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Dave McCabe of The Zutons met Amy Winehouse three times. In one case the singer insulted him and so we had a cover of “Valerie”, one of the British singer’s hits with Mark Ronson.
Even though he left this world 13 years ago, The name Amy Winehouse always resonates in the world of music. Many remember her for what she was: one of the best composers and soul singers in the history of this musical genre.
Actually This 2024 Amy’s name has gotten even more buzz than usual thanks to the biopic ‘Black to black’, starring actress Marisa Abela and details Amy Winehouse’s personal and professional life, her rise to fame and the struggles she faced with the sudden success.
Dave McCabe of The Zutons shared one of his most memorable experiences with Amy Winehouse
Certainly in these weeks, apart from what we see in the film – which will be released on April 11th – We will come across interesting stories about Amy Winehouse from musicians and people who were lucky and privileged to know her.
Actually One of them has already come out from Dave McCabe, leader of the Zutonswho during an interview with the NME portal, He talked about how Amy Winehouse covered his song “Valerie.” after sending him to hell for defending a friend.
That’s basically when the singer told him to go to hell.
It was in a lecture for the series Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Brain Cells?! from the famous British publication, where The 43-year-old musician said he lived with Amy Winehouse three times. The last of them, where the two drank in the company of a guy named Boo.
Dave McCabe said that evening The aforementioned Boo – who was also Amy’s boyfriend – spent a lot of time comparing him to the singer He told him that he was a 1 and Amy was a 10. Even though he was only joking, Dave eventually got tired and Amy came to Boo’s defense.
That interaction ended well and thanks to her we had the cover of “Valerie.”
“At the end I said, ‘Look, Boo, stop being an idiot.’ “You’ve been doing this for hours and it’s getting on my nerves,” and “Amy turned around and said, ‘Well, fuck you,’ because he was her partner.”, indicated the leader of the Zutons, who left the place to leave.
McCabe explained Amy Winehouse followed him and apologized: “I’m sorry I told you to go to hell.”the late singer told him. “I really like this song” (“Valerie”). “We went back inside and continued drinking.” He pointed out.
A song about a friend of the English musician that Amy Winehouse made popular
For those who know Amy Winehouse’s career: Surely you know how important the cover of “Valerie” was for his career.a song The Zutons released in 2006 as one of the singles from their second studio album, “Tired of hanging around.”
The song “Valerie” is inspired by an American woman named Valerie who was arrested multiple times for drunk driving.. She had an affair with Dave McCabe, but it didn’t work out because she spent some time in prison and the singer lived in the UK, so Valerie couldn’t travel either.
Of course with the help of the good Mark Ronson
One year later, Mark Ronson covered “Valerie” for his Ronson studio album, execution (2007), and changed the song a bit to lean towards jazz. With this move, Ronson made Amy Winehouse’s voice shine and gave us one of the best covers of all time.
“If I hadn’t been an idiot, we wouldn’t have talked about the song and I don’t think she would have covered it. So thanks Boo, it gave me a 10!”Dave McCabe mentioned how the annoying guy at the end made Amy Winehouse cover “Valerie.”
In the case of Mark Ronson, The musician asked Amy to sing his version of “Valerie” in return for producing the famous piece “Back to Black”, Amy’s last album, which earned her five Grammy Awards at the 50th Grammy Awards and is considered the singer’s greatest commercial success.
