| Why do artists lose their accent . . . [message #98685] |
Tue, 10 June 2025 02:01  |
Leot55
Messages: 238
Registered: June 2017
|
Master |
|
|
while they're singing? We were talking about this at work. Has anyone else noticed that most popular artists sing with a fairly generic Americanized voice?
For example, Adele's English accent comes across rather thickly when she's giving an interview, but it disappears when she's belting out one of her love ballads. Another example is the Gallagher brothers. They are darn near impossible to understand when they're speaking, so much so that producers usually show a transcript of what they're saying during interviews, yet they magically become understandable when they're performing as Oasis.
Does this phenomenon have a name? It's almost as though the entire recording industry decided that an Americanized voice is what sells the most.
|
|
|
|
| Re: Why do artists lose their accent . . . [message #98688 is a reply to message #98685] |
Wed, 11 June 2025 02:02  |
Madison
Messages: 345
Registered: June 2017
|
Grand Master |
|
|
|
I've noticed that, too. I wonder if it's the act of singing phrases to match the song's rhythm and beat, rather than using their natural speaking cadence, that throws it all off. It doesn't seem to happen with Jamaican rappers, like Sean Kingston and Sean Paul, though.
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
Members
Search
Help
Register
Login
Get a T-Shirt!
