WHAT IF I’M RIGHT - SANDI THOM
A nostalgic a cappella lament, Sandi Thom’s U.K. hit “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker” galvanized adult alternative album radio but failed to cross over to top 40. Kicking off with an uplifting folk-pop groove, her second single casts the Scottish singer in the role of skeptic lover, unable to believe in her own romantic dreams: “You’ll be strong/And you’ll turn me on/But I’ve got my doubts and what if I’m right?” she sings playfully in a sun-kissed voice that is beautifully clear. What “the girl who webcast to the world” lacks is the raw, foot-stomping energy of a KT Tunstall, which is needed to tear up the charts with an acoustic guitar. In Thom’s innocent world, we have to settle for hand-clapping. Billboard
