Why do British Singers not have an accent when singing?

[huntingpj]

I wondered the exact same thing.

[BIG IRON]

what about Jamaican singers? they still have the Jamaican accent when they sing......

Freddy Fender had an accent when he sang as well.

[westtexducks]

Check this guy out and it also works for you Whitney Houston fans.

Sings awesome in english but can't speak a lick english.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPCjIGyrtYc"]Chunky Chinese Kid Sings Better than Whitney Houston! - I Will Always Love You by Lin Yu Chun - YouTube[/ame]

[kfd82]

Someone with an iPhone 4S needs to ask Siri and see what she says.

[BoneDigger]

An accent is nothing more than placing emphasis on different parts of words. Singing is basically an accent unto itself because the inflection of the notes dictates the emphasis that is placed on the words.

In other words, by carrying a tune you are forced to mold to the music. Rapping and Jamaican music are spoken more than sang. Some other types of music are the same, such as some country music and some bluegrass.

People who sing are basically conforming to the "accent" of the music.

Todd

[txstrapassassin]

Someone with an iPhone 4S needs to ask Siri and see what she says.

ha

[txstrapassassin]

you can't understand him? lol

he has a channel on sirius/xm now...they changed the boneyard to Ozzy's Boneyard now....haven't quite figured out what that exactly means though...HA

I used to watch his show on tv, and just laugh the whole time!

[systemnt]

Ever listened to the Scorpions? That guy can't speak a word of english...

[alien77721]

The Brits are all faking it to be cool......

[txstrapassassin]

The Brits are all faking it to be cool......

haaaa!

[jpbruni]

Especially the Beatles and Liam and Noel from Oasis!

J.P.

[Goldeneagle]

Herman's Hermits had the accent.

[jpbruni]

Yeah they did! Funny!

J.P.

[Goldeneagle]

Yeah they did! Funny!

J.P.

I think back in the early years it was cool to have the accent. Not so much anymore.

[BowDude]

Paul didn't have an accent either, nor John... It is kinda strange that we have a difficulty understanding their English, but the songs are clearly without accent. Maybe it's the timing and cadences of the songs that help us understand what they are saying and we perceive it as "no accent"..