both effected deeply for their own person reasons. It just so happened that I took her hard in that last moment and took such a beautiful young flower away from us. We local Camden, soho, East enders, Londers will always make sure she's played out loud for the world to hear
@@liannemorgan5797 It seems that alcohol was her worst addiction. People forget that it might be more destructive than hard drugs. RIP to Amy
@@KindCountsDeb3773 You know what, she had given up booze for a while, what killed her was drinking the amount she used to be able to cope with. If you drink a lot and often, you can be accustomed to and able to cope with large amounts of alcohol. Of course that may kill you anyway. But if you've stopped for a while and then go back to your bingeing ways, it will apparently kill you dead, right away. So is this advice just getting alcoholics off the NHS waiting list? Are you really helping people? Or are you just reenacting Methodist principles - drink or die!
If Amy had never been "treated" how long could she have lived? Surely several decades more?
She has a voice like a 1940's blues singer..only better. A once in a lifetime talent. Believe it or not, she has a version with just herself and a guy with a guitar live...where you hear that she's even better!
I agree the live acoustic version is better
Yeah she didn’t need tech to improve her voice.
Amy had the same smoky voice as Billie Holiday.
@@sylviadonoghue7867 My 74 year old mother loved Amy and compared her to both Edith Piaf and Billy Holiday . :)
Amy had a jazzy sound, her voice was so different from others. So sad she passed so young, 27. Give, Rehab, a listen. Awesome song.
I’m not sure what others hear in that song. I think it’s her weakest
The album "Back to Black" is perfect, start to finish perfecto! When Amy died the last hope for talent in the music business died with her. She had more talent in her mascara than Taylor Swift & Justin Beiber combined.
More talent in her mascara lol, that was funny and true
True as it is that she had more talent than Taylor and Bieber together...to claim all talent in music business died with her is utter rubbish and rather sad to think all you know is Bieber and Taylor.
The Back to Black album hands down my favorite album of ALL TIME!
you are so right! Please check out Angelina Jordan..... it's the new voice that's worth checking out
You said it!
Amy was at the same stage school as Adele..thats one hell of a school❤
Best singer of our generation. Pure honest soul full of pain..watch her concerts! She wrote all her songs too. Just too good for this world.
Her live performances dude, she was just amazing. So freaking talented. She never really knew how talented she was.
She was a real talent ... superb jazzy soulful voice...I bought her Frank album after hearing her sing just once she is sadly missed.
You only have to listen to her live performances to know how good she is, an extremely talented singer, no auto tune needed!!!!!
Her voice gives me the chills. An amazing artist.
That’s her heart that she buried in that grave. And if you notice there’s a heart beat sound when she throws the white flower on it. I don’t think she could burry the memories cause that’s what’s taking her to the black dark mental status “ severe depression”
Such a tragedy that Amy couldn’t be helped & it ended so horribly. Amy had a voice that is so seldom heard , she had the it factor! ♥️💔
RIP Amy..............
P yes indeed, Amen
The greatest ones go out sadly. Layne. Chris. Amy.... so many
kj robbi you’re so right. I guess fame & fortune doesn’t always necessarily mean happiness. All these people suffered with their own issues & the music industry lost because of it. I think some people tend to forget they were human beings with families that loved them. They were all robbed from what could have been. It’s heartbreaking for everyone 😢
It was a shame how the press hounded her down, oh she bought alcohol, oh she bought drugs again, she couldn‘t move back or forth without being on the press. They literally waited for that overdose.
Gone but not forgotten. Such an outstanding singer.
Listen to her sing Valerie! My name.
Valerie Borrego YES to this!
Valerie is such a good song and you got a very nice name 😍
I love her version of Valerie, but I kinda prefer the original by The Zutons.
Paul Waller I actually loved Bruno Mars at the tribute to Amy!
The acoustic version will rip your heart out!
The tabloids overshadowed the immense talent Amy had.
R.I.P. sweet Amy 💔 she was burying her broken heart😢 The headstone read 'Here Lies The Heart Of Amy Winehouse', but it was removed after her sudden death. This song got me thru so many dark times.....she had that incredibly unique gift of being able to connect with those who were in pain - her lyrics, her music but combine that with her amazing voice and you have a LEGENDARY artist....gone far too soon....this world & fame was too much for her to cope with. She battled bulimia in her teens/20's, alcoholism/drug addiction in her 20's and the scumbag of a husband that destroyed her (‘Back To Black’ is about him).....he was so toxic, but tragically she paid the price for loving him. Listen to ‘Love is A Losing Game’, ‘You know I'm No Good’, ‘Rehab’ and a couple of covers - ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’ or Hathaway's 'I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know' - ruclips.net/video/362JArvhAqg/видео.html mesmerising, haunting and such emotive vocals...basically what she did best. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤
Here’s the trailer to ‘Amy’ - a documentary of the highs and lows of her life and how it ended. Heart-breaking is an understatement: ruclips.net/video/_2yCIwmNuLE/видео.html
She attended an audition for a record label it was here first one. She had brought her guitar with her and during the performance a string broke, she said I will come back the record company said she could continue but she left anyway. She did return with a now repaired guitar and the rest is history. Pure natural born talent who was destined to be a star, who else would be so blase at an audition.
The first time I heard Amy I was driving and had to stop the car to listen. When I first saw her I couldn't believe a big voice like that came out of her. Been a fan ever since. RIP Amy
Hi same as for me I just found amy she's gone so sad!
It was so painful to watch her fall apart, she had so much raw talent. Her song writing and albums were unique and that voice, wow. Heartbreaking.
She was a jazz singer at heart
She died of alcohol poisoning.
So tragic !
What an amazing and powerful voice Amy had i was so sad when she passed away that she had got into a downward spiral ,I hope she knows how proud of her we are and that she’s still got us all spellbound in her silky and dramatic voice .
❤️
Her father said that her “lyrics were torn from her soul” which is why it’s so profound
She reminds me a lot of Billie Holliday and was so heartbreaking when she died so young. So talented and so tortured 😕🌟👍🏻
The documentary “Amy” is a must watch. Heartbreaking- she was so awesome.
Listen to all her trax, they will still be listened to in 50 years. Phenomenal talent for writing and performing epic, iconic....💝
QUEEN OF CAMDEN NEVER HEARD ONE NEGATIVE THING ABOUT AMYS VOICE!
I wasn't the biggest Amy Winehouse fan but her talent was undeniable and this song is absolute genius.
Many interpretations of what the phrase "Back to Black" meant....I took it as meaning that Amy went back into a sort of state of mourning and depression(Black being the color worn by people at funerals, especially the widow) after her boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil casually went back to the safety of a relationship with his ex-girlfriend, when Amy thought that they'd just had a bad falling out...She wore her heart on her sleeve and wrote the "Crude" second line out of sheer anger at him for leaving her when she thought that they'd just simply had another of the many rows that they had in their relationship. It's been suggested that he introduced her to heroin and this affected her in a bad way, although it was thought that she had kicked the habit by the time she died. She did stand by him when he was imprisoned and they did get married. The video to the song is all about a funeral and her wearing black and has over 500 Million views. Her friends and family all say she was quite a shy and sweet girl until she got involved into what turned out to be, ultimately, a toxic relationship. RIP Amy Winehouse.
If you haven’t seen the documentary film about her that was released maybe five years ago I think it was just called Amy. it’s definitely worth a watch. Tragic. Her father and Blake. Ugh.
It just means going back to loneliness, emptiness... I live up in the north and when younger we'd often say about a girl who had just ended a relationship that she had put me in the black. Or that Natalie sent me in the black... Did you hear that Suzy just put Mark in the black?.... Stuff like that was said all over the school.
Its the name for heroin. Black tar
My daughter put me on to ms Winehouse in 2006 been a fan and she is missed
She has so many good songs. But at heart all she wanted to do was sing jazz. I am 100% sure you’ll love and appreciate the live version of “Love is a Losing Game”.
The tone in that makes my eyes water each time
That song touches my heart. Amy was such a massive talent, taken far too soon.
A voice for the ages and a talented songwriter. Let down by all around her IMHO. I bloody sob every time I hear this. I just can’t watch the documentary Amy
Please review Amy Winehouse's song called, "Rehab". That was her most popular song. Amy was an alcoholic and a drug addict at a young age. Poor Amy. She was so talented and I loved her.
Omg your reaction just made me cry! I love Amy so much, and watching you gave me goosebumps. She’s a legend 💝🎈
Yeah it was like he wanted to have a word it or two with the guy wh broke her heart.
Extremely talented yet very troubled, only 27 when she died. I once saw her on a tube platform at Camden years ago, singing to herself, bright eyed and very beautiful. Great reaction Jay, I love your observations on the lyrics and yes, she does have that old school Motown kind of sound. She loved all those great singers of that time. You must also listen to Tears Dry on Their Own from Amy, another fab song. 💓
The pictures of her during that time are wonderful showing her BURSTING with vitality beauty and song!!
I envy ur experience
@@perrymalcolm3802 Yeah, that is an amazing memory to have of her, her simple essence. What happened to her was a crying shame. And we all watched as the addiction(s) slowly ate her alive. Hard to watch. We all feared she would die.
You heard her singing to herself ??? Realy ??? Wowwww!!!
@@jacklynsalleh6033 Well I was on the tube so technically only SAW her singing to herself from the platform. This was before the beehive when she looked healthy and curvy. Aw, Bless her
I find it hard to listen to Amy without feeling angst and sorrow. How was she allowed to destroy herself with all those around her not realising what was happening. So sad. What a talent.
That beautiful contralto voice. What she could have achieved if she hadn't died so young. She could sing anything. Her last recording was a duet with Tony Bennett.
Awww what a lovely reaction! A device without a few Amy Winehouse classics on is a pretty dull one, so welcome to the crew dude! The entire Back to Black album she wrote in the small hours, on her kitchen floor with her guitar, a glass of Jack, a blunt and her notepad and she poured everything she was feeling about Blake Fielder-Civil and their relationship into her music. She romanticised the fact they were currently apart in a high thoughts process kind of way, as he was behind bars at the time for petty crime and non payment of fines types of offences. It was a warped our love will prevail I’ll die for this man, classic stand by your man actually, vibes. Overtime though her on stage, mid concert ramblings of her love for him and pleads for him to be freed became alarming. The deeper into her addiction she fell so did the quality of her gigs. There’s a few clips people have uploaded on here, personally I can’t look at them. I find it odd people, still to this day, get a buzz out of shaming a very sick person in this manner. It should never have been allowed to happen, it’s sheer madness that her agent, manager, friends family, anyone in their right mind allowed her, and supported her in doing so, to take the stage in the condition she was. She was literally dying on stage, a mess, make up and hair all over the place, falling all over, forgetting to sing, not knowing the words, evidence of self harming, it’s was heartbreaking she was unrecognisable. Together, Blake and Amy, they were unfortunately very damaging for one another due to substance abuse and addiction. When you’re in love and heartbroken you make dumb decisions but being in love, heartbroken and high it’s a recipe for disaster. They couldn’t live together but they couldn’t live apart, it was one of those toxic love situations because when they were together they’d fight for hours on end, where hotels had to ask them to leave. It was crazy that Amy saw this horrible state she was in/relationship as love. The back and fourth went on for a couple of years, once free from Blake, a rehab programme literally did wonders for her, putting her in a calmer, clear state of mind, living sober and getting back into her music. That’s why the worst part about Amy’s death is, it didn’t happen at the height of her addiction, she’d been straight for months. She’d gained weight, was working out and feeling positive about her life, music and her sobriety then just like that she hit the vodka hard. Her roommate came home, found her drinking again and they had a huge blow up, he left to cool off for a few days, like any other time and to wait for the “I’m sorry come home” call. Only 3 days passed and the call didn’t come so he went back to check on her to find she’d passed. That final relapse was all her poor, fragile little body and soul could take. It was her roommate she’d lived with since they were 17, they were truly best friends, they met at stage school and it was him who’d encouraged her to keep at it until she caught a break. He listened from the room above all night long as these songs were created from the kitchen below. He’s actually a singer too, he released a few tracks but he never got a great reception despite him being pretty good. His names Tyler James if you want to look him up listen to the Higher Love cover he released, the notes that lad can reach are super super high! Amy’s Father, Mitch a black cab driver from Camden, set up the Amy Winehouse Foundation in her honour, they do great work with young women fresh out of rehab who’ve no job or anywhere to sleep. They take them in to live at the centre and aide them in getting back on their feet and into employment and eventually their own accommodation. They also help educate the youth about the dangers of drugs and what to do and where to go if they’re battling with addiction, self harm or eating disorders. They’ve even branched out and taken on some assignments overseas, their website is worth checking out and if you can spare a monthly donation, no matter how small then follow the simple steps to set one up. It’s a nice way to still support Amy while helping other vulnerable young women. I think in due course they’ll be another EP from Amy, last time I spoke to Mitch he said there’s still a back catalogue of unreleased work should they decide to follow up on the Lioness Hidden Treasures EP. I was hoping it would be for the 10 year anniversary next month but we’d have heard some advertising and promo by now if that were the case. Anyway after such a genuinely kind reaction video I’ll hit the subscribe button on my way out! Good luck with your channel and in everything you do!
Thank you for sharing. You are quite the fan. I discovered Amy Winehouse late in her career. I had heard songs from Back to Black album, but never really closely listened until, well, these reaction videos. I don't know Amy's personal history. I wonder if she was always depressed and melancholic. This song gives me chills in a bad way. A worthless lover spurns her and she returns, not is introduced, to nothingness.She goes back to black, meaning that's where she was before she fell out with her lover. Without this person she is dead even though she has not one kind thing to say about this person. What happened to her? What happened to her soul? Did she really give him so much power over her that he could send her back to a dark place that he created for her? Good grief! She has such a rich soulful voice, but her story is bone chilling. I'm sorry for anyone who has to endure life confined to the shadows. This is not a criticism of Amy Winehouse. This song and the rest of the dark songs are a cautionary tale. I hope Amy has found peace.
She is a terrific singer
Connie Sloan .... Was.
Jacob Hearns • Her art survives... 😎
Blasphemy..
Jacob Hearns I know Jacob I just worded it wrong but thank you for your reply 🥰
who broke her heart? we all did jayvee.... she was a beautiful soul lost in a cruel judgemental world RIP Ammy Winehouse ❤
Documentary called Amy really gives an insight into her life her songs snd sadly her death. After watching it I waz even more impressed with her as a musician.
My favorite song by Amy. Incredible and unique talent taken from us too soon. RIP Amy. 💔💔
Her ex husband broke her heart and also he’s the one who introduced her to hard drugs and she just spiraled down hill from there and it was heartbreaking to watch how fast she spiraled out of control.
She had issues before that though - drugs were just an unhealthy way to deal with them.
Tammy's Meditation she never did hard drugs til him. She only smoked pot and he even admitted to it
Kelly Brocato, is her ex husband “Blake”?
M. Maldonado yes
Troubled lady - taken too soon.
Valerie is another amazing hit! Her talent was beyond this world ✨ a legend of our time 🖤
Yes someone broke her heart and she wrote her own songs
Black = black tar heroin. She goes back to black when this guy leaves her.
Check out Rehab and Stronger than me. Some great songs.
Frank is a great album. Amy is a great track.
Black can just mean sadness/depression, black clothes are used in funerals to indicate mourning, and they are at a cemetery in the video xD
@@Tupemo Yes, but she had a drugs problem, so in her case, it's probably heroin she is talking about
As someone that's been inflicted with depression and addiction issues, I've always read black as going back to her old self-destructive ways.
@@TheDomnt she wasn’t on drugs at this point, this song is about depression. Her habit was way later
Amy Winehouse was soooo Talented and different from other singers!
I'm glad you appreciate this music great reaction ❤️
I didn't realize that I've been listening to the 'clean' version all this time. The original lyrics are even more haunting because it sounds like her very tragic life.
Realy ??? How could I get to see it ??? Could u help me...I want to know of this....my email...jacklynsalleh@gmail.com
If you could send it to me it would be awesome...tq tq tq😊🙏🙏
@@jacklynsalleh6033 there's only a couple of words blanked out in the "clean" version - "dick" and "blow".. As in "kept his dick wet with his same old safe bet" and "you like blow and I like puff".. Wouldn't have got mainstream airplay on Radio unless sex/drugs references removed. RIP Amy.
She is burying her heart. The original music video showed the tombstone and it said THE HEART OF AMY WINEHOUSE. She had the tombstone destroyed right after the video shoot.
Amy was a talent, one who was taken from us all too soon. She also was part of an album by producer Mark Ronson and recorded a song called "Valerie" which you might also want to check out. "Rehab" is a good song too. We miss Amy!
This song really gets to me because this is Amy singing in her true voice, without any influence of Billie Holliday and other singers which tended to get in the way with other material. Just stunning. God, if she'd just lived longer, what music she would have produced.
Such incredible talent. We can only imagine what she would be doing now.
The first time I heard an Amy Winehouse song on the radio, before the song was even over, I had to find out who it was and how I could get my hands on it. Before the end of the day I had the CD (back in the day) and it was on repeat for the next month. Spectacularly talented and sadly tortured in life. I miss her and hope she’s found peace.
You need to react to her biggest single, "Rehab". That song shows her full vocal power! It's jawdropping! You should also check out Björk's "It's Not Up To You", and "It's Oh So Quiet". If you love women who can SING, she will make your jaw hit the floor!
Bjorne is a great one. Oh so quiet. Perfect song choice
Or if you’re going with Björk you could add in Human Behavior or Army of Me.
If it’s Bjork your gonna want ‘All is Full of Love’ (Howie’s version), ‘Hyperballad’, ‘Joga’
so many better Bjork tracks than "its oh so quiet".....Joga, Isobel, Hyperballd, Bacherlorette, Venus as a Boy, Modern Things, Hunter...
pretty much every other song she did in that period was (IMO) much better. It's oh so quiet was kind of gimmicky, it does not really illustrate her music very well, She is a varied artist, but when I think of Bjork and her sound...its not "Oh so quiet" that comes to mind, Just my opinion for what its worth maybe I am biased because that tune actually put me off her until I heard a lot of other tracks and realised it was not really her sound...the other stuff was, maybe Im projecting my own preferences
Just dont be a photographer in frontnof bjork🤣📸👽
I was not a huge fan but something about this song...so haunting, I love it.
RIP Amy
Can not wait to hear your reaction to Amy! She was incredible! Enjoy!
I didn't know her voice was like THAT haha, that's the most common thing I hear from first time listeners. Yea, she was that talented and tapping into something different in the mainstream during that era. I didn't get into her music until after she passed and I still struggle with her story and loss.
Check out her song Love is a losing Game. My fav.
its too sad :(
makes my eyes sweat
Amy Winehouse, now part of the 27 forever club, others include Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain.
She had a fabulous unique voice. RIP Amy. Tragedy with that loss so young.
Unbelievable talent , what an incredible voice. Rest peacefully Amy ❤️
More Amy Winehouse, she is amazing! Her voice and writing are on another level
Would love to see you react to "Tears Dry On Their Own" by her!
I was about to say the same 💜
Someone like her comes around maybe once in a lifetime in music. What a loss.
Her live versions are even better. Amy is the poster child for hanging out with the wrong crowd.
No no no her live versions are not better! Some miggt be good but not better!
I think your reaction was a universal one dude. She blew us all away!!!
Please listen to Amy's You know I'm No Good"
Yes yes and yes.
best fuckin track
Fettes Brot remix if possible
Wake up Alone is incredible
I love that song
Classic timeless voice. Her cover of ‘Cupid’ is amazing. RIP Amy. We still lament all the songs you left unwritten. 🙏⭐️
One of her underrated songs is Amy, Amy, Amy.
great song
I loved Amy so much. Reminds me of my daughter, so misunderstood. Brilliant lady, no one can beat that voice.. Hope u dancing with the angels Amy...til we meet...💐💐
WWG1 WGA... Dark to Light 🌑🌕🌕
Love from Essex UK 🇬🇧🏴
Her POS married boyfriend broke her heart when he went back to his wife. That’s what this song is about. His influence also got her involved with drugs. He later divorced his wife and married Amy, at which time his bad influence continued to destroy her. Of course, she should have gotten away from him and his bad influence before it was too late.
I also listen to Post-Modern Jukebox. Good stuff!
Yep, terrible. Michael Hutchens of INXS did the same thing to Paula Yates. Fans love him, to me he was a piece of sh*t.
what do you mean “if it was too late”? she divorced him in 2009 and moved on with a new boyfriend, who she was possibly engaged with. she moved on from Blake, from drugs and all that. from late 2008 to her last breath she did not touch drugs.
Sometimes, the devil comes to us disguised as everything we ever wanted. No man is worth all that trouble. Even though she had moved on, there were still residual effects.
@@qr2qm You've got that wrong. Whether she cured herself of Blake is debateable but she had started drinking again after a long abstinence which is how it is that she died of alcohol poisoning. She never managed to rid herself of that other manipulative prick in her life, her father.
Hansie's Ma she had bulimia and if u drink too much in a short time there’s a high risk of dying. plus, her heart was beating very very fast.
She left us to early, a super talent.
Any . The best female artist England has had for 40 years. So sad that she is no longer with us.
There's tough competition.
She drank so much she died of alcohol poisoning at 27. Her voice is immortal. I don't say that lightly.
U can never go wrong with Amy Winehouse.
Will always remember the day she was found, half my staff couldn't get to work because of the road blocks and police cars and concerned local neighbourhood fans, it shook the city big time, used to pass her occasionally in soho, westend, she would venture in Jazz after Dark and few of the others. Beautiful troubled soul ❤♥💖 her music will never disappear
Poor Amy 😞
Poor tragic girl 😞
Great voice 🙌
Fabulous retro & modern
Fabulous albums
Little Betty Boop
Peace ✌️
Im amazed you are only hearing this for the 1st time. Amy was special, one of the most unique and amazing voices ever in my opinion!
Amy - Love Is A Losing Game
Amy Winehouse was so fantastic. Her songs 'Rehab' & 'I'm no good' kinda told us how she felt about herself...sadly we didn't rescue her from those dark thoughts...her music lives on!
Class act is Amy ... could you review “love is a losing game “.... so beautiful 👌
I love "Loosing game" great song." She certainly carried her heart in her songs.
This has me so emotional 😭 I love Amy and I’m so happy to know that even today people are discovering her and falling in love 🧡
Amy was an absolute treasure. I never looked forward to a follow up album more than Back to Black.... so sad it never happened.
She's burying her heart in that box. Took me all this time to see it.