"Give me a stage and I'll be a rock and roll queen/Your 20th century cover of a magazine/Rolling Stone here I come/Watch out everyone….Singing songs about dreams about hopes, about schemes..." This from "Let's Start a Band," a flamenco-sounding piece with subtle insinuations of the 1970s Welsh singer Mary Hopkin ("Those Were The Days").
In "I Wish for Something More," MacDonald sings: "Let's take a walk outside/See the world through each other's eyes…I wish for long lingering glances/Fairy tale romances/Every single day."
Tunstall might very well wish for the same things, but irony would save her from pathos: those things don't really exist, so let's just dance.
Amy MacDonald's This is the Life is smart and smartly crafted. Next time out, maybe she'll indulge the fantasy, wallow in it a bit, and then dance it away.
Article comments
1 - Amy Macdonald
Everywhere else in the world, Amy Macdonald has completely outsold Tunstall this year.
Her success in europe has been astronomical.
I for one believe that if there is anyone in a shadow it will be Tunstall.
The two artists do not sound similar at all.
Add to this that Tunstall is 14 years Macdonald's senior and then you really see who the superior artist is.
2 - Eric / Scotland
Actually , you miss the point. MacDonald can sing unlike Tunstall. She is only 19 and should improve with age. Tunstall has probably peaked , where MacDonald is only beginning.
3 - SG
On the contrary, Amy MacDonald is much better than Tunstall. There may be similarities because of the accents, but MacDonald's lyrics, way of phrasing and the bounce in the songs (every one of them) is just so much fun to listen to and superior to Tunstall (who is an amazing musician). I can listen to MacDonald for hours.
4 - Jason
Hmm... weird.. I never heard for Tunstall, however "This Is The Life" song from Amy play on radio here on daily basis.
I would say that Amy Macdonald is atm much more popular on middle Europe than Tunstall.