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Dialogue of Cultures One.

Track Two.

Host: Well, as we know, every year British bands have hits all over the world. The British music industry makes millions of pounds and creates thousands of jobs, including mine. So, on today's program we're going to discuss why we Brits are so good at making rock music. No, what?

Pierre: Oh, what?

Jeff: No, what?

Host: With me in the studio to discuss this, I'm pleased to welcome Jeff Tilly from Los Angeles, a music critic for Music Weekly, and Pierre Lebrun, who spends his time between London and Paris, where he is a DJ. Hi guys!

Jeff: Hello.

Pierre: Hi.

Host: Pierre, you protested when I suggested that we are good at rock music. So, aren't we?

Pierre: Well, I'm sorry, but there's no reason to feel so proud of yourselves at all in Britain. For hundreds of years there was no sign that the British had any musical talent at all. Oh, come on. I mean, can you give me the name of one great famous British composer?

Jeff: Uh-huh.

Host: Uh, um, sure, there were one or two.

Jeff: Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten.

Pierre: Oh, yes, Henry Purcell, famous everywhere across the whole world. Let's be honest. British bands are so successful because they sing in English. And, unfortunately for many people, rock and roll, punk or rap sounds best in English.

Host: I'm not sure if I agree with you, Pierre. I think hip-hop sounds great in many languages, uh, well, French for example.

Jeff: I heard some Russian hip-hop the other day. It sounded fantastic. I have to say, I don't completely agree with you, Pierre. It's true, bands are more successful across the world when they sing in English. But it isn't just luck that British bands have become popular.

Host: So, what's the reason, Jeff?

Jeff: I think there are many reasons. I have to start by saying that I've always loved British bands. The Beatles, of course. And some of my favorite punk bands when I was growing up in L.A. were British. It was always a dream to come to London and see it all. I always thought it must be an amazing place with music on every corner.

Pierre: Yes, I remember my first visit to England. A British friend was driving me up the motorway from London to somewhere in the north of England. Every few minutes we passed a town or a city, and my friend said things like, "Oh, this is where Radiohead come from," or, "Oh, this is Birmingham, the home of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Duran Duran," or, "Look, this is the place where The Smiths, Joy Division and The Stone Roses come from." I couldn't wait to visit these towns. I thought they must be magical cities that produced so much original music. But when I finally visited Manchester and Birmingham, I found that they were actually a little bit boring.

Jeff: With nothing to do in the evenings.

Jeff: But I think one of the reasons so much music has come out of Britain is that the British take music quite seriously. People talk about it at work or in the pub. People still go to concerts. They read album reviews and spend a lot of money in record shops. Even when they're as old as me.

Host: What? Even in their thirties?

Jeff: Yeah, even. And Britain has a very effective, uh, infrastructure for music.

Host: What do you mean, Jeff?

Jeff: Well, there are many record companies, large and small. Lots of music magazines and newspapers. Many pubs and clubs in every town where bands can play. Radio stations that play a lot of new records and styles. In other countries it's much more difficult for a new band to make a record and get DJs to play it on the radio. Although, of course, it's changing everywhere now, because of the Internet.

Pierre: Another important thing about Britain, being in a band is part of growing up. Sometimes I think that every British guy who I meet plays in a band at some time in their life, even if it was just for one day in their bedrooms.

Jeff: Yeah.

Pierre: In my country, if someone is artistic or has something to say, well, they can write some poetry or take part in a political demonstration. But young British people don't do this. They prefer to join a band and write a song about it.

Jeff: Yeah.

Host: I'm afraid we'll have to leave it there. Thank you, guys, for joining me.