The New & Improved Wino

Filed under: Anglophilia > Amy Winehouse

Despite a recent hiccup - being arrested for marijuana possession in Norway last week - Amy Winehouse seems like a reformed woman.

And the proof his in the performance!

You would think that Amy Winehouse and Amsterdam would be a recipe for disaster, but click here to watch her performance of Back to Black from her show in Amsterdam this week.

She is lucid, seemingly sober and definitely fab!

Posted: Oct 25, 2007 at 10:46 am / Email this »

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k3 says – reply to this

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she is amaa-zzzingggggggggggggggggggggg
aries says – reply to this

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Nooooo,Nooooo,No!!!!!!
priscy says – reply to this

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Good for her! Let's see how long it lasts though?
jessica says – reply to this

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1st. she did ok
Casey says – reply to this

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first
CANNOT STAND HER VOICE says – reply to this

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Do not like her voice at all. It's like nails on a chalkboard. but she looks nice in a dress instead of those white shorts and bloody ballet slippers.
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Honestly, I prefer Britney's dance music to listen to that this howling junkie.
CANNOT STAND HER VOICE says – reply to this

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Do not like her voice at all. It's like nails on a chalkboard. but she looks nice in a dress instead of those white shorts and bloody ballet slippers.
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Honestly, I prefer Britney's dance music to listen to that this howling junkie.
Sofie says – reply to this

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I LOVE AMY WINEHOUSE! I saw her in Copenhagen this October and she was AMAZING!!!
werd says – reply to this

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why does her dancing kind of make me uncomfortable. it's like watching my grandmother awkwardly gyrate, and the whole time i'm hoping she doesn't fall over…
giinny says – reply to this

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All I have to say is WOW!!
mhtinkerbell says – reply to this

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I love love love her but she cant dance worth shit! She needs to work on her showmanship.
Bandit says – reply to this

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Amy is awesome! I'd do her
yomi says – reply to this

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love!
nik says – reply to this

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first!
kim says – reply to this

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ew
Lovely says – reply to this

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I LOVE HER!
Brian says – reply to this

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Even more amazing she stayed sober considering where she performed; the Heineken Music Hall
Patty says – reply to this

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Fuck she has bad hair! She looks like a skunk.
Wouter says – reply to this

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Listen,

Between, and even during, songs she ran backstage to get kisses and hugs from this low-life husband of hers.. At the encore, she shouted: "This is our final song, we just wanna get outta here and get drunk!"

sad.
sammi says – reply to this

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KISS KISS…….YOU ARE THE BIGGEST BROWN NOSER.
va Jay Jay says – reply to this

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It's cause there's good shit in Amsterdam. This girl is not clean, c'mon!
HASBEEN says – reply to this

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OKAY NOW FROM WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA THAT WE WANT TO READ ABOUT THIS TALENTLESS FUCKIN STUPID HASBEEN? WE DONT SO WONT YA PLS JUST SHUT THE DICK UP ABOUT THIS FUCKIN MUFF-DIVER SHES HELLA UGLY TOO
Megan says – reply to this

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That was a train wreck! She needs to learn how to move on stage!
mel says – reply to this

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I don't understand her appeal. Can't understand a word she sings. I don't think this is a sober performance.
hmmm says – reply to this

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call me crazy ppl but Im not seeing the talent in winehouse…..just sayin'
UKer says – reply to this

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AMY I LOVE YOU
STAY CLEAN , YOU ARE ONE IN A MILLION.
marc says – reply to this

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i think she's amazing. i love the way she moves. i'm so sad, because i was supposed to see her in october here in chicago but, as we all know, her US tour was canceled. i hope she makes it back over here soon.
So what.... says – reply to this

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it's like watching my 9 yr old at a mic…..very shy…doing her little back and forth thing. I doesn't look that fabulous. I have never seen her in person so can't comment too much. I do love the "rehab" song though. Do people like her just because she's so different? I guess some people want a look opposite to the Paris Hilton look…so 'haggered' is it??
From Holland says – reply to this

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Well,… I'm from holland and people weren't happy about her performance at all but the singing parts were great actually. She has shown up an hour later. Then she said she didn't like the dress she was wearing en wasn't comfortable with the choice of underwear. The result was, that she grabbed her underwear constantly. Still she has an amazing voice an people were happy she showed up anyway because she canceld 2 shows earlier.
Janice says – reply to this

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SHE SUCKS PEREZ……..AND YOU ARE A FAT ASS….I wonder how many people will dress up like her for halloween?
I wonder how many people will dress up like Perez for halloween?
Becky says – reply to this

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That little girl needs to eat something, pronto! Why does she keep grabbing her crotch area? Does she think that's secksy? I do love her voice though…
UKer says – reply to this

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Re: HASBEEN –
SHUT THE FUCK YOU STUPID CUNT, SPEAK FOR YOURSELF , PEREZ PLEASE KEEP POSTING ABOUT ANY , WE LOVE HER , DON'T LISTEN TO HATERS LIKE THIS ASSWIPE.
GO AMY.
Amy's BIGGEST fan!! says – reply to this

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THAT was an absolutely AMAZING performance!!! It makes me happy to see her doing so well!

Who else do you know that can sing like that??????? I love it when artists sing the song differently than how it is recorded on the album!! This performance showcases her talent VERY well!
loveher says – reply to this

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bravo!!! Love Amy Winehouse!! Hope she keeps getting better…and dumps her loser hubby.
tess says – reply to this

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She is SO creepy. And I don't get the voice, AT ALL.
Janice says – reply to this

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Re: Becky – She has crabs
ruffmama says – reply to this

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I don't know….she sounds pretty wasted to me. I love her and wish her well but she didn't sound too good there. She sounded awkward and out of it.
riema says – reply to this

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you're all nuts if you call that a GREAT performance!
okay she's not falling down of drunkeness but it's like she's totally sober
From Holland says – reply to this

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Ow,… She wasn't wearing underwear that was the problem
kaitlin says – reply to this

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Her thighs are truly disgusting. Get a feeding tube in that woman!
Bleeding Ears says – reply to this

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I don't think I have bad taste in music, but this ho just does not cut it for me, and how the hell is someone "reformed" if they were busted for drugs (even if it was just marijuana) a mere WEEK ago?
donovan biatches! says – reply to this

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yessss! I love you amy! take notes britney!
Moimeme says – reply to this

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I freaking love her accompanying vocalists….they've got moves.
anna says – reply to this

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it was amazing, i was there!
Kristen in Colorado says – reply to this

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How can you call that "sober"?
erica says – reply to this

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I'm so glad she is better. She is so amazing!
Mike says – reply to this

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I' ve heard her sing this song MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER than this…still love her though!
MandyJean says – reply to this

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You go and kick their ass, Amy!! That's the Amy we know and love. Many many kisses to you, my little British crumpet. We love you!
Milky says – reply to this

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I LOVE her voice!! I'm a huge fan of Janis Joplin and I know the comparison is cliche'd, but Amy Whinehouse's voice is so strong, so compassionate like Janis'. I love love LOVE this woman.
phenyll says – reply to this

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she sucks live.
i could do a better job.
MandyJean says – reply to this

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Re: Janice – People will dress up for her for Halloween because she is becoming a modern icon. How many people dress up like Marylin Monroe? Britney Spears? Or Gwen Stefani? Or Kid Rock? Or Hugh Hefner? It all about who is in the public eye, not making fun of them. Hell - stupid Party City has pre-packaged BETTIE PAGE costumes, complete with the trademark raven hair wig. THAT makes me sick, no someone dressing up like Amy Winehouse.
Wessie says – reply to this

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She is awesome…but what's with the Milli Vanilli dancers? lol
cambel says – reply to this

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Um……PEREZ, what in the work makes you think that she is sober in that clip? She is skipping words, fondling her crotch playing with herself, lifting her skirt and awekwardly moving like she has to take a wicked piss.
mari says – reply to this

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i have to say. i really like her music but she always seems to be so out of it in her performances. she always seem spacey and completely intoxicated and its such a shame. this is the first time ive watched a live performance and actually liked it. she was moving and actually took the microphone off the stand. major improvement!!!
triagenurse says – reply to this

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Welcome back AMY! Now that is the winehouse that we all love to hear! I am from New Orleans so I grew on this blue type of sound. Love her music.
Why do No talent losers like to talk shit about talented people!!!!!!! says – reply to this

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How can you fuckheads even say one thing bad about her as an artist…She is so talented. Everyone always likes to tell people something negative because they have no self worth..
norehab says – reply to this

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well!!! that rocks! i was not familiar with her until she was "news" due to her drug addiction. Now i'm a fan. i hope she is OK, but i still feel like i need to listen to her, and see her videos before there's nothing left of her.
Annabel says – reply to this

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I was there. Not sure if she was completely sober in the end but overall she and her band gave a great performance!
norehab says – reply to this

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re: moves on stage. i think we are way to used to seeing DANCERS lip synch in this country. i'd much rather see a singer sing, and just move on stage.
AMY IS THE SHIZNIT says – reply to this

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FUCK YES! LISTEN TO THE AUDIENCE! SHE LOOKS, SOUNDS, IS AMAZING… ALL YOU HATERS CAN EAT A CROCK POT FULL OF COCKS! GO JERK OFF TO BRITNEY SPEARS CRAPPY NEW ALBUM INSTEAD OF LEAVING SHITTY COMMENTS FOR SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY HAS TALENT!
Michaela says – reply to this

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I love her and her music - mucho improvement here. Drug and alcohol abuse in this world is a tragedy and ruining so many lives and families. I wish her the best. She needs to dump that raggedy golddigger husband. What does he do for a living? Junkie sponge!
amy says – reply to this

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I agree with #55 - absolutely looks like she's gotta take a piss, and bad!! Thats what happens when you drink booze!
alli says – reply to this

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do you mean she is LUCID, because translucent literally means see-through, you flaming idiot
cee cee says – reply to this

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YAY YAY YIPPEEEEEE WOOO HOOOO CLAP CLAP APPLAUSE!!!******* Best news ever. We love love love love her and need more of her voice for years to come
♀♀krazihottkelli♀♀the real bitch:c says – reply to this

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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz♥♥♀
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz♥♥♀
Amy iz hott zhit…luv the girl♥♥♀
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Annabel says – reply to this

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Re: AMY IS THE SHIZNIT – I completely agree. She is one of the most talented and gifted artists around at the moment - not just some marketing hype created by her record company but a true talent (singer, writer and performer) - very rare indeed nowadays.
Jaime says – reply to this

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what's with the goofy dancers? it's all very misplaced and distracting.
lukey says – reply to this

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I think she is a talented performer and has a great voice. I'm not sure why you think she's sober, though.
yay perez says – reply to this

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GREAT NEWS NOW SHE AND THE BABY SHAMBLES GUY CAN HOOK UP
AND GO OUT AS YOU SUGGESTED YESTERDAY YOU KNOW, DEAD IN A YEAR!
TOO BAD SHES SUCH A TRAIN WRECK.
ENJOY HER WHILE YOU CAN FATASS!
Courtney says – reply to this

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Amy Winehouse really seems to bring out the American in you, Perez. She goes one day without (getting caught) being wasted, high, or having the shit beat out of her, and you praise her for how well she is doing and how great she is, as though she's completely transformed - which, i might add, she really hasn't. Yet Lindsay comes back from three months of honest rehab (which miss winehouse can't seem to commit to) and you bash her and talk about how it's never going to last. Biased much?
Cathrine says – reply to this

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Amy is just great, and she really seem sober here. But me and my husband saw her in Oslo on Saturday and she was totally drunk on stage.I think it's strange that no one has written about that.She drank red vine on stage and lost her balance all the time.And every time a song was finished, she ran out on the side of the stage and was kissing her husban.When the band started to play a new song, she ran towards the microphone.It was really comical and people was laughing.She also sad that she and her husband had learned a lot about Norwegian culture,and people laughed then too.(She was arrested here and I don't think she learned a lot about our culture in jail.
But still, we LOVE Amy. She has an amazing voice. I hope she gets some help when her tour is over.
reading is good says – reply to this

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This is kind of an odd use of Translucent - more like transcendant
rocrgurl says – reply to this

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She sounds like bette midler to me. Reminds me of her in the rose.
mckeb753 says – reply to this

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i believe the word you're grasping for is lucid, not translucent…
hey says – reply to this

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she's such an amazing singer!
midevil says – reply to this

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Go Amy! Although she appears a wee bit nervous on stage (hence the timid dancing or whatever you want to call it), she's got energy and the crowd obviously is quite receptive! Oh, to hear that voice live!
jacqueline says – reply to this

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SHES AWESOME…AND THATS DEF. MY FAVORITE WINO SONG…BEST SONG EVER!!!
JEN says – reply to this

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SHE IS TOO SKINNY(FROM BEING A FREQUENT AND HABITUAL DRUG USER) HER LEGS ARE SO SKINNY HER THIGHS DONT LOOK LIKE THEY EVEN LEAD TO AN ASS.SHE IS NASTY—DID YOU BLOW HER HUSBAND OR SOMETHING?????? HER LIVE VOICE IS SCARY–AND THAT HAIR IS UNHYGENIC>TAKE A BATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Olivia, England says – reply to this

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What is it with people being so nasty all the time?? Why do u have to hate on people so much? You're probably fat, ugly, useless and talentless. U may not like her but she is laughing all the way to the bank. What the hell have you lot done to make yourself memorable? You're all just gonna fade away into oblivion having never left a mark. Get a life you losers!!!!!!
Horseface McGee says – reply to this

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She performs better high.
Randi says – reply to this

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Girl's got more talent in her tattooed little finger than you hating skintags will have in your entire, miserable lives. VIVA LA WINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
juls says – reply to this

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Her crotch is into the song, but not her heart. Going through the motions a bit. Nice to see the audience enjoy her and sing along, though. I like her a lot.
Dutchie says – reply to this

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The show was great. I love this song.
Those back-up singers/dancers were great too, btw.
Mette says – reply to this

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She is amazing. I saw her last week in Denmark.
jen says – reply to this

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that was fucking brilliant!!!
who cares if she doesn't dance that well!
she's a fucking singer people, not a dancer!
*[B]* says – reply to this

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I love Amy Winehouse.. but i hate her performances. She's too stiff
amsterdamgirl says – reply to this

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I WAS THERE!!! she could have done better, and she could hade done worse, I wasn't feeling her soul, Back To Black was the best track she did.
Kristin says – reply to this

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Perez, do you know what "translucent" means? 'Cuz that's definitely not how it's supposed to be used…
GD-it says – reply to this

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Watching Winehouse is like watching a paper bag blowing in the wind. Empty, crumpled and aimless yet still people continue to watch it's ascent.
Rash Manly says – reply to this

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Way to go, Amy!
Stay off the hard drugs!
izza says – reply to this

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translucent means you can see through her. Lucid the correct word means coherent . Take an English class please.
tyler says – reply to this

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i. love. her.
Anni says – reply to this

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Great song, but get rid of that birds nest on your head girl. Yuck
gavin says – reply to this

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i was there and she was amazing
she was definitely not sober she drank two glasses of somehing and almost felt on her back, she walked 8+ times of stage to kiss het boyfriend. she also said that she was going to get really really drunk that night (she was already drunk)
but she looked much healthier and AMAZING
elizabeth says – reply to this

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uhhhmmmm…..oookkkay…..still a hot mess…what are you talking about Perez? are you ok
voicelikedrunkcats says – reply to this

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Her voice doesn't seem very loud enough to be heard well, esp. at the start.

Definitely plastered works better with her all-over-the-place vocal style than it would with anyone else's. (though that's not saying much.)
me says – reply to this

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I love Amy, but….THAT WAS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! YUK!!!!
LOVE AMY SO TALENTED CHECK OUT HER VALIRE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE says – reply to this

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:
:AMY COME TO L.A. AND PERFORM AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES SUNSET….AND KEEP THAT DUMB ASS LILLY ALLEN OUTTA HERE..LOL
:
CHECK THIS OUT ON YOU TUBE IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS SHE DID…ITS SOOO GOOD.

Just type in Amy Winehouse Valire..
Casey says – reply to this

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Sober or not - Amy is still the best
awesome performance
cannot wait for her dvd
Jack says – reply to this

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Amy taking dumb yanks outta their comfort zone. Don't worry, they'll be burning your records next. The ultimate accolade!!