Amy Winehouse Demo ‘My Own Way’ Unleashes!

An unheard Amy Winehouse demo entitled ‘My Own Way’ has been unleashed to the world! Need we say more astral lovers…

“Almost seven years after her tragic death, one of Amy Winehouse’s unreleased first-ever demos has surfaced. The song “My Own Way” was recorded when she was just seventeen years old in 2001, as a way to gain attention from studios.

Early Amy Winehouse producer and composer Gil Cang said, “I’ve had it knocking about for so long. I found it again last week and thought – I’ll put it out there so people could hear it.”

The song was produced with co-composer James McMillan. They said she did the song in three takes, and had originally captured their attention when she came in the studio “wearing a pair of jeans with ‘Sinatra Is God’” written in marker on the butt, according to the Camden New Journal.

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The song’s sound is notably different from her usual jazz renditions, a genre which she deeply revered and mirrored throughout her iconic career. “My Own Way” sways towards pop, while also edging towards well-done early 2000’s R&B, all with a voice that sounds young for Winehouse, but unimaginably mature for seventeen.

“It was at a particularly dire time in the pop world – lots of terrible, terrible girl bands and boy bands and we had to make something for them. Amy came in to see us, opened her mouth and just blew us all away,” Cang said.

The cut came two years prior to the release of her debut album Frank. Listen to “My Own Way” in full below.” – Billboard.com

Lyrics…

“I’ve never been in love before

Such a foolish thing to be

Seems to me the price is high

So I’ll keep my own company

And I’ll do what I want

When I feel

Watch them fall so easily

Temporary insanity

Some say that true love is blind

Me I like to clarify

While I

I just take

My own time

And I

I’ll go my own way

I walk when I wanna

Talk talk when I wanna

Finding my own way

I walk when I wanna talk talk

When I wanna

Seems to be illogical

Love that’s unconditional

Give your heart to someone else

But save a little for your self

That’s why I’m

I’m taking my own time

And I

I’ll go my own way

I walk when I wanna

Talk talk when I wanna

Finding my own way

I walk when I wanna

Talk talk when I wanna

Don’t get me wrong

It’s kinda cynical

But it scares though

So I’m careful with my heart

It’s the only one I got

I cannot

commit to that shit

Ill talk when I wanna

Finding my own way

I walk when I wanna

Talk talk when I wanna

I’ll go my own way

And I’ll walk when I wanna and tell u

When I wanna

My own way my own way

When I wanna when I wanna.”