![]() A mouthpiece for the lost, her fervid legacy lives on even a decade after her passing. “I'll battle 'til this bitter finale Just me, my dignity and this guitar case…”Īmy Winehouse was plain talking and true, unafraid to sing about dark and often controversial subject matter. 'Some Unholy War’s lyrical content displays her two sides, a fiercely determined yet complicated young woman. Amy Winehouse was not bound to any one genre she could ebb and flow finding the perfect space within the music. There’s a decisive flexibility in her discography and a snarling honesty. The original version features on her timeless album ‘Back To Black’. A present desperation in the vocal, haunting backing accompaniment and marching drums drenched in ghost notes. ![]() ![]() The down tempo version of Some Unholy War (featured in Asif Kapadia’s ‘Amy’) is supremely moving. Ms Winehouse’s voice was made for steady jazz. Clash writers pick out their favourite Amy Winehouse moments, to honour her life and memory.
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