Rock and Roll accents

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:00 am

The Sober Irishman wrote:How about singers who seem to create ridiculous accents of their own? ... Danzig

eh, Danzig didn't invent that. Elvis did, Danzig just isn't out of Tennessee.

spinlock · Post by **spinlock** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:57 pm

England is a glorious land of many accents, and they're all appropriate for different things.
I like to think of it like this
Whiny irritating rock (oasis, embrace) - Manchester/Mancunian
Whiny irritating pop (Busted) - Posh London / Estuary English
UK Garage 2Step (Dane Bowers) - Common London / Chav / Cockney
Country n other (The Worzels, Roy Chubby Brown) - Dorset / West Country
Whiny dull pop (Coldplay, keane) - Generic / Bland RP english

What sort of palette to americans have to choose from?

Also there's a bunch of spoken word music that may or may not be rap or hip hop that uses an accent like the asian community from around leeds and bradford. One day I'll do that for a songfight entry. Yeah. One we get a title like "Your Face" or "That's buggin" or "You is shallowah dan a coffee stehn"

Has there ever been an accent challenge / sidefight?

I'd love to hear Wages affect Australian or Ross Durand try to faithfully cover "wannabe" by the spice girls. I'll bet Melvin could manage the kook's accent quite easily. Apparently they're from Brighton, but I'm pretty sure they just made their accent up.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:26 pm

I can do Lemme from Motor Head.

Fokin eh roe'ite. eef oiy mewv een naext doe tew yew, yowr lawn weel doiy. 8)

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:15 am

Billy's Little Trip wrote:I can do Lemme from Motor Head.

Ok...

wear a condom.

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:41 am

Elvis was from Mississippi, by the way. I had a job in New Mexico, years ago, and the owner of the company, who was from Lubbock, Texas came in to strut about and meet his underlings. When he met me and I said "nice to meet you" he kind of pulled back and in his best texas twang said "You talk funny, boy" Imagine! A Texan telling a Yankee who takes the cah to get peetzer and vodker that he talks funny! Sheesh.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:40 am

Leaf wrote:
Billy's Little Trip wrote:I can do Lemme from Motor Head.

Ok...

wear a condom.

You made me laugh. Stop it.

spinlock · Post by **spinlock** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:15 am

Dear Caravan Ray
Just for you, this week's Spinlock entry is sung with an authentic as possible yorkshire accent.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:34 am

Eeee, our Spinlock - I'll be right lookin' farward to wat thou has done then...