Some songs are just songs.
And then there are songs that practically kick open the door, stroll into your brain, and announce, “Yeah, you’re going to be singing this all day.”
Today’s 6:30 Clock Radio Classic takes us back to 2006 for one of the most unforgettable voices — and personalities — of the 2000s: Amy Winehouse and her massive hit, “Rehab.”
Today, September 14, would have been Amy’s 43rd birthday. Born in London in 1983, Winehouse became one of the most distinctive voices of her generation, blending soul, jazz, R&B and pop with brutally honest, often darkly funny songwriting.
And then there was “Rehab.”
Released in 2006, the song was famously inspired by Winehouse’s own struggles with alcohol and a conversation about going to rehabilitation. Rather than simply write about it, Amy turned the whole situation into one of the catchiest songs of the decade. Because apparently that’s what you do when you’re Amy Winehouse.
The song became her biggest U.S. hit, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, while climbing to No. 7 in the U.K. And at the 2008 Grammy Awards, “Rehab” took home Record of the Year and Song of the Year, while Winehouse also won Best New Artist.
Sadly, Amy’s story ended far too soon. She died on July 23, 2011, at just 27 years old, from accidental alcohol poisoning.
So today, we remember the enormous talent behind that beehive, the eyeliner, the attitude and that unmistakable voice.
And yes… “Rehab” turns 20 this year.
Twenty years.
Which means somewhere, Amy is probably looking at us and wondering why we’re all suddenly so old.
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