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Yep heard the Beatles one before, Americans will try and claim anything. I could also say where do you think American country musics roots are from. It is commonly thought that British and Irish folk music heavily influenced the development of old time music in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, where the earliest European settlers hailed principally from Northern England, the Scottish Lowlands and Northern Ireland.
Yep heard the Beatles one before, Americans will try and claim anything. I could also say where do you think American country musics roots are from. It is commonly thought that British and Irish folk music heavily influenced the development of old time music in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, where the earliest European settlers hailed principally from Northern England, the Scottish Lowlands and Northern Ireland.
And Greeks were the first to study music.
See I can do that to!
Americans will try and lay claim to just about everythig - the Beatles, denim jeans, cars, computers, anybody that did anything heroic in the war :-) (isnt there a film they made about the true story of the English codebreakers during the war where they simply made them all American lol, I think it upset some of the real veterens), pizzas, the ENGLISH language etc etc etc. :-D
Just about all music is some kind of fusion. Early American music is influenced by British broadside ballads, Celtic music from Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Welsh contributed much to American blue grass music and revere it mush. Every year they organize trips to the US for Blue grass festivals. Of course to the Welsh influence is added the banjo , an instrument of African origin. The fusion of European music and African music has become the focal point of what American music is today. In turn that mostly British and African influenced music returned to the UK and was again transformed by the local people into yet another genre.
It was the people who made up the early British rock scene who we can thank for saving a lot of American music and artists from disappearing completely. And this is true of many cultures who have taken an interest in another culture's art and music.
The mixing of musical cultures has produced world music that places Asian instruments along side western influences the was we did 200 years ago in the US with African instruments. Not just the instruments but many of the concepts have fused one with the other. Like the African idea of placing rhythm on top of melody
I think saying the world is becoming Americanized is kinda offence. The world is becoming more Westernized fused together not Americanized.
As a New Yorker, I agree with this.
To the Americans in this thread, let's not act as if our entire country contributes to this view some of you have.
I think (I'm just speaking from my perspective) only a few cities actually "run" the world. Namely, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo etc. Meaning all of these cities, in some way, are influenced by each other as well as they influence everyone else.
We're masters at advertising/marketing and I think we've mastered the art of "Pop Culture", but by no means does that make us superior.
Lastly only around 5-6 American cities actually export/contribute to this "Americanization" theory/culture. The rest aren't on anyones radar and that's fine, who cares really?
Let's also not mention the fact that when it comes to fashion (on a global scale), we only have 1 Fashion Capital.
Americans will try and lay claim to just about everythig - the Beatles, denim jeans, cars, computers, anybody that did anything heroic in the war :-) (isnt there a film they made about the true story of the English codebreakers during the war where they simply made them all American lol, I think it upset some of the real veterens), pizzas, the ENGLISH language etc etc etc. :-D
Nah, America is just the "straw that stirs the drink". I think that sums it up nicely.
Actually, with my straw statement I was agreeing with you guys that America takes what the world gives her, stirs it up, and sends it back out. He just didn't seem to grasp that.
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