Hear Green Day’s Amy Winehouse Tribute Song “Amy”

Robbie Daw | August 15, 2011 2:00 pm

Count California rockers Green Day among those moved by the death of 27-year-old Amy Winehouse last month. The trio served up a brand new song called “Amy” at a gig in Costa Mesa last Thursday. And while muffled clips of the tribute tune have made their way online, the band themselves posted the lyrics — which contain lines like “Did you tattoo a lucky charm to keep you out of harms way?” — on their official site yesterday. Hear Green Day’s “Amy” after the jump. “We have been in jamming and writing new songs for the last few months,” the band noted on their site. “It felt great to play these new Green Day songs live and share our ‘work in progress’…”

Lyrics for “Amy,” as posted on GreenDay.com:

Is your heart singing out of tune Are your eyes just singing the blues Dirty records from another time Some blood stains on your shoes No one really knows about your soul And I barely even know your name Burning rhythms and posting lies For a bunch of fools drown in shame Amy don’t you go I want you around Singin’ woah please don’t go Do you wanna be a friend of mine? Did you tattoo a lucky charm To keep you out of harms way? Warding off all evil signs But it never really kept you safe You’re too young for the golden age Cause the record bin’s been replaced 27 gone without a trace And you walked away from your drink Is your heart singing out of tune Are you eyes just singing the blues? Dirty records from another time Some blood stains on your shoes May I have this last dance By chance if we should meet? Can you write me a lullaby? So we can sing you to sleep

There’s no word yet on whether or not a studio version of “Amy” will make the cut for Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown follow-up, though we’re guessing that if the response is positive, there’s a strong chance the song will be on there.

What did you think of the band’s Amy Winehouse tribute?