Year 500 (D) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Patricius and Hypatius (or, less frequently, year 1253 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 500 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid. They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents. They have released nine studio albums from 1987 until the present, as well as two compilation albums and a DVD.
In 2011, the band scored history in Scotland when two of their tracks, "Sunshine on Leith" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" were featured on Scotland's Greatest Album (2011).
Craig Reid and Charlie Reid were born in Leith in 1962, and grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty. When they stayed in Auchtermuchty they attended Bell Baxter High School. After several punk rock bands at school they formed The Proclaimers in 1983.
The pair came to public attention when an Inverness based fan sent their demo to the British band The Housemartins, who were impressed enough to invite The Proclaimers on their 1986 UK tour. The exposure of the tour won them a January 1987 appearance on the British pop music television programme The Tube on Channel Four; "Letter from America" peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart, whilst the album This is the Story went gold. The follow-up album Sunshine on Leith featured "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and "I'm On My Way". They had a hit with their EP King of the Road, which reached number 9 in UK in 1990.
Shake, baby, shake
You know I can fit you in my arms
Brake, baby, brake
Taking me in with all your charms
I've never been inside you but you're so alluring
They call you "little mouse" by name in Rome and Turin
Looking now at your famous shape
They don't make them like you anymore
Shake, baby, shake
You know I can fit you in my arms
Brake, baby, brake
Taking me in with all your charms
When things are looking good there's always complications
I can't be with you so I'm at the railway station
Let's run away and be so alive
Escape the drudgery of this nine to five
Shake, baby, shake
You know I can fit you in my arms
Brake, baby, brake
Taking me in with all your charms
Shake, baby, shake
You know I worship from afar
Brake, baby, brake
How I wish you were my car
Shake, baby, shake
You know I can fit you in my arms
Brake, baby, brake
Taking me in with all your charms
Shake, baby, shake
Shake, baby, shake
Shake, baby, shake
Shake, baby, shake
500 thousand dollars
For your stardust
500 'cos you get what you deserve
500 'cos you've held it back since august
500 boy you sure have got some nerve
500 thousand dollars
For your stardust
500 'cos you get what you deserve
500 'cos you've held it back since august
500 boy you sure have got some nerve
You've been on my mind
Suddenly gone blind
You've been on my mind
600 for a letter from your fan club
600 though you probably want more
600 cos' you've kept it in your bathtub
600 boy I've heard it all before
You've been on my mind
Scratching at your door
You've been on my mind
You've been on my mind
You know I have been sweet on you forever
That's why I have been
Stealing all your stuff
Buy 500 thousand worth of clever
And you'll see that I can't ever get enough
Buy 500 roses and a shotgun
I'm sure you'll find it difficult to choose
Sometimes I hear you'll even
Get a refund
In that way it is impossible to loose
You've been on my mind
Suddenly gone blind
You've been on my mind
You've been on my mind
Suddenly gone blind
You've been on my mind
You've been on my mind
You've been on my mind
You've been on my mind