Amy Winehouse was born 1983.  She started out her career in musical theater training.  She later realized that what she really wanted to do with was jazz.  Her music was especially heavy with a jazzy sound.  She signed with Island Records in 2002 and released her debut album by 2003.

During her later career, she had a completely different sound.  Especially with the song Back to Black which came out in 2007.  This song was based on her tumultuous relationship with her boyfriend.  It was written during the incline with dugs and alcohol and this drug use because very apparent in 2007.  By the age of 27, she dies of alcohol poisoning in 2011.  This is very ironic because the last album she made while alive was called Rehab and I feel like if she actually went to rehab she might still be alive today or at least have made it through life long enough to realize how wrong and harmful drug and alcohol abuse really is.

The song we talked about in class was a cover of a song that was originally performed by The Shirelles, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.   She definitely made the song way more sensual and not as doo-woopy was the Shirelles had.  It had a more intimate and exposed feeling to it.  The audience that this type of music was meant for was…

• Appeals to older and younger age groups
  • Older audiences: classic and new jazz sounds
  • Younger audiences: edgier topics

It basically had a little something for everyone.  She had the classic jazzy feel and sound for the older generation and then the edgier topics and the more intimate feel for the younger generation.

I have never particularly listened to this type of music.  Of course I know some of her like back to black etc.  I never really felt the desire to sit down and listen to an Amy Winehouse album.  He music definitely takes an acquired taste that I feel like not enough people have.