We hope you're still in the musical mood. This time, cast your mind back to. . .

This test has TWO versions – one for Brits, one for North Americans. Choose your pop poison, or try for the double prize of proving yourself truly transatlantic.

British and Commonwealth Version: Complete the lyric.

1. 'there is a barber with a photograph of every. . . he's had the pleasure to know.'
   
   • customer
   • beard
   • head
   • VIP
2. 'but how do you thank someone who has taken you. . . ?'
   
   • from ignorance to bliss
   • from rags to riches
   • from here to the sky
   • from crayons to perfume
3. 'Just listen to the rhythm of the traffic in the city,
   
   linger on the sidewalk where. . .
   
   • the go-go girls are pretty
   • the neon lights are pretty
   • the traffic warden's witty
   • the pavement is so gritty
4. 'Electrical. . . is gonna be a sudden craze.'
   
   • music
   • slide
   • banana
   • lighting
5. 'I'm leaning on . . . at the corner of the street in case a certain little lady comes by.'
   
   • my buddy
   • a lamppost
   • a police box
   • a bus stop
6. 'And so before they come. . . , forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more.'
   
   • to even the score
   • to break down the door
   • to sing it once more
   • for Pussy Galore
7. 'Mrs Brown, you've got a lovely. . . '
   
   • castle
   • husband
   • miniskirt
   • daughter
8. 'Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows. . . '
   
   • I'm a lucky fella
   • under my umbrella
   • on the Portobello
   • happy Punchinello
9. 'You don't have to say you love me, just. . . '
   
   • pay my bar bill
   • forget I asked
   • stay out of town
   • be close at hand
10. 'Why do all the boys just pass you by?
    
    Could it be you just don't try, or is it. . .
    
    • the clothes you wear?
    • the way you just don't care?
    • the loneliness there?
    • the way you wear your hair?

And now for the North Americans:

1. 'I went to a dance the other night, I saw a girl there, she was. . . '
   
   • Drunk and disorderly.
   • A bit of all right.
   • Wearing Arpège.
   • Out of sight.
2. 'Who's reaching out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it's. . . '
   
   • Georgy Girl.
   • My gal Sal.
   • Sweet Pea.
   • Windy.
3. 'Up, up, and away, in. . . .'
   
   • the fifth dimension.
   • my beautiful, my beautiful balloon.
   • my yellow submarine.
   • the windmills of your mind.
4. 'And the streets are paved with passersby
   
   Pigeons fly. . .
   
   • up in the sky all day.
   • and from the sky they carry you away.
   • and papers lie waiting to blow away.
   • and lovers sigh and wish they could fly away.
5. 'Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
   
   Next stop is. . . '
   
   • Vietnam.
   • thank you, ma'am.
   • the rusty clam.
   • green eggs and ham.
6. 'Fighting soldiers from the sky,
   
   Fearless men who.. .
   
   • don't ask why.
   • cheat and lie.
   • hold heads high.
   • jump and die.
7. Like a poem poorly written
   
   We are verses out of rhythm,
   
   . . . . . .
   
   • Couplets out of rhyme
   • Syncopated time
   • Superficial mimes
   • Vodkas without lime
8. 'And I'll be happy to see those nice young men in. . . '
   
   • Chippendale's.
   • their clean white coats.
   • Madison Avenue penthouses.
   • the Green Berets.
9. 'Jesus was a sailor when. . . . '
   
   • He lived in Tama Harbour.
   • He walked upon the water.
   • He met Buddha by the Bo Tree.
   • He fished with Simon Peter.
10. 'You can't jump a. . . '
    
    • rollerskate in a buffalo herd.
    • country road to West Virginia.
    • jet plane like you can a freight train.
    • mountain high enough.

How did you do, flower children? Click on the image to find the answers.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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