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1. Down to Earth

   Down to Earth is a song co-written and performed by English rock musician Peter Gabriel for the 2008 computer-animated Pixar film WALL-E. It was released on June 10, 2008, by Walt Disney Records and Real World Records. Composed by Gabriel and Thomas Newman, with lyrics by Gabriel, and featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir, the song is the 37th song on the soundtrack to WALL-E, where it is also featured over the end credits. "As a kid I loved animation, so I'm a huge Pixar fan," Gabriel explained to Mark Blake. "I have seen WALL-E many times as I have young children. It was also great to work with the scorer Thomas Newman… He wrote the best TV theme tune ever: for Six Feet Under."Nominated for the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globes, and the Best Original Song award at the 81st Academy Awards, "Down to Earth" lost to Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" from The Wrestler and A. R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire, respectively. However, it won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2009.

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   Down to Earth is a 2001 comedy film directed by Chris and Paul Weitz and written by Chris Rock and Louis C.K. It is the third film adaptation based on Harry Segall's stageplay Heaven Can Wait, preceded by Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Heaven Can Wait. The film stars Chris Rock as Lance Barton, a comedian who is killed before his time on Earth is through. He is given another chance to continue his life, but in the body of an elderly rich white man.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Down to Earth in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Down to Earth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Down to Earth in a Sentence

1. Jack Hawksworth:

   He's just a racer. I guess that's what I liked about him, he's down to earth, loves his sport.

2. Robert Bonhomme:

   Rose Goodhall is simply the sweetest, most down to Earth model I've ever had the joy of working with on any project.

3. Vice President Joe Biden:

   I never thought she was a prohibitive favorite, i don't think she ever thought she was a prohibitive favorite. So I think it's, you know, everything's sort of coming down to Earth.

4. Pearl S. Buck:

   I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to earth.

5. Minnie John:

   I said,' Can I take a picture ?' and Julie Brown said,' Of course,' and gave me a big hug and we took a picture, they were so down to earth, so genuine, so sweet : Not at all how you might expect a big actor or a big doctor to be -- which they are. They were just so humble, so loving.

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