Can you guess the titles of these six songs about Lancashire?
Q1. Actor, comedian and singer-song writer George Formby sang: “North or South, when I open my mouth, they know that I'm not Dutch. They can tell I come from Lancashire, but they can't tell me much." What’s the name of the song containing these lyrics?
Q2. Declan Patrick MacManus - or Elvis Costello, as he is best known - sang: “Forgotten man of an indifferent nation, Waiting on a platform at a Lancashire station, Somebody's calling you again”. Which song do these lyrics belong to?
Q3. Post-punk band The Fall famously sang: “Saw six men, Under a tall tower, Break it to him, Like I'm breakin it to you, gently, The nice people, Will remind you, oh yeah, Kicking, white, cheerleader, When the tired cheerleader, Lucifer over Lancashire”. What’s the title of the song?
Q4. Even the Beatles sang about Lancashire in one of their songs. The lyrics go: “I read the news today, oh boy, Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire, And though the holes were rather small, They had to count them all”. Which song features these lyrics?
Q5. The much-loved band The Lancashire Hotpots sing: “Lancashire’s For Me, It’s the friendliest of counties, Lancashire’s For Me, There’s no place I’d rather be”. What’s the title of this song?
Q6. The Oldham Tinkers sang these words from John Harland’s “Ballads and Songs of Lancashire”: “She’s a pride of beauty so bright. Her image mi fancy enriches. Oh mi charmers the village delight. She’s the pride of the Lancashire Witches.” What’s the title of this song?
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