MUSIC

1. AMY WHINEHOUSE

1.1. 1. KEYWORDS - translate into Danish

1.1.1. award - pris turbulent - urolig eclipse - tilbagegang tabloids - tabloid doomed - dødsdømt infusion - tilførsel defiant - trodsig bouncy - fjedrende turmoil - tumult vocal performance -sangoptræden appearance - fremtræden indifference - ligegyldighed

1.2. 2. Read the text. Use the keywords you have looked up to understand the text.

1.2.1. 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.”

1.3. YOUR RESEARCH

1.3.1. 1. Who is Amy Winehouse?

1.3.1.1. Amy Winehouse was a jazz and soul singer. She won an award in 2007 and 2008.

1.3.2. 2. Research how Amy Winehouse’s life style affected her health and career.

1.3.2.1. 1. What do you know about Amy Winehouse and her lifestyle? 2. What was her relation to alcohol and drugs? 3. What were her problems? 4. What were her solutions to the problems?

1.3.2.1.1. 1. Amy Winehouse drank an took drugs until she died from it. She died when she was 27 years old. 2. She was addicted to alcohol and drugs. She didn't even try to stop. 3. She kept drinking and she wouldn't stop. She died from it. 4. She made songs about her problems and she drank even more.

1.3.3. 3. Watch the video and listen to the song. Where does the video take place?

1.3.3.1. I think it's in her house or apartment.

1.3.4. 4. Rehab

1.3.4.1. REHAB LYRICS

1.3.4.1.1. 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

1.3.5. 1. What is the message of the song?

1.3.5.1. The message of the song is that she does not want to stop drinking and taking drugs

1.3.6. 2. How does the video match the lyrics?

1.3.6.1. It's very dark and there is not so many colors. Maybe she also feels dark.

1.3.7. 3. What is rehab all about?

1.3.7.1. It's about getting normal again.

1.3.8. 4. Why does she say no?

1.3.8.1. Maybe she is having a hard time and it's almost impossible for her to rehab.

1.3.9. 5. What does she mean when she says “black”?

1.3.9.1. She means getting a blackout from drinking and doing drugs.

1.3.10. 6. Who wants her to go into rehab?

1.3.10.1. Her family, (but not her dad) her doctor and maybe her fans and friends.

1.3.11. 7. How long does the treatment take?

1.3.11.1. The treatment takes seventy days or 10 weeks.

1.3.12. 8. How did she do in school?

1.3.12.1. Amy Winehouse was expelled from her school at 14 for "not applying herself" and also for piercing her nose.

1.3.13. 9. What does not come in a shot glass?

1.3.13.1. Happiness does not come in a shot glass.

1.3.14. 10. What does she think will happen if she commits herself to ten weeks of rehab?

1.3.14.1. She thinks her friends or other people will thinks she's another person or she have changed.

1.3.15. 11. What is it to be “on the mend”?

1.3.15.1. It means getting better but still not good.

1.3.16. 12. Does the doctor think she is depressed?

1.3.16.1. Yes the doctor thinks she is depressed.

1.3.17. 13. Does she think she is depressed?

1.3.17.1. No she does not thinks she is depressed.

2. KURT COBAIN

2.1. Career: Kurt Cobain was an american singer. He was in the band "Nirvana". The band consisted of Krist Novoselic, Chad Channing and of course himself. Later Chad channing left the band and he was replaced with Dave Grohl. The band got their big break 1991 with the song "Smells like teen spirit" and their album "Nevermind".

2.2. Drugs an overdose: Kurt Cobain was addicted to heroin. In 1994 Kurt may have tried to kill himself with an overdose of heroin. In 1994 he was admitted the hospital in Rome.

2.3. Suicide: In the end of 1994 Kurt committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun. Three days later he was found by a electrician. Some fans think Kurt Cobains wife killed him.

3. JIM MORRISON

3.1. Childhood: Jim was born on 8th December 1943 Melbourne, Florida. His father Steve Morrison and his mother Clara Morrison both worked on the navy. He moved a lot as a child because of his parents job.

3.2. Band and career: Jim joined the band "Rick & the Ravens" while he was studying. In 1965 the band recorded six songs. The band changed their name to "The Doors". The band released their first album in 1967 and they achieved international fame.

3.3. Drugs: Jim was living a hard life with a lot of drugs and LSD.

3.4. After he left the band: Jim Morrison left the band after they puplished their 6th song. March 1971 Jim move to Paris. He moved because he wanted to be more concentradet about he's books. July 3rd same year Jim was found dead in his house. Jim is buried at the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, and the tomb is visited by large numbers of fans and tourists. He died 27 years old and is therefore a member of the "Club 27". His gravestone is not the original. The first one was stolen by fans. The grave is now guarded 24/7.

4. Club 27

4.1. Club 27 is a group of artists who died 27 years old. Both unknown artists and famous artist. Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison is a member of Club 27.