Throwback Thursday: Mark Ronson – “Valerie” (featuring Amy Winehouse) [Live at the 2008 BRITs]
In October of 2007, Mark Ronson released a cover of the Zutons’ “Valerie” as the third single from his second album, Version. Amy Winehouse, who provided vocals for the track, is credited as a featured act. Defund non-singing producers.
The original version “Valerie,” released in the summer of 2006, is a bluesy rock song that cracked the top 10 in the UK and gained a fan in Ms. Winehouse, who wasn’t particularly keen on current music. When asked to contribute to Mark’s project, which would only consist of “soulful-ish” covers of rock songs, she chose the Zutons hit, and the rest is history.
Amy’s cover of “Valerie” would become her last big hit, peaking at No. 2 on the UK charts and in the top five throughout Europe. It would become her final major hit. A slower, jazzier verssion of her cover was made, and that version cracked the top 40 in the UK.
The music video for the “Valerie” cover does not feature Amy, but she performed it live multiple times, including at the Brit Awards in 2008.
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