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thenewgreen  ·  4393 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why do British singers sound American?

First off, my apologies I meant to tag this as "linguistics". Oops.

I've always thought this was a strange phenomenon as well. There are some british pop bands that retain their accent. I can hear it in Ray Davies voice, ever so slightly. You can also hear it in Oasis a bit.

It's also funny to hear American bands like Green Day emulate a british accent.