Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

I always thought the title track was untouchable.

― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 19:32 (4 years ago) Permalink

It's kind of perfect.

The woozy, beaten blur of Wake Up Alone for me, though. It's one of those songs that I only need to think about to get a lump in my throat.

― Alba, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 19:51 (4 years ago) Permalink

Going with He Can Only Hold Her, the end of that song always gets me.

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 19:59 (4 years ago) Permalink

Another for the title track. Haven't heard all of it though.

― chap, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:21 (4 years ago) Permalink

Good poll. The title track is one of the best things ever, so it gets my vote. I love Tears Dry On Their Own too. But I never liked Rehab.

― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 21:04 (4 years ago) Permalink

i think 'rehab' would stand so much more of a chance if it hadn't been completely overplayed (not least in tabloid headlines). but still, the way amy sings

and life
is like
a pipe
and i'm a tiny penny rolling up the
walls
inside

is basically perfect, and that song wins

― lex pretend, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 23:20 (4 years ago) Permalink

sleeper choice - 'love is a losing game'

― lex pretend, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 23:21 (4 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, title track. Must have heard it a ridiculous number of times and I'm getting less tolerant of too many repeat listenings of just about everything, yet this song still staggers me every time I hear it.

― Lostandfound, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 23:27 (4 years ago) Permalink

Me and mr jones. For one of the most kick-ass opening lines ever: 'what kind of fuckery is this'

― Christyles, Thursday, 24 July 2008 06:44 (4 years ago) Permalink

Even though every track on this album has been a favorite of mine at some point.

― Christyles, Thursday, 24 July 2008 06:46 (4 years ago) Permalink

I can't settle on what I think about Rehab. I think I understand its sentiment, but the "no no no"s somehow don't work for me. It's partly just that they edge it too close to R&B pastiche, something the rest of the album miraculously avoids.

― Alba, Saturday, 26 July 2008 08:47 (4 years ago) Permalink

"Love Is a Losing Game", but the title track is super-dope and "What kind of fuckery is this?" is on the motherfucking money.

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 26 July 2008 09:25 (4 years ago) Permalink

Shit, "You Know I'm No Good" bangs close to home too.

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 26 July 2008 09:25 (4 years ago) Permalink

I love almost the entire album although I'm not as big a fan of "You Know I'm No Good" as everyone else is.

but I voted "Tears Dry On Their Own", such an infectious chorus. But "Love is a Losing Game" is a VERY close second.

Such a great album.

― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Saturday, 26 July 2008 10:53 (4 years ago) Permalink

title track on this is an absolute classic, one of my favorite songs of recent memory.

― akm, Saturday, 26 July 2008 15:27 (4 years ago) Permalink

...losing game. and PRINCE agrees!

― piscesx, Saturday, 26 July 2008 16:23 (4 years ago) Permalink

You Know I'm No Good is the one that's been a bit spoiled for me by overplay. They use its riff on TV a lot, notably on that dreadful Diary of a Call Girl thing.

― Alba, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 16:01 (4 years ago) Permalink

The overplayed singles have been out of my consciousness long enough now that i love them again. Especially "You Know I'm No Good".

― myndbloom, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:39 (4 years ago) Permalink

Back to Black > Love is a losing Game > You KNow I'm No Good

i love almost all of it though.

― jed_, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:31 (4 years ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 23:01 (4 years ago) Permalink

I just wanted to let you all know that I misread this as Amy Winehouse - Back to Blap

― strgn, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 02:45 (4 years ago) Permalink

ummmmmm

no good (love the lyrics so much) > mr jones (fuckery!) > black > rehab > unholy (sleeper)> alone (also a sleeper)> losing game > just friends > tears (I don't the use of obv samples really works here) > that one at the end I can never remember

― The Reverend, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 09:10 (4 years ago) Permalink

It seems like Wake Up Alone is my song and my song alone. How miserably fitting.

― Alba, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 17:34 (4 years ago) Permalink

tears dry

― stevie, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 19:20 (4 years ago) Permalink

Some Unholy War
He Can Only Hold Her
Just Friends
Back To Black
You Know I'm No Good
Wake Up Alone
Love Is A Losing Game
Me & Mr Jones
Tears Dry On Their Own
Rehab

― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 19:27 (4 years ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 23:01 (4 years ago) Permalink

Woosh. Thought Love Is A Losing Game would get more.

― Alba, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 23:03 (4 years ago) Permalink

I didn't realize the title track was so universally loved

Me & Mr Jones 1

always the bridesmaid?

― The Reverend, Thursday, 31 July 2008 06:06 (4 years ago) Permalink

surprised "just friends" didn't get any votes

― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 31 July 2008 06:10 (4 years ago) Permalink

I still love this album

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:07 (11 months ago) Permalink

yeah i keep hearing it in unexpected public places and it's still TOO SOON

― kanye kardashian (lex pretend), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:31 (11 months ago) Permalink

;_;

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:34 (11 months ago) Permalink

(honestly - at the risk of sounding like a megadork - I still feel that way a bit with Nirvana, sometimes it's always too soon idk)

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:35 (11 months ago) Permalink

and life
is like
a pipe

Shit, I always thought it was "Life is like a pie".

― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 24 May 2012 15:47 (11 months ago) Permalink

Love Is A Losing Game 3

― cissymanwhore (k3vin k.), Sunday, 17 June 2012 04:57 (11 months ago) Permalink

cause you're my fella, my guy
hand me your stella and fly

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 17 June 2012 13:22 (11 months ago) Permalink

i've probably posted this before but every time i watch it i'm just like :o

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 17 June 2012 13:24 (11 months ago) Permalink

Wow she was fucking amazing!
chuyam1992 13 hours ago

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 17 June 2012 13:26 (11 months ago) Permalink