Strong Accents

[emailia]

Does anyone know any artists/songs with strong accents in the singing?

[johntheplamf]

The Proclaimers

[emailia]

thanks

Got them, and Snow Patrol..

[AllYourBase]

The Beatles - especially Strawberry fields.
Anything by Billy Bragg.
The Clash

[nicola_red]

Robert Smith of The Cure sings with quite a strong London accent.  Also Dolores whatsername of The Cranberries, and Sinead O' Connor sometimes, both sing with Irish accents.

[Chessman]

Mike Sarne, (strong cockney accent) 'Come Outside' and 'Burn up on me Bike'.

[ermintrude35]

..nouvelle vague (french girl singer).... and cerys matthews from catatonia (strong welsh accent) ...

[Jackson74]

proclaimers (letter from america)...........................beat that!!!

[emailia]

thanks everyone

someone said the proclaimers first, but that post has been deleted..Weird!

[andy hughes]

I can only think that some accents are added on purpose by the voclaists concerned - especially Cerys Mathews.

Listen to Van Morrison, whose vocal is accentless, but his speaking voice denotes a Belfast accent that makes Ian Paisley sound like John Gielgud!

[littleoldme]

Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals doesn't hide his Welshness under a bushel either!

[georgit79]

Liam Gallagher, anyone?

[tracymort]

Paul Smith of Maximo Park I would say sang in his accent.
http://www.maximopark.com/aspstreams2/

[itsallgood89]

the futureheads?

[Morrisonker]

Shane McGowen, definately

[emailia]

good one tracymort. i know what you mean

[Davis McBain]

Edith Piaf had the stongest accent I've heard.

[tigga]

Wow, cant believe nobody has said (i had to ask the missus for the name - lol) Ronan Keating.

[simont]

How about Eric Idle?

[Philtaz]

Chris Rea?

[lindapinda]

Juliet Turner has brought out some great original material,and has never tried to hide her Northern Irish accent.