First Time Hearing Amy Winehouse Valerie Acoustic Version (Reaction!!)

[@poloreacts27]

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[@leahdoerr731]

You're awesome

[@josiplilic3384]

Amy was only True artist of pop music which carrier started in this century.

[@CeravvvEgan]

Interesting fact, “Valerie" is a song by English indie rock band the Zutons from their second studio album, Tired of Hanging Around (2006). The song was later covered by Mark Ronson, with lead vocals provided by Amy Winehouse, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2007.

[@Simrata_]

I miss her everyday

[@dianagale581]

Love and miss Amy! God blessed us with her voice, for a short while 💖 Rest In Peace beautiful lady Amy

[@gjalameda6686]

She always brings me to tears. So talented and tragically damaged at the same time.

[@ramyhuber8392]

It was done to her.

[@MaryLou913]

Don’t forget not only did she have vocals, was an incredible vocal stylist but one of the biggest reasons I liked her was because of her song writing! She wrote REAL woman music, all of her stuff she wrote, sometimes it waa self-deprecating, sometimes funny but she didn’t stick to the script of only being a needy woman in all of her songs. Sometimes she was a cheater, she called a man out for being too chick-like on one, she didn’t only make songs towards men, she was well rounded-wrote songs about her friends, does, 420 (hydro), had no problem saying in one song she was doing well and getting over him then by the end she’s with him again, she cursed, she was hip hop, sometimes a little gangsta, wrote about f-buddies, she was a modern woman going through it. May she rest in peace. 🕯️

[@artisticskillz01]

Her version is s cover

[@beamanact]

She was like Judy Garland. Even when she was totally wrecked on substances, the passion and artistry fought through.

[@JennRighter]

It's really sad watching this. Knowing how bad her drug addiction and eating disorder was at this time, yet somehow she could just sound this good. Very sad. She was done dirty.

[@TheRealDeePoole]

Yeah not to mention she was very jittery in this video.

[@a.zimmerman1867]

Her damn father. The jittery part effing breaks my heart. For some reason her hair makes me so sad. It's like she couldn't cope at all anymore. RIP Amy. You were a force and it sucks you left this world at such a young age.

[@wickedfuckingwinehousebitchxox]

@@TheRealDeePoole that was 2006 she wasn’t on drugs then so fuck you she had severe anxiety and other mental health issues dumb ass

[@wickedfuckingwinehousebitchxox]

@@TheRealDeePoole that was anxiety she suffered really bad with anxiety

[@wickedfuckingwinehousebitchxox]

@Linkin Winehouse exactly people need to get their facts straight

[@loadedorygun]

DOING HER DAMN NAILS while just casually knocking out a banger. She’s all time.

[@davidquintyne3366]

She was strung out just trying to focus through her illness. Which makes the performance even more impressive.

[@Jezebel09]

BOSS……. Whatever she was going through…….. doing her nails….. busting that out………

[@johnflynn5044]

She clucking here and all that twitching is withdrawals...Imagine while withdrawing and sitting down, so limiting her projection, she makes that noise.. She was truly blessed.. RIP girl

[@krowbar2009]

Yeah im seeing that man. Trust Its amazing how the music comes through. Bless her

[@lauriebarrueta2091]

First time I heard Amy Winehouse, I was in a diner with a couple of friends. Her voice made me stop dead mid-sentence. I couldn't speak and then had to hear everything she had ever done as soon as possible. What a talent! She has a way of touching my soul like no other.

[@TryMyMartini]

I know exactly what you mean. I bet she was miserable right before she recorded this, and right after, but there was a moment during this song where she was free and happy.

[@lynette.]

She was an old soul.

[@Shelly97633]

I cry every time I hear Amy Winehouse sing. Such a beautiful soul, who left this earth way too soon.❤

[@xerxesalmighty9444]

Amy had the greatest voice I’ve ever heard. Singing lessons and pure talent cannot explain her. She had the gift. Singing from the soul. A true original.

[@SeeDaRipper...]

Us Brits certainly churn out talent.

[@jenniferavery3257]

This guy is responding like such a gentleman. It is clear she can barely sit still to sing. I ache for her discomfort.

[@jenniferavery3257]

You are such a gentleman for your gentle description of her enormous talent.

[@wallywombat164]

Yeah mate, She pulled on my heart strings. The sad young lady won me.

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

You’re right, it was effortless to her, but you can see she was in the throws of addiction in this video. She wasn’t always that scary skinny.

[@TheDivayenta]

She had bulemia to top it all off and no one noticed or paid attention to her disorder. 😢

[@juliethompson9196]

@@TheDivayentathey did pay attention every one knew it was so obvious but it was a case of people where making money of her and sadly know one could have saved her her star was to bright to stay 😢

[@ramyhuber8392]

Remember watching her first time doing audition for record company, she played her guitar and sang, sitting down. The room stopped. Gave me chills. But they were already treating her like a commodity. Wish she'd been treated so much better by those around her. So so sad, and so sad to lose her so young.

[@RJ-oy7cq]

Pure talent and soul...the acoustic really brings that out.

[@thebillryan]

So true. Always beautiful to hear her stripped down, acoustic and raw. Utterly beguiling.

[@joemurphy710]

YES!!

[@aaronpalmer7358]

Tragically, Amy joined the 27 club. She truly was one of the greatest vocalists of our lifetimes. It's sad to see this, knowing how much pain and discomfort her soul was in. Yet, some of the greatest music ever created was done under the influence. Art and substance are and have been intertwined since music began. You hit the nail on the head. She's the Jimi H. Jim M. Kurt C. Brad N. of her time. Soul. Love. Peace.

[@TryMyMartini]

And Janice Joplin. There are some others, but she was the biggest cultural phenomenon that you missed in your list. They were all babies, and this industry chewed them up and spit them out. None of them were done, and it breaks my heart to think of all the amazing artwork that we didn't get because they left us so soon. Think about this, your favorite song probably never got written because one of these powerhouse talents didn't live long enough to write it.

[@leeriches8841]

⁠@@TryMyMartiniI understand 27 is far too young to leave this life but let’s be realistic for a moment here, they were not ‘babies.’ They were nearly 30 years old!

[@tampametrohomesbyneka]

You can tell she’s going through something and very uncomfortable, but when she gets to her runs in the song you see she is happy 😊 that’s amazing ❤

[@purplemonkey6178]

You clearly understand Amy....her talent is sublime and her troubles were large..... This acoustic is beautiful ❤️

[@joniarmel7308]

I loved her. It’s so sad watching this .

[@elinstar6034]

I just heard her singing on the radio from another room when I was doing the ironing. One of those voices, had to put down the iron, go and check who that was straight away.

[@TheBlackRobyn]

This is my FAVORITE Amy Winehouse song but it makes me cry every time I hear it cos It’s so sad she left this world so young. What an AMAZING talent she was!

[@valorisanders5484]

This song is how I was introduced to Amy Winehouse. I am teased as it’s a song for my namesake…oh my what an honor! I can’t get enough of the musical talent of Amy! I even read the book written by her best friend and listen to her music daily…absolutely love her voice and musical skills! Definitely one of a kind!

[@julietoddjulie]

must listen: back to black ACOUSTIC version (guitar only). perfection.

[@bombasticbushkin4985]

What a loss. You can feel she was sweet, troubled but supremely gifted. She will always touch people's soul.

[@NyxOleander]

I love the little grin you have throughout the song 🙂 But, it’s sad to see her body language and imagine what she was going through. We love ya, Amy!

[@HelloClarice80]

Bruno Mars performing this at her tribute was phenomenal. ❤ RIP Amy. 💔 "The 27 Club" certainly doesn't deserve the company it keeps.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

In her history she loved the old masters, like in Jazz, soul, r & b and that type of music/singers. She then has her style, and was appreciated by her generation who may Not have heard those genre's. Her unique singing, voice, STYLE, just captivated people. Thankfully she had the vocals to do it and the skill/art to truly make herself known and loved. Tony Bennet adored her and said she was one of the BEST he ever sang with. And he sang with the Best from the old days, too. She truly was a "generational singer", once in a lifetime. RIP to this Queen. I only wish she could have withstood the industry pressure. Yes, we lost an artist, but we lost a person as well. 💕💕

[@Barton.d]

You can see/hear her pain rip amazing lady

[@Saijai143]

Goosebumps every time.

[@AriesGirlTAROT]

Nobody can touch her, no one can even begin to compare to her. Yes, and an unfathomable loss, it’s unspeakable.

[@loadedorygun]

it’s also so easy to forget with that voice she’s also a really impressive lyricist. For a pop star she was the rare composer of most of her own tunes.

[@eleanorrigby5759]

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[@loadedorygun]

@@eleanorrigby5759 ?

[@TheDivayenta]

This is a Bruno Mars tune.

[@bonerman705]

It’s not a Bruno Mars song the original artist is The Zutons, who are a great band!

[@KlooKloo]

This a song by The Zutons, but yeah, her other tracks are great

[@mf1602ful]

The GREATEST FEMALE SINGER EVER !! SO POWERFUL VOICE. JUST DA BEST

[@DanaJaneDesigns]

She is amazing.

[@cathyd.7332]

She broke a lot of hearts when she past.. Beautiful girl with a beautiful voice.. so sad..

[@Lifeguard415]

I’m so late to the party on Amy. Glad I’m in a place now & her music came to me. Supremely talented is right.

[@potatopoison1130]

I just found her. Any first timer songs you suggest?

[@jonsheik3060]

As an opioid patient myself, I can see that she's suffering. Jonesing or withdrawal, pick your word, but i can see her arms making motions my arms do when it gets really bad. The musician in me loves this, as the human I am just cries.

[@CindyEdwards-g7r]

Your so correct she looked so uncomfortable as far as her body movements and arms uncontrollably moving around. So sad. Although the voice was impeccable as always.

[@Suwils]

She was one of my favorites. What a voice. She did a duet with Tony Bennett called Body and Soul. He said she was the most talented of all the ones he sang with on that Duet album. Please check it out. Thanks🙏🏽✌🏽

[@vaderbaby]

She had one of the most amazing voices ever. Just awesome for a tiny Jewish girl.

[@dxxxdxxxd]

The industry just broke her spirit. She is a phenomenon! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@ccormx]

Heartbreakingly lovely, in obvious opiate withdrawal, close to death, but sits down and does this.

[@Craftingwithamy]

Such a natural talent, effortless. This is acoustic. She was an old soul. RIP Amy.

[@plantmillionsofteees5676]

Great (and keen) observation about her body language.

[@digitaldorothy]

Ooh you should listen to Back to Black (song from the same titled album). That one gives me goosebumps every time. She’s just incredible. So sad we lost her, but her voice is absolutely timeless.

[@Lizmilly108]

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[@seeshel63]

Ooh Back to Black yes please ❤

[@vincentduffy1436]

I got home from work and put on your channel to see you react to Amy singing Valerie.. To be honest with you, there are tears rolling down my face here. What an amazing gift to this world she was.. Heartbreaking and as you say a supreme voice. I love how you present this show and the manner in which you speak about the music and clearly feel it! Brilliant work and a lovely refreshing surprise to see. Made my night 😉

[@connieperkins2557]

Also, I love your reactions. I can see in you face without you saying a word the joy you are feeling when you are turned on to some great artists.

[@EC-dz3fb]

What you said about her body language makes PERFECT sense. ♡

[@Michael-wx7dr]

Amy had a talent that was very rare in the sense that she was technically perfect in terms of vocal ability and was also able to sing in a way that could convey any emotion and feeling she wanted, most great singers have one or the other. Very few have both. She was also supremely gifted as a songwriter, a lot of her songs are pure poetry. I would suggest watching her performance of Love Is A Losing Game at SXSW. She was talent in its purest form.

[@mareekamills3159]

Chills every time!! I listen to her music daily! I miss her, I’ll never forget the day she passed 😔I was 20 years old.

[@bernakeene126]

Her performance or audio of "Love is a Losing Game" is incredible. If you get the chance, please give it a listen.

[@athenasbody1544]

Good read on the body language, I saw it too. Itchy and twitchy, but happy at the same time expressing her talent. Genius people have a hard time being here. I think she was brilliant!

[@DanaJaneDesigns]

I love your reactions on music you first hear

[@amandahsawyer]

She was a gift of spirit

[@libertass]

This is exactly why it's so hard to watch live and acoustic performances of her. You can see how she touches her hands, she loses focus and gets distracted, sometimes even has no control of her body. And that sorrowful look. Crying for redemption. The media used to make fun of her back then. She was such a beautiful and kind soul who could not find her way back to light. May she be remembered as an outrageous artist and an amazing person.

[@sueaddison9958]

💜💜💜💜 😢Amy sang from her soul. She was very precious ❤😢😢🌏🪐🌕🙏🍀🌸🇦🇺🦋💐🐝🐦🦉🏡🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@helenc1693]

Beautiful Amy

[@13terapyn]

❤Not enough adjective/adverbs to describe her level of talent. And, yes, the tone of the guitar and skill of the guitarist make this a perfect song

[@wallywombat164]

I think Amy was brilliant. Thanks mate. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@greggibson33]

Genius..........

[@lynette.]

The story of this is its a song by the Zutons based on a headline in a newspaper. Amy Winhouse did it as a cover in the BBClounge it just became hers after that.

[@juliethompson9196]

She adapted this song to reflect her break up with Blake , when she says common over , stop making a fool out of me , and she looks across the water she is singing to Blake 😢

[@lynette.]

@@juliethompson9196 Those are the original lyrics she did feel every word and made it her own.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Pretty sure this is from a documentary movie simply called "Amy". It's an astonishing and heartbreaking movie. Like Janis Joplin before her, a tragic life story linked to a wonderful soulful/bluesy voice that ended too soon. I was born just down the road from where she lived... so from this fellow former Barnet kid, RIP Amy - I hope you've found peace.

[@lupitamihita1261]

These are some of my favorites her singing and sitting on that chair.

[@Emcmail15]

Yes man she is to me what Stevie wonder is to me! They are two people that i feel what they feel when they sing! And hey love Stevie wonder god i could listen non stop on a good day

[@jonathonleifer4817]

Her first album Frank was, imho, her best, and shows her as she essentially was, a jazz stylist as good as any that lived. RIP Amy. You left us too soon

[@DaveyHotrod]

My friend Jewels was a publicist at her record label. She also passed. 2022. 😢

[@juliamaurer1323]

Old tortured soul, hauntingly beautiful voice…. Never had a chance.

[@jenjins]

I was looking forward to you reacting to this one!

[@walyasfreeman6873]

Thank you from Japan!

[@marxie85spaceboy]

Amy is the best singer ever ❤ like Screamin' Jay Hawkins... Amazing voices 😍

[@gwenkruger2779]

I am not going to talk about any of the sad things in Amy's life. She was a wonderful artist wrote and sang beautifully. So sad that she left too soon. Our Angelina has a voice which reminds me so much of Amy, who now sings in the heavenly choir. Blessings from a 76 Gran from South Africa. Thank you for your very enjoyable reactions.

[@dawnmclaughlin5262]

Amazing song by an amazingly talented lady. She was most certainly a shooting star.

[@jax993]

sitting singing while she's off chops a bit yea brilliance, RIP Amy the tortured loving mis represented soul she was, if only she had someone that loved her enough to protect her, again your on point my friend

[@stevewalsh1718]

Just for the record Polo sir, Amy grew up with parents who only listened to Ella, Bille Holiday, Fats Waller, Cole Porter , the Duke etc etc etc. As You can hear, her roots were embedded

[@realbser1956]

The demons that she must have fought in her short life…God, I miss her. 🙏

[@judystambaugh2738]

Amy was amazing..Sadly i never listened to her while she was alive😢 i had heard her name but for some reason thought she was like punk rock..after she passed i listed to ber and was blown away! What an amazing surprise! And what a tremendous loss to the world. 😢😢

[@TryMyMartini]

Poor baby girl. They didn't save you! If you want your heart to break into a million pieces, watch a video of one of her last performances. They pushed her on stage to squeeze as many dollars out of her as they could. She was dying right in front of everyone, and no one saved her.

[@josephweisman6899]

One of the GOAT's

[@connieperkins2557]

I feel exactly the way you did watching her sing this and also a lot of the times I have watched her. Bless her. She had a monkey on her back she could not shake, like so many unfortunate others.

[@Skysthelimit82]

So creative...so lost. ❤

[@carolwyban3947]

You should see her grammy winning.performance!

[@CeravvvEgan]

Interesting fact, “Valerie" is a song by English indie rock band the Zutons from their second studio album, Tired of Hanging Around (2006). The song was later covered by Mark Ronson, with lead vocals provided by Amy Winehouse, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2007.

[@Gypsy388]

Yes, it broke my heart to see her self destruction.The drugs her self image . 😢 saddens me too. I was a Fan before she came to the States. I recall praying for her when I found out she was coming to the States...😮😢 Because of the freedom of the drugs in this path she was on. I was at her first performance in 2007 at Coachella... I was so hyped!!! I recall seeing Byork and Benny Binasse! And the first time hearing Gogal Bordello! It was just Fabulous! It was a huge Success! Oh but I prayed for Amy knowing she was on a distractive path . Her weight loss and depression just kept falling . It sort of reminded me of Karen Carpenter . She was being sucked up and spit out!😢 Jeez Artist we can self sabotage ourselves so easily. 😢😢😢 May Amy Winehouse RIP... ❤ 💜 💙 Friday, April 27, 2007 Coachella Setlist Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA Amy Winehouse Arctic Monkeys Benny Benassi Björk Brazilian Girls Brother Ali Busdriver Circa Survive DJ Shadow David Guetta David J Digitalism El‐P Evil Nine Faithless Felix da Housecat Flosstradamus Gillian Welch Gogol Bordello Interpol Jarvis Cocker Julieta Venegas Nickel Creek Noisettes Peaches Peeping Tom Rufus Wainwright Satellite Party Silversun Pickups Sonic Youth Stephen Marley The Jesus and Mary Chain Tilly and the Wall Tokyo Police Club We Are Scientists of Montreal

[@annebrown7887]

Love love love Amy.. gone too soon

[@meghanhallen525]

Nope you're 100% right as a person who has gone through what she has I can tell you you are seeing what you see it's not funny but it's true and I came out of it because of our God

[@TheCharlesAtoz]

I miss her. Towering talent. Rip.

[@KimmyGibson]

Thanks! She did several songs that day...I hope you catch the rest of them! It is one of the few times I've seen her sing 'unplugged' and at least somewhat 'sober' and she just sounds so fantastic! ARMY grandma

[@tonyakeldsen1782]

“ her talent is so effortless ,” honey , EXACTLY! So well put . You are Emmy favorite music viewer. You are responses are educated and you have a great read on people too. Well spoken and humble, I watch so many other channels and they are more interested in the attention being on themselves and talking through the piece or mis read the music all together To me when I watch her she feel uncomfortable in her own skin and it makes so sad that she didn’t love herself as much as she was loved by her fans and how she was vulnerable and wanting love which left it for her to be taken advantage of

[@LibertySpam]

Always loved to hear her song. R.I.P.

[@TheDivayenta]

You’re gonna love her Rehab song!

[@davidneilson3508]

I live in a world of metal but her voice is simply amazing, love it ☺️

[@dorisleone8006]

NEVER HAD HEARD OF HER UNTIL SHE DIED, BUT WHEN I CHECKED HER MUSIC OUT, I SAW A YOUNG WOMEN WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND SUCH A UNIQUE TALENT!! I WAS SAD BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE COULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED! HER STYLE IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!! RIP AMY!!

[@modawg1111]

Heroine is so Evil. We all thought that’s what would get her, but she died of alcohol poisoning. RIP sweet soul.

[@jacqueline4514]

I just found your reaction to Amy’s acoustic version of “Valerie”; I think this is her absolute best performance, hands down. Phenomenal. Yet, I am certain she was high at the time, her fidgeting, etc. The soul, the simplicity of the guitarist; perfection.❤

[@Louise1888]

You are so on point with your assumptions, you seem to get people and the meaning of their songs very well. Great watch 👍

[@danamuller554]

She was one of kind

[@Gypsy388]

Yes that year My hope I good .music kicked back in Interpol was there and So was a Spanish Artist named Julietta Venegas.! So many! I still love that musical high on my cloud! I was so fortunate to be there!. Although it was also one of the hottest years in Indio! I ended up in the infirmary . With lots of others still parting on their full beds! My bed! There must have been 5 people on it! Lol insane it was so Chill!😂 Jeez Amy Winehouse broke my heart . May she be with the stars. ✨🪄 ✨