Amy Winehouse managed to make it to the Nelson Mandela birthday concert in Hyde Park on Friday night and was honoured with the chance to lead the singing in the finale number.
But what's this? Instead of singing Free Nelson Mandela, a wonderful tribute to a man who spent a hefty proportion of his life in prison because of his struggle for civil liberties in South Africa, she changes the words in honour of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is currently in prison awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to GBH and perverting the course of justice. Listen for yourself at about five minutes and 25 seconds into this clip.
6:02 PM | 28/06/2008
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