Module 06. Song review: If you were a sailboat (by Katie Melua)

Katie Melua, a British-Georgian singer, songwriter and musician, is giving a concert in the next edition of the 'Mar de Músicas' Festival. Although Katie is still not very popular in Spain, she was the United Kingdom's biggest-selling female artist in 2006.

You have been asked to write a review about Katie Melua's best-known song, 'If you were a sailboat', which you will have the chance to listen to live when you attend Melua's concert next summer. You have decided to watch the video on youtube.com first:



TASK
1. Watch the video and, if necessary, look at the lyrics to make sure you fully understood the song.
2. Write a short review of 'If I were a sailboat'. Include information about the artist, the style, what the song is about and your personal opinion about the song (e.g. did you like the song? would you recommend it?)

OPTIONAL TASK
A local radio station in Cartagena is offering free tickets for Katie Melua's next concert in the 'Mar de Músicas' Festival next summer. All you have to do is re-write the first verse of 'If you were a sailboat' using your own alternative lyrics. Katie will sing the best alternative lyrics live on the radio!

Here's some funny samples sent in by some listeners (ie. students) so far.
"If you were some tiling(1) I would grout(2) you
If you were a rule book I would flout(3) you all the same
If you were a football you would be my favourite game"

(1) tiling: square, flat pieces of clay used to cover the floor.
(2) to grout: to fill in the spaces between tiles using a mixture of sand, water and cement.
(3) to flout: to deliberately not follow a rule, order or law.