Syracuse Ska Forum

AMY WINEHOUSE
The Ska EP
Tracks:
1. Monkey Man
2. Hey Little Rich Girl
3. You're Wondering Now
4. Cupid

and here's the download...9

Found this a week or so ago. It's so bad it's nearly unlistenable.

It's interesting. And at least she's doing these covers straight. That can at least help.

But I'm guessing there wasn't a lot of effort put into these recordings.

Try this version instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gk3VI5f-SY

It's not like she can't sing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlRF43-xaYc

It's not the best ska cover album that's ever been put together, but I've heard much worse. I think Cupid is actually pretty good...she may have a future in two tone revival shows, lol.

if she stops smoking crack....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YSH6LKHPLyk
seriously check out this video- playing monkey man, such an upbeat song and she just stands there while the band is going off, then she "discretely" powders her nose. f*ck waste of talent- when i first heard her album i was blown away- thought it was a fat black lady singing, and her band is real good as well- oh well

thank you!

I tried saying this to bigger thomas and I was pretty much dismissed as "oh you just hatin!"

I got your back, Chris.

Can anyone explain to me where the reggae fascination with "Cupid" came from? Did it become a standard reggae song before the third wave broke, or is it just a coincidence that the Slackers, Westbound Train, and now Amy Winehouse all do reggae versions of the song?

I'm not sure, but Glenn Pine's overanimated version of it annoys the crap out of me. I'm not a fan of his so much.

I dunno, a lot of sam cooke tunes translate over to reggae fairly easily

I agree, and it's awesome. I'm just wondering why "Cupid" seems so popular lately.

That awful record must have done her in....
Spokesman: Winehouse to ER for reaction to meds

07/28/2008 6:00 PM, AP
Jill Lawless

Amy Winehouse was hospitalized Monday night for a reaction to medication but was expected to be released by morning, representatives for the Grammy-winning singer said.

An ambulance took Winehouse from her north London home to University College Hospital, spokesman Chris Goodman said.

"Doctors have advised that she will be kept under observation overnight and is likely to be released tomorrow," read a statement released by Goodman and Tracey Miller, the 24-year-old's U.S.-based publicist.

It was the second time in as many months that Winehouse has been in the hospital. She was admitted to a London clinic in June after collapsing at home, and father Mitch Winehouse said at the time she had developed early stage emphysema from smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine.

Winehouse underwent a series of tests but was discharged in time to perform at the Glastonbury music festival and celebrations for former South African president Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday.

The troubled soul diva became an international star after she released the Grammy-winning album "Back to Black" in 2006, but her music has been overshadowed by reports of drug use and run-ins with the law.

This year, she was investigated by police, although not charged, after a tabloid newspaper published a video that appeared to show her smoking crack cocaine.

In April 2008 she was cautioned by police for assault after she slapped a man on a night out.

Earlier this month, her husband Blake Fielder-Civil was sentenced to 27 months in jail for assault and obstructing justice. Fielder-Civil admitted beating up pub manager James King in a barroom fight in 2006 and then offering him $400,000 to keep quiet about it.

Winehouse has repeatedly regaled concert audiences with appeals for the release of "my Blake."

I cant believe I'm as old (apparently soon to be older) than Amy Winehouse

From looking at her, and listening to her, I assumed she was in her mid to late 30s