Amy Winehouse’s Most Iconic Looks And Lyrics
Today, we celebrate the phenomenon that was Amy Winehouse. Known for her deep, expressive vocals and superb ability to blend a cocktail of genres from soul to blues to jazz – she went on to leave a significant mark on the music landscape. And it’s one that will continue to be admired by musicians and fans alike, world over.
Amy has always been able to tell stories with her lyrics, tales that create a swarm of emotions, racing through your body. And if you were to blend her poetry like lyrics with a melody, it was a recipe for pure magic.
But before we dive in, while it’s a tad bit difficult to describe the phenomenon that was Amy Winehouse in words, John Legend’s attempt is worth a look, “Amy Winehouse was produced by people who wanted to create a marketing coup. The positive side is that it reacquainted an audience with this music and played an introductory role for others. This reinvigorated the genre by overcoming the vintage aspect.”
Photo Credits: Amy Winehouse/ Foundation Official Instagram
1. ‘And life is like a pipe
And I’m a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside’
– “Back To Black”
2. ‘Over futile odds
And laughed at by the gods
And now the final frame
Love is a losing game’
– “Love Is A Losing Game”
3. ‘Mr. Destiny, nine and fourteen
Nobody stands in between me and my man’
– “Me & Mr. Jones”
4. ‘He said “the respect I made you earn
Thought you had so many lessons to learn”
I said “You don’t know what love is get a grip
Sound as if you’re reading from some other tired script”‘
– “Stronger Than Me”
5. ‘Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain
We’re like how we were again
I’m in the tub, you’re on the seat
Lick your lips as I soak my feet’
– “You Know I’m No Good”
6. ‘He walks away
The sun goes down
He takes the day, but I’m grown
And in your way
In this blue shade
My tears dry on their own’
– “Tears Dry On Their Own”
7. ‘Stuck it in my boxing glove
‘Cause anyone who will see us
Through our victory and done defeat
Knows that I’ll take you to the cleaners
If you come between the cheats’
– “Between The Cheats”
8. ‘Where’s my morel parallel
Creative energy abused
All my lyrics go unused
When I clock black hair blue eyes
I drift off I fantasize’
– Amy Amy Amy
9. ‘This recession is a test
It’s affecting my complexion
Misdirectin’ my affection
My concerns are bill collections
The facts is the taxes, they after me’
– “Like Smoke”
10. ‘He swims in my eyes by the bed
Pour myself over him
Moon spilling in
And I wake up alone
If I was my heart
I’d rather be restless’
– “Wake Up Alone”
By: Anjana Sathyanarayan
