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The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid. They are best known for their song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” which became the theme song to the film Benny & Joon, and to the charity event the Terry Fox Run, as well as a Labatt’s Blue commercial.

The brothers are also famous fans of Edinburgh based football club Hibernian F.C.. “Sunshine on Leith” is played at every home match and the refrain from “I’m Gonna Be…” is played when Hibernian score. They are also well known as supporters of Scottish independence and have at various stages of their lives been activists for the Scottish National Party.

On April 30, 2006, The Proclaimers appeared on the hit cartoon show Family Guy, due to the show’s creator Seth MacFarlane being a fan. They appeared in episode “You May Now Kiss The…Uh…Guy Who Receives”, where Stewie Griffin says Brian’s homosexual cousin will fit in the Griffin family as badly as Peter fit in the Proclaimers, as a cutaway shows him fighting over who sings a lyric of “I’m Gonna Be“.

Source: Wikipedia