The British Are Charting Edition Part 1
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The Rise and Fall of the British Invasion Movement
British invasion bands cultivated a look from Mick Jagger's strut to Annie Lennox's Glower that pulled them ahead of their American competition. At the peak of each invasion, exoticism was a plus. While some British invasion acts tried to sound American, many of their hits were tinged with a scouse accent or an ethereal quality. This was exactly what American listeners in the mid-60s and the mid-80s wanted.
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