Amy Winehouse

Released: May 13, 2008

Songwriter: Salaam Remi Amy Winehouse

Producer: Salaam Remi

[Verse 1]
You should be stronger than me
You been here seven years longer than me
Don't you know you supposed to be the man?
Not pale in comparison to who you think I am
'Cause you always wanna talk it through, I don't care
I always have to comfort you when I'm there
But that's what I need you to do, stroke my hair, yeah

[Chorus]
When I've forgotten all of young love's joy
And I feel like a lady and you my lady boy

[Verse 2]
Yeah, you should be stronger than me
But instead you're longer than frozen turkey
Why'd you always put me in control?
When all I need is for my man to live up to his role
'Cause you always wanna talk it through, I'm okay
I always have to comfort you every day
But that's what I need you to do, are you gay?

[Chorus]
When I've forgotten all of young love's joy
Feel like a lady and you my lady boy

[Verse 3]
He said, "The respect I made you earn
Thought you had so many lessons to learn"
I said, "You don't know what love is, get a grip
When it sounds as if you're reading from some other tired script"
Because I'm not gonna meet your mother anytime
I just wanna grip your body over mine
So please tell me why you think that's a crime, yeah, ooh

[Chorus]
When I've forgotten all of young love's joy
And I feel like a lady and you my lady boy

[Outro]
Yeah, you should be stronger than me
Yeah, you should be stronger than me
Oh, you should be stronger than me
Oh, you should be stronger than me, yeah, yeah, hey

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.

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