1. Amy Winehouse, the Grammy Award-winning pop singer-songwriter whose compositions reflected — and ultimately were overshadowed by — a turbulent personal life and struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, was found dead July 23, 2011 at her apartment in London. She was 27. Amy Winehouse's hit songs included "Rehab," "Valerie," "Tears Dry on Their Own" and "Back to Black." The British-born performer’s train-wreck-style public behavior often threatened to eclipse her talent. Although she received high-profile engagements, such as Nelson Mandela’s 90th-birthday concert at London’s Hyde Park in 2008, she routinely canceled or missed appearances, whether because of bad health or bad manners. In June 2011, Ms. Winehouse canceled a tour after she shouted “Hello, Athens!” to an audience of 20,000 in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Backup singers had to sing her songs and she was ultimately booed off the stage. Ms. Winehouse said living dangerously generated her creativity, and she was often photographed half-dressed and wild-eyed. The English tabloids reported she had suffered brain damage from excessive use of drugs and alcohol. “It sounds like such a wank thing to say,” Ms. Winehouse once commented, “but I need to get some headaches going to write about.” Her reckless life often called to mind the doomed pop stars of earlier generations, including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain — all of whom also died at the age of 27. She had a fondness for jazz vocals and 1960s pop, but she roughed up the style to include hip-hop slang and an infusion of profanity. Her music often focused on drinking, drug-taking and chronic infidelity. Her song “Rehab” mirrored her life through its defiant lyrics: “They tried to make me go to rehab / I said no, no, no.” The bouncy song, styled after the early Motown sound and 1960s girl groups, became a hit in 2007. Amid the chaos and turmoil of her personal life, Ms. Winehouse won five Grammy Awards in 2008, including best new artist. She also won for song of the year and best female pop vocal performance for “Rehab,” as well as for record of the year and best pop vocal album for “Back to Black.” She was supported by a first-rate production team in her recordings, but she did not always appear first-rate in live performance. A New York Times music reviewer wrote of her May 2007 appearance at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom, “Her voice glints with possibility: tart, smoky, ready to flirt or sob, and capable of jazzy timing. “What she doesn’t have, and may not want, is the kind of focus older singers brought to their songs,” he wrote, adding that her performance “switched between confession and indiference.”
2. Rehab Songwriter: Amy Jade Winehouse They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no' Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know, know I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go, go, go I'd rather be at home with Ray I ain't got seventy days Cause there's nothing There's nothing you can teach me That I can't learn from Mr Hathaway I didn't get a lot in class But I know it don't come in a shot glass They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no' Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know, know I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go, go, go The man said 'why do you think you here' I said 'I got no idea I'm gonna, I'm gonna lose my baby so I always keep a bottle near' He said 'I just think you're depressed, this me, yeah baby, and the rest' They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no' Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know, know I don't ever wanna drink again I just ooh I just need a friend I'm not gonna spend ten weeks have everyone think I'm on the mend It's not just my pride It's just 'til these tears have dried They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no' Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know, know I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go, go, go
3. AMY WHINEHOUSE
3.1. 1. KEYWORDS - translate into Danish
3.1.1. award - pris turbulent - turbulent eclipse - tilbagefald tabloids - formiddagsavis doomed - dødsdømt infusion - tilførsel defiant - udfordrende bouncy - livlig turmoil - uro vocal performance - vokal/stemme optrædning appearance - fremtoning/udseende indifference - ligegyldighed
3.2. 2. Read the text. Use the keywords you have looked up to understand the text.
3.2.1. 1. What do you know about Amy Winehouse and her lifestyle? She was a nice singer, who had a turbulent life. She died back in 2011, in a very young age. 2. What was her relation to alcohol and drugs? Alcohol and drugs had a big influence on her life. Sometimes could´t she permform and sing, beacuse she had a bad health. 3. What were her problems? Amy did not want to get help, so her health and her career were just getting worse and worse. 4. What were her solutions to the problems? Her solutions to the problems were just to let her consumption be worse.
3.2.1.1. Write down your notes here...
3.3. YOUR RESEARCH
3.3.1. 1. Who is Amy Winehouse?
3.3.1.1. Amy Winehouse is a british singer and songwriter. She loved music, alcohol and drugs.
3.3.2. 2. Research how Amy Winehouse’s life style affected her health and career.
3.3.3. 3. Watch the video and listen to the song. Where does the video take place?
3.3.3.1. It looks like in a hospital or an institution for people who had a substance abuse problem.
3.3.4. 4. Rehab
3.3.4.1. REHAB LYRICS
3.3.5. 1. What is the message of the song? The message of the song is, that Amy don´t want to go to rehab. She want to live her life, like she would.
3.3.6. 2. How does the video match the lyrics?The video match the lyric pretty good, because she is in an environment, that match the lyrics.
3.3.7. 3. What is rehab all about?A help you can get, if you are have problems with drugs and alcohol.
3.3.8. 4. Why does she say no? Because, she don´t want to get help, and to be seperate from the drugs and alcohol.
3.3.9. 5. What does she mean when she says “black”? When you are in a very bad mood, you are "black".
3.3.10. 6. Who wants her to go into rehab? Her daddy and the people there is around her.
3.3.11. 7. How long does the treatment take?The treatment take about 10 weeks.
3.3.12. 8. How did she do in school? She wasn´t doing it that good.
3.3.13. 9. What does not come in a shot glass? The she learned in class, do not come in a shot glass.
3.3.14. 10. What does she think will happen if she commits herself to ten weeks of rehab? She thinks she will fall back to her old bad habits.
3.3.15. 11. What is it to be “on the mend”? It means, that she is on the way to get a good health.
3.3.16. 12. Does the doctor think she is depressed? Yes, the doctor thinks she is depressed. He thinks that she need some help.
3.3.17. 13. Does she think she is depressed? No, she doesn´t. Besides thats, Amy don´t want help.
4. KURT COBAIN
4.1. 1. Who is Kurt Coabin?
4.1.1. Kurt Cobain was an american singer. He was born back in 1967 and he committed suicide in 1994, when he was 27 years old. In a period was he a member of the band called Nirvana.
4.2. 2. Research how Kurt Cobain’s life style affected his health and career.
4.2.1. Kurt had a very bad herion abuse. He got helped, but commited suicide after a while.
4.3. My research
4.3.1. Some facts about Kurt Coabin
4.3.2. Kurt Cobain was an american singer. Life: Kurt was born back in 1967. He lived with his parents and his other sibling. His parents fight and discuss very often. So it has´nt always been easy, to be a child. In 1992 did he get married with his wife, Courtney Love. At the same year, did Kurt and his wife get a little daugther. Music: Kurt started to play music, when he was a child. Later on started he to play rock music. After that started he the famous rockband band, called Nirvana in 1987. The band did just get more and more famous and they published their first album, Bleach, in 1989. Abuse: Kurt had a very bad herion abuse. He got helped, but commited suicide after a while. Hes dead: Kurt Coabin commited suicide, with a shotgun. He was found on 8 april 1994. Many people where in chok, when they heard it. Some fans started to make teories, about him and his wife because of that. That it was his wife that killed him.
4.4. 4. Smells like teen spirit. This is one of the popular songs. It is made by Nirvana.
4.4.1. Lyrics
4.4.1.1. Smells like teen spirit Load up on guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's overboard, self assured Oh no I know, a dirty word Hello, hello, hello, how low [x3] Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an Albino A mosquito, my libido, yeah Hey, yay I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift, I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end Hello, hello, hello, how low [x3] Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an Albino A mosquito, my libido, yeah Hey, yay And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, it was hard to find Oh well, whatever, nevermind Hello, hello, hello, how low [x3] Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an Albino A mosquito, my libido A denial, A denial, A denial, A denial, A denial A denial, A denial, A denial, A denial