Comments on: The Cranberries – how did I forget these guys (and this gal)? http://system13.org/2006/09/29/the-cranberries-how-did-i-forget-these-guys-and-this-gal/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:12:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Josh http://system13.org/2006/09/29/the-cranberries-how-did-i-forget-these-guys-and-this-gal/#comment-251 Josh Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:13:14 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=120#comment-251 Well, I was thinking that her native language was actually Irish, but after looking at the Wikipedia page on the Irish language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_language), it's questionable as to whether that's true or not. Here's a bit more on the topic of singing with an accent: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/74336 Snippet: "It is very common for singers to emulate various accents when singing, but it is not always so. I find Lady Fushia's comment about the Beatles fascinating. It's interesting because she is British (no?) and she feels that the Beatles sang with American accents. I'm American, and I have always felt the beatles had a British accent even when singing. I never thought they were even trying to sing with American accents." That's kind of where I was coming from. British singers often times (to my ears, anyway) sound as if they lose their accents when singing. David Ford is such an artist. For the most part in his songs, I can't really hear his accent. It'll pop out occasionally, but mostly he just sounds 'American' to me. His MySpace page is here, with some music available on it: http://www.myspace.com/davidford Unfortunately, as I write this comment, the music player doesn't seem to be working. It just keeps saying 'Connecting...' Well, I was thinking that her native language was actually Irish, but after looking at the Wikipedia page on the Irish language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_language), it’s questionable as to whether that’s true or not.

Here’s a bit more on the topic of singing with an accent:
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/74336

Snippet:
“It is very common for singers to emulate various accents when singing, but it is not always so. I find Lady Fushia’s comment about the Beatles fascinating. It’s interesting because she is British (no?) and she feels that the Beatles sang with American accents. I’m American, and I have always felt the beatles had a British accent even when singing. I never thought they were even trying to sing with American accents.”

That’s kind of where I was coming from. British singers often times (to my ears, anyway) sound as if they lose their accents when singing. David Ford is such an artist. For the most part in his songs, I can’t really hear his accent. It’ll pop out occasionally, but mostly he just sounds ‘American’ to me. His MySpace page is here, with some music available on it:
http://www.myspace.com/davidford

Unfortunately, as I write this comment, the music player doesn’t seem to be working. It just keeps saying ‘Connecting…’

]]> By: Joshua J. Slone http://system13.org/2006/09/29/the-cranberries-how-did-i-forget-these-guys-and-this-gal/#comment-250 Joshua J. Slone Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:50:00 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=120#comment-250 "A lot of singers seem to lose their native accent when singing in English, often sounding like they’re American. She never does this. She always sounds blatantly Irish" But... wouldn't she have always been speaking /singing English anyway? It's not like someone whose native tongue is German learning to sing English. “A lot of singers seem to lose their native accent when singing in English, often sounding like they’re American. She never does this. She always sounds blatantly Irish”

But… wouldn’t she have always been speaking /singing English anyway? It’s not like someone whose native tongue is German learning to sing English.

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