Ever since the Sixties, some of the biggest names in British music have been accused of faking their style to become stars in the US.
But a study has found that people lapse naturally into a stateside twang because it is actually easier to sing that way – and feels more natural.
That is why it is difficult to detect Robert Plant's West Bromwich roots in the hits of Led Zeppelin, or a London accent in the Rolling Stones or hear any trace of South Wales when husky-voiced Bonnie Tyler belts out a ballad.
According to researcher Andy Gibson, the American voice is easier to sing with and is so commonplace that it should be called the "pop music accent" instead.
Mr Gibson, of the Auckland University of Technology, made the claim after tests on New Zealand singers.
He found that despite speaking with distinct Kiwi accents, they would automatically sing the same words just like true Americans.
This is because singing in a local accent would sound funny and because American rounding off of words makes it easier to sing them.
Mr Gibson said, "There were huge differences between the sung and the spoken pronunciation of the same words.
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