242 replies to this topic

[Johanna]

DO'NT even THINK about it ! This song is so much Amy herself , KEEP HANDS OFF ! ! :mad:

[Elsie]

Because they have to put their own spin on it. I guess anything to keep amy's music alive, right? I just hope dummies won't think it's beyonce's song... it's quite an improvement from bow down bitches grosss

Bow Down was awful but 4 had some really good songs, especially the retroish ones (Schoolin' Life, Love On Top, Party) so I think she can pull it off in that respect. Although with much less commercial success so who knows if she'll go down that route again. Yeah, I don't know. I'm not a fan of covers.

[Sassy]

NO NO NO

[AnnaAnna]

NO NO NO

not a good idea.

[veronika]

Seems like Mitch got some tweets about it, including mine

• mitch winehouse ‏@mitchwinehouse2h
  Let me repeat. This is the first I have heard of Beyonce doing Amys song.
  
  

• mitch winehouse ‏@mitchwinehouse2h
  I don't know this but what if Beyonce gave £100,000 to foundation. Do you know how many kids that would help? Just putting it out there.
  
  

• mitch winehouse ‏@mitchwinehouse2h
  First I have heard about Beyonce and Back to Black. Sounds like some of you don't like the idea.
  

[amylove]

is this an ongoing joke... give money to the foundation if you are doing anything that has to do with amy?

[pearljo]

Amy isn't happy!

[TBR]

Maybe I'm being thick, but surely if Jay-Z/Beyoncé/the film studio wanted to include a cover of Back to Black on a product that will ultimately be for profit they'd need to seek permission from Amy's estate which would probably be managed by her parents? So from the sound of it, either the reports or false or it's still early days and they haven't finished recording it, which means there's a chance it'll still never happen, touch wood.

[antceleb12]

I can't imagine what kind of travesty this is going to turn out to be. I mean, Beyonce sings the same radio-friendly, bubble-gun machine pop junk. Amy's self-written material tells of her own, private pain and suffering. I can't imagine Beyonce/Andre 3000 doing anything more than turning this haunting torch song into another dance floor piece of fluff.

[Sassy]

is this an ongoing joke... give money to the foundation if you are doing anything that has to do with amy?

Wouldn't they get royalties anyway?

[BeehiveQueen]

I vote no. It's just tacky.

[amylove]

Wouldn't they get royalties anyway?

i would think so but i don't know much about that stuff.
i am just irked as usual with this "topic" haha

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remember she played etta... so she can't be that bad, right? ugh...

[LRock10288]

I can't imagine what kind of travesty this is going to turn out to be. I mean, Beyonce sings the same radio-friendly, bubble-gun machine pop junk. Amy's self-written material tells of her own, private pain and suffering. I can't imagine Beyonce/Andre 3000 doing anything more than turning this haunting torch song into another dance floor piece of fluff.

This is precisely what I'm afraid of. Perfectly stated.


Also, IMO, just about no amount of cash, to the foundation or otherwise, is acceptable in return for what I'm afraid Beyonce and her 238437 writers/producers are going to do with this song.

[DFF]

No!!! That song is personal, all her tracks are personal. Hands off. And what Mitch said....i'll keep my mouth.

[Birdieava]