Talk:I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
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The original draft of this article was contributed by an anonymous user from an IP address that has recently been associated with a high rate of vandalism. Can anyone confirm the contents and notability of this article? Rossami (talk) 15:37, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
- The article you're concerned about, reckon it's pukka. 500 miles was indeed a track by the bespectacled Proclaimers, and the track is on the spunge album. [1] --Sgkay 15:42, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
Recent discussion over on Yahoo Answers on this question revealed a bit of missing info about a Less Than Jake cover here. I'm not sure what the general Wikipedian stance on that kind of info is(it seems kind of obscure - but it's dificult to find, and having it here is probably a good resource for people trying to learn about the song), but I'm adding it to the main article, with appropriate links, and hoping someone will clean up after me. This is my first edit, so if I'm doing anything wrong, please contact me to let me know. Thanks! --Orbus 19:51, 1 February 2006 (UTC) (Wasn't sure where to put my source link in the article, so I've put it here: [2]
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[edit] "500 Miles"?
Currently "500 Miles" redirects here. This is also the title of a traditional (at least I think) folk song popularized in the 1960's by Peter, Paul & Mary, Hedy West, and others. Are the two titles even related? -MrFizyx 03:36, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
- Come to think of it, I now recall this tune from the 80's definitely a different tune. I'll need to see if I can find something to start a page for the other song. -MrFizyx 14:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
If it helps, the Hooters had a song called "500 Miles". There should be a disambiguation page for these two songs. Especially since "500 Miles" is the exact title of the Hooters song, unlike this song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.89.154 (talk) 13:03, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Well, the older generation (like myself) remembers the original 60's versions which spread all over the globe, translated to dozens of languages and the name of that song was indeed "500 miles" (unlike this song, I presume). I have never even heard of this one. My opinion is that the 60's version should have the priority due to its vast popularity and earlier publication date.
[edit] UK Download Chart
This song has shot up in the UK Download chart, from position 115 to 52... could this have anything to do with The MacDonald Brothers singing it recently on The X Factor? — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 15:27, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Comic Relief Cover
In the video for the Comic Relief cover of the song, it makes references in the credits to Lord Lucan, Shergar and Osama Bin Ladin, all people/animals who have been famous for "disappearing". Maybe this should be noted in a Trivia section? --D'Argent 12:04, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- Presuming is ok from the point of view of copyright, it'd be great to include a credits list here - such a imaginative and ecletic choice of people not as famous as they used to be. We could include a note as to which credits are not real. In addition to those you mention, there are people like Elton John and David Beckham on the list too, but only lookalikes of these two seem to appear. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.26.4.35 (talk) 08:11, 20 March 2007 (UTC).
- There is no mention of the Comic Relief version or the fact it reached NO.1 in the opening paragraph. Surely this is now it's most famous form?--Tuzapicabit (talk) 15:54, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Infobox
The infobox in this article should relate only to one version of the single. Any information on the Comic Relief version should have it's own infobox (though preferably not) because it's not the same recording. Can someone fix this please? This means that (at least) the cover and chart positions need to be changed. — AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 23:15, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
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