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Old 28-10-2015, 18:43
Doghouse Riley
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A lot of stuff in the media about the Ami Winehouse film biography.

Personally, I thought she was more famous for her personal life than her musical abilities.
I'm not saying she was a bad singer, some of her earlier recordings when she was a stone heaver with fewer tattoos, I thought were quite good. But I never thought as a jazz singer, she was anything special.
Everyone has their own opinions, but here I'm comparing "like for like."

As a recording, I think the orchestration is bog awful, but she makes a reasonable attempt at a song, previously recorded by many.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDiGWDXdMac

Now here, I think the interpretation is more sensitive, with a better range and voice control (and singing in a foreign language). Added to that, she plays alto sax and trumpet (on other recordings) to a professional jazz standard.

Here, recorded in 2013, she's still seventeen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWxriapsDes
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Old 29-10-2015, 19:05
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I wasn't aware of this song until a few months ago when I saw Andrea's version and it knocked my socks off.......

Andrea is definitely my favourite current female artist, she's fantastic !
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Old 29-10-2015, 20:34
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They are not like for like artists, so I'm sure the comparison is fair.

Simply put, Andrea is a great musician and Amy is a great artist.
Time might tell us something else.
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