why does english often lose its accent in song?

and why does it make everyone sound american(or canadian)?

I have wondered that ever since i was in high school, and I heard an interview with Scorpion on Metal Shop. I had no idea what those guys were saying from their thick German accents. I was surprised because I never would have guessed that the group was not American.

really? REALLY?

christ i miss so much

to be honest....i was listening to that Numa Numa song (dragostea tin hei - clip below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o

a couple of years ago....and as usual I couldn't make out the lyrics, however I couldn't make out the lyrics enough that I couldn't FIND the lyrics on a web search....

so I asked my friend to help me by listening to the song and giving me the lyrics if not the name of the song so I could find the lyrics...

color me embarassed when they laughed and said it wasn't even English ....at ALL.

You want the real answer?

Sung vowels (and many consonants) in any language are not identical to the spoken ones. To produce an appealing sound in any style music, some modifying happens (most noticeably in classical music where English vowels take on an almost pure Italianate shape, but in pop, rock, etc too.) Diphthongs change, usage of schwa...tons of stuff. It's not really that everyone sounds American but that everyone sounds the same and people are used to the sound of American sung English.

When you hear for example a singer who sounds really British, it's typically because they're using their accent for stylistic impact.

ETA: the conventional thing in pop right now is a modification to flatter, more nasal American vowels, while in the past it was a fuller more classical kind of vowel. Stuff goes in and out of fashion.

really? REALLY?

christ i miss so much

to be honest....i was listening to that Numa Numa song (dragostea tin hei - clip below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o

a couple of years ago....and as usual I couldn't make out the lyrics, however I couldn't make out the lyrics enough that I couldn't FIND the lyrics on a web search....

so I asked my friend to help me by listening to the song and giving me the lyrics if not the name of the song so I could find the lyrics...

color me embarassed when they laughed and said it wasn't even English ....at ALL.

I think noob was referring to songs sung in English by people with accents that are not North American, and how they end up sounding very North American.

i'm only working with what I got here....you're speaking of a very fine definition of auditory capability I just frankly do not have.

and why does it make everyone sound american(or canadian)?

Funny, I was just contemplating this in the shower last night

really? REALLY?

christ i miss so much

to be honest....i was listening to that Numa Numa song (dragostea tin hei - clip below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o

a couple of years ago....and as usual I couldn't make out the lyrics, however I couldn't make out the lyrics enough that I couldn't FIND the lyrics on a web search....

so I asked my friend to help me by listening to the song and giving me the lyrics if not the name of the song so I could find the lyrics...

color me embarassed when they laughed and said it wasn't even English ....at ALL.

Been there.....still have problems even with my hearing aids.