In honor of ONCE, which opens in theaters May 18th, we're asking YOU the following questions:

1) What do YOU consider the sexiest accent? (In ONCE, an Irishman and a Czech woman fall in love.)

Responses from more than two dozen Searchlighters:

• British - 7 votes
• Italian - 5
• Scottish - 4
• Australian - 4
• French - 2
• Brazilian - 1
• Brooklyn - 1
• Irish - 1
• Japanese - 1
• Latin - 1
• Russian - 1

Plus some of their comments...

• "I have a strong Boston accent, so anything is an improvement."
• "The woman makes the accent..."
• "Scottish is sexiest -- a la James McAvoy."
• "My accent is sexiest." (Note from the author: This person has no detectable accent.)
• "Don't care for accents much because I can never understand what they're saying."
• "British -- I dated a girl an extra week because of it."
• "British (when spoken by Sienna Miller, not John Cleese).
• "Australian and British are both HOT HOT HOT!"
• "Are you kidding? Italian! I lived in Italy for a summer, and I still swoon when I see a cannoli."
• "British! Those boys are amazing!"
• "Shane McGowan from the Pogues or Daffy Duck."

2) What musical instrument have you played? (The main characters of ONCE, the Guy and the Girl, play the guitar and the piano, respectively.)

• Piano - 9 votes
• Guitar - 7
• Drums - 4
• Trumpet - 3
• Bass - 2
• Clarinet - 2
• Flute - 2
• Keyboard - 2
• Tambourine - 2
• Accordian - 1
• Bongos - 1
• Oboe - 1
• Harmonica - 1
• Trombone - 1
• Viola - 1
• Violin - 1

The most instruments anyone at the studio (who answered the poll) plays is SIX! Samantha in our publicity department has played the flute, acoustic\electric guitar, drums, bass, and keyboard.

Now it's YOUR turn. Tell us below your own answers to one or both of these questions: your opinion of the sexiest accent, and your past experience with musical instruments. We look forward to your responses!

ONCE hits theaters on May 18th.