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Thread #109502   Message #2289917
Posted By: Bert
16-Mar-08 - 02:58 PM
Thread Name: Singing Affectation?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Singing Affectation?
I don't think that you are alone Mr. Happy, but your views are too extreme for me.

There is the world of difference between a singer impersonating someone and a singer trying to make sense of a song that is not in their own culture.

I hate the Dylan singalikes too, but I sing songs from all over the place and some of the words cannot be sung in Standard English.

In some songs a fake accent is required, otherwise songs like "Cosher Bailey's Engine" would sound really silly.