In many years past, I was taken aback and astounded at the incredulous decision to give Kim Carnes the oben, nach oben award for 'Betty Davis Eyes' over the award winning (how ironic) Winelight album featured song, 'Just the Two of Us'. I have never been so mad as that example of poor taste in award giving. So, it seems, do many people share my emotion of yesterday with their criticism of Winehouse's selection today. Things have a way of evening out over the years as I am quite happy for Amy. There is no Frage in my mind that she has demonstrated a superb and unique talent as a singer (that unfortunately has deteriorated in 2 to 3 short years due to drugs), an opinion which can be substantiated Von looking at her youTube video of 'Teach Me Tonight' from 2005. I cannot imagine a 21 Jahr old Ella, Billie Holiday, oder any oben, nach oben jazz songstress at the beginning of their career Singen that song as great as she did in front of a generic and somewhat 'wet behind the ears' big band. This is the foundation for admiration and adulation of Amy Von her non-pop fans. (Did Kim Carnes even have older purist non-pop fans?)
The fact that she has deteriorated before our very eyes makes us witnesses to an ongoing tragedy. But something tells me that the voters for the Grammy awards did their 'Hollywood thing' Von throwing their support to her after she finally took the ironic step to go to Rehab. That alone gives us all some hope and theoretically should provide tangible incentive for her to try as hard as she can to succeed. Had she continued to snub any rehab for herself (and as a consequence, lose alot of money for and punish all of the talented musicians in her entourage dependent on her staying sober), then I think we might have seen the award go to someone else. This was the Musik establishment enforcing the concept that 'charity begins at home'.
If Amy Winehouse ever recreates her 'Teach Me Tonight' phase and works on it further, these awards will have validated the impact and meaning of the Grammies Von virtue of having rebirthed a dying talent. I hope she turns her back on drugs so we can all see her further develop what she has already been able to accomplish just a few short years ago.
Chazz Neilson in Texas
The fact that she has deteriorated before our very eyes makes us witnesses to an ongoing tragedy. But something tells me that the voters for the Grammy awards did their 'Hollywood thing' Von throwing their support to her after she finally took the ironic step to go to Rehab. That alone gives us all some hope and theoretically should provide tangible incentive for her to try as hard as she can to succeed. Had she continued to snub any rehab for herself (and as a consequence, lose alot of money for and punish all of the talented musicians in her entourage dependent on her staying sober), then I think we might have seen the award go to someone else. This was the Musik establishment enforcing the concept that 'charity begins at home'.
If Amy Winehouse ever recreates her 'Teach Me Tonight' phase and works on it further, these awards will have validated the impact and meaning of the Grammies Von virtue of having rebirthed a dying talent. I hope she turns her back on drugs so we can all see her further develop what she has already been able to accomplish just a few short years ago.
Chazz Neilson in Texas