Sandi Thom is officially my favorite female singer! In case you didn't know her, here's a brief introduction: She's a Scottish singer-songwriter with huge folk influence. She already had 3 albums, Smile... It Confuses People (2006), The Pink & The Lily (2008), and Merchant and Thieves which has been released in May 2010. Beside her beautiful voice, vocal technique, and music arrangements, for me the most lovable thing about her is her cute, smart song lyrics. Perhaps I'm saying this because I'm such a word-lover. Nevertheless, I'm quite sure if you take time to listen carefully to the lyrics you'll agree with me, despite the fact that her songs didn't really hit the chart. For example, her first single, I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker has the best lyrics, I think. It's not deeply moving or sad or heartthrob-ing, none of that. But I find the lyrics are cute, smart, honest, with attractive sentences. The song speaks about the longing for originality, the era where technology was not the boss. Well, let's not be hypocrite, we all love and can't live without technology but above all I'm sure we do miss the things such as genuineness, privacy, the time when information cannot just be determined by some status updates. You don't? Be my guess. I still recommend Sandi Thom to you anyway. Take a look at her lovely lyrics here.
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In '77 and '69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
When the head of state didn't play guitar
Not everybody drove a car
When music really mattered and when radio was king
When accountants didn't have control
And the media couldn't buy your soul
And computers were still scary and we didn't know everything
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In '77 and '69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
And ignorance could still be bliss
And when god saved the queen she turned a whiter shade of pale
My mom and dad were in their teens
And anarchy was still a dream
And the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In '77 and '69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
When record shops were still on top
And vinyl was all that they stocked
And the super info highway was still drifting out in space
Kids were wearing hand me downs
And playing games meant kick around
And vinyl was all that they stocked
And the super info highway was still drifting out in space
Kids were wearing hand me downs
And playing games meant kick around
And footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face
There's still plenty of lovable song of hers. Check out Beatbox, What If I'm Right, Sunset Borderline, and Success's Ladder. You'll love the cute folk tunes. Enjoy!
Sandi Thom is total Pants! she hoaxed her way to fame, She dumped her producer boyfriend for a famous guitar player because her second album tanked and she was dropped by her record company and management because of rubbish sales and poor attendance at her gigs.
ReplyDeletetrue that only few of her songs hit the chart. still i find her music enjoyable. it's not that bad, isn't it? actually i find her comparable with some current successful female singers like colbie caillat for example. there's gotta be other factors that prevented her from being appreciated. maybe bcos she hoaxed her way. thanks for the comment btw, really appreciate it :D
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