Inspiration: Sandi Thom wrote Punk Rocker after getting her phone stolen on a night out, along with other belongings, and the process of this got her thinking, "I wondered if that had happened to me back in the days of the hippies what would I have done and would I have freaked out so much?" - Sandi had no way of communicating with her friends and family.
However, there has also been lots of discussion about the song itself- it is rumoured that Thom was an anarchist, and wanted anarchy about technology.
However, even with all this contradiction and up roar, the single sold over 39,000 copies in its first week, and managed to reach number 1. The song was nominated for song of the year, however lost out to Take That- Patience.
The song itself also got lots of criticism, from many music artists of the time, including Lily Allen, The Fratellis and The Automatic. Members of The Automatic had a lot to say about Thom's song. "If she was a punk rocker with flowers in her hair she'd get the shit kicked out of her by other punk rockers, for having flowers in her hair. [...] I haven't found anyone who's told me they like that song and bought it."
The song itself has lots of contrasting views an opinions- people tended to either love the song or hate it!, creating a massive contrast.
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