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The Proclaimers — I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Album: Sunshine On Leith
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Released: 1988
Length: 3:32
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When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

When I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home (When I come home), oh, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da

When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
When I go out (When I go out), well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come home (When I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da

And I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
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May be my only 10 and dammit, that's not up for debate.
Posted 20 hours ago by knitmills    [ Reply ]
Gotta sing along to this one, can't help it!!
Posted 3 weeks ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
 bufallo wrote:

Brothers always make great music!



Mine doesn't, he sounds like a scalded cat
Posted 3 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Been more than coon's age since I've heard this. 7 to an 8.  
Posted 4 months ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
Personally I'd like Ven Morrison to cover this track
Posted 4 months ago by KPC1    [ Reply ]
Brothers always make great music!
Posted 5 months ago by bufallo    [ Reply ]
 sqqqrly wrote:

I love the accents, +1 for that.   An easy 8.


The accent on their version of "King of the Road" just kills. ...keng o' the rohd...
Posted 6 months ago by birdman42    [ Reply ]
if they'd actually walked the distance
Posted 6 months ago by MrDill    [ Reply ]
I absolutely love this song and I refuse to feel guilty about giving it a 10
Posted 7 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
We need Sunshine on Leith to be added to the playlist
Posted 8 months ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
 NotShakespeare wrote:

I can't listen to this song without thinking of the episode of "How I Met Your Mother". Don't worry, it will come around again.



I can't listen to it without thinking of this
Posted 1 year ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
 WilliDoc wrote:
 kenmo wrote:


Annoying the purists is such fun isn't it? 


BTW did you mean "whining"... or is "whinging" a thing in itself?


Oh, a good whinge is definitely a thing in itself. 


A whine is to a whinge what a yell is to a shout. 
Posted 1 year ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
An outstanding amount of fun to listen to!
Posted 1 year ago by Clarentine    [ Reply ]
I can't listen to this song without thinking of the episode of "How I Met Your Mother". Don't worry, it will come around again.
Posted 1 year ago by NotShakespeare    [ Reply ]
A perfect pop song. How can you not feel good listening to it
Posted 1 year ago by Fishman    [ Reply ]
Whiners are always whinging and whiners like to whine.
Posted 1 year ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
 kenmo wrote:


Annoying the purists is such fun isn't it? 


BTW did you mean "whining"... or is "whinging" a thing in itself?


Oh, a good whinge is definitely a thing in itself. 
Posted 1 year ago by WilliDoc    [ Reply ]
 bialia wrote:


Benny and Joon.


Brilliant film... watch it!
Posted 1 year ago by McBuggins    [ Reply ]
You had me at walk 500 miles
Posted 1 year ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
I was a haverin’ for some proclaimers!
Posted 2 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
They're Hibernian fans so it has to be a 7.  It' s the only score that matters to a Hibs fan.
Posted 2 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
SOLID.
YES, MATE.
SHE'S WORTH IT!
FUCKIN' SOLID!
THOSE NOT SOLID....NEED F'N NOT APPLY!
Ha! 
Ya!
Posted 2 years ago by shhhh777    [ Reply ]
Starters - yes, guilty pleasure.  Second, in a former life a member of the fire company might be described as "someone who likes to stir the pot".  Me thinks there is an element of this in some of Bill's choices.  Brilliant.  Stir away good sir.
Posted 2 years ago by mkane67    [ Reply ]
 Johnny_Alpha wrote:

I'm going to give it 10 - not because I love I soo much, but that it will annoy the whinging 'purists' who infest these pages



I'm giving it a 10 because I genuinely love this song. You can ask anybody that I belt out singing whenever this comes on and I don't sing. 
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
YESSSS
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 MattRudely wrote:

Right Said Fred and Chumbawamba in the same breath? Zero credibility.

Know your enemies.
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Ewart Grogan walked from Cape Town, SA to Cairo, Egypt, for the hand of his wife, Gertrude.  Seems he came from a good family, but his own life had not much to recommend it to Gertrude's stepfather.  Grogan proposed the walk, which had never been undertaken.  Before or since. The stepfather agreed.  Grogan arrived in Cairo in 1900, after a perilous two and a half year journey.  They married that year.  Grogan became a leading figure in the Kenya settler community and was a respected businessman, wealthy land and hotel owner.  Gertrude's Garden Children's Hospital was built in her honor after her death in 1947.  Today it is a thriving medical centre, with branches all over Nairobi.

Five hundred miles plus 500 more, is just a walk in the park.  Haha

From your avid listener in Nairobi. 
Posted 2 years ago by dougalbumski    [ Reply ]
 Johnny_Alpha wrote:

I'm going to give it 10 - not because I love I soo much, but that it will annoy the whinging 'purists' who infest these pages



Annoying the purists is such fun isn't it? 
BTW did you mean "whining"... or is "whinging" a thing in itself?
Posted 2 years ago by kenmo    [ Reply ]
 higgins_brian wrote:

This was a song  in a movie, I can't remember the name.



Benny and Joon.
Posted 2 years ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song.
Posted 2 years ago by jjacque100    [ Reply ]
https://images.app.goo.gl/tX12...
Posted 2 years ago by LikesEarCandy    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Is this not the GREATEST Rock-n-Roll song EVER???
Posted 2 years ago by gregskrtic    [ Reply ]
I love the accents, +1 for that.   An easy 8.
Posted 2 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

These guys created some great music...but not this track.  This belongs in the same dustbin as Right Said Fred and Chumbawhumba (you know the ones I mean!) ...it's a novelty track.  May as well play Purple People Eater next...


Right Said Fred and Chumbawamba in the same breath? Zero credibility.
Posted 2 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Cripes, I need a pint now! 
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
These guys created some great music...but not this track.  This belongs in the same dustbin as Right Said Fred and Chumbawhumba (you know the ones I mean!) ...it's a novelty track.  May as well play Purple People Eater next...
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 higgins_brian wrote:

This was a song  in a movie, I can't remember the name.


Shrek, wasn't it?
Posted 3 years ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
This is a Scottish anthem. Every Scot knows the words and it's regularly sung by footie crowds A great thing about the twins is that they proudly keep their accents. Straight oota Leith.
Posted 3 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This was a song  in a movie, I can't remember the name.
Posted 3 years ago by higgins_brian    [ Reply ]
If this is too silly or too fm radio for you try sunshine on leith itself or their cover of Steve Earl's my 9ld friend the blues. A bit more rp for you!
Posted 3 years ago by whendavesaway    [ Reply ]
This song is the end credits of Ken Loach's The Angel's Share! 

I liked it before, but that made it even better :-D 
Posted 3 years ago by Mannick    [ Reply ]
 khardog145 wrote:

I think that's the only song by the Proclaimers that received airplay in the U.S.  At least that I'm aware of.  Kind of a fun song I always thought.  
 
A one hit wonder in the US for sure, but it is on my Karaoke list, and it brings down the house every time!  A great sing along!
Posted 3 years ago by bdwhitepm    [ Reply ]
 siriusrising wrote:
As a native Scot I can tell you that there was a lot better groups in Scotland at the time this rubbish came out. Completely overrated.
 

The other Reid brothers, for starters.
Posted 3 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I’ve got a havering to hear those other bands, ‘ cause this rocks!
Posted 3 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
 siriusrising wrote:
As a native Scot I can tell you that there was a lot better groups in Scotland at the time this rubbish came out. Completely overrated.
 
I think that's the only song by the Proclaimers that received airplay in the U.S.  At least that I'm aware of.  Kind of a fun song I always thought.  
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
 sieversfam wrote:
My sister married a Scot back in 2005,  and a bunch of his buddies came to Cali for the wedding.  Naturally, this one made the reception rotation.  And when it did, no Kilt was on a chair.   For the memory alone, 8.  

 
I would really like to see pictures of this reception
Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 siriusrising wrote:
As a native Scot I can tell you that there was a lot better groups in Scotland at the time this rubbish came out. Completely overrated.
 

Interesting! As another native Scot, I've just bumped this from 8 to 9.   There may have been better groups around at the time, but this always makes me feel good. 
Posted 4 years ago by jameshay    [ Reply ]
As a native Scot I can tell you that there was a lot better groups in Scotland at the time this rubbish came out. Completely overrated.
Posted 4 years ago by siriusrising    [ Reply ]
 LoudshirtsBand wrote:
The brothers have recorded so much better than this; get the media to dribble over a catchy tune and sheeple will follow!
 
Your type and the use of the word "sheeple". Always used by those who think that what they read, listen to, support, is the right way and that they are in no way "sheeple" themselves. 
This is the result of social media...the infection that it is, the rot and divisiveness it promotes..

However..............................................I Love this song!
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
 bebe wrote:
i will never get tired of this song. so upbeat! but it's definitely an acquired taste hehe.
 
Yes, it definitely is an acquired taste.  I absolutely despise this song and I don't know why.   Everybody has that one song that just annoys the feces out of us, and for me this is it.  But, hey!  RP listeners have given it a somewhat respectable rating.  So enjoy....
Posted 4 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by aviduser    [ Reply ]
The brothers have recorded so much better than this; get the media to dribble over a catchy tune and sheeple will follow!
Posted 4 years ago by LoudshirtsBand    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:
Come on you people! you know you like this song! Give it at least a 7!!!!!
 
6 is plenty.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
  Can't resist hopping around to this song.
Posted 4 years ago by drwhy    [ Reply ]
I'm going to give it 10 - not because I love I soo much, but that it will annoy the whinging 'purists' who infest these pages
Posted 4 years ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite songs of all time. It's a guilty pleasure. (My co-workers must think I'm nuts as I bounce in my seat)
Posted 4 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 nicolas65 wrote:
The very strong 4/4 beat sounds simply too military too me. Don't like it...
 
So you don't like the military? Hmmm.  Unfortunate.
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:
I bumped my 5 to a 6 today, based mostly on my memory of this tune and being surprised that it came out in 1988!  I remember this from HS more, which was 91-95, so it had some "staying" power at the time.  Still, a bit cheesy, which is good sometimes...Long Live RP!!
 
Must be the 'Friday' effect...I'm going +1 again, call it a strong 7, Long Live RP and TGIF!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 Ihatethissong wrote:
ha·ver
/ˈhāvər/
Learn to pronounce
verbSCOTTISH
talk foolishly; babble.
"Tom havered on"
 

After the drunk line, I always thought he was saying "heav-ering." 
Posted 5 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
ha·ver
/ˈhāvər/
Learn to pronounce
verbSCOTTISH
talk foolishly; babble.
"Tom havered on"
Posted 5 years ago by Ihatethissong    [ Reply ]
Havering not to hear this for a while. Hate the way it makes me want to jump up and start marching round the room with arms swinging
Posted 5 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
In Canada, the Terry Fox Run, is held annually in September to commemorate the legacy of Terry Fox, a young man who set out to cross our country by running a marathon a day, on a prosthetic leg to raise $1 from every Canadian to support cancer research.  He made it half way before his cancer came back and took his life.  
One year the Terry Fox Foundation used this song as their theme song.  I was a teacher in an Elementary school (Kindergarten - Grade 7).  Before our annual school Terry Fox Run the promotional video was shown on a big screen in the gymnasium.  Picture 350 students singing along with the chorus while Terry Fox hop-jogs in time to the beat on a lonely road in Eastern Canada.  I still get goose bumps whenever this song plays.
Posted 5 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by zaebb    [ Reply ]
I bumped my 5 to a 6 today, based mostly on my memory of this tune and being surprised that it came out in 1988!  I remember this from HS more, which was 91-95, so it had some "staying" power at the time.  Still, a bit cheesy, which is good sometimes...Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
The very strong 4/4 beat sounds simply too military too me. Don't like it...
Posted 5 years ago by nicolas65    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:
 canoeist wrote:
Sorry maybe it's the Englishman in me but this is just too Scottish
  Don’t worry about it canoeist, criticism from the English just increases our enjoyment.

 
Hope you're enjoying Brexit then.
Posted 5 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 MisterVErb wrote:
ashbyman wrote:
I heard Down by Law do it. and if I haver...whatever the FUCK that means
I told you, it's PUKING - the many things you can learn and retain from pop-up video
 

Point of order! 'Haver' means talking nonsense, something you are evidently familiar with ;-)
Posted 5 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
 redart wrote:
Och aye would walk 500 miles to hear more authentic folk rock on any radio station, da de la da, da de la da etc etc 😁
 
Then move ye to another station ya wee shyte!
Posted 5 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Och aye would walk 500 miles to hear more authentic folk rock on any radio station, da de la da, da de la da etc etc 😁
Posted 5 years ago by redart    [ Reply ]
I am still undecided ( 6) 
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
how do I fast forward?
Posted 5 years ago by pck    [ Reply ]
Doctor Who -- 500 Miles
Posted 6 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
quick! play another song before this earworm sets in!
Posted 6 years ago by SarcasticRoach    [ Reply ]
I'm just gonna leave this here.
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Wizzuvvoz wrote:
yeah.  :-)
passes the play, increase volume, repeat cycle.  cycle  (?) 
 
makes me feel young...  sigh...  love it...  hope life is grand for you these days, Wizzuvvoz...
Posted 6 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
My sister married a Scot back in 2005,  and a bunch of his buddies came to Cali for the wedding.  Naturally, this one made the reception rotation.  And when it did, no Kilt was on a chair.   For the memory alone, 8.  

Posted 6 years ago by sieversfam    [ Reply ]
 cambuddyf wrote:
One of the best songs for a party.  Should be rated higher.  
 
The band at my wedding played this song during a fierce thunder storm in a large tent.  They had unplugged their electronics when the storm started and played this with acoustic guitars and a bodhran. It was awesome - dozens of people dancing and singing in defiance of the storm, even people who didn't particularly like the song.  As a bonus, the singer was from Edinburgh - he had played the pipes earlier in the ceremony.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:
Come on you people! you know you like this song! Give it at least a 7!!!!!

 
Mmmkay.. Done
Posted 6 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs for a party.  Should be rated higher.  
Posted 6 years ago by cambuddyf    [ Reply ]
Can't help getting up and dancing around the house whenever I hear this. My 11 year old just cringes.
Posted 6 years ago by kylieh    [ Reply ]
Come on you people! you know you like this song! Give it at least a 7!!!!!
Posted 7 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Oh God, not again!!!
Posted 7 years ago by ooloncoluphid    [ Reply ]
ONE DOESN'T SIMPLY

WALK 500 MILES, WITHOUT WALKING 500 MORE!     {#Naughty}
Posted 7 years ago by Michael_Dean    [ Reply ]
Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!! A coworker has RP playing on his locked computer right now and I can't skip this song. It's gonna be in my brain all god damned day!
Posted 7 years ago by ooloncoluphid    [ Reply ]
 Old_Pat wrote:
Regularly listen to a call-in show here in Scotland. Different theme every evening. No matter what the theme, someone ALWAYS manages to find an appropriately titled Proclaimers song......... 

 
Is that the one on Radio Scotland in the evening? No matter the theme it always gets people suggesting Bob Dylan songs too. 
Posted 7 years ago by Raika    [ Reply ]
Regularly listen to a call-in show here in Scotland. Different theme every evening. No matter what the theme, someone ALWAYS manages to find an appropriately titled Proclaimers song......... 
Posted 7 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
......lame but at least it's not The National
Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
How I met your mother learned me.
Posted 7 years ago by alcolp96277    [ Reply ]

Posted 8 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Arrivederci Fiero {#Motor}
Posted 8 years ago by Big_Daddy    [ Reply ]
Good memories of early MTV Europe who played that hilarious video in heavy rotation and would make and my gf burst into synchronous laughter each and every time. The song sounds silly to the utmost but there is something (sym)pathetic about it.
Posted 8 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
That part is supposed to be the horns you silly Scotts!!!!
Posted 8 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
You no play. Bad.
 
Posted 8 years ago by kgage    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Benny and Joon. That movie turned me on to this song, and I can't listen to it without a big stupid grin on my face. Watch the movie. I think it will provide a new appreciation of the song.

 
Great movie. Great song.
Posted 8 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
 raga wrote:
 acolt wrote:
I've never understood the dislike of a song solely because of its airplay on FM radio. Many times (not all the time, but many times) there's a reason for it. This song, in particular, is just a whole lot of fun. It's a wonderful pop song and puts a smile on the vast majority of people who listen to it. I understand different tastes; no two people have the exact same musical tastes, and I also realize that Radio Paradise is, to some extent, an escape from by-the-book FM Radio. But to denounce and dismiss a song solely because of its past FM airplay seems to me to miss the point of music: to entertain and enhance one's day. That's it.

Enjoy the song for what it is, and enjoy the lack of commercials.

 

I do!!! {#Dancingbanana}

  


 
Well said acolt,  you have nailed it! {#Clap}   I never get tired of the greats no matter how many times they have been played on FM radio. Well done Bill and Rebecca for picking this one.  {#Notworthy}   nb:  Cynaera liked it, enough said.  RIP Ann.  {#Smile}
Posted 9 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
Best. SingAlong Song. EVER!!!!1 {#Laughing}
Posted 9 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
 raga wrote:
 acolt wrote:
I've never understood the dislike of a song solely because of its airplay on FM radio. Many times (not all the time, but many times) there's a reason for it. This song, in particular, is just a whole lot of fun. It's a wonderful pop song and puts a smile on the vast majority of people who listen to it. I understand different tastes; no two people have the exact same musical tastes, and I also realize that Radio Paradise is, to some extent, an escape from by-the-book FM Radio. But to denounce and dismiss a song solely because of its past FM airplay seems to me to miss the point of music: to entertain and enhance one's day. That's it.

Enjoy the song for what it is, and enjoy the lack of commercials.

 

I do!!! {#Dancingbanana}

  

Me, too, never fails to put a smile on my face!
 


Posted 9 years ago by ddstanford    [ Reply ]
Grabbed this CD out of the throwaway pile at a radio station where I worked, about five years before it became a hit. I still wonder how the music director let this one slip by.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
Had an album of theirs a while back, though not sure which one as I can't find it now.  It was surprisingly great.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Guess they're facing away from the camera on the album cover in order not to hurt sales.
Posted 9 years ago by testpilot    [ Reply ]

Where did the Proclaimers walk to?

https://twentytwowords.com/where-the-proclaimers-walked-if-they-actually-went-500-miles-and-500-more/
Posted 10 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
 Jamunca wrote:
Anyone else here watch "How I Met Your Mother" and remembers the episode where they drive to Chicago for pizza?
 


YES!
That was episode when this show "Jumped the Shark"

Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 bieze wrote:
I just pictured myself walking 500 miles with only this song....noooo
 
(Triggered Memory Time)

Hiking out of the Grand Canyon;  from the Devils Corkscrew to about midway between Indian Gardens and the top, I got chorus to a song stuck in my head.  If you're over 40 you know the song.  It was on the "Santa is Coming to Town" Christmas special.  

Just put one foot in front of the otheeeer and soon you'll be walkin' cross the flooooor.
Put one foot in front of the otheeeer and soon you'll be walking out that dooor.

Oh God!  I know I left a piece of my sanity on those cliffs that day.
Posted 14 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:
 ziakut wrote:
Hey...why are they pissing on Leith?
  You’ve never been to Leith have you.
 
I'll take your word for it ScottishWillie...! 
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I would walk 500 miles to never hear this again.
Posted 14 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
Anyone else here watch "How I Met Your Mother" and remembers the episode where they drive to Chicago for pizza?
Posted 14 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
Wrong on every level...

Their faces..music......like American Idol rejects...
 
You actually WATCH American Idol? Shame on you.

Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Benny and Joon. That movie turned me on to this song, and I can't listen to it without a big stupid grin on my face. Watch the movie. I think it will provide a new appreciation of the song.
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
YAAA DA-DA DAAA! YAAA DA-DA DAAA! 
Posted 14 years ago by kulbreez    [ Reply ]
 acolt wrote:
I've never understood the dislike of a song solely because of its airplay on FM radio. Many times (not all the time, but many times) there's a reason for it. This song, in particular, is just a whole lot of fun. It's a wonderful pop song and puts a smile on the vast majority of people who listen to it. I understand different tastes; no two people have the exact same musical tastes, and I also realize that Radio Paradise is, to some extent, an escape from by-the-book FM Radio. But to denounce and dismiss a song solely because of its past FM airplay seems to me to miss the point of music: to entertain and enhance one's day. That's it.

Enjoy the song for what it is, and enjoy the lack of commercials.

 

I do!!! {#Dancingbanana}

  



Posted 14 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
Boy does that take me back.  To my student days in Edinburgh, in fact {#Smile}.  Those were the days.

Posted 14 years ago by thilo    [ Reply ]
I've never understood the dislike of a song solely because of its airplay on FM radio. Many times (not all the time, but many times) there's a reason for it. This song, in particular, is just a whole lot of fun. It's a wonderful pop song and puts a smile on the vast majority of people who listen to it. I understand different tastes; no two people have the exact same musical tastes, and I also realize that Radio Paradise is, to some extent, an escape from by-the-book FM Radio. But to denounce and dismiss a song solely because of its past FM airplay seems to me to miss the point of music: to entertain and enhance one's day. That's it.

Enjoy the song for what it is, and enjoy the lack of commercials.
Posted 14 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
this song was cute 22 years and 50,000 FM radio plays ago... not so much any more
Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Hey...why are they pissing on Leith?
  You’ve never been to Leith have you.

Posted 14 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
A different track from this very same album would be pristine....and 500 times less worn. Hey...why are they pissing on Leith?

Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 yclept wrote:
arrrrrrrful...this is purgatory

 
MUUUUCH worse then that......

Posted 14 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 chedak wrote:
"When I go ouwt...but, would woalk five hundthred miles..."{#Bananasplit}

I dig the Scottish vibe!

 
You should hear them sing "King of the Road."  I won't even attempt to spell the accent, but I love it.

Posted 14 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
arrrrrrrful...this is purgatory

Posted 14 years ago by yclept    [ Reply ]