Congratulations, you're now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we'll send them straight to your inbox. LINDSEY Johnstone examines five artists that the Bard has inspired, including the King of Pop and the writer of one of America's most celebrated novels With more statues dedicated to him around the world than anyone bar Queen Victoria and Christopher Columbus, and Auld Lang Syne recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as one of the three most popular songs in the English language, along with Happy Birthday and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, Robert Burns has had no problem remaining relevant since his death in 1796.