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Sunshine On Leith, 1988
Written by Craig Reid and Charlie Reid
This is a joyously catchy acoustic tune that wears its influences lightly and proudly. At its core is a jaunty, clap-along folk-rock melody, but it's dressed up with Beach Boys–style "oooh oooh" backing vocals, clean '50s-flavored guitar and piano lines, skiffle-leaning percussion, and warm vocal-group harmonies. Lyrically, it balances optimism with a touch of spiritual reflection. "I'm on my way to what I want from this world," the narrator declares, before widening the lens to evoke something more spiritual: "And everything that you receive up yonder / Is what you gave to me the day I wandered." It's hopeful and cheery and sometimes that's all you need.
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