Anyone who thought the literary world had heard the last of David Gest following his 2007 autobiography Simply the Gest (now there's a book where the title came first) was sorely mistaken. It turns out that Gest has been working on a pop album of Robert Burns poems with Michael Jackson.
Jeremy Paxman, who memorably described the Scottish poet's work as "sentimental doggerel", is in for a treat. But if Jacko finds success with Scotland's national bard, I shudder to think of what might be waiting in the wings. Peter Andre sings Walter Raleigh? Céline Dion takes on Emily Dickinson? The Spice Girls remix The Lady of Shalott? Actually, that last one sounds rather good ...
