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The Proclaimers — King of the Road
Album: The Best Of
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Released: 2002
Length: 2:37
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I like it!  Roger Miller did the original. It is the first time that I've heard this version. I LIKE BOTH!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}{#Drunk}{#Beat}
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 zaknafein wrote:
Man that accent just doesn't work.

 
Oh, man, you're surely wrong there. I love that The Proclaimers always sing in their true Fife/Embra accents, and proudly so. The worst thing they could have done in covering this song would have been to put on some cod US accent.
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 namp wrote:
Will probably like this song after my lobotomy surgery...
 
{#Lol}
Posted 9 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
 g-rod wrote:
Just sayin'.  {#Roflol} 

EDIT: How come smileys never work for me?

 
I have found that using Google Chrome the smileys don't work for me as well.  They do work in Firefox and IE.  I haven't done any debugging to figure out why.  
You're friend in the broken image club.  {#Cheers} 
Posted 13 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
Will probably like this song after my lobotomy surgery...

Posted 14 years ago by namp    [ Reply ]
Well I suppose I have to agree its not as good as Roger Miller but then The Proclaimers do come frommy home town Edinburgh and therefore I am very biased - anything they do is GREAT
Posted 14 years ago by SueStubbs    [ Reply ]
Doesn't hold a flame to the original.
Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
OK — anyone out there not snapping their fingers had better check their pulse!
Posted 14 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
 isayhoomhom wrote:
I would walk 500 miles to get away from this song...
 
You beat me to it!

Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
*sigh* I love the Proclaimers, but they really shouldn't ever be allowed to cover anything, especially someone as iconic as Roger Miller.
Posted 14 years ago by xenothaulus    [ Reply ]
This version of this song is forever linked to an experience from this summer:
 
bhd, hobbitt, and I were driving from Wyoming back to Washington. Throughout our drive, we were listening to large blocks (hours worth) of music ripped from RP. During our travels on the second day, we were approaching the Columbia River Gorge, and this song came on. Listening it, we were trying to determine who it was that was singing the song in this manner, and it all made sense when we heard Bill's voice tell us it was The Proclaimers. We took great joy (particularly bhd) in the brogue of the singer singing "kind of the rrrroad" and continued to imitate it for several minutes after the song ended.
 
Thank you for that, Bill. Not just for playing this version of this song (which I doubt we would have heard anywhere else), but for this community that made friends of this wonderful couple (bhd and hobbitt) and myself. 
Posted 15 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 darrenwwwa wrote:
These guys are great. They have some great stuff.
I like this cover!!!!
 
I saw these guys preform at a club in Toronto a few years ago. They were terrific! They've been around for a while and they've got a solid back catalog.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I would walk 500 miles to get away from this song...
Posted 15 years ago by isayhoomhom    [ Reply ]
Enjoying the nostalgic feel of this set — King of the Road on the tail of Just a Bum (thought Greg Brown was Dan Hicks!!)
Posted 15 years ago by plaice3    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:
Great to hear the unabashedly proud Scotts accent from these boys on a classic tune.

 

At least you didn't call it a Scotch accent.
Posted 15 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Man that accent just doesn't work.

Ok, after listening to the whole thing, I appreciate it more, but that was pretty jarring.

Posted 15 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
great
Posted 15 years ago by cactus7709    [ Reply ]
I love this cover. But doesn't the guy on the left play bass for U2?



Just sayin'.  {#Roflol} 

EDIT: How come smileys never work for me?

DOUBLE EDIT:

And the guy on the right has a tv show, doesn't he?



TRIPLE EDIT: And by 'cover,' I mean the song, not the artwork. {#Shifty}

Posted 15 years ago by g-rod    [ Reply ]
 Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
this is a great cover
 

Yeah, but the original (better) version is in the library and it's never been played.  How come?

Posted 15 years ago by sass    [ Reply ]
this is a great cover
Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
These guys are great. They have some great stuff.
I like this cover!!!!
Posted 15 years ago by darrenwwwa    [ Reply ]
Nice album cover. They look so much older and less nerdy. I'm a big fan of the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and the video makes them look like the biggest geeks in the world. What happened to those Coke bottle lenses?


Posted 15 years ago by MonkeysInaBucket    [ Reply ]
Yeahaaa!!!!  I got to hear it when it came around on the rotation. 

I really love these guys.  If you ever get a chance to listen to "Jean"...   It's a good schtuupin' song.

Thanks, Bill.

Posted 15 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
Great cover and great set. "time ain't money when all you have is time"

Posted 15 years ago by tom-kenna    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
It's not Roger Miller, but...I like it.  The lead singer's accent sets it off.
 
"... maaawwwn of means..."

"Broooom"

LOVE it!

Posted 15 years ago by tnt_thomas    [ Reply ]
I kinda like this, but the accent makes it sound just a bit wrong.
Posted 15 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
I think this is very cool, and I loved the original. Good take on this song.
Posted 15 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Great to hear the unabashedly proud Scotts accent from these boys on a classic tune.

Posted 15 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Nice cover of a beloved song. Sometimes with the Proclaimers, they initially sound good, but lose something after multiple listens.
Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
Bill, cheers to you and your love of quirky cover songs!  {#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
{#Confused}

...and yet, the original hasn't been played on RP.
 

Meh.
Posted 15 years ago by ptooey    [ Reply ]
It's not Roger Miller, but...I like it.  The lead singer's accent sets it off.
Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
{#Surprised}
Posted 15 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
2nd. (Edit 3rd) Wonder if this is the first time it's been played.

Posted 15 years ago by hughtwg    [ Reply ]
Not nearly as good as the original, but still puts a smile on my face.
Posted 15 years ago by HokieRider    [ Reply ]
Adding a comment to song that has not been played yet... Very Interesting, but Schtuuupid. I heard 500 miles and then went looking to see if this song was on RP and here it is un-played and un-commented. Makes me want to yell FIRST!! Anyways I love this cover. Thanks in advance for playing it Bill.
Posted 16 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]