Amy Winehouse

Songwriter: George Shearing B. Y. Forster

Lullaby of bird-land
That's what I always hear when you sigh
Never in my word-land could there be ways to reveal
In a phrase, how I feel

Have you ever heard two turtledoves
Bill and coo when they love?
That's the kind of magic music we make with our lips
Mm, when we kiss

And there's a weepy ol' willow
He really knows how to cry
That's how I'll cry on my pillow
If you should tell me farewell and goodbye

Lullaby of bird-land, whisper low
Kiss me sweet and we'll go
Flying high in bird-land
High in the sky up above
All because we're in lovе

That's the kind of magic music we make with our lips
Ooh-ooh, whеn we kiss
Now, now there's a weepy ol' willow
He really knows how to cry
And that's how I'll cry on my pillow
If you should tell me farewell and goodbye

Lullaby of bird-land, whisper low
Kiss me sweet and we'll go
Flying high in bird-land
High in the sky up above
And it's all because we're in love, oh

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September, 1983 — 23 July, 2011) was an English singer-songwriter known for her immediately recognisable contralto vocal range and soul-jazz style of vocals.

Even at age fourteen, Amy had a breathtakingly unique set of vocals that would propel her into stardom. By age nineteen, she had signed with Simon Fuller’s management company 19 Management. Soon after, she was scouted by Island Record’s A&R representative Darcus Beese and signed over to Island Records. In less than a year, after working closely alongside legendary music producer Salaam Remi, Amy released her debut studio album Frank. The album was praised for its jazz-influenced sound, and earned a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2004 Mercury Music Prize Awards. It rolled out some of Amy’s most notable singles, including “Fuck Me Pumps” and “Stronger Than Me,” the latter of which winning Amy her first Ivor Novello Award in 2004.

Three years after Frank on October 27, 2006, Amy released her sophomore and final studio album Back to Black. The album narrated the ups and downs of Amy’s personal life, most specifically the turmoils she faced with her partner Blake Fielder-Civil. Back to Black saw Amy branch out in terms of genre and production while working with fellow English producer Mark Ronson, who produced five of the eleven tracks featured on the album. Its lead single, “Rehab,” solidified itself as Amy’s staple track, detailing the conversation she had with her management after fears her drinking habits were causing her too much damage. The album’s title track “Back to Black” was released as another single a few months after “Rehab” and unfolded the dark moments that Amy faced after her relationship with Fielder-Civil came to a halt. Despite the album’s immense popularity and four Grammy Award wins, the attention it received, coupled with the incessant touring of the album and pressure placed on her personal life, visibly plunged Amy into her darkest hours that quickly lead to her untimely demise.

more tracks from the album

Amy Winehouse at the BBC

From the albums

Amy Winehouse at the BBC (2012)
At The BBC (2021)

Amy Winehouse popular songs

Lullaby of Birdland (Live From The Stables / 2004)Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse at the BBC