If the Proclaimers are the unlikeliest of pop stars -- identical twins in unflattering geek glasses singing in broad Scottish accents -- then "Sunshine on Leith" is the unlikeliest of tuners.

Chris Martin had only heard the Proclaimers single “Sunshine on Leith” for the first time three days before Coldplay performed a cover of the 1988 record for BBC’s Radio 2 Piano Room.

Generally, the intimate numbers like “Sunshine on Leith” or “Letter From America” are more effective than the strained exuberance of the expansive song treatments, with the happy exception ...

Twee, sentimental and boisterous in ways that might as well have followed official Scottish Tourist Board guidelines, “Sunshine on Leith” is a stage-to-screen jukebox musical that some will ...

Coldplay performed a cover of the Proclaimers 'Sunshine On Leith' plus 'All My Love,' 'Viva La Vida,' 'Paradise,' and more for BBC Radio 2 Piano Room.

'Sunshine on Leith' trailer. Published: 16 September 2013 'Sunshine on Leith' is based on the sensational stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers.