1. AMY WHINEHOUSE
1.1. 1. KEYWORDS - translate into Danish
1.1.1. award - pris turbulent - turbolent eclipse - tilbagegang tabloids - sensationspresse doomed - dødsdømt infusion - tilførsel defiant - udfordrende bouncy - livlig turmoil - uro/tumult vocal performance - vokal optræden appearance - fremtoning 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 famous english singer and songwriter.
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 a lot of alcohol and that may have caused her death.
1.3.2.1.2. 2. Amy drank a lot of alcohol. Some say that her death was either caused of alcohol poisoning or an overdose of drugs.
1.3.2.1.3. 3. Amy had a deppression and that was what made her drink and do drugs.
1.3.2.1.4. 4. Amy's solution to her problems was to drink more to forget it all and do drugs.
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 takes place in her house.
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. She thinks rehab is a bad thing.
1.3.6. 2. How does the video match the lyrics?
1.3.6.1. Fine she is in her home and would rather be there.
1.3.7. 3. What is rehab all about?
1.3.7.1. It's to help with drinking problems.
1.3.8. 4. Why does she say no?
1.3.8.1. Because she dosen't want to go to rehab.
1.3.9. 5. What does she mean when she says “black”?
1.3.9.1. That she has been in a very dark time of her life.
1.3.10. 6. Who wants her to go into rehab?
1.3.10.1. Her doctor.
1.3.11. 7. How long does the treatment take?
1.3.11.1. 70 days.
1.3.12. 8. How did she do in school?
1.3.12.1. Not so good.
1.3.13. 9. What does not come in a shot glass?
1.3.13.1. Intelligens.
1.3.14. 10. What does she think will happen if she commits herself to ten weeks of rehab?
1.3.14.1. Everyone will thinks she's improving but she gets out she's just the same.
1.3.15. 11. What is it to be “on the mend”?
1.3.15.1. It means to be improving in health
1.3.16. 12. Does the doctor think she is depressed?
1.3.16.1. Yes.
1.3.17. 13. Does she think she is depressed?
1.3.17.1. No she just needs a friend that's what she thinks.
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4.1. YOUR RESERCH
4.1.1. 1. Who is Marilyn Monroe
4.1.1.1. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer. she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s.
4.1.2. 2. Research how Marilyn Monroe’s life style affected her health and career.
4.1.2.1. 1. Marilyn Monroe had been on several drugs and alcohol, and experienced mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and chronic insomnia. Thogh Marilyn was seen as one of the most popular sex symbols she wasn't very confident and was hiding her depression.
4.1.2.2. 2. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in 1951. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress and had roles in several films.
4.1.2.3. 3. She struggled with substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. She also struggled with drug addiction. Her death was caused by a lot of pills that she had taken.