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Old 07-24-2011, 07:27 AM   #15
Trilby
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Originally Posted by footfootfoot View Post
I doubt Winehouse would have achieved any note if it were 50 years ago, or even 30 years ago.
You don't think she had talent? Or no lasting power? Or both?

I thought she had a lot of talent - certainly more than a lot of high-selling "singers" like Britney Spears, etc.
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