Amy Winehouse Dead at 27 but Why is Everyone So...

I've been seeing post after post today on my Facebook news feed. Amy Winehouse is dead at 27. She was found dead in her apartment in London. No foul play is suspected.

I'm not quite sure why anybody is all that surprised. She has been in the news for YEARS more because of her substance abuse than her music. While I agree that she had a lot of talent and with her death comes wasted talent, and I agree that death at 27 is devastating in and of itself, no matter how the person dies but here is my however: Everybody is so worked up over Amy Winehouse. What about the 92 people who died in Norway? I haven't seen anything from one of the 368 people I am connected to on Facebook or any of the celebrities I follow, about the lives lost in Norway. Is everybody really concerned with someone who lived this careless lifestyle, abusing drugs, over 92 innocent people who lost their live at the hands of a terrorist of sorts?

I think our society needs to rethink what is important in the world. Amy Winehouse, whether or not you enjoy her music, is insignificant compared everything happening in the world.

Rant over.

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Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 6:05pm UTC

First off, I'm not surprised. I expected her to die young after hearing how I'll she sounded at that concert in Serbia.

Secondly, you're right about Norway. It's tragic all around, but to my Danish side, my neighbors were attacked. I feel for them the way the Canadian side of me felt for 9/11 victims. Don't f*** with my neighbors!

Here's sone Norway news on Gather.

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979710151

Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 6:06pm UTC

I meant "how ill she sounded." Stupid iPhone autocorrect!

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Heather - child of God, C. Jul 23, 2011, 6:12pm UTC

Celebrities always get attention. But I've seen articles on the tragedy in Norway. It seems though, when it comes to news coverages of things like that, the more people dying or in danger of dying, the more interest. If there is a fender bender ... no big deal... bring in police cars ambulances and fire trucks... everyone comes out of their homes, to see what's going on. When someone crashed into our house, there were so many people in pj's and robes outside to watch the whole ordeal.. it was amazing... we had a fire engine, police, ambulance and a tow truck.... but there were only a handful when the tow truck was getting the car out... the interest died down.

Unfortunately it's the same way with tragedy....

Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 6:17pm UTC

Wow! I'll admit that now I'm curious about what happened to your house. Do you have an article posted?

Both the BBC and CBC are covering Norway and Winehouse equally.

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Krystal Harwell Jul 23, 2011, 6:14pm UTC

I'm rarely stunned by hollywood and the music industry. The good ones die young sometimes.

Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 6:18pm UTC

Wish they could all be like Irving Berlin. He lived to be 101, and describing him as merely good would be an understatement.

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Heather - child of God, C. Jul 23, 2011, 6:21pm UTC

I hate to admit it but all that goes through my mind is her rehab song and I think, maybe you should have gone to rehab.... instead of saying, no no no... even if your Daddy thought you were fine....

Arielle K. Jul 23, 2011, 6:49pm UTC

I wish I could LIKE comments on here like on Facebook!!!

Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 10:37pm UTC

Or even on MyLot!!! Then again, a + is a + but your words are individual. Consider your comment "liking" in the old fashioned way. LOL

I don't know the song, I am not familiar with her music. Your comment made me think, though.

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JoAnn C. Jul 23, 2011, 6:47pm UTC

I'm not familiar with her music but was not surprised by her death. I agree with your thoughts on the tragedy in Norway. I did see one post about it on Facebook today and several on Amy Winehouse.

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August Lady Jul 23, 2011, 8:43pm UTC

I really don't think anyone's surprised, but this is weird~I peeked in my daughter's bedroom earlier today to check on her plans for the day & Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" song was playing. I then turn on the TV, & there's news of Winehouse's death~I mean, I hadn't heard the song in years. May she can find the peace she couldn't find in life...

Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 10:38pm UTC

What a coincidence. How old is your daughter?

August Lady Jul 23, 2011, 10:52pm UTC

She's 17 & she had the radio blaring~I started to ask her, "Who sings this?" & then the "No, no, no" clicked.

Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 11:02pm UTC

I wouldn't know it if I heard it.

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Leah Christensen Jul 23, 2011, 11:09pm UTC

I just turned on the news.

11:00 PM National news, Norway story was first.
11:10 PM Covering Amy Winehouse story.

Nice that we can count on CTV news to cover the important stuff FIRST.

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Pamela Marks Jul 23, 2011, 11:14pm UTC

who is amy winehouse?

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Jenn S. Jul 24, 2011, 8:55am UTC

I completely agree with you. I did see a few posts about Norway on FB (which is also how I found out about Amy Winehouse), but not nearly as many.... I agree - it's sad that she (most likely) wasted her own life and talent, but what happened is Norway is way more devastating.

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Walker Bennett, SF Author Jul 24, 2011, 1:51pm UTC

"...society needs to rethink what is important in the world."

I can't agree more. Society's priorities are in the toilet these days.

Leah Christensen Jul 24, 2011, 2:32pm UTC

They certainly are!! Not only in the toilet, but I think they've been flushed, many many times.

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