Songs that sound British but are Not (sang, band, good)

[Siberiaboy]

Here’s some examples
Bolland and Bolland - You’re in the army now (Dutch)


Cheap Trick - Surrender (American - Illinois)



Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints (American - California)


The Shins - Know Your Onion! (American - New Mexico]


Keep adding to this list

[sportsterjohn]

Anything by Dio

[unfocused]

Green Day, thought they were from the UK when this first came out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77xeMlN7ng4

[mickey mouse is dead]

Cause and Effect-You think you know her

Sounded as good as all of the English synth-pop bands, but they were actually from Sacramento, CA. They looked English too.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h9k8JO_-mIY

Same with Information Society; from Minneapolis.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eyoUQisz8Fw

[sas318]

Adele is English but her songs sound very American (pronunciation). She even pronounces "water" like an American. I seriously wonder if she purposely sang her songs like that!!! I've heard plenty of her songs and I hear no English pronunciation in them at all.

But you can clearly hear that Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding are English because of their pronunciation!

[unfocused]

Vampire Weekend. Been hearing songs of this band here and there for about 8 years or so. Thought they wre British until just now when I looked up more info on the band.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlkTVMMkCP4

[Coney]

Anything by the Beau Brummels