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Andy Morris

10:54 15th May 2015

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The much-discussed Amy Winehouse documentary Amy will receive it's UK premiere at this year's Glastonbury festival.

First spotted by Line Of Best Fit, the documentary will be screened in the William's Green area of the site. Directed by Asif Kapadia (the man behind Senna), the film is hugely anticipated despite the protests made by Winehouse's father Mitch.


In a joint statement from Kapadia and producer James Gay-Rees the pair announced:  "Amy was a once-in-a-generation talent who captured everyone's attention. She wrote and sung from the heart and everyone fell under her spell. But tragically Amy seemed to fall apart under the relentless media attention, her troubled relationships, her global success and precarious lifestyle. As a society we celebrated her huge success but then we were quick to judge her failings when it suited us."

Watch a Amy Winehouse perform at Glastonbury in 2007 below


AMY will receive its worldwide debut at the Cannes film festival on 16 May and will arrive in cinemas in the UK on 3 July. Winehouse died on 23 July 2011 from alcohol poisoning.

This year William’s Green area will also be celebrating 25 Years Of Heavenly (with TOY, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Stealing Sheep, The Voyeurs and Hooton Tennis Club), There will also be performances by the brilliant Declan McKenna and DJ sets from Club De Fromage, Buttoned Down Disco and Guilty Pleasures present The Mighty Hoopla.


 
Glastonbury 2015 takes place at Worthy Farm from 24 - 28 June.

  • 11. 'Valerie' feat. Mark Ronson: Winehouse and Ronson made The Zutons' mildly irritating indie-rock song into something richer and more soulful. Somehow, without changing a single word, Winehouse's delivery injected every line with a million times more bitterness, frustration and regret - all on top of Ronson's irresistibly buoyant instrumental.

  • 10. 'Hey Little Rich Girl': Winehouse's cover of this Specials song shows her fondness for ska and reggae, and reflects the versatility of her musical output on the richly stimulating Back To Black B-sides.

  • 9. 'Addicted': The final track on Back To Black has a marvellous juxtaposition. The song, whilst being about smoking cannabis, is performed in a musical style that was popular in an era of pre-hippy conservatism.

  • 8. 'He Can Only Hold Her': Gospel backing choirs that, before now, have lingered in the background of Black To Black, are brought front and centre on 'He Can Only Hold Her', reflecting the diversity of ideas that went into creating her inimitable second album.

  • 7. 'Love Is A Losing Game': The sentiment of the title alone is one resigned to gentle heartbreak, and it's a line that's repeated, with a slow, moving certainty, throughout the song. Despite the beauty of its delicate guitar playing, and adagio strings, it's Winehouse's voice - vulnerable and defiant at the same time - that packs the hardest punch.

  • 6. 'In My Bed': The most intriguing cut from her debut album, Frank. The characteristically big vocal sound - enhanced by a choir of backing singers - is layered with a sense of emphatic playfulness. There's saxophone mixed in throughout, and solos on the outro that perfectly reflects her jazz influence.

  • 5. 'You Know I'm No Good': There's plenty of self-deprecation littered throughout Winehouse's music, but none more so than on this track. On the surface, with its rippling brass drum beat and infectious melody, you might assume a sort of playfulness in the chorus - but it's darker than that, dripping with a sense of inevitability about one's own flaws. "I cheated myself / Like I knew I would, / I told you I was trouble, / You know that I'm no good."

  • 4. 'Stronger Than Me': This is the first single from her debut album, and is a sultry patchwork of influences. Jazz, blues and soul are all present in a contemporary reworking.

  • 3. 'Tears Dry On Their Own': Though there's an attempt at defiance and independence in the song's chorus, Winehouse seems plagued by a sense that her self-doubt and self-destruction will only keep repeating itself. "Even if I stop wanting you / A perspective pushes through, I'll be some next man's other woman soon."

  • 2. 'Back to Black': 'Rehab' might have catapulted Winehouse to the reluctant global superstardom with which she struggled until the end, but it's 'Back To Black' that encapsulates her talent for raw, devastating poeticism and fluid, emotive vocals. Besides, is there an opening line more unapologetic and impactful than, "He left no time to regret / Kept his dick wet / With his same old safe bet"?

  • 1. 'Rehab': It's hard to listen to this song, once sung and received with such carefree defiance, without feeling a pang of regret. You'll know the chorus of course, but it's this verse that hits the hardest in light of Winehouse's fate: "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.'"

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