Phys.org

Cockney and Queen's English have all but disappeared among young people—here's what's replaced them

Cockney and received pronunciation (Queen's English) were once spoken by people of all ages, but they are no longer commonly spoken among young people in the south-east of England. In new research, ...
Los Angeles Times

British glam singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with ‘Make Me Smile,’ dies at 73

LONDON — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday ...
American Songwriter

Cockney Rebel’s Steve Harley Dead at 73 After Canceling Shows Due to Chronic Disease

While performing on stage for over 50 years and sharing songs like “Judy Teen”, “Mr. Soft” and “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)”, Steve Harley, known for being the frontman of Cockney Rebel, sadly ...
Yahoo

Is Cockney Rhyming Slang Dying Out?

As alarmist headlines go, they were pretty puzzling. “Teenagers Aren’t Bobby Moore About Their Ruby Murrays and Their Rosie Lee,” fretted one British tabloid this week. “Is Cockney Rhyming Slang Brown ...
The Independent

Don’t mock me because I’m cockney – we can ‘sound posh’ too

‘People I meet travelling often marvel that they’ve never actually met a real cockney, because I wasn’t what they were expecting’ (Getty) My best friend’s mother (who is also a cockney) told me when ...
The New York Times

MANY ORIGINS OF " COCKNEY."; And He Is Not Necessarily One Who Drops His H's.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
Forbes

Knowing Cockney Rhyming Slang Can Actually Help Doctors Save Lives

A guy walks into a doctor’s office and says, “Doc, wiv dis Billy Ray Cyrus, I can’t stop Wallace and Gromiting and I ‘ave a ‘orrible on and off. Do you ‘ave any Thomas Edison what won’t hurt me ...
The Blood-Horse

Cockney Rebel Completes Guineas Double

Cockney Rebel proved that his victory in the Stan James Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) at Newmarket earlier this month wasn’t a fluke by adding the Boylesports Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-I) at The ...
BBC

'Being a Cockney means having community spirit'

As the Modern Cockney Festival enters its third year, people in south east England with a Cockney connection reflect on what it means to them. Throughout March, the month-long event organised by Grow ...
Yahoo

Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with 'Make Me Smile,' dies at 73

LONDON (AP) — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said ...
Rolling Stone

Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel and ‘Make Me Smile’ Singer, Dead at 73

Steve Harley, singer for the British glam rock act Cockney Rebel and their 1975 hit “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died at the age of 73. Harley’s family confirmed his death in Suffolk, ...