why do accents seem to disappear when you're singing?

Question

i frequently mistake someone for american when they sing, but then hear them in an interview and they are plainly brittish, or irish, or the like.i have been thoroughly confused, but i have a guess. could this be because so much of an accent or brogue depends on inflection, in addition to pronunciation? inflection is used in the music, and may therefore be confused. could this be right? anyone else know? much appreciated. and please do not guess. i would like to know a real answer.

Answer 1

It's a phenomenon, I know...
I'm guessing that when people sing the vocals stresses the notes which governs accent! maybe...

Answer 2

Your precise, human beings can replace their accent even as singing because it really is imitation of what they prefer to take heed to. Take eastern singers, they each and every each and every now and then won't be able to communicate a note of English, do not understand what the words advise, yet they sound strong after some prepare at it.

Answer 3

It seems that most British singers sing in American accents. I think mainly because Americans have longer vowel sounds and the words aren't so clipped. Apart from the fact that most popular song writers are American.

Answer 4

Foreign Pop singers are taught to sing without the accent. It makes them sound more "American" which therefore opens them to a much broader market. Same thing happens with artists from say the deep south. It makes them marketable to a much larger audience.

Answer 5

I personally think that you can tell when you're listening to it; there is a small difference sometimes, but it exists nevertheless. Some are just easier to pick out than others. For example, Snow Patrol (irish) have stronger accents when they sing than Coldplay (british)

Answer 6

i dont think it "suddenly dissapears" - i think its a choice the artist makes to sing that way

and i make the same mistake

i think its because the American market is the toughest to crack cos its the most lucrative and some artists want to be markatable to the Americans - who dont really care for people who dont sound like they do

Answer 7

I believe the part of your brain that control regular speech and the part that controls singing is different.

Answer 8

I've always wondered that myself. Sorry I don't know the answer! :-)

Answer 9

can't answer that question...try a speech therapist

Answer 10

well your addicted to the music