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Sing my praises...

01.27.04 (4:43 pm) [edit]

Have you ever noticed that people really don't sing with an accent?

I was listening to Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" yesterday, and I had no idea she was not American until I started doing some web research on the song. The it occurred to me: [i]nobody[/i] (save for some select Rastafarians) that sings in English really has a discernable accent. Case in point: Shakira. She's actually from Lebanon. J.Lo: she's from the Bronx, but you don't hear it in her music. The Spice Girls? British, of course, but you wouldn't know it from hearing their song "Wannabe", or any other I can think of. Def Leppard? British.

Sure, maybe they have a hint of an accent here and there, but not enough to pin down where they're from. Then you hear them speak in person and their origins are obvious. I used to get laughed at in high school because I had an obvious Southern accent when speaking, but none at all when singing in the choir.

Then, as I said, you have some Rastas (such as the guy from Shaggy's "Angel" song or Bob Marley) whose accents are so strong the words to their music are barely discernable.

Strange.

posted by: SexiKristin (reply)
post date: 01.27.04 (4:45 pm)

yah that is really true i noticed that also i think it is just the studio perfects the song and when the prefect ti the accient goes with it

posted by: AttorneyKid (reply)
post date: 01.27.04 (5:05 pm)

Reply to: SexiKristin
I disagree. If you've been reading my blog for some time, you would know that I own a record label. After many long nights in the studio with the guys, I know what can and can not be done with studio equipment. Changing someone's accent cannot be done. "Pitch blending" often takes place in less scrupulous studios (not in ours, however...we make you do it over and over until it's right...). Pitch blending consists of "adjusting" the note a singer sings in order to make it be on key. Back in the day of analog, this was much more difficult than in today's ProTools studios. But an accent is formed by the way someone holds their mouth, not the note that comes from their vocal chords. Studios can't change an accent.

posted by: TigerGrrl (reply)
post date: 01.29.04 (1:40 am)

hmm yes, I've noticed that. I was thinking about it the other day actually... it is a bit strange...
but it kinda goes the same for people with some speech impediments.. like people who stutter... if they sing something... they normally don't stutter it.