Just to see that smile/
Would make my life worthwhile.

Amy Winehouse was an incredible talent. She died after producing only two albums. Hearing Winehouse’s voice for the first time was quite striking. She sounds like a throwback to another era. She has a deep voice and sings with intention.

The album “Back to Black” was her real breakout—it featured the song “Rehab”. The production of Back to Black is very heavy-handed and stylized—each song sounds very jazzy. It works, but it takes away from how great her voice really is.

“To Know Him is to Love Him” is Amy Winehouse at her best. Here is just her voice and an acoustic guitar; it is sublime. To Know Him is to Love Him is an old song written by Phil Spector that has been covered (unsuccessfully) by some of your favorite singers like The Beatles, The Shirelles, Dolly Parton and Emmilou Harris.

The original version by The Teddy Bears was recorded in 1959! It is probably the second-best version. It sounds dated, but we can hear the potential with the pretty melody and strong bridge. The lyrics are typical for the time period. However, Winehouse is able to make the song sound modern and makes the lyrics sound sincere and yearning as opposed to past covers that sounded trite and immature.

To Know Him is to Love Him Lyrics

To know, know, know him,
Is to love, love, love him.
Just to see that smile,
Makes my life worth while.

To know, know, know him,
Is to love, love, love him.
And I do,
And I do,
And I do.

I’ll be good to him,
I’ll bring joy to him.
Everyone says they’ll come a day,
When I’ll walk along side of him.

To know him
Is to love, love, love him,
And I do,
And I do,
And I do.

Why can’t he see?
How blind can he be?
Someday he’ll see
That he was meant for me.
Oh, oh…

To know, know, know him,
Is to love, love, love him.
Just to see that smile
Would make my life worthwhile.

To know, know, know him,
Is to love, love, love him.
And I do,
I really do,
And I do.

written by Phil Spector performed by Amy Winehouse