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37. The Beatles? lolol I am not talking about 50, 55 years ago.

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 06:21 PM

Apr 2019

I am referring to current top 40 pop (and only the worst type would be so generic/over-produced it takes on a US accent). Also, in the UK, a LOT of the top 40 is grime and rap like Stormzy, Wiley, etc etc. Obviously there are American artists in the UK top charts too.

More examples

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/TYv9MtpnqFRMPKP7QFcYfW/the-official-uk-top-40-singles-chart

here is the current number one song in the UK

there is nothing 'American' with his singing accent, he is a pure Scottish bloke

more top 15

grime/R n B, deffo not US accent

same

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far from all Celerity Apr 2019 #22

Most. whathehell Apr 2019 #31

Other than some pure toss-away pop dross, that is far from my experience having lived most of my Celerity Apr 2019 #32

"pure pop dross" whathehell Apr 2019 #35

The Beatles? lolol I am not talking about 50, 55 years ago. Celerity Apr 2019 #37

To their credit, after 50 years the Beatles remain respected musical icone whathehell Apr 2019 #38

Maybe so but none of that is germane to my point about accents and in British music. Celerity Apr 2019 #39

Actually, it is.. whathehell Apr 2019 #42

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