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Today two new ABBA (deluxe edition) cd's arrived.
I tend to download most of my music now (for shame), but when I found out this existed, I couldn't resist sending off for it, if only cos it's fun to imagine how utterly appalled Joni Mitchell would be
Her cover of River on The Fizz's Christmas album was very nice, I thought.
is it as good as Joni's version of 'Making Your Mind Up'?
I tend to download most of my music now (for shame), but when I found out this existed, I couldn't resist sending off for it, if only cos it's fun to imagine how utterly appalled Joni Mitchell would be:
Looking forward to your verdict, James.
Only a few times, when her accent goes a bit North American - which is understandable; you don't necessarily want to sing about Laurel Canyon while sounding like you're from Bethnal Green - does she seem like a slightly pointless tribute act.
And will you download them?It also contains a freecode to download all the singles
One of the strangest things about pop music is that no matter where the artist(s) hails from - even when the song isn't covering an American artist - it's the done thing to sing in a pseudo-American accent (and some overdo it).
It's so ingrained that I don't really think about it.
Singing along with songs or doing karaoke, most non-Americans imitate the accent. I have tried singing along to country music using my own accent and it's really difficult because there's barely any kind of template.
And will you download them?
The Beatles were once asked why they spoke with English accents and sang with American ones. John Lennon replied that it sold better.In fairness, there are practical reasons why so many do the American thing.
All my life, I never noticed Elton John was singing in a fake American accent until someone pointed it out a few years ago and suddenly I can't not hear it - this little bloke from Watford singing like he was born and raised in the Rockies or somewhere.
Strangely, Rod Stewart completely gets away with it and he's from Highgate.
In fairness, there are practical reasons why so many do the American thing. Broadly speaking, the American accent is 'faster' than the English one - words like "better" or "can't" take that bit longer to say in a standard English accent than in a US one. They way pronounce their "t's" as "d's" just flows better (or quicker).
The Beatles were once asked why they spoke with English accents and sang with American ones. John Lennon replied that it sold better.
Maybe it would be nice to dust off the Standard Thread some time in the foreseeable future.
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The Beatles were once asked why they spoke with English accents and sang with American ones. John Lennon replied that it sold better.
They way pronounce their "t's" as "d's" just flows better (or quicker).
That's true of actors as well. Australians tend to pronounce t like d, too, but there is a subtle difference with an actual d that's hard to describe. The way Marina Sirtis pronounced "Dayda" on Star Trek TNG sounded fake to me, for example. And, as you suggest, an over-stressed r is a dead giveaway.it's when non-Americans over-stress the "R"s that it starts getting too much.
A good haul for me in recent days.
- A couple of weeks ago I completed my Bassey BGO set (with slipcase, of course)
- And I've got myself yet another DSB compilation featuring songs I already own. But audiophiles say it sounds good. And it has a nice cover.
- As of today, the official soundtrack to my current TV obsession is mine
- AND a pre-order that I'd forgotten is officially released tomorrow has also landed on my doormat today
Sadly, I can't enjoy my newest arrivals just yet due to my strict 3 day quarantine rule for items coming into the house. But soon. Very soon.