Fairly across the Mersey

What's your favorite drink? The Mersey! 

Well, I didn't have the lyrics quite right, but I did remember the sketch more or less--French and Saunders parody of '80s-'90s British pop star Sonia.

The actual lyrics are--

I'm gonna close my eyes and count to ten/before I fall in love again

Straight out of the Stock-Aitken-Waterman catalog. The sound of a bright young Britain.

Sophisticated, singer, Liverpool, great, Scouse, indeed.

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And while we're at it, a little more F & S, a little more S-A-W, a little more bright young Britain . . . and Australia.