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 ...

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, King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 7-18 June, and in repertoire at Pitlochry Festival Theatre until 1 October. Alright Sunshine, Oran Mor, Glasgow, until 5 June Related topics ...

I’m a right softie. A sucker for romcoms and musicals, I even cried at the end of ET (in fairness, I was only in my early 20s at the time) and am officially barred from watching It’s a ...

Sunshine on Leith’s unassailable strength is the back catalogue of songs by the Proclaimers, and it churns out banger after banger. There are the big hits like “Letter from America” and “500 Miles “ , ...

And in a market in which Mamma Mia! became the UK’s highest grossing movie ever back in 2008, you can certainly understand the rationale behind Sunshine On Leith, Dexter Fletcher’s cinematic ...

Sunshine on Leith is a musical packed with songs from the The Proclaimers. A fantastic, fun and poignant night’s entertainment, Sunshine on Leith follows the highs and lows of Ally and Dave as they ...

LONDON – Dexter Fletcher‘s sophomore directorial outing, Sunshine on Leith, a movie adaptation of a stage musical based on the lyrics of Scottish band The Proclaimers, is fully financed. The ...

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.