polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry Polard) (08/02/84)
<Tofu for the line eater>
English lends itself to song quite wonderfully - listen to English
folk-singers such as the Watersons for evidence. English pop, rock, etc.
singers sing with an "American" accent because they're imitating us.
One of the reasons they do this is that the roots of the money-making
music styles are American, and the foreign singers imitate the
accent with the style, especially if they learn their music from records.
It was on a Sunday morning, the weather being fine,
Unto Brigg fair I did repair - for love I was inclined...
--
Henry Polard (You bring the flames; I'll bring the marshmallows.)
{ihnp4,cbosgd,amd}!fortune!polardgrw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman) (08/02/84)
bip. To quote from an interview: Interviewer: Why do you lads speak like Englishmen but sing like Americans? John [Lennon]: That's what sells. No Cute Signoff, -Glenn