@p0llenp0ny Similar face and voice, same timbre, different accent! Sir George speaks a mix of the clipped BBC accent of his time (which most people hear) and bits of the North London of that time he grew up in (occasionally 'oi' for 'i'); regrettably nobody talks like that any more! To me Giles sounds Estuary (the middle-class English sound today, shading into Mockney).
@youngfogey1 you should check out Sir George Martins first son Gregory Paul Martin. He's got a very beautiful accent and a great voice. Sadly he isn't as popular as his other family members cause he didn't go into music.
Y's guy. :-)
seanmuse 2 years ago
wonder if project Y = Beatles Rock Band? :-)
paulcage79 2 years ago
He sounds just like his dad.
p0llenp0ny 2 years ago
@p0llenp0ny Similar face and voice, same timbre, different accent! Sir George speaks a mix of the clipped BBC accent of his time (which most people hear) and bits of the North London of that time he grew up in (occasionally 'oi' for 'i'); regrettably nobody talks like that any more! To me Giles sounds Estuary (the middle-class English sound today, shading into Mockney).
youngfogey1 2 years ago
Sir George worked for the BBC for about a year before joining EMI/Parlophone in 1950. He worked in their music library department.
MegaObserver1 1 year ago
@youngfogey1 you should check out Sir George Martins first son Gregory Paul Martin. He's got a very beautiful accent and a great voice. Sadly he isn't as popular as his other family members cause he didn't go into music.
Vasquetz 8 months ago