HOW CITIES MATCH UP.MUSIC FAME: Liverpool is the Capital of Pop. Our artists have produced more number one hits than those from any other town or city. The Beatles are our most famous export. Southampton's most famous musical export is probably Craig David - unless you count Benny Hill Noun 1. Benny Hill - risque English comedian (1925-1992)Alfred Hawthorne, Hill . He hit the top spot in 1971 with Ernie (Fastest Milkman in the West). FILM FAME: Liverpool is the most filmed British city outside London with credits including: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The One Show once filmed a feature in Southampton called 'Why ice is slippy'. LITERARY FAME: Liverpool inspired greats including Shakespeare, the Bronte Sisters, Charles Dickens, William Blake and Samuel Coleridge. Jane Austen lived in Southampton, for three years. FOOTBALL: Liverpool FC are the most successful club in British history, with 18 league championships, five European cups, three UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. cups, seven FA cups and seven league cups. Everton have competed in the top flight a record 107 seasons and won the league nine times, the FA Cup five times and one European trophy. Southampton have won the FA Cup, once. CAPTION(S): It's David v Lennon |
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