It’s no surprises that Amy Winehouse and Kanye West both came home with a handful of Grammy’s last night. It’s also no surprise that Kanye West loves his mother. What was a little surprising is the extent to which he wore his love on his sleeve.

Instead of wearing his love on his actual sleeve, Kanye wore it on his head with the word “MAMA” shaved into his hair. Also, his performance referenced his now deceased mom many times and when it came time for Kanye to accept his first Grammy, he rebelled at the music playing that was trying to move him along when he was talking about his mother and said, “It would be in good taste to stop the music now.”

This dichotomy of gangsta rapper and momma’s boy was quite intriguing as the hip hop star went from reverent to boastful to angered in just a few sentences. Vince Gill even pointed out Kanye West’s boastfulness asking the rapper if he’d ever received a Grammy from a Beatle (Ringo Starr) before.

In Friday, I had talked about the Amy Winehouse visa debacle. In her London studio, before millions of viewers, Amy performed admirably before her audience. But, if she was one of the contestants on American Idol, Simon Cowell surely would have given her low marks and a scowl for her attempt at dancing.

True, Amy Winehouse, just out of real life rehab was singing the song “Rehab,” which she won a Grammy for, but that girl needs some dance lessons. Even Britney’s stumbling attempt at the MTV awards was better than the Winehouse shuffle last night. Be that as it may, the even came off well, and the Grammy gods once again were smiling favorably upon the boss-man Bruce Springsteen who pulled off three golden trophies for his efforts.

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