2010 album from the British singer/songwriter. Merchants And Thieves is an album that brilliantly reflects how Sandi has opened up a whole new channel for her creativity. Retaining her innate feeling for a powerful melody and a trenchant lyric, the record adds the new Blues sensibility that visitors to her famously powerful gigs have sensed for themselves in recent months. Thom was encouraged to bring her long-held love of such heritage music to the fore, and her respect for such guitar giants a
We Decided to make a cover of this song because we think it describes the world perfectly – 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 to 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 to a world that doesn’t care Oh, I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair When pop stars still remained a myth And ignorance could still be bliss And when God Save 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 to 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 arounds And footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face Oh, I wish I was a punk … Video Rating: 3 / 5
Ben Osu from Liverpool Live TV talks to Sandi Thom on The Echo “Wheel of Excellence” about her Threshold Stage and Headliners Slot at this weekends Threshold Festival. Sandi Thom will be playing the Guardian Angels Records Stage at The New Picket Sunday 12th including The HummingBirds, Mr James Natalie McCool, The Fifth Movement, Ronan Boyle and Rob Gough Video Rating: 5 / 5
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