Just wanted to comment in response to the posts by San Francisco and Andaras regarding the Merseybeat, the Merseybeat was the music that came out of Liverpool in the 60's.  Liverpool, England was hip to the music scene in America cause it was a shipping town, and the sailors and merchant marines would bring back all the American music with them on their return trips home.   The Liverpudlians wanted to sing like the Americans and copy the sound on those rock and roll, blues, jazz and soul records, but they turned out to have a British twist in the reproduction, and ended up having a sound of their own.  It was MY DAY and I LOVED every note of it.  England was IT back then.  Anything British was FAB.  The music was the hottest and most of it was out of Liverpool which is on the Mersey River - "Merseybeat." There was even a magazine called Merseybeat which featured all the new recording groups out of England.  The groups were great.   Now, Amy started it again.  She picked out the hairstyle of the Ronnets (Ronnie Spector) and SINGS,  WRITES, ENTERTAINS but in her own style with the influence of those that were before her.  Now she kicked it up a notch.  Her music is more serious, poingnant and more developed.   I love her and not a day goes by without hearing her music.  She is the biggest influence on music and entertainment right now and I have fallen for her hook, line and sinker.   I also LOVE her style.  I hope I get to see her live one day.  AMY YOU ARE THE GREATEST, AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU AND BLAKE.   Hope you both find lots of happiness.  Phyllis in New York

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Thanks for that great history. So is Amy's "style" in the Merseybeat style? If this catches on, then we're seeing history being made, as the retro style comes back and knocks Beyonce-type of R&B out the door. We welcome the change! === If you read this, I have a dumb question. People from England are British, but are Irish people also British? Do Irish, Welch.... people object to being called British? Are you all part of Great Britain? It's obvious we're not taught much in our American schools! ;-)

Hi San Francisco

I wouldn't catagorise her sounds as Merseybeat, noting like in fact this is due to reasons of geography, era, influence:

Shes from London in the south of england some 200 or so miles from liverpool, her sounds is more reminicent of the 1950's then the 60's, and her influences are very diffrent mersybeat was more influenced by Chuck Berry, Elvis, Buddy Holly etc

AW's, at the present time at least I belive are more the Ronnets, shangrilas, Mowtown and in general etc (Im no expert in this thougth)

I think there is a backlash to the manufacured and sugar coated pop dross that is is so prevalent these days and about time to.

England, Scotland, Wales and Norther Ireland constitute the British Isles, hence there peoples are British, in the same way your american also californian.

A lot of people still do think of them selves as Scots, Welsh, Irish first and then perhaps British afterward, but what can you expect from a buch of Celts . sorry just my little atempt at humour.

 

 

Hi San Francisco.  No, I would not categorize Amy's style as "Merseybeat."   I can only compare what is happening in her music to what happened during the British Invasion and the days of the Merseybeat sound.  I know  Ireland is part of Great Britian, but I don't think the Irish call themselves British much.  I will ask my friend from England about that.  I do think the Welsh might call themselves British, however.  We'll have to ask some people living in Ireland if they call themselves British for sure.  We are taught in American schools that Ireland is part of Great Britian, but what the Irish call themselves in another story.  South Americans are Americans, but when people refer to someone as an American, they usually mean a North American,  get it???  Probably the same with the Irish.  I could be wrong, however, but this is what I think. 

Re Britishness..

The southern Irish definalty wouldn't refer to them selves as British, but the Northern Irish should as they are part of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"  

I can understand how confusing it must be.