So last month we heard what Donald Trump might sound like if he had a British accent, and it was sort of surreal — but not nearly as surreal as he sounds with a Cockney accent. See also: Hey America, ...

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 ...

Steve Harley has left the stage, dead at 73, and British music will be a little emptier for his absence. He may never have achieved the greatness for which he once seemed destined, when he shimmied ...

The unofficial ‘Speak Cockney Day’ is just around the corner, meaning you don’t have much time to brush up on your London slang. Aligning with the Modern Cockney Festival, which takes place throughout ...

(CBS News) Rest in peace, Cockney rhyming slang. Apparently Britons no longer know the "dickie birds" (words). According to a new poll, the whimsical dialect associated with London's working class is ...

Steve Harley, best known as vocalist with British glam rock group Cockney Rebel, died at the age of 73, his family confirmed. Real name Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice, he’d remained active until his most ...

We ended last week’s column with the Yiddish expression plotkes, loksh, boydem, politsa, “crappies, noodles, attic, shelf,” or alternately, loksh, boydem, politsa or boydem mit politsa, in the sense ...

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 ...

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 ...