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Fool’s GoldAmy Winehouse

Released: May 13, 2008

Songwriter: Amy Winehouse

Producer: Salaam Remi

[Verse 1]
She sits home and dreams
That her man will leave his mark on her hand
He's not all he seems
But she's seen a dress, she has the flowers planned
Now she won't be happy
'Til she looks down and sees the engagement ring
It's false security
'Cause she will be waiting years for her wedding

[Chorus]
For me, it ain't real, it's fools gold
There too many fools sold, not an excuse, oh
For me, it ain't real, it's fools gold
I don't hear everythin' I'm told

[Verse 2]
He won't change her life
He just chasin' tail and wastin' her time
She calls herself his wife
He calls her at 8 and says, "Be here by 9"
She don't notice how
When she gets the ring, it's not a good fit
So next time that they row
She throws it out
It goes to the last girl he hit

[Chorus]
'Cause, for me, it ain't real, it's fools gold
There too many fools sold, not an excuse, oh
For me, it ain't real, it's fools gold
I don't hear everything I'm told

[Verse 3]
So take the gold you find
And for your own sake, hold it in your hand
Now make sure you bite down
And watch your tooth don't break on that weddin' band

[Chorus]
For me, it ain't real, it's fools gold
There too many fools sold, not an excuse, oh, oh
For me, it ain't real, yes, it's fools gold

[Outro]
Fools gold, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Fools gold, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Amy Winehouse

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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