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)
  • copied from a response on my Talk page Rossami (talk) 03:18, 12 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]

"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)

FYI: The Hooters song is the Hedy West song, I checked the sound sample on Allmusic to be sure. -MrFizyx (talk) 17:46, 8 September 2008 (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.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.41.51.136 (talk • contribs)

See, your idea of "vast popularity" is way different from my idea, since I haven't even heard of the song from the '60s you're talking about. To those of us who were born from 1969 onward, we tend to think of this song when we think of a song called "500 Miles" and look askance at the existence of a different song by that title. I call b.s. on the whole "spread all over the globe" claim too, since if it were so bloody popular, why wouldn't oldies stations have played it since the 1980s? To give you a "for instance", I am very familiar with the Dion song "Abraham, Martin and John" because I've heard it plenty of times on oldies radio. Same thing with "Love is Blue" by Paul Mauriat, Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" and "If You Could Read My Mind", all of Jim Croce's and The Carpenters's biggest hits, etc. This is because all of these songs were huge, huge hits in their times and the radio programmers at the oldies stations have seen fit to add them to the playlist. As far as I can tell, The Proclaimers had the biggest hit by far with a song entitled (or subtitled) "500 Miles" and are entitled to claim top priority here, considering this song's huge popularity in the UK, U.S., Australia, Germany, etc. 68.92.156.115 (talk) 03:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

You are comparing apples to oranges. Both songs are notable and should have a page. It is just a matter of someone sitting down to write one for the older tune. One song is popular from the folk revival--probably every folkie with a guitar had a rendition of it in the 60s & 70s; the other song is a "totally 80s" pop hit and has been used in beer comercials. I was born post 1969 and know both. You should not assume that something isn't notable just because you aren't personally aware of it. -MrFizyx (talk) 14:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

OK, I've started a new article at "500 Miles" with the basics on the other song and included a pointer for those seeking this song. -MrFizyx (talk) 16:25, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

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)

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)

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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BetacommandBot 05:34, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

You gotta admit

Lightbot's changing of the song title to "I'm gonna be 500 miles (800 km)" was funny... 23skidoo (talk) 17:34, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

admitted. --Mfnalex (talk) 20:18, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Haver

The second stanza of the song includes the lyrics, "And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you" What does haver mean? Axeman (talk) 21:17, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

"To hem and haw" according to Webster's. Way to elucidate, Webby. I guess it means in the sense of rambling nonsensically, much like a drunk would. My question would be how to spell the "da-run-ta" sound.24.228.54.78 (talk) 21:40, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

The Proclaimers proclaimed themselves that "to haver" means "to talk rubbish", see [3]. It also seems from that video that the ominous verse in C part seems to have a 'th' in it; something like 'Dea-da-Leath-ea'; though the sung echo reminds me of "Turn the lights out". That part is ripe with Mondegreens. Everything is heard from "Alligator", "Hannibal Lector", "Bad actor", "Double adaptor", "Pedodactryl", or "Surrender" [4]. Simple Folk-Pop so mysterious... --62.203.107.180 (talk) 00:20, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

"Haver" means "to talk rubbish" in Scots-English. Should it be noted that this song includes a word that is not standard English? — Lawrence King ^(talk) 21:54, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Steven Curtis Chapman cover

I think this page should really mention the cover recorded by Steven Curtis Chapman on All About Love, but I'm not sure exactly where it should go. Does someone want to add that in? Tautologous (talk) 09:45, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Also, references should include Family Guy, Season: 4 Episode: 25 . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.2.158.119 (talk) 20:21, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Movie soundtrack

One may cover this song's appearance as a soundtrack, like in Angel's Share. Yogurt (talk) 14:11, 24 April 2024 (UTC)