Amy Winehouse
"Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly...all your life
You were only waiting
For this moment to arise...black bird...fly.
The Beatles
It was as if a musical holocaust had disparagingly occurred. And when the smoke cleared and the dust had settled...there she was...Ms.Winehouse. With a voice and a style that was soulfully retrospect carrying us back to a place when music was so innocent and pop music so new. A time when every song was a love song. Alot of Amy's songs were in fact covers of oldies, however, reconstructed better than the originals themselves. With that voice as inviting as her sad soul was to the destruction of her body and as addictive as nicotine. She has been compared to a few other singers...Ronnie Spector, in particular. But, Spector was such a girl-singer...so one-sided. Winehouse took on a very masculine energy with her talent that commanded you to listen, and targeted everybody. I always love people's reactions to her when her songs come on. Like full on gasps and moans...even cartwheels. I love that s**t.
Technicalities:
Vocal Range:
Contralto
D3-Eb6
Style:
Achy-breaky Pop swing
Projection:
The mirror
"She's flying high, now"
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