Jun 12, 2008 • 1 min read

Zutons frontman says fight with Amy Winehouse led to Valerie cover

Zutons frontman Dave McCabe says an earlier argument with Amy Winehouse led her to later cover the band's song Valerie.

Zutons frontman Dave McCabe says that it was an altercation that led to Amy Winehouse covering their song 'Valerie' (and arguably making it more famous in the process).

He explained that he had a spat with the singer in London, which ended with Winehouse telling him to "fuck off", but that they made up later in the year. "She didn't know I was in a band and the next time we saw each other we said sorry", he said. "She told me on Jools Holland's Hootenanny [2006] that she really liked 'Valerie' and when we played it, I remember her looking at me and smiling. Since then she covered the song. And I don't know if she would have done that if we hadn't had that argument".

Interesting how he says "She didn't know I was in a band". Do you think she'd have stood by that "fuck off" if he wasn't?

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