Hmmm...

You know, I suppose I really don't care what accent someone has. I think it's more important as to whether or not the song is any good. Then, is the vocalist translating the emotion of the song to the listener? If the answer is "yes" then who really cares what style the vocal is?

It's a creative thing. If I decided one of my songs would benefit from giving the vocal a twang, a drawl, a snit, a snort or a bronx cheer to it, you can bet I'll be putting that inflection in there.

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Yes, anyone should use their own voice. Anything other is not being true to yourself. There is no getting around the fact that if you fake an accent while singing, it's faking. Could you imagine Ray Charles trying to sound country? Yet he performs country songs beautifully using his natural voice. Johnny sounded like Johnny no matter what style of song he sang. Willie is Willie, Steve Perry is Steve Perry, Billy Joel is Billy Joel, etc., etc., etc. That's because they are honest singers. Changing your voice to sound like you have a southern drawl ... when you don't... isn't honest at al

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In response to this, yup all those people had their "voice" but if you really believe that they didn't sing to suit the song then you really need to examine you're logic.

I'm also surprised you didn't mention Queen or the Beatles in that list. But then they sang and wrote to suit the song. Oh wait, they sold millions of records so they weren't true to themselves.

Jody

p.s. - Are you aware that Steve Perry was a Sam Cooke wannabe? BTW - Steve was a great singer, but he can't sing anymore because he was so "true" to himself he wore his voice out.

[This message has been edited by Whitesides (edited 04-01-2004).]

Jody Whitesides
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