Back to Black

Back to Black (Amy Winehouse, 2006) Winehouse obviously has some problems, but she is making some of the most distinctive recent songs and even though I don't like all of hem that is something to be respected. This song is about love and heartbreak. Winehoouse's love has left her for another woman and she mourns this. So no original concept, but more interestingly told then a lot of other songs dealing with the same subject. Also a bit grittier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1evzhSast8

The video can be found by following the above link. Apparently embedding does not work with this clip. The first thing one notices about this clip is that it is in black and white. This makes it clear right from the start that we are dealing with a sad topic. A minute in and we can't really say what's happening. We see that Winehouse is in a room with two mysterious men. One writes something and the other just sits. Outside people are waiting. We don't know for what, but assume it's Winehouse. Everybody is dressed in black. After a while we see Winehouse is going out of the house, dressed like a mourning wife.
Two minutes in we realize a couple of things. The people outside were indeed waiting for Winehouse. She has to go to a funeral to probably her husband and the people outside are probably people who have to make sure the funeral goes according to plan. The clip cuts between Winehouse going to the funeral and Winehouse singing in the room. We now know obviously that this two things don't happen at the same time. We don't know what comes first, although we assume that Winehouse was first in the room and then went to the funeral. We still have no clue who the mysterious men in the room are.
Three minutes in. It's not her husband who is being buried. It's not even a person. It's a small box that's probably her heart. This is confirmed at the end of the video. During the rest of the clip there are cuts between the funeral and Winehouse sitting alone in a room. It's obvious why her heart broke.
Winehouse's lover left her alone. This crushed her heart and she'll never love again.