Transportation

The Corrected Geography of the Proclaimers' '500 Miles'

Where the early 1990s Scottish rockers could walk, if they actually walked 500 miles and then 500 more.

Much of the world is aware that the Proclaimers would walk 500 miles – and onto that slog tack an extra 500 more – to collapse at the door of the person they love. Their six-month stint on the American Billboard singles chart in 1993 is a testament to their machinelike willingness to destroy foot tendons just to find their life-partner for sleeping, getting drunk, and "havering" (Scottish slang for "talking rubbish," always a crucial component in relationships).