Sandi Thom
Sandi Thom (born Alexandria Thom in Banff, Aberdeenshire on 11 August 1981)… Read Full Bio ↴Sandi Thom (born Alexandria Thom in Banff, Aberdeenshire on 11 August 1981) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She became widely known in 2006 after a series of webcasts and the success of the single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)". Thom has released a series of studio albums including Smile...It Confuses People (2006), The Pink & The Lily (2008), Merchants and Thieves (2010), Flesh and Blood (2012), The Covers Collection (2013), Ghosts (2019).
Thom attended Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen. At the age of 17, Thom became the youngest student to be accepted at the prestigious Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA). In 2003, Thom graduated from LIPA with a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts. Thom has assisted charity appeals for Oxfam's work in Malawi.
In 2004, Thom moved to London to pursue her song-writing career, working with three co-writers: Jake Field, Duncan Thompson and Tom Gilbert. Thom signed to Windswept Pacific Music in 2005, an independent music publishing company, and its UK arm, P&P Songs, and received 25,000 pounds. She signed a record contract with the small record label Viking Legacy, who released her début single, "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)" in late 2005. The song failed to garner major airplay or sales and release of her début was delayed.
Thom subsequently accepted an offer by Sony. This led to the single re-release being delayed until May, when it was released on Sony's RCA label. The news of this broke on 3 April 2006, the official signing itself being webcast. The single was placed on Music Week Daily's playlist that day. Paul Kelly of the Independent and others have questioned how she was able to sustain production of the webcast, and it viewership figures. Her manager, Ian Brown, in an interview with the Guardian, said the idea came from her, whilst her management and Music PR team, Quite Great Communications, claim to have conducted a large publicity campaign, including a million "virtual flyers". Thom described Streaming Tank as "friends of my managers", since she could not have afforded commercial rates for the streaming. Craig Logan, the managing director of RCA said that the label was "drawn to" Thom after hearing of the webcasting, as has Thom herself.
Following her online webcast concerts from her basement in Tooting, "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" was re-released on 22 May 2006, on RCA Records UK. The song had been gaining in airplay exposure, and on download sales it achieved #15 in the general charts (and #7 in the official downloads chart). The physical release had three formats: two CD versions (one featuring the radio mix and "A Light As Bright As Ours", another featuring the radio mix, the album version, a further remix, "May You Never" and the video), and also as a 7" vinyl record backed with "No More Heroes". In the week of 22 May, the song reached #2 in both charts. She performed on Top of the Pops on 28 May, making her major terrestrial television début, and on 4 June, the song replaced the deleted "Gnarls Barkley" single "Crazy" at #1 in the singles chart. Her début album, Smile... It Confuses People was released in the United Kingdom on Monday 5 June 2006, and débuted at number one in the chart dated 11 June, selling over 700,000 copies worldwide. The song was later nominated at the Brit Awards for Best British Single. In the Republic of Ireland, "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker" entered the singles chart at #10 (week ending 25 May 2006), and rising to #2 in the following week (ending 1 June), and then to #1 the week after, but was then knocked off the top spot by Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie". The single also enjoyed success overseas, where it reached number 1 on the Australia "ARIA Charts" for ten consecutive weeks making it Australia's highest selling single of 2006.
"I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" was the 47th biggest selling UK single (as of January 2009) from a female artist since 2000 according to the Official Charts Company. The follow-up single "What If I'm Right" reached the lower reaches of the charts, but "Lonely Girl", the third single from the album, failed to enter any charts.
In May 2008, Thom released her second album, The Pink & the Lily, preceded by the first single, "The Devil's Beat".
A compilation album, The Best of Sandi Thom, was released by the Sony/BMG in July 2009 without Thom's consent to fulfil contractual obligations.
Thom's third studio album, Merchants and Thieves, was released independently in May 2010 with "This Ol' World" (featuring guitarist and then boyfriend Joe Bonamassa) as the lead single.
Thom's fourth studio album, Flesh and Blood, was released in September 2012. The album was recorded in Nashville's 16 Ton Studios and features The Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson as guest producer, and other musicians such as Audley Freed and Rolling Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys.
Her fifth studio album, The Covers Collection, was released in November 2013 and was publicised as an acoustic collection of songs that Thom listened to as a teenager, including Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Pearl Jam, Heart, and Fleetwood Mac. Thom played all instruments on the record and produced the album.
Her album Ghosts was released in 2019.
Thom attended Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen. At the age of 17, Thom became the youngest student to be accepted at the prestigious Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA). In 2003, Thom graduated from LIPA with a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts. Thom has assisted charity appeals for Oxfam's work in Malawi.
In 2004, Thom moved to London to pursue her song-writing career, working with three co-writers: Jake Field, Duncan Thompson and Tom Gilbert. Thom signed to Windswept Pacific Music in 2005, an independent music publishing company, and its UK arm, P&P Songs, and received 25,000 pounds. She signed a record contract with the small record label Viking Legacy, who released her début single, "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)" in late 2005. The song failed to garner major airplay or sales and release of her début was delayed.
Thom subsequently accepted an offer by Sony. This led to the single re-release being delayed until May, when it was released on Sony's RCA label. The news of this broke on 3 April 2006, the official signing itself being webcast. The single was placed on Music Week Daily's playlist that day. Paul Kelly of the Independent and others have questioned how she was able to sustain production of the webcast, and it viewership figures. Her manager, Ian Brown, in an interview with the Guardian, said the idea came from her, whilst her management and Music PR team, Quite Great Communications, claim to have conducted a large publicity campaign, including a million "virtual flyers". Thom described Streaming Tank as "friends of my managers", since she could not have afforded commercial rates for the streaming. Craig Logan, the managing director of RCA said that the label was "drawn to" Thom after hearing of the webcasting, as has Thom herself.
Following her online webcast concerts from her basement in Tooting, "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" was re-released on 22 May 2006, on RCA Records UK. The song had been gaining in airplay exposure, and on download sales it achieved #15 in the general charts (and #7 in the official downloads chart). The physical release had three formats: two CD versions (one featuring the radio mix and "A Light As Bright As Ours", another featuring the radio mix, the album version, a further remix, "May You Never" and the video), and also as a 7" vinyl record backed with "No More Heroes". In the week of 22 May, the song reached #2 in both charts. She performed on Top of the Pops on 28 May, making her major terrestrial television début, and on 4 June, the song replaced the deleted "Gnarls Barkley" single "Crazy" at #1 in the singles chart. Her début album, Smile... It Confuses People was released in the United Kingdom on Monday 5 June 2006, and débuted at number one in the chart dated 11 June, selling over 700,000 copies worldwide. The song was later nominated at the Brit Awards for Best British Single. In the Republic of Ireland, "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker" entered the singles chart at #10 (week ending 25 May 2006), and rising to #2 in the following week (ending 1 June), and then to #1 the week after, but was then knocked off the top spot by Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie". The single also enjoyed success overseas, where it reached number 1 on the Australia "ARIA Charts" for ten consecutive weeks making it Australia's highest selling single of 2006.
"I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" was the 47th biggest selling UK single (as of January 2009) from a female artist since 2000 according to the Official Charts Company. The follow-up single "What If I'm Right" reached the lower reaches of the charts, but "Lonely Girl", the third single from the album, failed to enter any charts.
In May 2008, Thom released her second album, The Pink & the Lily, preceded by the first single, "The Devil's Beat".
A compilation album, The Best of Sandi Thom, was released by the Sony/BMG in July 2009 without Thom's consent to fulfil contractual obligations.
Thom's third studio album, Merchants and Thieves, was released independently in May 2010 with "This Ol' World" (featuring guitarist and then boyfriend Joe Bonamassa) as the lead single.
Thom's fourth studio album, Flesh and Blood, was released in September 2012. The album was recorded in Nashville's 16 Ton Studios and features The Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson as guest producer, and other musicians such as Audley Freed and Rolling Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys.
Her fifth studio album, The Covers Collection, was released in November 2013 and was publicised as an acoustic collection of songs that Thom listened to as a teenager, including Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Pearl Jam, Heart, and Fleetwood Mac. Thom played all instruments on the record and produced the album.
Her album Ghosts was released in 2019.
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Sandi Thom Lyrics
- I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker With Flowers In My Hair Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
02 02 I wish I was a punk rocker [Chorus] Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
Beatbox For every lovers kiss For every child that laughs And ever…
Belly of the Blues Oh how I love a heart that aches So drown me…
Big Ones Get Away Hey, Baby I just got back from town Where the…
Castles I'm just skimming stones against the lake While my dreams pa…
Ghost Town I needn't know I had to leave Before your love deadly…
Gold Dust His love was like gold dust His desire took my lust He…
Heart of Stone Your heart of stone treated me so bad I was the…
Horsepower Caught in the gridlock nose to tail across all lanes Smog…
Human Being There are six and a half billion souls I believe to…
i whish I was a Punk Rocker Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I Was a Punck Rocker [Chorus] Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I Was A Punk Roc [Chorus] Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I was a Punk Rocker Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) Chorus Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) - Radio Mix Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker Wit [Chorus] Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker With A Flower In My Head Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
I'm A Human Being There are six and a half billion souls I believe to…
Jukebox Walter the war hero he's there from opening till time,…
Let It Stay Sometimes love comes Like a summers day Sweeps you off your …
Little Remedy Some things are meant to be the way they're gonna…
Lonely Girl Sometimes I see her down by the river The water dances…
Maggie McCall I knew a girl named Maggie McCall All her life she…
May You Never May you never lay your head down Without a hand to…
Mirrors I used to see a ballerina staring back at me A…
Music In My Soul I remember Sundays at the Harbour Bar Drinking cider wishin…
My Ungrateful Heart Would you lie would you lie lie lie in these…
No More Heroes [Chorus] Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
Remote Control When I first set my eyes on you You were born…
Remote Control Me When I first set my eyes on you You were born…
Runaway Train I am a runaway train I am the thunder burning black Like…
Sandi Thom / When Horsepower Meant What It Said Caught in the gridlock nose to tail across all lanes Smog…
Saturday Night She’s saving all her money trying to get ahead All the…
Shape I'm In I wake up to the dawn i'm a stranger in…
Show No Concern Well they took all of my money They changed all of…
Soul Mining When the twilight fades away, Stars light up a secret…
Success's Ladder There’s an empty seat on the train today that makes…
Sunset Borderline A simple scent of summer stole my heart for the…
Superman Some of us are reaching for stardust Some of us are…
THE BIG ONES GET AWAY Hey, Baby I just got back from town Where the…
The Devil's Beat Help me get my feet back to solid ground Cause were…
The Human Jukebox Walter the war hero he's there from opening till time,…
The Last Picturehouse Born to entertain us back in 1925 So beautiful and strong…
The Pink & The Lily Street lights ablaze and the air is so dry There's a…
The Sadness Baby I'm sure you know I didn't wanna walk home…
Time Roller skates and bumblebees holding hands and grazing knee…
Timè Roller skates and bumblebees Holding hands and grazing knees…
What If I You'll take me on a journey And be there till the…
What If I'm Right You'll take me on a journey And be there till the…
What If I'm Right (Radio Mix) Take me on a journey & be there till the…
What If I'm Right? You'll take me on a journey And be there till the…
When Horsepower Meant What It Caught in the gridlock nose to tail across all lanes Smog…
When Horsepower Meant What It Said Caught in the gridlock nose to tail across all lanes Smog…
Wish I Was A Punk Rocker [Chorus] Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers…
Wounded Hearts Just before I tell you standing in the rain I…