The track was subsequently produced by renowned songwriter and music producer Mark Ronson. This song was written exclusively by none other than her.
Did Amy Winehouse write “Love Is A Losing Game”? And it also earned Winehouse an Ivor Novello Award ( Best Song Musically and Lyrically) in 2008. However, it still managed to be certified gold across the pond. Meanwhile it wasn’t even amongst the biggest of Amy Winehouse’s hits. In fact of the five singles released from “Back to Black”, this one performed the least impressively on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 33 (after her passing, number 46 prior). Sam Smith also covered this tune via BBC Radio 1 in 2015. And in the process, he referred to the title as “possibly one of the most-relatable lyrics I’ve ever heard”. And lastly, Amy herself called it her “favorite song from” Back to Black. There is also record of the Purple One doing an acoustic cover of this song, which he reportedly recorded in the wake of Winehouse’s death, being a genuine fan of hers. Additionally this particular tune is apparently a fan favorite – for instance being ranked Amy Winehouse’s 2 nd ‘greatest song ever’ by Smooth Radio. This track is known to be a personal favorite of the late George Michael (1963-2016). Also another departed music legend, Prince, used to perform it live. In fact in one instance, he was joined onstage by Amy Winehouse to render the tune. Popular Covers of “Love Is A Losing Game” Then the best way of describing the third and final verse is as the narrator putting forth that the universe itself is against the concept of lasting love. And this, once again, bolsters the thesis sentiment at hand. And that is the singer’s belief that at the end of the day, romance is intrinsically doomed.įurthermore the implication is that it was her own foolhardy, or let’s say uninformed assumption otherwise which ultimately accounts for the singer getting her heart broken. That is to say that even if Fielder-Civil is as much of a jacka*s as the media tends to present him as, the vocalist never blames the dissolution of the featured romance on her partner per se. Rather her perception is that the game of love itself is rigged – so to speak – for participants to ultimately lose. The singer asserts, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that there’s no winning hand as far as romance is concerned. Or in reading underneath the surface, the whole premise of equating romance with “gambling” implies plenty in and of itself, as in one not being able to actually predict the outcome. Meanwhile the second verse serves the purpose of further reinforcing the titular idea. Thus in the lyrics, we have Amy portraying the role of someone who, upon first falling in love we can say, was naïve to the potentially-devastating emotional ramifications at hand. That is to say that, as implied in the first verse, she freely gave her all to her partner. But upon realizing that love is indeed a losing game, she wishes that she never went there in the first place. In other words, she penned “Love Is a Losing Game” before they got back together and eventually married in 2007 (though she probably felt the same after they divorced in 2009).
The associated devastation, mixed with the songstress’s affinity for alcohol, led to her becoming “clinically depressed”. And it was during this time that she wrote the songs for her “Back to Black” album, including this one, which is said to be directly influenced by her relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil. And at the time she put this song together, she reportedly had good reason to feel so. As you may know, the talented singer was a troubled soul. And one of her main issues, according to many of those who followed the artist, was her relationship to one Blake Fielder-Civil, whom she was married to for a couple of years. In fact some people (as well as Winehouse’s own dad) actually blamed him for her untimely demise.īut anyway in relation to this song, the two of them had actually met in 2005. And considering that they tattooed each other’s names on their bodies, we can conclude that yes, they were in fact in love, pretty much from the onset. However, six months into the relationship, Blake left Amy and hooked back up with his ex (apparently the lady he dumped to be with her in the first place).
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