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Re: Amy Winehouse
I'm not an avid listener of Dusty Springfield or Ella Fitzgerald, but to be fair Andrew Lloyd Webber has more musical expertise upon which to make a judgment like that (beyond personal preference) than anyone here on this board.
Winehouse is a total bint in my book; the drugged up fights with her waste of skin husband, the look, the media persona... it's all incredibly annoying. But I do like some of her music. I like Back to Black and her version of 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow' is nothing short of sensational. Seeing her perform live at Glastonbury changed by opinion on her quite a bit.
As far as 'Valerie' is concerned, I don't like her version. It's too polished for me and is void of the soul that The Zutons' original song carries. However I have listened to her raw demo version and I believe it is much better than the final mix. Mark Ronson is an awful producer in my opinion and maybe that's where the animosity towards the song is rooted. It is for me anyway.
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