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* {{Limited Lyrics Song}}: "No Better Shoulder." The only words are

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** Her cover of [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]]
* {{Limited Lyrics Song}}: "No Better Shoulder." The only words words, repeated over and over, are



-->you'll never be replaced" over and over again.

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-->you'll never be replaced" over and over again.
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* {{Title Track}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' has two...[[{{Exactly What it Says on the Tin}} Invisible Empire and Crescent Moon]]

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* {{Title Track}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' has two...[[{{Exactly What it Says on the Tin}} Invisible Empire "Invisible Empire" and Crescent Moon]]"Crescent Moon"]]
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* {{Everythings Better With Sparkles}}: The sparkly guitar on the cover of [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BM%2BhJY5TL._SL1500_.jpg Drastic Fantastic]]

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* {{Everythings Better With Sparkles}}: The sparkly guitar on the cover of [[http://ecx.''[[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BM%2BhJY5TL._SL1500_.jpg Drastic Fantastic]]Fantastic]]''
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* {{Face On The Cover}}: One version of the ''[[http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0000/498/MI0000498670.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Eye to the Telescope]]'' cover
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* {{Breakup Song}}: "The Other Side of the World" is about her friends' breakup (which happened in KT's apartment). Both people lived in England, but one had to move to America. They later [[{{Break Up Make Up Scenario}} got back together]], though

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* {{My Nayme Is}}: KT, which is an oversimplified form of "Katie" is a combination of this and {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}



* {{Say My Nayme}}: KT, which is an oversimplified form of "Katie" is a combination of this and {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}
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-->There's no better shoulder

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-->There's -->"There's no better shoulder

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* {{Everythings Better With Sparkles}}: The sparkly guitar on the cover of [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BM%2BhJY5TL._SL1500_.jpg Drastic Fantastic]]
* {{Fangirl}}: Of Music/PattiSmith if "Suddenly I See" is anything to go by



* {{Lyrical Dissonance}}: "Invisible Empire" is a calm, peaceful, major key song in which she describes "burn[ing] this house" and "jump[ing] into the fire," and how her "dynasty is falling"



* [[{{One Man Band}} One-Woman Band]]: In many live perfomances she uses loop pedals to supply her own [[{{Self Backing Vocalist}} back-up vocals]] and percussion

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* {{Murder Ballad}}: Lyrically, "Made of Glass" isn't one, but the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zn-UUoaW0A music video]] would have you believe otherwise.
* {{New Sound Album}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'', which is noticeably calmer than her previous albums, with a more [[{{Folk Music}} folk]]-ish flavour
** ''Tiger Suit'' is just as upbeat as her other stuff, but with more [[{{Electronic Music}} electronic]] and dance elements
* [[{{One Man Band}} One-Woman Band]]: In many live perfomances performances she uses loop pedals to supply her own [[{{Self Backing Vocalist}} back-up vocals]] and percussion


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* {{Title Track}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' has two...[[{{Exactly What it Says on the Tin}} Invisible Empire and Crescent Moon]]

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Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] (b. June 23, 1975) Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.

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Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) Tunstall 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter.[[{{Singer Songwriter}} singer-songwriter]]. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.



* {{Say My Nayme}}: KT, which is an oversimplified form of "Katie" is a combination of this and {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}



* {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}: "Universe & U"

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* {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}: "Universe & U"U"
** "KT" would also qualify. It's an oversimplified spelling of "Katie" (and also a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event "KT Impact"]], which killed the dinosaurs)
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** All of the [[{{Christmas Songs}} Christmas]] album is covers
** She does covers of [[{{Music/The Bangles}} "Walk Like and Egyptian"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Pafixt83A live]] sometimes.

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[[{{My Nayme Is}} KT]] Tunstall (real name: Kate Victoria Tunstall) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.

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Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} KT]] Tunstall (real name: Kate Victoria Tunstall) K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] (b. June 23, 1975) Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.

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--> ''I'm going to get the fuck away from here/Get the fuck away from hallowed ground''

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--> ''I'm going to get the fuck away from here/Get here
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the fuck away from hallowed ground''

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-->you'll never be replaced"
over and over again.

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-->you'll never be replaced"
replaced" over and over again.

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* {{Limited Lyrics Song}}: "No Better Shoulder." The only words are "There's no better shoulder/there's no finer place/one word of warning/you'll never be replaced," over and over again.

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* {{Limited Lyrics Song}}: "No Better Shoulder." The only words are "There's are
-->There's
no better shoulder/there's shoulder
-->there's
no finer place/one place
-->one
word of warning/you'll warning
-->you'll
never be replaced," replaced"
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* {{Accent Upon the Wrong Syllable}}: "Difficulty," the title of which ends up being pronounced like "difficulTY"

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* {{Accent [[{{Accent Upon the Wrong Syllable}}: Syllable}} AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]: "Difficulty," the title of which ends up being pronounced like "difficulTY""difficulTY"
** "Another Place to Fall"
-->See yourself as a fallen anGEL
** "The Other Side of the World"
-->And most of every day
-->Is full of tired excusES
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* New Project, currently called "KT Album #5 (2016)

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* New Project, currently called "KT Album #5 #5" (2016)
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* ''[[{{Christmas Songs}} Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas]]'' (2010)

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* ''[[{{Christmas Songs}} Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas]]'' (2010) (2010 EP)
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* ''[[{{Christmas Songs}} Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas]]'' (2010)
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** For example: when she posted a Facebook tribute to the late Music/Prince, a commenter recalled that when she performed in Minneapolis once, Prince had a concert there the same night. KT asked the audience, "What the fuck are you doing here?"

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** For example: when she posted a Facebook tribute to the late Music/Prince, {{Music/Prince}}, a commenter recalled that when she performed in Minneapolis once, Prince had a concert there the same night. KT asked the audience, "What the fuck are you doing here?"

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* {{Cover Version}}: [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]] is the only one to make it onto an album (''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'') but she's also famous for her cover of [[{{The Jackson Five}} "I Want You Back"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm5MDeAX7c]]. She sometimes works [[{{The White Stripes}} "Seven Nation Army"]] into live versions of "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" as seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbm9U80hBU]]

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* {{Cover Version}}: [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]] is the only one to make it onto an album (''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'') but she's also famous for her cover of [[{{The Jackson Five}} "I Want You Back"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm5MDeAX7c]]. She sometimes works [[{{The White Stripes}} "Seven Nation Army"]] into live versions of "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" as seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbm9U80hBU]]com/watch?v=xVbm9U80hBU "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"]]


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* {{Inspired By}}: "Madame Trudeaux" is probably inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Trudeau Margaret Trudeau]]--who is wife of UsefulNotes/PierreTrudeau, former prime minister of Canada--and her affairs with some members of Music/TheRollingStones.
**Interesingly, she sings "President's wife" instead of "Prime Minister's wife," though that might be because it fit better.
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* {{Precision F Strike}}: Swearing in general is surprisingly uncommon in her songs, considering how sweary she usually is, but she gets an f-strike in in "Hallowed Ground"
--> ''I'm going to get the fuck away from here/Get the fuck away from hallowed ground''


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* {{Self Deprecation}}: She sometimes starts concerts by telling the audience what else they could be doing in town instead of attending her concert.
**For example: when she posted a Facebook tribute to the late Music/Prince, a commenter recalled that when she performed in Minneapolis once, Prince had a concert there the same night. KT asked the audience, "What the fuck are you doing here?"
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* {{Mistaken For Gay}}: At one point, because of the rainbow suspenders she wore on the front of one version of the cover for ''Eye to the Telescope''



* {{Self Backing Vocalist}}: Especially live. (See "One-Man Band")

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* {{Self Backing Vocalist}}: Especially live. (See "One-Man Band")Band")
* {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}: "Universe & U"
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* {{Creator Breakdown}}: The songs on ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' aren't particluarly depressing or anything, but they ''were'' written after her dad's death and her divorce.
* {{Epic Riff}}: Lots and lots
* [[{{Colbert Bump}} Jools Holland Bump]]: How she first gained widespread recognition
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* {{Creator Breakdown}}: The songs on ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' aren't particluarly depressing or anything, but they ''were'' written after her dad's death and her divorce.
* {{Epic Riff}}: Lots and lots


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* {{Pop Star Composer}}: She's not quite a pop star, but she did take a break from recording to [[{{Franchise/Disney Fairies}} write songs]] [[{{Film/Million Dollar Arm}} for movies]].
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* [[{{Unplugged Version}} ''KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'']] (2006)

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* [[{{Unplugged ''[[{{Unplugged Version}} ''KT KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'']] Extravaganza]]'' (2006)
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* ''KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'' (2006)

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* [[{{Unplugged Version}} ''KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'' Extravaganza'']] (2006)
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* {{Accent Upon the Wrong Syllable}}: "Difficulty," the title of which ends up being pronounced like "difficulTY"


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* {{Limited Lyrics Song}}: "No Better Shoulder." The only words are "There's no better shoulder/there's no finer place/one word of warning/you'll never be replaced," over and over again.
* {{Long Title}}: "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," "Push that Knot Away," "The Other Side of the World," the album names ''Eye to the Telescope'' and ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon''
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KT Tunstall (real name: Kate Victoria Tunstall) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.

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KT [[{{My Nayme Is}} KT]] Tunstall (real name: Kate Victoria Tunstall) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.
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KT Tunstall (real name: Kate Victoria Tunstall) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.

*''Eye to the Telescope'' (2004)
*''KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'' (2006)
*''Drastic Fantastic'' (2007)
*''Tiger Suit'' (2010)
*''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' (2013)
*New Project, currently called "KT Album #5 (2016)

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!! KT Tunstall provides examples of the following tropes:

*{{Cover Version}}: [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]] is the only one to make it onto an album (''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'') but she's also famous for her cover of [[{{The Jackson Five}} "I Want You Back"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm5MDeAX7c]]. She sometimes works [[{{The White Stripes}} "Seven Nation Army"]] into live versions of "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" as seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbm9U80hBU]]
*[[{{Colbert Bump}} Jools Holland Bump]]: How she first gained widespread recognition
*{{Lighter and Softer}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' is notably more laid-back and quiet than her previous 3 main albums, even though the songs are about her divorce and her father's death.
*[[{{One Man Band}} One-Woman Band]]: In many live perfomances she uses loop pedals to supply her own [[{{Self Backing Vocalist}} back-up vocals]] and percussion
*{{Self Backing Vocalist}}: Especially live. (See "One-Man Band")

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