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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Sun 19 Sep, 2010 7:55 PM |
It was noticed on Wednesday and just there as i was watching a video of As it Comes. That the scottish accent comes through quite strongly in this song.
I have never really been aware of that before , is it deliberate? |
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Sarah- Posted Sun 19 Sep, 2010 8:21 PM |
| maybe that's because he's a bit more "speaking" than singing on this one? ;) |
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catriona Posted Mon 20 Sep, 2010 2:13 PM |
I thought it was because he's playing a character in that song, the old man who loses his wife. I really like the accent on this, very Arab Strap.
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minnmess Posted Mon 20 Sep, 2010 3:31 PM |
| the accent was the first thing I noticed about the song when he played it on the Frandy tour last year. |
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 20 Sep, 2010 3:40 PM |
He said something about it in his blog.
http://www.franhealy.com/2009/12/first-session-12th-19th-september-2009/comment-page-1/
"We began with As It Comes and chipped away until it felt good. The original demo of this I sung in a London accent. There’s a kitchen sink feel to it, like the musings of a guy who was in his 30's in the 60's and who is now in his late 70's. I got very attatched to the accent. I modeled it on Nigel Godrich and Ian Dury. Emery was adamant it should be sung with my voice. This was hard but ultimately a good call on Emery’s part." |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Mon 20 Sep, 2010 9:02 PM |
| Thank you Kayte , good spot. |
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