Amy Winehouse's Rehab

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  • drew0
    drew0 Posts: 943
    After watching her Grammy performance, I thought it was honestly better than 'Rehab'. It wasn't anything special - let alone to have her perform at the Grammy Awards, but I think 'Rehab' was one of the worst songs of the year. When my brother said it was up for awards, I asked what song it was - he played it for me (I had heard it, just didn't know what it was), and I couldn't figure out for the life of me why it was even popular - let alone up for a Grammy. Although, I guess I don't really take the Grammys seriously anymore.
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  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    I kind of like Rehab. It's not exactly Bob Dylan lyrically, but it's goddamn catchy!
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Crap, shes a waste of a human being.
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  • wavescamecrashing
    wavescamecrashing Posts: 440
    go crawl down the hole you came from, punk.

    maybe its because shes a little bit different, but you cant mess with the voice:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMyQfHWEOh0
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    wavescamecrashing wrote:
    go crawl down the hole you came from, punk.

    maybe its because shes a little bit different, but you cant mess with the voice:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMyQfHWEOh0

    Awesome performance. She has an incredible voice. I hate it when people can't give credit where it's due. Even if I don't like an artist, I'll at least respect them if they are good at what they do.
  • Danimal
    Danimal Posts: 2,000
    Man does she stink.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    She's still only running on about half a cylinder of her true potential, and what she's achieved already has deservedly made its mark.
  • dharma69
    dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    wavescamecrashing wrote:
    go crawl down the hole you came from, punk.

    maybe its because shes a little bit different, but you cant mess with the voice:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMyQfHWEOh0
    That's fantastic. Dinah would be pleased.

    And one thing that I loved about it was how joyful and happy she seemed to be with it at the end.
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  • releeseme
    releeseme Posts: 387
    Horrible
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  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    she is the equivilant of brian setzer and the "zuit zoot riot" fad.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Amy has an amazing voice. Say what you like, you may not like her but she has talent. :p

    Edit: if you want to hear horrible, Nickelback-Rockstar, absolute shiiiiittte!
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    sponger wrote:
    Even for hip-hop, it sucks big ass.

    lol! x 10 :D
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    sponger wrote:
    So, with the all the hype surrounding her and that song lately, I decided to give a listen.

    Is it me or is that song just plain terrible? Even for hip-hop, it sucks big ass. Is the rest of her music just as bad?

    Has the world's musical tastes gone even more bonkers than ever before?

    um this is not hip hop, and it's not a new song...
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    ajedigecko wrote:
    she is the equivilant of brian setzer and the "zuit zoot riot" fad.

    hahaha omg, my sophomore year of college we all learned how to swing dance...
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    She's still only running on about half a cylinder of her true potential, and what she's achieved already has deservedly made its mark.

    THANK YOU!! *oooh blows kisses to Fins, as he ducks*. :D

    She's not entirely original but she's a good singer and has a great/cool voice. It's got nothing to do with her personality.

    And where does hip hop come into it? :confused:

    Anyway, this is for me and anyone else who likes her.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WTzhWACsHc
  • mattosborne
    mattosborne Posts: 339
    First of all, she definitley isn't anything anywhere near hip-hop. I really don't understand the success of "Rehab" at all but, I do think she has talent and with the exception of her beating Springsteen, I was glad to see her win some grammys simply because it is so different and daring. She has a song called "Back In Black" which I think is fantastic.
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    Thanks everyone for sharing your views on her and that song in particular.

    As I was typing that post, I did pause for a moment to contemplate the validity of classifying her into the category of hip-hop. The sound didn't strike me directly as being hip-hop, but it did have some hip-hop flavor to it. The beats aren't purely motown -there is some modern influence to her sound which can be traced to current pop music, which isn't too far off from being hip-hop.

    However, I had the sneaking the suspicion that if I allowed that misclassification to slip through, it would give so many people the opportunity to actually correct someone's lack of judgment. Once or twice is to be expected, but after reading post after post commenting on it, one has to wonder if it really is a heroin rush to comment on how wrong a person's views might be in spite of it having been mentioned repetitively throughout a thread. Thank you for the subtle amusement. It has been enlightening.
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  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    From what I have heard, I kinda dig some of her stuff. It is very retro but I like that just because it's different. I feel like I'm listening to an old 45 of 60's music or something.
    I think she can be compared to Nora Jones. Somehow they both found success despite the fact that what they put out is not normally associated with modern popular music.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    I think it's refreshing for a girl like Amy, with a powerful voice, not to be so intent on a perfect performance, instead focusing on delivering emotion, and I think she does it brilliantly. She also comes across as very humble and almost shy, the very opposite of people like Mariah and Whitney.
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    NCBRI wrote:
    From what I have heard, I kinda dig some of her stuff. It is very retro but I like that just because it's different. I feel like I'm listening to an old 45 of 60's music or something.
    I think she can be compared to Nora Jones. Somehow they both found success despite the fact that what they put out is not normally associated with modern popular music.

    Norah Jones is okay but Amy Winehouse is a better singer. I mean, in a classical sense. She can hold a note better. :)

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