tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post112119625551550506..comments2024-03-26T12:23:35.307-05:00Comments on The Buck Stops Here: Singing AccentsStuart Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-75671501167661146282009-03-06T16:15:00.000-06:002009-03-06T16:15:00.000-06:00I cant help but believe Elton John sounds more Ame...I cant help but believe Elton John sounds more American than English (of North West London/Middlesex) when he talks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148853288172087347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1151823152645617692006-07-02T01:52:00.000-05:002006-07-02T01:52:00.000-05:00The odd thing is that it's not just when singing i...The odd thing is that it's not just when singing in English. I have noticed with French that it is much easier for non-native speakers and native speakers alike to sound as if they do not have an accent of any particular kind when singing in French. So perhaps it's just something about what happens vocally when singing that drops the accent for a lot of people. It is possible to sing in an accent, like "ed" said in the first comment, but in the case that he pointed out, that was not a natural accent and was obviously one which was put-on by the actor. Personally, I'd be more apt to go with your second theory, due to the issue with country singers... 'cause that's very true.RaeShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841066344380185598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1123040931874141852005-08-02T22:48:00.000-05:002005-08-02T22:48:00.000-05:00Robin McNeil has two PBS programs on speaking Engl...Robin McNeil has two PBS programs on speaking English. In the second, he interviews a country singer who is not Southern, but adopts the "country-southern" accent when performing. <BR/><BR/>The accent is definitely part of the style in Country.luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342621789338198739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1121632783327462042005-07-17T15:39:00.000-05:002005-07-17T15:39:00.000-05:00I grew up in Florida on the ocean which means I re...I grew up in Florida on the ocean which means I really don't have much of a Southern accent. My parents who are from Georgia certainly do. When I sing it just comes out country. It drives me crazy, because I sing rock-n-roll. I just can't help it and have to make a concerted effort no to slip in a twang.<BR/><BR/>My parents always listened to country music when I was a child. I pretty much had to listen and today I don't hate country nor love it.<BR/><BR/>I would bet that those Brits grew up listening to alot of American singers in their youth and today it just comes out that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1121364174094188782005-07-14T13:02:00.000-05:002005-07-14T13:02:00.000-05:00(Woops, clicked the wrong button.)So Theory 1 is c...(Woops, clicked the wrong button.)<BR/><BR/>So Theory 1 is correct -- which does not rule out theory 2.<BR/><BR/>There are also some issues concerning regional English accents versus <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronounciation" REL="nofollow">Received Pronunciation</A> which come into play here.CWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396775360621300955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1121363704356551832005-07-14T12:55:00.000-05:002005-07-14T12:55:00.000-05:00Many British (and Australian, and New Zealand) sin...Many British (and Australian, and New Zealand) singers consciously suppress their native accents to enhance their chances of Making It in America. This has been happening since the Sixties.<BR/><BR/>Not everyone does this. Here in Australia, there's an increasing tendency to "sound Australian". And it's natural that an out-and-out lefty like Billy Bragg resisted this trend. (Now I've got <I>Waiting for the Great Leap Forward</I> stuck in my head.)CWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396775360621300955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1121350050984108412005-07-14T09:07:00.000-05:002005-07-14T09:07:00.000-05:00Take a listen to Billy Bragg sometime. On one of ...Take a listen to Billy Bragg sometime. On one of the CD's that I have, they have a pretty distinct british accent in their singing. That said, I have never heard them speak, which if it follows the line of thought presented in Stuart's ideas, means that they would be unintelligible to most Americans. I like the idea of more open mouths thought. It just makes sense.David Whitcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501623596447010453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1121206704553449732005-07-12T17:18:00.000-05:002005-07-12T17:18:00.000-05:00I'm fairly certain that there are Country singers ...I'm fairly certain that there are Country singers who affect a Southern accent when singing it, and don't really have one when speaking normally, too. It's expected.John Thackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269867695937765049noreply@blogger.com