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I once wrote this lyric for possible inclusion on Raul Scacchi's concept album, "Failed Expectations".
I often collaborated with Raul on his album projects.
It was inspired in part by the life and tragic death of Amy Winehouse, but it wasn't just about her.
The World’s Her Oyster
(original lyric by Jim Potts, i.m. Amy Winehouse)
for Failed Expectations
They said “The World’s her Oyster”
But it was just an empty shell;
Instead of fame and fortune
Life became a living Hell.
She made records-
She made movies-
She made money-
She made friends-
But I don’t have to tell you,
You know how this song ends.
She started drinking
But not eating
She tried all kinds of stuff
One day her poor thin body
Screamed out ‘Enough’s enough’.
Everybody mourned her
Everybody cried
But all of them indulged her
Until the day she died
They said “The World’s her Oyster”
But it was just an empty shell;
Instead of fame and fortune
Life became a living Hell.
In the course of setting the lyric, Raul made some changes, as he usually did, and this is his demo recording of a song which deserves to be sung by a professional singer, I still believe.
Have a listen:
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