As the tributes for Amy Winehouse continue to pour in from all angles M.I.A. is (to my knowledge) the first “major” artist to post a track on the matter.
‘27‘ is said to be an unfinished demo from a relatively recent recording session and features the stinging lyrics “All rock stars go to heaven/ You said you’ll be dead at 27“.
I think this is a good time to repost Billy Bragg‘s tweet from last night which was one of the most powerful things I read over this sad weekend:
RT BillyBragg: It’s not age that Hendrix, Jones, Joplin, Morrison, Cobain & Amy have in common – it’s drug abuse, sadly #27club
Rest in peace.
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