Blogulator Staff Says No No No to Bad Amy Winehouse Headlines

Amy Winehouse said Yes, Yes, Yes to skipping out on rehab Sunday night so she could say Yes, Yes, Yes to playing at the Grammys. However, the U.S. government said No, No, No to her visa request because Amy had a little trouble saying No, No, No to smoking pot in Norway last year. This meant that Cuba Gooding Jr. had to Go, Go, Go to London where, ironically, Winehouse said Yes, Yes, Yes to performing her popular autobiographical song, “Rehab,” looking like an anorexic vampire via satellite.

See how annoying that is? I beg the media to cease and desist all use of the phrase “no, no, no” or any other variations of it in headlines related to Amy Winehouse. I get it – as a journalist (or gossip rag writer/stalker) one is expected to come up with clever tags for stories, and the popular line from Winehouse’s award-winning song is an easy target. But it’s not funny!! For the love of all that is holy, please, please stop!

Now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk Grammys.

“Old Fashioned Reality TV” - Qualler

The American public has lost touch with its reality TV roots. We've been so inundated with the Survivors and American Gladiators of the television world that we've forgotten where it all started - the awards shows. I guess that's why this year's Grammys ratings were so low. Reality TV has come to mean overly-produced scenes of people's dramatic reactions to unrealistic situations, which I suppose is much more entertaining than watching Andrea Bocelli team up with Josh Groban. Still, I would have thought viewers would jump at the opportunity to see something remotely scripted after months of reruns and reality, but I guess it's hard to change your viewing habits.

And speaking of change being difficult, it’s good to know that I can totally neglect the country music portion of my radio dial for 20 years and not miss a thing. The Grammy for Best Country Album went to Vince Gill, who beat out both Tim McGraw and George Strait…the same musicians who were popular when I went through my awkward country phase in middle school, which makes me question, “is country music dead?” I guess that’s not true. We've got Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood, but it still makes ya think.

Handing out the award for Country Album was Ringo Starr, who collected the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for the Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas show, "Love," which he was only involved in by virtue of being a Beatle. I think Ringo was called up from the bullpen because Paul McCartney is waste deep in divorce doodie at the moment.

And it all comes full circle back to Amy Winehouse...who will be lining the walls of her rehab quarters with a crapload of hardware. In all, Winehouse won five awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album. For all you out there who have yet to hear this year's hottest artist, here's something to get stuck in your head for the rest of the day:

This entry was posted by Lady Amy, on Monday, February 11, 2008. You can leave your response.