***Updated: Tuesday July 26th****
The funeral of singer Amy Winehouse took place in London today.
The service — which was attended by 200 people including music producer Mark Ronson and Kelly Osbourne — who wore her hair in the style of Amy’s trademark beehive in tribute to her, ended with the congregation singing Amy’s favorite song, Carole King’s ‘So Far Away’.
The full article is here.
For Russell Brand's loving tribute titled, "For Amy" click here.
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The 27 Club, also known as the Forever 27 Club or Club 27, is the name for a group of musicians who died at the age of 27. Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain.
Today's death of British soul singer Amy Winehouse makes her the latest member of the club. Her hit song, "Rehab," echoed her own life and turmoil through its lyrics: "They tried to make me go to rehab; I said no, no, no." The song is about her refusal to seek help at a clinic for people with problems with alcohol.
"She won five of the most prestigious prizes in the U.S. at the 50th Grammy Awards including record and song of the year for "Rehab" but she was forced to deliver her rejection of rehab treatment by satellite after her visa application was delayed because of her widely documented drug problems.
I absolutely love the look on Amy's face at 5:54 to 6:00 after Tony Bennett announces she had won a Grammy.
One critic said her song "Love Is A Losing Game" evoked images of smoke, empty vodka bottles and smudged mascara and was perhaps the most heartbreaking thing she's ever recorded.
I've always been a fan of her music. Ms. Winehouse's voice was truly one of a kind and simply spectacular.
May your troubled soul find peace. RIP Amy Winehouse.
Upon hearing the news of their daughter's passing "her mum knew it was going to happen; her dad knew. It was just time."
Parents outliving their own children, I can't think of anything more heartbreaking and devastating for any parent. It's not supposed to be that way. It shouldn't be that way.
Parents outliving their own children, I can't think of anything more heartbreaking and devastating for any parent. It's not supposed to be that way. It shouldn't be that way.
I've always been a fan of her music. Ms. Winehouse's voice was truly one of a kind and simply spectacular.
May your troubled soul find peace. RIP Amy Winehouse.
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
