![]() 60's-belter-diva via London-hipster-soul. Who cares - this is one of her best songs by a long shot - the band is HAWT (the fab Dap Kings) and the arrangement & vocal are perfection. Destiny's his kid and he and Amy shared the birthday of Sept. Nas long ago copped to that Amy wrote this song about him they were mates. But if he think's she's gonna miss the Nas (aka, Nasir Jones) show in Brixton (this was '05), he's crazy. Amy gets pissed and tells Blake he's not worth being put on her gig guest list (because his "plus one" would be all the chicks he's snogged) thus, he no longer means dick to her. Some dude - likely Blake, Amy's ex, then hubby - did something to cause her to miss a Slick Rick gig (aka, The Ruler). Now, as to meaning: Sadie from Atlanta nailed it pretty well. ![]() Mercury from ChicagoAmy Winehouse was a woman who said EXACTLY what she wanted to with her lyrics - each word crafted, deliberate - so it would be great if you could state them vertabim. If you took their lyrics and took away the music and put them in a book, both guys would be top selling poets. They may not have incredible range like a talented singer, but they are incredible writers. Slick Rick and Nas are two of the greatest storytellers in the history of Music. You're right about there being tons of talentless rappers, but the two that she mentioned in the song actually do have talent. Jonboy from Pittsburgh PaThis is in response to Don. ![]()
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