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Subject: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: ChuckyG on 02/18/08 at 12:50 pm
I was listing out reasons people might misheard songs for the second misheard lyrics book, and figured thick accents on the part of the vocalist might be a good example of why people misheard lyrics.
Now however, I'm totally blanking on songs where the singer has a noticeable accent. I can certainly think of plenty of examples of when a singer talks they have a think British or Irish accent, but I can't think of any examples where the singing voice has a noticeable accent.
I need a few examples today...
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: whistledog on 02/18/08 at 1:08 pm
Eddy Grant immediately springs to mind, with nearly all of his hits. Though most reggae singers that sing in a Jamaican dialect could fit in this category
Another big one I think is Paul Weller. On some songs, you can definately hear his British accent ...
♦ Town Called Malice - The Jam
♦ Beat Surrender - The Jam
♦ A Solid Bond in Your Heart - The Style Council
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: ninny on 02/18/08 at 1:18 pm
To all the Girls I loved Before -Julio Iglesias- 1984
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: wsmith4 on 02/18/08 at 1:34 pm
99 Red Balloons
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: nally on 02/18/08 at 1:36 pm
99 Red Balloons
That's sung by Nena... the song was also recorded in German as "99 Luftballoons" ;D
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: Atari on 02/18/08 at 1:55 pm
Our House- Madness
Welcome To The House Of Fun- Madness
Melt With You- Modern English
Dunno if those will help. However, I remember one particular Tom Petty song (You Got Lucky) where my mother used to get the bridge lyrics wrong. She though he said "put a little love in this heart of mine" instead of "good love is hard to find".
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: ChuckyG on 02/18/08 at 1:57 pm
99 Red Balloons
I was thinking of that one, but didn't think she had a distinctive enough accent in the English version to be useful for a good example
Eddy Grant immediately springs to mind, with nearly all of his hits. Though most reggae singers that sing in a Jamaican dialect could fit in this category
hmmm... probably a good suggestion. I might have to do with that one.
Our House- Madness
Welcome To The House Of Fun- Madness
Melt With You- Modern English
I'm going to have to load these up again, I've got their greatest hits. I never thought of them as having much of an accent, but then again, maybe I've heard them too many times.
maybe "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: Henk on 02/18/08 at 2:15 pm
Try this one:
A Little Love And Understanding - Gilbert Bécaud.
O wait...that was 1975. :(
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: Paul on 02/18/08 at 4:06 pm
Try this one:
A Little Love And Understanding - Gilbert Bécaud.
Heh, heh, heh...
O wait...that was 1975. :(
I had a good one, but it's also from the 70s and it didn't sniff at the US market (probably the only market on Earth it didn't sniff!)
'Yes Sir I Can Boogie' - Baccara...sung in their delightful breathy 'fractured English' accents! :D
I don't suppose Falco would count as he mostly 'sang' in his native Austrian...
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: ChuckyG on 02/18/08 at 8:13 pm
well, thanks for everyone who gave a suggestion. I think I'm just going to go with Dexy's, they had the thicker accent of the ones I listened to.
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: Midas on 02/19/08 at 2:38 pm
Crap, I'm late if you needed it yesterday. Perhaps some tracks by The Pogues, Ian Dury, Malcolm McLaren and Public Image Ltd...or anything with Lydon.
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 02/19/08 at 2:44 pm
Pass The Duchie by Musical Youth
Anything by Falco
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: ChuckyG on 02/19/08 at 4:18 pm
Crap, I'm late if you needed it yesterday. Perhaps some tracks by The Pogues, Ian Dury, Malcolm McLaren and Public Image Ltd...or anything with Lydon.
I might still change it when I get my first draft back from the publisher. not even sure he's going to like the idea I used it for
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: saver on 02/19/08 at 4:31 pm
(sorry, not sure if this is 90's?) ANYTHING BY SHAGGY!!!!!!!!! He sounds like he has marbles in his mouth...
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: nally on 02/19/08 at 4:38 pm
(sorry, not sure if this is 90's?) ANYTHING BY SHAGGY!!!!!!!!! He sounds like he has marbles in his mouth...
Yeah, Shaggy is generally a 90's artist; he's also had some 00's stuff. Around the mid-90's is when he released his debut album.
Subject: Re: URGENT! Need help - 80s songs with singer that sing with an accent
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/19/08 at 11:16 pm
That's sung by Nena... the song was also recorded in German as "99 Luftballoons" ;D
That was the one everybody liked, but Casey Kasem always played "99 Red Balloons" 'coz he was neo-maxi-zoon-dweeby.
:P