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[tselekoglu]

Video cover was designed by me! You can also listen to the song from here

[TBR]

Or does she say "I wanna talk to my Ray and my Cherry"?

I'm pretty sure it's this, so...

Where is he / The man who is just like me / I heard he was hiding / Somewhere I can't see.
Where is he / The man who is just like me / I heard he was hiding / Somewhere I can't see.
And I'm alone / And I realise that when I get home / I wanna talk to my Ray and my Cherry.
Yes, I'm alone / And I realise that when I get home / I wanna talk to my Ray and my Cherry.

Ray being Ray Charles and Cherry presumably being the guitar.

Edited by TBR, 04 July 2012 - 02:00 PM.

[tselekoglu]

I'm pretty sure it's this, so...

Where is he / The man who is just like me / I heard he was hiding / Somewhere I can't see. x2

I'm alone / And I realise that when I get home / I wanna talk to to my Ray and my Cherry.

Does she mention Ray Charles again? She did it in Rehab.

[TBR]

Does she mention Ray Charles again? She did it in Rehab.

I know, she loved the guy so a second (earlier) reference on an unreleased demo (where the hook on this was presumably taken from) makes sense.

[amylove]

I'm pretty sure it's this, so...

Where is he / The man who is just like me / I heard he was hiding / Somewhere I can't see.
Where is he / The man who is just like me / I heard he was hiding / Somewhere I can't see.
And I'm alone / And I realise that when I get home / I wanna talk to my Ray and my Cherry.
Yes, I'm alone / And I realise that when I get home / I wanna talk to my Ray and my Cherry.

Ray being Ray Charles and Cherry presumably being the guitar.

This looks correct although now that I listen to it there's no "I" before heard, at least the 2nd time she says it.

[LiamSullivan]

I'm loving this song! She sounds great. Makes me miss her even more though. This should not be a posthumous song for her, she should still be here.
Either way, love the beat, Nas' lyrics, and Amy's chorus. It's a great song, I really like it. I wonder if the song Amy's part is taken from is a completed song? If so, I'd love to hear the entire original song.

[Nick96]

Lyrics:

[Amy Winehouse]
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
And I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry
Yes I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry

[Nas]
I want some who like the champagne I like
My a alike, someone to talk me off the bridge
Any day or night
She teach me how to live, she ain’t afraid of life
Not easily impressed with the rich and famous life
Cause she done been there and heard all the rumors before
She love when she ride out with me on my music tour
She like the herbs natural medicine, she cooking good
She tell me everything is cool and looking good
For real, the world so ill
And I want a girl so real,
Who not after material wealth, but get dough still
Or maybe an educator, a lady with …
Who can be out the hood, or even work for the president
As long as there’s no selfishness
Yes, as long as I’m love with the people
It’s deep moving than evident
You can be easily recruited, you’re heaven scent
Your smile, put me on ease
You’re the woman I need, but where is she

[Amy Winehouse]
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
And I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry
Yes I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry

[Nas]
I hate when people write me hostile texts on the counter
My lifestyle’s perception
Invade my personal life…rather be expected
I be tryna reply them, they never suppose I get my quiet timing
They think forever I’m rolling in dough
Swimming in a pool of cash
God, …my fool of as,
I well know, got people coming at me mad
I had a tell homes, I don’t keep a cell phone
My bad, I drag, off the … try to silence it
The noise of my head, the curse of the talented
Strong communicator, vagabond, like …
Round the Equator, and that would get me off the radar
It’s so intense, I’m on my Lilo and Stitch
Pull my Peter grizzy on Christmas, and … is this
A immaculate version of me and my baby, with all respecting you
That only wanna kiss me

[Amy Winehouse]
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
And I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry
Yes I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry

[Nas]
Yeah, yeah, let’s pour some cherry wine
Everything’s good, everything’s fine
Yeah, yeah we bring it every time
Yeah, pour a little cherry wine
He yo … yea, I think they know the time
Everything’s good, everything’s fine
Yeah, pour a little cherry wine
Life is good, life is good, yeah
Life is good, no matter what
Life is good, life is good
Life if good, yeah
No matter what
Life is good

[Amy Winehouse]
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
Where is he
The man who’s just like me
Heard he is hiding somewhere I can’t see
And I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry
Yes I’m alone
And I realize that when I get home
I wanna go through my red and my cherry.

Just thinking, could this (Amy's part) be the chorus of the song "Where Is He?" which was revealed when Lioness: Hidden Treasures came out (the title is handwritten by Amy on the note, you know with the songtitles for the true third album)

[amylove]

Just thinking, could this (Amy's part) be the chorus of the song "Where Is He?" which was revealed when Lioness: Hidden Treasures came out (the title is handwritten by Amy on the note, you know with the songtitles for the true third album)

It is! I had to take a look... good memory I wish we knew when she did this.

Side note: what is written between "between the cheats" and "Misery loves company"?

Edited by allisost, 04 July 2012 - 05:24 PM.

[LiamSullivan]

It is! I had to take a look... good memory I wish we knew when she did this.

Side note: what is written between "between the cheats" and "Misery loves company"?

It looks like "Cremated" to me. There is something in parentheses but I can't make it out.

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So, Where Is He was intended for her third album, right?
In this recording, it sounds like it is from her Frank days...

[TBR]

It looks like "Cremated" to me. There is something in parentheses but I can't make it out.

---------- Post added at 01:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:38 PM ----------

So, Where Is He was intended for her third album, right?
In this recording, it sounds like it is from her Frank days...

That's what I thought, so I'm guessing she either planned to re-record it, this song/duet was already in the works (no idea why she wouldn't just lay down a fresh vocal in this case so I'm guessing not) or it's a completely different song. The former or latter seems more likely.

[Cecilia]

Apparently she recorded the song in 2008:

The rapper Nas has finally revealed the details of his posthumous collaboration with Amy Winehouse. The track, 'Cherry Wine' was aired for the first time on the UK's Bbc Radio 1 station last night (July 3, 2012) and will feature on Nas' forthcoming album 'Life Is Good,' scheduled for release on July 17, 2012.

The song was recorded in 2008, when Nas and Amy got together for some recording sessions. One of the resultant tracks, 'Like Smoke' has already been released, on Amy's posthumous album release, 'Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures.' Both of the tracks were produced by Salaam Remi, who also worked on Amy's albums Back to Black and Frank. Nas told Nme "Yeah, Salaam worked on her last album, and they were working. We don't even have an explanation for how it happened. It was just magic. It just happened. It was supposed to happen. She made it happen."

Nas also revealed that he was in two minds about releasing their work after Amy's death, saying "Part of me didn't want to do the song.Amy and I share a birthday, so she was my sister. And she was just so much fun to be around. She would say things about well-known people in the industry that she didn't like and it would just crack me up. We were all hoping she would pull through and come back."

Source: http://www.contactmu...o-debut_1358084

[amylove]

Wow, sounds great for 2008. I thought his parts on Like Smoke were done after her death... so I assumed this one was too. Hmm...

[LiamSullivan]

The song was recorded in 2008, when Nas and Amy got together for some recording sessions.

So, they literally did the song together?

[WinehouseDevotee]

Don't you think "Like Smoke" and "Cherry Wine" are both very similar? like, in the tune or something...