Washington, Sept 3 : Pete Doherty has revealed that he wrote his own version of Amy Winehouse's hit song 'Tears Dry On Their Own' more than two years before his close pal died.
Winehouse's untimely death in July left him "bewildered" and he paid tribute to the singer by performing his own rock cover of 'Tears Dry On Their Own' during his headlining set at the UK's Leeds Festival last week.
Many fans believed the previously unheard track was a new take on the 2007 soul single - but Doherty reveals it is actually a few years old.
"A couple of years ago when she first released it, there was an idea kicked about that I was going to do an alternate version," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.
"I did actually write some alternate verses and record them but in the end no-one seemed to like it so it disappeared.
"But I've always loved that song, it's a f**king amazing tune and I've always wanted to do some tribute," he added.