• Scott McDonald

  • JUNE 3, 2025

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    UPC: 727252885888

    ISRC: USPXQ2560301

    Label: Bongo Boy Records 

    06.03.25

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  • About Scott McDonald

  • Scott McDonald is a singer/guitarist/songwriter from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania who has been composing, recording and releasing original music throughout his career.  A mix of melodic rock, pop and acoustic music, the songs lean heavily on melody and hooks and harmony vocals without sacrificing the energy of rock n roll. 

    Scott won the Lehigh Valley Acoustic Singer / Songwriter Competition in 2008 and has had his songs played on radio stations including WZZO in Allentown, PA. 

    He also co-wrote and composed a jingle for Maola Milk and his first video from his most current release features David Anthony (Dennis DeYoung) on drums and Brian Anthony (Steve Walsh) on bass. 

    His most recent original videos have garnered over 21,000 views on YouTube. 

    Scott currently performs in TUSK – The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac.  They are the number one tribute to FM in the United States.

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  • WAVE – Lyrics by Scott McDonald

  • Well it isn't always easy to survive
    Just the moment when it took a dive
    Well you try to pin a point and understand now
    Slight of hand now is easier to find
     
    CHORUS
    I still wonder where it all went wrong tell me
    How it stayed alive so very long
    I still wonder why it seemed to change
    We were watching as it slowly slipped away
    All we can do is walk away and Wave
     
    Well it does not matter just how hard you try
    Sometimes it's just time to let it lie
    Well you drag your feet always breaking down now
    Just a sound now before we say goodbye
     
    CHORUS
    I still wonder where it all went wrong tell me
    How it stayed alive so very long
    I still wonder why it seemed to change
    We were watching as it slowly slipped away
    All we can do is walk away and Wave
     
    I still wonder where it all went wrong tell me
    How it stayed alive so very long
    I still wonder why it seemed to change
    We were watching as it slowly slipped away
    All we can do is walk away and Wave
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  • Scott McDonald walks a fine line between several genres, but he does so with the utmost, sure-footed confidence. It would be easy to label this as modern rock and roll, which I suppose it is, but to merely tag it such would be to ignore the sonic intricacies and clever meeting of sonic worlds that it is built on.

    Rock is central to the song’s feel, but Scott is clever enough to take the raw groove of wilder garage rock urges and polish them into more commercial and accessible sounds. And for every rock and roll groove, there is an equal number of, if not pop, moves, then indeed pop-aware moves. It is this blend of the alternative and underground, cool and mainstream, chart-friendly, mass accessibility that makes this a song with such broad appeal.

    Guitars drive relentlessly onwards, drums and basslines beat out the path, and Scott’s vocals are cocooned in additional harmonies to create an anthemic, fist-in-the-air euphoria. And the message is clear: the world around us is constantly changing, often against our wishes, always beyond our control. 

  • And, as much as we try to stand firm against them, sometimes, actually, almost every time, you have to remember that there is nothing you can do about it, that the best course of action is not to fight it, accept things for the way they are, shrug, smile and just “walk away and wave” goodbye.

    Joined by his friend and bandmate from the Fleetwood Mac tribute act TUSK, Tom Nelson on drums and bassist, and all-round studio wizard Brian J Anthony, Scott finds himself at the apex of a formidable power trio, perhaps the purest form of rock and roll expression known to man, ironically, something that doesn’t ever change. Three top musicians firing on all cylinders with no room for anyone not to be doing their job, and an efficient and effective musical machine.

    If this isn’t the sound of rock and roll staying true to its nature but also moving effortlessly with the times, I don’t know what is!

     

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  • Also Appearing Television (Music Video) and on Kryp II Knight VI - Multi-Artist Rock Album

  • Bongo Boy TV presents The Bongo Boy Rock n’ Roll TV show series– Episode 6 Season 14 (June 2025) – “WAVE, RISE, WORLD” which features a music video and music performances from around the world by award-winning independent artists. In heavy rotation for 4 weeks in the USA on 72+ TV terrestrial TV channels. Also soon streaming on Bongo Boy TV’s own ROKU Channel. (For local listing see our TVGuide at bongoboytv.com).

  • This episode premiers on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 on Ch. 29 in Portland, Oregon, and follows with heavy rotation on a total of 72+ terrestrial TV channels + on Bongo Boy TV ROKU Channel. Watch the show and look for professional music video reviews and Bongo Boy’s newsletters to come. 

  • PRESS RELEASE JUNE 3, 2025