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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by pclmulqdq on Saturday September 17, 2022 @10:50PM (#32883957)
While we are teaching actors to enunciate can we do the same with musicians? When I listen to music in German, I can almost completely understand it despite speaking German at a kindergarten level. When I listen to music in English, despite being fluent, it is almost impossible to discern the lyrics they are mumbling.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by missblit on Saturday September 17, 2022 @11:39PM (#32884197)
Weird Al said it best:

> It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss with all these marbles in my mouth.

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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by formerly_proven on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:45AM (#32885995)
Honestly I've often thought that many songs are only popular because you can't really understand the (trivial, vulgar, gross) lyrics.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by hedora on Saturday September 17, 2022 @11:27PM (#32884139)
Try listening to Boss Hoss sometime.

(German band, lots of English language covers with "wait THAT'S why they're saying?!?" moments.)

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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by IgorPartola on Saturday September 17, 2022 @10:56PM (#32884002)
This! I came to the US when I was 14. I thought everyone understood Sting but me…
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by InCityDreams on Sunday September 18, 2022 @03:44AM (#32885385)
Glottal stops.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by dotancohen on Sunday September 18, 2022 @12:50AM (#32884523)
I suspect that a large part of this problem is Autotune. Singers need no training to hit the right pitches anymore, so they receive no training at all for any of the other skills as well.
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