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Re: English vs. American



Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:18:44 EDT
From: SicilianMother@xxxxxxx

I was thinking and wondering this morning..........is there an American
equivalent to England's Pete Townshend?

No less a critic than John Hughes is of the opinion that Todd Rundgren is the American Pete Townshend.


That made think about how the British speak so proper.

-ly.


Roger has more of a cockney or Londoner's accent, where Pete speaks more
of the Queen's English. The words he uses, especially to a brash
Californian's ears, sound so much more, intelligent and important. Could that me why his
lyrics are so deep and sensitive sounding?

I don't think the accent makes a difference. It doesn't come through in print at all, and not much in the singing...only the spoken word. But as for the words Pete uses, yes. He chooses from a huge variety of words to get exactly the meaning he wants. The few songs I know of where Roger has writing credit tend toward simple words which effectively convey a scene or feeling, but they're not poetry.


Cheers,
--
Alan
"the average Texan...carries not just a gun but a SHOTGUN."
    --Pete Townshend, 1967