The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith (Official Music Video)

[@JillyHarrison-lx1gi]

My dave died aged 58 and he loved this song and i love him and want him back. Thank you sooo very much the proclaimers

[@louisehuke6007]

❤

[@margaretmasters3582]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@margaretmasters3582]

My Mark the same Aged 54

[@laoch5658]

just cherish the memory you had that love..many people never have that.

[@Peter-g3e]

Blessings and prayers to your dearest departed loved ones, yourself and all those you hold dear to your heart + Peter

[@neilwhat]

You get older, you forget songs and by the power the the Internet you listen, you cry and you remember the profound effect they had on you.. thank you

[@lowden7268]

This song dosn't just hit Scotland.....it hits hard in USA as I was part of a stupid war in 92. A cassette and chords ...These songs....Proclaimers saved my sanity. Bless the Proclaimers

[@CombatFirst-rm4ho]

What "Stupid war" are you talking about in 92

[@PeteGibbons1]

@@CombatFirst-rm4ho, maybe he was still shooting Iraqis for fun? As that war was over. Then the fighting in Somalia wasn’t until 93. So…who knows!!

[@patavinity1262]

Why was it a 'stupid war'?

[@jamesbrindley8942]

This was filmed in my uncle Williams cafe my older cousin is featured in this several times she is sadly no longer with us as she was taken way too early by cancer I come to watch this regularly so I can see her smile again

[@shaunangell2265]

Chin up buddy. Keep The Faith 👍❤️🙏

[@xiscozapatero1914]

Ahh James, time is the good doctor, and you will always have this incredible memory, and I am sure many more, to reflect on. Take care mate, it's the cycle of life every human must face 💚

[@CherylLynnGramp]

Sorry for your loss.

[@laurieamaral5844]

That's such a special remembrance & connection! Who's your cousin in this video?

[@chrisjwood]

That’s beautiful James

[@Jer0867]

These two guys were so underrated...but they produced some of the best music of the time, and had wonderful harmonising. One of the best acts from the UK, ever.

[@jaquie28]

I 100% agree. This is one of the most moving, emotional songs on earth. Thanks guys for your amazing talent. ❤❤❤

[@jamesfallon9265]

True , although they're not dead .

[@karrenamacphail1201]

This is a truly beautiful song. My late father in law owned the cafe in Leith and featured in the video, as did my sister n law. ❤ They are both sadly no longer with us and it brings comfort to see them both here.

[@damienbrady230]

Who cares piss off with your emotion dump

[@CombatFirst-rm4ho]

Old Williams cafe?

[@karrenamacphail1201]

Yes, it was. Wullie was my father n law. Did you know him?

[@garyt8441]

I was born and raised in Leith and worked on the docks. I emigrated to Australia in 1983 and this song always brings a tear

[@barbsmart7373]

You sound very interesting and I wonder what took you to Australia. I'm a Kiwi.

[@thorpevic]

Bless you 🙏🙏

[@laoch5658]

@@barbsmart7373 it was the 80s the British government put a generation out of work

[@brendandonnelly3063]

Mate, your comment about your cousin made me weep. Genuinely. Isn't it so lovely that this is out here forever. R.I.P, Ma'am. Peace & love from Belfast. 💚👍b

[@amandashare1281]

This is my favourite Proclaimers song, it's so gentle, beautiful and yet powerful, I never thought they got the recognition they deserved.

[@Peaches1979]

Mine too

[@jaquie28]

I 100% agree. They were so underrated. This is the most beautiful song ever. ❤❤❤

[@magguy4]

what a beautiful song. from an atheist, thanks proclaimers for your wonderful songs. and for singing in scottish accent

[@noelegan1208]

While I'm worth my room on this earth. What a lyric. Enough for me.

[@MalkyMcCallum]

Hits you right in the heart doesn't it mate!

[@Discoretrox]

So so true....

[@jaquie28]

​@@MalkyMcCallum❤❤❤

[@JackieD-h8i]

Enough for me too❤

[@tylerturner2445]

My girlfriend and I were both abandoned by our families because of heroin addiction,while recovering we found each other and we did save each other,thanks boys.

[@emmabrauer5360]

how lovely God bless you both

[@petedernley4358]

😢bless you both 🙏 😊

[@MalkyMcCallum]

Nice one buddy, best thing to happen to each other, wish you both aw the best! 💌

[@lawrencegallagher9351]

Beautiful brother. I'm recovering from heroin and crack addiction and my life has changed so much. By the grace of God

[@kmag7122]

❤❤

[@Sparkletoddlemovies]

Listened to this last night on valentines day. Cried for ages due to the love I feel for my wife since 1989. The sheer musicality is awesome.

[@CombatFirst-rm4ho]

I had a friend whose daughter was a die hard hibs fan and loved this song. I'm a Ger but when the Hibees beat us 3-2 in the final and the whole Hibs section burst into this song I simply remembered that 17 year old angel who thought her only was out was death. Football came nowhere near my thoughts again that day. RIP TIEGAN There'll always be sunshine on leith for you

[@jasondunne3562]

The Proclaimers are outstanding song writers and don't get anywhere near the love they deserve. Cheers for posting this beauty

[@derek261163]

Wow, I'm 57 years old n only just discovered the Proclaimers after watching the movie Sunshine on Leith. I remember them from the 80's, thought they were only a couple of hits wonder after 500 miles n Letter from America. But after watching the movie today I am a total Proclaimers convert. I have strong family ties to Edinburgh, lost a grandma, uncle n auntie up there, still got 2 cousins left. Proclaimers rock

[@timbragg4546]

It is a nice song, they are only remembered for I will walk 500 miles.

[@moragmerrimen9779]

,,

[@eugenemullan4957]

The adventures the same

[@1gerard47]

@@timbragg4546 bollocks

[@gramcknight]

Incredible tune, just beautiful. Anyone who has found this as they’ve suffered loss or bereavement - time is a great healer and better times are around the corner. Keep smiling x

[@arronblack67]

From a guy from Glasgow, I’ve always loved this song ✊🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚

[@jaquie28]

You have amazing taste. This song is sooo powerful. ❤❤❤

[@jeanmaslin2872]

This was playing as I walked into my best friend's funeral I burst into tears immediately. Thankyou Beryl Blackham for being such a great friendxxx Miss you R.I.P.

[@samrennie2737]

Ive got terminal cancer, and going to have this tune played x

[@1gerard47]

@@samrennie2737 dont give up❤

[@jonsmum5552]

My husband died in March 2023, a huge Hibs fan. I went to Leith last night where they were performing, when this song came on I was uncontrollably sobbing. I miss and love you so much starman… wait for me in the sky. ❤️❤️

[@jaquie28]

​@samrennie2737 God Bless You. Stay strong. ❤❤❤

[@4fulryan]

I worked in Leith docks from 1989-1999 at British pipe coaters and knew the cafe well as we would grab a roll on the way into work. Leith docks are unfortunately unrecognisable now, nothing to show for the hundreds of years of history which is a shame for anyone who worked there it really was like no other place ive worked. After working at the docks i started driving buses in Edinburgh and on one of the routes id pick up one of the proclaimers, always polite and grateful to be taken to tollcross. Ive just retired and moved to fife but every time i hear this song im taken back to sunny(not always) Leith the best time of my life i loved it.

[@bazjr86]

I worked down there pipecoating in 2007. Was some place

[@4fulryan]

When I was there I'm sure they broke every health and safety law in the land,but I'd go back in a second to those days of chaos,dust and Belly laughs.....then into the port of Leith after work for a few pints great days.

[@bazjr86]

@@4fulryan 🤣 I was based up in the ellon yard next to peterhead.. bredero shaw it was called then. Aye it was rough working at the Leith plant, guys chasing the Dragon at work and all sorts. Good criac tho

[@bazjr86]

@@4fulryan they did start putting in a lot more health and safety stuff by the time I worked their. A lot of the older guys were fked with all that dust ect

[@4fulryan]

I understand why,in the summer the dust would be thick in the air as the iron oar was being unloaded dock side,add the enamel plant fumes,and the chemicals used there I'm so lucky to be in reasonable health,I did wear a mask though as I worked in the lab, but still got the piss taken out of me for it though.

[@sweetiepie1372]

This song! 36 years ago. Never off the radio. During the kind of beautiful Autum Scotland does so well. Staying in my mum's house in Ayrshire, with my brand new, baby daughter. Mum was dying, had been terminal for 2 years. And I was heartbroken to be losing her. And I'd nurse my wee baby, look into her wee face, "while I'm worth, my room on this earth, I will be with you. "While the Chief, puts sunshine on Leith, I'll thank him, for your birth" So thankful for my baby, time with both her and my mum, and a reason to keep going, after my mum died. What a song. Still miss you mum. Still give thanks for my girl.

[@philtennant8129]

An uplifting ray of hope in this world.

[@lizlowe6980]

Happy fathers day for my wee dad.❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@CeeGilesy]

Must be one of the best songs ever written and recorded. LOVE IT!!!

[@RichardAndersonNewZealand]

went to Leith this year to find out where my ancestor is buried (sadly in an unmarked grave, but i did stand in the cemetery and sing this song to myself and him :) and i visited where he lived in the tenaments, mustve been a hellish life in the 1860s, i met some wonderful locals....am returning in a couple of weeks and will look them up :)

[@SusanLeivers]

This is one of the most beautiful songs of my memory of my childhood in leaving Scotland 1966....

[@enfieldjohn101]

What a beautiful song!

[@alicegranberg23]

What a gorgeous song. The one who has been through what they sing about knows. So uplifting and strenghtening. Thank you for beautiful words.

[@hutch5799]

My cat Nancy fell off a Ferris wheel in Edinburgh aged 5 while this song was playing over the PA system. Every time I hear this song it reminds me of her.

[@Feather223]

i'm 51 this was me growing up. I still feel the same way when i hear this or any of there songs. HAPPY

[@sussi-hn5fj]

Beautiful song. Beautiful group. Love the words; "while I'm worth, my room on this Earth, I'll will be with you" I Love the proclaimers. They should of been bigger than they were. I love all their songs 🎵 ❤

[@ackers72]

Played this at my mums funeral, it was the last song as we said our last goodbye’s, beautiful song, brilliant band

[@laurahill6321]

My daughter was born in the old eastern general in leith Edinburgh this song is for her she is my sunshine.

[@RoadDog79]

Total American Hoosier here. Love the passion in this song. Also, it has caused me to get educated on Scottish culture. Thanks guys!

[@Hardstylemasterz91-12]

No thank u hosier from scotland

[@RoadDog79]

@@Al-iv3mb I have a dream of visiting Scotland. If I can ever afford it I'll let you know. I would live to see the castles and actually see Leith with my own eyes.

[@tonypine3434]

@@RoadDog79 do it if you can mate - an amazing country. get yourself down the Percy (pub) in Leith and then head up to Balmoral/Ballater.

[@masonbhunter]

Fellow Hoosier here. This song gives me intense patriotic feelings for a country I don’t come from!

[@DreamEater420]

I just found out recently that I have a good bit of Scottish ancestry, I have been trying to reconnect with that heritage and stumbled into this song...tear drops are rolling down my face just thinking back to this song.

[@HarryHopkins-fv3li]

I found a girl who was near her end when I was feeling the same,we saved each others lives,this is our song.

[@jaquie28]

God Bless You both. ❤❤❤

[@beckyjones9340]

absolutely love this song. . Was mine and my hubby 1st dance. He is a true Leither through and through. Song means so much to us both

[@ccobb7364]

My Grandfather was an engineer in the merchant navy and lived in a little place called Kirkliston. He travelled around the world but every adventure started at Leith, this song always make me think of him.

[@karensharp9461]

Close your eyes, put your head back and listen……..just beautiful!!!!!

[@jackiesmith3684]

Love this song and when the hibs fans sing it full volume it brings tears to your eyes and the brilliant proclaimers are fricking die hard hibbees and it finally came in 2016 the Scottish cup back to easter road and to hear all the fans singing and crying was amazing and the oldest hibs fan sammy martinez was at that game aged 106yrs old i knew sammy and we are both from westerhailes in Edinburgh and he would always say im going nowhere until hibs take the cup back to Easter road and he was there and the boys did it and sadly sammy passed away a few months later and now he is up in heaven with his wife mary and grandson Paul Martinez god bless them all and rip sammy a hibbee until the end xx

[@berniefernandez-hart5568]

A Truely beautiful song written by fantastic songwriters and lovely guys who always have time for there fans ❤

[@richyjay330]

My heart was broken My heart was broken Sorrow, sorrow Sorrow, sorrow My heart was broken My heart was broken You saw it, you claimed it You touched it, you saved it My tears are drying My tears are drying Thank you, thank you Thank you, thank you My tears are drying My tears are drying Your beauty and kindness Made tears clear my blindness While I'm worth My room on this Earth I will be with you While the Chief Puts sunshine on Leith I'll thank Him For His work And your birth And my birth Yeah, yeah, yeah My heart was broken My heart was broken Sorrow, sorrow Sorrow, sorrow My heart was broken My heart was broken You saw it, you claimed it You touched it, you saved it While I'm worth My room on this Earth I will be with you While the Chief Puts sunshine on Leith I'll thank Him For His work And your birth And my birth Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[@jaquie28]

❤❤❤

[@Ever-so-reasonable]

My first boss and great friend Dave Duncan passed away a year ago yesterday and this was played at his funeral. A proud Scot. I will remember you with great affection and pride. Mike

[@JH-kq3yp]

I remember them coming to Dunedin, New Zealand, 1989 from memory. Brilliant

[@kevinmccourt9790]

Most underrated band. Love the proclaimers

[@mikejones-go8vz]

No, they were a hit in in NZ, not underrated here

[@jaquie28]

100% agree. ❤❤❤

[@DavidStark-s4j]

The comments on here are pure class just like this music and the proclaimers! The power of song… truly gods gift!

[@jaquie28]

❤❤❤

[@videosofpattyemattick6569]

Such an awesome song… beautiful

[@johnathanryan2117]

My grandad ( and hero) Lawrence " Jock Bricks" Merrilees.... 1920 1999, true son of Leith and Bolton, Lancashire. The words of these lads song couldnt be truer" Sadly missed Big Man xxx

[@benccollins]

Pure class, true originality.

[@BP-dn9nv]

I'm an American and I'm glad I discovered this song. Just really nice and mellow.

[@kathleenorr9237]

Such a beautiful song..makes me so emotional and I never know why ❤❤❤

[@joannemckeown6593]

My favourite song, remember buying the album on tape when I got my first car, played this over and over, loved it all my life.

[@paolofenney2222]

Showed my lad a cassette the other day he had no idea what it was

[@jaquie28]

​@@paolofenney2222 😂😂😂

[@matthewgodwin3050]

I love this song. It's beautiful.

[@francisswift4574]

First time hearing this beautiful song reminds me of a special someone ❤

[@manusnow3678]

I was'nt born anywhere near there, but that's the best anthem to having a HOME and a love ever.

[@shawnmawson5800]

Another truly classic, the song sends shivers down my spine. What a talent the proclaimers have.Sheer magic song😢

[@jaquie28]

❤❤❤

[@wilsonowurani3887]

the guitarist is very amazing on his shoulder the way he's doing the tuning and sliding ❤

[@lenny7053]

This song always moves me to tears.

[@eccehomo1904]

Beauty in simplicity.

[@ntinamorris]

Leith is wonderful place. Edinburgh magnificent. Greetings from Greece

[@Imspart]

Part Gospel, part soul. beautiful

[@Growler57]

How the hell a song with Leith in the title make my eyes all wet🥰who’s like us 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaquie28]

Definitely me. Most beautiful song ever. ❤❤❤

[@dianammiller3333]

Their brotherly harmony takes me back to the 50's and the Everly Brothers.

[@paulward6506]

Beautiful, just immerse yourself in this songs gentle yet powerful flow ,and let your life’s problems drift away for a little while ..

[@fanwangfujian]

I was sad before reading your notes. Then my tears came out.

[@keithrobertson6942]

Just how good are these two???...pure class x

[@jaquie28]

Absolutely amazing. ❤❤❤

[@jordanruth3005]

Found this song on Carlton hill watching the sunshine on Leith, played by a group of Scottish teenagers drinking red wine out of a thermos. Amazing experience with a good friend and random Scottish girls that made me truly appreciate my room on this earth

[@SusanLeivers]

LOVE, this song!!!!

[@clairefoster5722]

This song just bursts with emotion. A beautiful song, wonderfully sung by Craig & Charlie. Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. 😥❤️

[@striderflys]

Beautiful. There's no overabundance of sunshine in Leith. So it's special

[@mattmaloney2445]

I'm calling it. Greatest ballad I've ever heard.

[@deborahmorgan6848]

Agree, one of the loveliest modern songs ever written. I guess we can’t say anything is perfect but this comes pretty damn close.

[@jaquie28]

I 100% agree with you. ❤❤❤

[@daveoneill8235]

Why are my eyes crying Absolutely brilliant tune .

[@davidford2169]

Because music moves us..friend...👍🇬🇧

[@jaquie28]

It's such a moving, beautiful song. ❤❤❤

[@ianrae1546]

As a Jambo. I hate that I love this song. Beautiful song 🇱🇻 🇳🇬 🇱🇻🇳🇬🇱🇻

[@PepTalksTV]

Had a Scottish subscriber recommend this, great song!

[@wilmanric2277]

I have long thought this would be a lovely song for someone to have as a first dance together as a married couple.

[@outlawlover1]

From 1988. What a Classic !!!!

[@Graeme-h4z]

My dad was born and bread in leith.miss him every day 1996 a part.of me died that day john payne r.i.p.

[@Zephaniah3verse17]

40 years now since I left Fife, and this song and the teasing views across the firth still manage to bring a little tear (or two). Thanks for posting this brilliant song and the views.

[@Lionkingview]

I do have to shout out "todd in the shadows" for doing his "one hit wonderland "episode on "gonna be (500 miles) " and introducing me to the fact that the proclaimers are far more than a one hit wonder in Scotland...they're an icon.

[@crazyba1dman]

They're iconic globally.

[@jaquie28]

100% valid. ❤❤❤

[@stevedavies3498]

Doesn't matter where you are from just sit back and enjoy a classic song from a great band

[@jaquie28]

❤❤❤

[@blammy15]

I so miss Leith. It has now been over 10 years - my heart is still broken,

[@robertrosser5173]

Do they realise this is one the simplest most emotive songs which brings a tear to your eye every time you hear it plus an absolute football anthem, one of the best. They should be so proud, its brilliant. I play it on repeat for hours ❤

[@rossbentley2514]

Beautiful....and a tearjerker

[@stevecunningham6537]

I used to have my breakfast in this cafe, back in the day, an since I was born in leith, but moved away from Scotland. This song does it to me evrey time. Never forget you're roots.

[@peredhillover1]

Thank you for your heartfelt music.

[@billybutlin3717]

Outstanding musicians and songwriters. Probably the most under-rated band ever.

[@Yossariain]

Just read 'Dead Men's Trousers' by Irvine Welsh and now cannot this beautiful song out of my head...

[@tango9601]

Brilliant song, it was born to be an anthem

[@johnoboyce3422]

Absolutely fantastic & these guys are top singer songwriters,love their songs & this one for very special personal reasons 🌿🙏 Until we meet again dear lovely Lady 💔 💖💙🙏 Rest in Peace & in the home of the Nazarene 🌿💔💖🌿

[@wilsonowurani3887]

that's another one I love crucially and my goodness theres amazing proclaimers are very great 👌👌👍 I love everything they're doing in the video I'm listening to 👍👍👍❤❤

[@andypandy8569]

Nothing but beautiful

[@stephenkelly1887]

I'm a Weegie, but i love Leith. Very personal reasons, but i go there as often as i can

[@MichaelJB1974]

After the past 24 hours in the aftermath of the Queen’s death I seem to keep coming back to this song. No a royalist at all but she was that one person in my 47 year life that was always “just there” This sums up the current mood of the country

[@annrigby5129]

Beautiful song-love the Proclaimers ❤

[@northwalescoast7911]

THE proclamers are wonderful ! ! !👍

[@rhianjones1319]

“Sunshine on Leith is one my favourite song by the Proclaimers “

[@mungofinalfi4480]

Why the quotation marks?

[@steviep74]

Beautiful

[@rodsreel]

guaranteed to bring a tear joy or sorrow - cheers boys

[@bazthefab]

Simply brilliant.

[@zsoltkarpati1326]

used to spend time in scotland was tough but in a way good and still memories

[@thomasburke1081]

One of my favourite ballads....the proclaimers were one of my favourites....the 80s were enriched because of them twins from our scots neighbours

[@terencebarrett2897]

Absolutely wonderful, a beautiful song, by wonderful talented guys,do you know this video and song will be played for a long long time because of its history originality realness ,a lasting memory" absolutely wonderful"