Amy Winehouse's song "Valerie" always made me feel empathetic towards the character she was singing about, Valerie. The song presents a relationship between two women that seems to have faded away over the years, and Winehouse seems to be reaching out for her attention, perhaps in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. The way in which the singer speaks about Valerie, it seems as though when they ended their relationship,Valerie was under a lot of stress, perhaps indicating Winehouse had not supported her in her time of hardship. Valerie is said to perhaps have had to go to jail, which makes the reader aware of the issues Valerie has had to experience. In addition to this Winehouse allows us to understand that Valerie was not on the right plane when it came to her intimate relationship as she is told to find a man who might be able to support her in her struggles.
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