I'm kind of curious about this because it seems that most British singers don't sound any different that someone from the US. And for that matter, this seems to be the case for almost anyone who sings in English - whether their from the American south, French Canadian, or some other place. The exception being country music.
2007-11-26 21:10:19 · 8 answers · asked by Justin H 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Because when people sing they elongate everything, so it all ends up sounding the same.
2007-11-26 21:13:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mooka 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Listen to Kate Nash (Foundations), Lily Allen (LDN), Dizzee Rascal (Fix Up, Look Sharp), Blur (Parklife), Squeeze (Cool for Cats) The Jam (Going Underground) The Pipettes (Judy) House of Fun (Madness) Sugar Coated Iceberg (Lightening Seeds) Knit 1 Pear 1 (Help She Can't Swim) Growing On Me (The Darkness) I Don't Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats) and your opinions will soon be changed. These are all just ones ive thought off but there are so many more.
And the reason why you may not have heard of some of these songs is because they won't do as well in other countries due to the fact they retain their own accents. So even if they are
2007-11-28 07:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's quite easy. There are a lot of English accents in the world today, so there must have a 'standard' one.The United States of American is a large country with one of the best educational system in the world, one of the best economy and movie industry,etc. People come there and stay there for a while and then come back to their country with a little bit American accent. On the other hand, young children watch too much American cartoons/movies also causes they speak with a bit of American accent. American accent is becoming more and more popular. That's why most singers sing with American accent.
*Country music is something private, something belongs to a country and it's sacred so the singers must 'keep' its origin, in order to make the songs more meaningful.
2007-11-26 23:51:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have noticed that too! Back in 1964, the Beatles first came to the US and performed on three successive Sunday nights on the Ed Sullivan show. Halfway through the second performance, Paul spoke to introduce the next song and everyone was taken aback!
The Beatles' music sounded new to us but -they- thought they were emulating American rock and blues singers, like Elvis Presley. They sang in accents of rural Tennessee! When they spoke, it was with an accent we had hardly ever heard here in the US. I still remember the strangeness of that moment!
2007-11-26 21:21:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
sturdy question. it could hark back to the origins of the rock and roll type with american singers- it became into seen as something new and youthful and distinctive and the yankee accessory (and lifestyle customarily) on the time might have been linked with that? It now seems to be variety of a prepare- human beings (or a minimum of singers aiming for mainstream attractiveness) undertake that variety of accessory whilst making a music to slot in. I ought to upload that linguistically, there is not any such element as 'no accessory'. RP (so-noted as 'proper' or 'Queen's' English) is an accessory; American English is an accessory. human beings ought to attempt to do away with lines of alternative dialects with a view to stay away from the institutions of those dialects, or seem greater first rate by employing employing the main prestigious variety of language of their lifestyle, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it extremely is nonetheless one particular accessory between many.
2016-09-30 05:32:05 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mel C from the Spice Girls does.
2007-11-26 21:16:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah hey i have lol hahaha
2007-11-26 23:40:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that means you're too young for "Penny Lane".
2007-11-26 21:15:48 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋