Famine in Somalia continues .... massacre in Norway .... and poor Amy [1983-2011] departs. Sometimes words are just superfluous.
Why is it great talents have their fingers firmly on the self-destruct button? - from Jimmy Dean in the '50s, Jim Morrison [towering over me at the Roundhouse in London in 1968 - Doors label], Judy in 1969, Janis in 1970, Elvis in '77 ... and now Amy, almost a death foretold.
It is always the same when a celebrity self-annihilates, stalked by the paparazzi - then the sob sisters take over raking over the tragic wasted life .... but we still have the legacy of their talent.
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"Love Is A Losing Game and of course Rehab, all the Back to Black album - I should also check out her first album. There are several downloads on my ipod too ["Fu*k Me Pumps, There is no greater love]"
Sad. What were some of your favorite songs of hers?
ReplyDelete"Me and Mr. Jones", "Tears Dry On Their Own", "F Me Pumps", "Amy Amy Amy", "Take the Box". I can think of no songwriter since Joni Mitchell who could so beautifully transform wrenching heartbreak into amazing songs.
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