You guys ever wonder why...

[valio]

lmao i just found it... not funny though. randomly, on my hdd... was in wma so it didn't have winamp icon but WMP and i simply skipped it... was asking all around in chatrooms lol (not funny)

here's the song i was talking about:
the streets - dry your eyes

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NHOf3s70w-c

James Blunt was close and jamie-t was closer.. so thanks for helping...in some way

[cklitsie]

Originally Posted by valio

James Blunt was close and jamie-t was closer.. so thanks for helping...in some way

lol I wasn't anywhere close with the James Blunt guess, but it was just a blunt guess (oh the humor). But yeah I know The Streets a little bit, but they don't really sing, so it's doesn't really fit this topic perfectly.. but yeah that dude got a fairly strong british accent going on.:lol:

[arlubas]

Mike Skinner was the first guy that came to my mind when I read your post but I couldn't figure out what song you were talking about. He's about the most british accent-ish person you're gonna meet in music.

[OpalJagger]

Originally Posted by BallinUK

Also it tends to only be southern British people that sing in that "Americanized" way. Up north (where I am) bands tend to sing in their speaking voices (like the Arctic Monkeys, Pigeon Detectives etc...)

That's something interesting to find out. I was on Wikipedia the other night in the British accent section, it was kinda cool to read. I do impersonations of the accents, but it's always such a mix of what I've heard, I think it's great how people from different regions have such distinct accents.

I definitely love the Northern accents then, the glossed-over stuff we hear here on the radio isn't exactly my cup of tea, I really like what the Arctic Monkeys put out though, I'm a big fan of their stuff. Does It Offend You, Yeah? too, they're my favorite music right now, not sure if they really count though for the amount of actual singing they do.