You know, I've got to be honest with you: there was a time when Winegums watch felt sort of edgy and thrilling, like "what's she going to do next?", but it's getting to the point where you can be pretty much certain that what she's going to do next will involve drugs, booze, missing gigs, sounding like a fish-wife, Pete Doherty, mystery cuts and bruises, or, in this case, a combination of all of the above (except, mercifully, Doherty).

Basically, Any Winehouse something something gig something something sounded like shit something something bruises and cuts something something purple monkey dishwasher.

To fans memorised by her music, nothing would have seemed amiss.

But anyone with a shrewder eye would have seen the dark purple bruise marking Amy Winehouse's otherwise pale complexion as she performed last night.

Obviously conscious of how it must look Amy touched her neck repeatedly, possibly trying to cover the mark.

It could be a lovebite or perhaps the sober star fell over on one of her wild nights out.

Whatever the reason, she apologised to the audience at a festival in Lisbon after delivering a shaky performance at her first gig since leaving rehab - blaming a sore throat.

The Grammy-winning jazz-pop diva turned up almost an hour late for the outdoor performance at the Rock in Rio festival in the Portuguese capital.

Her voice cracked during the 55-minute set and she appeared distracted.

Haha, is the bit where they say "the sober star fell over" a LOL or what? Seriously, "sober"? Or am I just getting ahead of the eight-ball by about a week to her inevitable relapse?

Basically, if Amy Winehouse is sober, I'm Space Jeebus.

 

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