..and I would drink 500 beers; Homer to pinch Proclaimers hit.Byline: STEVE HENDRY EXCLUSIVECARTOON slob Homer Homer, principal figure of ancient Greek literature; the first European poet. Works, Life, and Legends Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Simpson is to sing a Proclaimers song in the hit TV cartoon. But beer-guzzling Homer will be adapting twins Craig and Charlie Reid's hit 500 Miles to fit his own tastes. Instead of singing "I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more" he will warble "I could drink 500 beers." Pals of the twins, who will be headlining the Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations this year, say they will be thrilled at the cartoon tribute. He said: "They've had a few celebrity fans down through the years, but Homer is king. As far as big-name endorsements go, you can't top it." If TV bosses and The Proclaimers' management agree on a deal, the episode would air in the summer. The Simpsons have featured a series of celebrities, from George Bush senior to Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy, making cameo cameo (kăm`ēō), small relief carving, usually on striated precious or semiprecious stones or on shell. The design, often a portrait head, is commonly cut in the light-colored vein, and the dark one is left as the background. appearances. But The Proclaimers don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet if there's any possibility of a guest appearance playing themselves. The song 500 Miles already has a chequered chequered or US checkered Adjective 1. marked by varied fortunes: a chequered career 2. marked with alternating squares of colour Adj. 1. history, charting in 1988 in the UK when it was released. It went global six years later when it featured on the soundtrack to the Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II[1] (born June 9 1963) is an American actor. Biography Early life Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, to John Christopher Depp Sr., a city engineer, and Betty Sue (Wells), a waitress. film Benny & Joon and reached No3 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . At the time, Craig said: "I just hope we are not judged the rest of our life by just one song. "But I'd rather have that than not have anything - to have one song that people find memorable rather than never do anything people really like." |
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