Proclaimers, The - Streets Of Edinburgh Lyrics






Along these broken pavements
I let my mind run free
The past and the present
Seem just the same to me
The people I have loved most
Among these stones did dwell
And in the plainest language
Their stories they did tell

They pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the world for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me

Depending on your viewpoint
This place is blessed or cursed
And in the years I've lived here
I've seen the best and worst
An air of sordid passion
A look of dirty grace
But not right in your face
It's not that kind of place

They pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the world for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me

Down greasy potholed roadways
I watch the traffic crawl
But for the cars and buses
I give no thought at all
I think about the future
I wonder at her health
How with this human wealth
She does renew herself

They pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the world for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me





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  1. R.... F....

    Went to Edinburgh as an 18 year old for " a couple of weeks".....20 years , 3 months and 10 days later I emigrated to Canada 🇨🇦 😂

  2. C.... H....

    How does the world not support Hibernian FC yet with all these classics the proclaimers have written

    C.... H....

    The world has Celtic ;-)

  3. D.... B....

    A wonderful song, be it about your town or anywhere, it’s one that’s needed for everywhere and everyone that we’re all part of a whole! A whole of love! Seen too much shite cack n’kinder in me life because we’re different colours of skin or name given to God. We can all get on only it takes all! Kushti bok ! 💜

  4. V.... L....

    Beautiful song

  5. B.... ....

    Hauntingly beautiful. Strikes right into your soul.

  6. J.... R....

    Wow. Wow wow wow! 😍 Love this song.

  7. B.... ....

    streets of edinburgh

  8. M.... S....

    I want to go to Edinburgh someday. My family originally came from that area. I feel so lost here now. I want to go back to my family's original home. I hope the Scots would accept a poor lost American of Scottish descent as one of their own. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  9. B.... b....

    ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES.. SUCH A WONDERFUL SONG.SO GOOD WOW.

  10. j.... ....

    As much as I love the Proclaimers, and this song and video, a wee clip of some Hearts supporters would have, made this more appealing to all Edinburgh lovers

  11. K.... P....

    Where my ancestors came from. Very proud 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

  12. B.... ....

    What a powerful and catchy song!

  13. M.... G....

    I was born on the 4th June 1972, in the western General hospital, Edinburgh, I grew up there attended the Royal high school, I've been all over world and nothing beats Edinburgh, I've worked in Glasgow for 25 years going home soon x

  14. S.... A....

    my grandfather being Bourne Roc of Gibalte

  15. S.... A....

    Bourne in Edinburgh Scotland

  16. S.... A....

    My Grandma Elizabeth Jane Tuft Bartlow... Santa Rosa Cali***

  17. C.... A....

    You guys are so underrated

  18. M.... D....

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  19. W.... J....

    Poets The Pair Of Them Absolutely Fantastic.

  20. W.... J....

    Seen These 2 Boys In Watford August 2019 Fantastic Entertainers What a Show !!!

  21. M.... A....

    I'm kinda crying a little when I hear this song😿 these guys makes the greatest music ever!

  22. L.... W....

    I'm from Aberdeen - I sing (!) "Aberdeen" in place of Edinburgh .. but .. hey.. I lo ve Edinburgh too <3

  23. M.... S....

    Best thing to come out of Fife.

  24. P.... H....

    I was in Edinburgh last week, so beautiful city, love it! You scots are very kind and hospitable, thanks for a great time. (Cheers from Czech rep.).

  25. A.... W....

    Born & bred in this unique , magical city with an incredible history stretching back over 1,000 years this wonderful song really stirs my soul reminding me of loved ones who are no longer with us. My 2 other favourite tracks with Edinburgh connections are : 'What it is' by Mark Knopfler & 'Royal Mile' by Gerry Rafferty.

  26. s.... ....

    Only legends can be inspirational by making songs like these, best song from the proclaimers I’ve ever heard

  27. C.... M....

    This is why I don't want Scotland to leave the union, it's a lovely place that produces the best sorts of people and I'll be very sad if the Tories ruin it all for us by forcing them to leave the U.K. to escape leaving the E.U.

  28. R.... G....

    Edinburgh is shite lol, although to be fair, Perth isn't any better hahaha

  29. d.... ....

    "They pass, they pass, they pass...they pass"

    That's 4 passes in a row. OBVIOUSLY NOT A HIBS SONG THEN.

  30. F.... ....

    Great song for a city that deserves it. Cudos from a German couple who visited all too short a couple of days ago.
    If you want a good laugh (or wince, or both), turn on the automatic „subtitling“...

  31. A.... ....

    I've been living in Edinburgh for 4 years and it is my dear home ❤️ My place on Earth.

  32. r.... ....

    This makes me nostalgic, I miss it....x

  33. n.... a....

    Nice song and music. Streets of Edinburgh...the best city in UK...and one of the best cities of Europe. Greetings from Greece

  34. r.... f....

    What is the pub they are in

  35. A.... J....

    Dagda <3

  36. J.... M....

    Cheers from Florida. Great song!

  37. M.... M....

    This must be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard the lyrics are superb these guy's are Scotland's Lennon n McCartney

  38. S.... W....

    No attachement to Scootland but man oh man this touches my heart ... love

  39. J.... S....

    love you guys wonderful seeing you in Christchurch this year

  40. j.... m....

    what do you call the wee dance at the end ???

    j.... m....

    I feel I have seen it in my distant past. does it have a significance ?

  41. J.... H....

    <3<3 makes me so proud to be Scottish. Mmmm

  42. i.... ....

    Oh wow..... makes me feel homesick, and i've never even been to Edinburgh......

  43. A.... M....

    Beautiful song. Well up there with their best. And that’s a fair old height: these guys couldn’t write a really bad song or sing badly if they tried. Their amazing voices just seem to get stronger and richer. And now this song almost makes this auld Weegie wish she came from ‘the other side’. 😜😆
    Now let’s have one about Glasgow: Sunshine on Sauchiehall Street? It’s About 500 Miles From One End Of Argyle Street To The Other? The Pavements Are Broken? No?
    Well, maybe not. But we need something better to sing after a few drams than, “I belong to Glasgow ... “ Take pity on us Weegies, please?

  44. R.... P....

    Holy shit these dudes are still making music??

  45. c.... ....

    Im a Weegie but i love this song, the old saying is the best thing to come out of Edinburgh is the bus to Glasgow, i think its they two speccy bastars

  46. D.... B....

    like a fine wine ,the boys are getting better,tba one of my favs to date

  47. J.... S....

    eh AYE! but no awe these PC fannies?!?!? wtf is this video??? ffs!

  48. n.... h....

    Streets of London is one of my favourites,but this equals it.I have been playing it every day for the past month,i just cannot get it out of my head.Only really just discovered these two lads,and there amazing music.

  49. s.... ....

    Beautiful. Made me cry, so evocative, thinking of my home, my family, and time past. Thank you.

  50. W.... B....

    Just found this song by accident I was born in Edinburgh but brought up in the Scottish borders live in Kent now I think it is now time to come back home after 30 yrs well done guys brilliant song keep them coming

  51. C.... M....

    My mum is from Edinburgh. I went over when I was 7 to stay with my grandparents for a few months. That was before it was "cool" to be Scottish (pre Braveheart) and mum had my first kilt made for me at 5 yrs old. My friends hadn't even heard of Scotland! I went back to visit relos, after my grandparents passed, when I was 17. I haven't been since the '90's. I grew up in NYC but my heart is in Edinburgh. I'm now a mum and I can't wait to show my daughter her roots! This song is everything.

  52. O.... s....

    Beautiful hymn for a superb city. Nice Scottish People.

  53. M.... N....

    Absolutely beautiful song. I love these guys music, so heartfelt and authentic.

  54. D.... M....

    magic stuff frae Craig and Charlie superb song...got it in a one,,,

  55. M.... B....

    I'm from Yorkshire and spent my honeymoon in Edinburgh. I love the city and the people...and yeah, the song isn't bad neither!!!

  56. P.... ....

    What kind of squinty aspect ratio is this???

  57. J.... C....

    Awesome song! I'm not from Scotland, but I've visited twice, visiting Edinburgh once. It's an awesome place. :)

  58. I.... 4....

    AAAAND I WOOUULD WAALK 500 MILES AAND I WOULD WAALK 500 MORE.....

  59. Y.... M....

    sometimes it just hurts too much to watch this video, to listen to the words. I am so in love with Edinburgh and I am saving my pennies to go back for a long time.

  60. D.... B....

    What a great song .Heard if for the first time this morning on RNZ

  61. A.... H....

    Wonderful homage to a wonderful city.I'm Irish,my dad was a Weegie,but I always preferred Embra. Haven't been there in over a decade.I must rectify that soon

  62. w.... ....

    Hi to George and Gadge at the Coopers Rest if they are still kicking, cheers to George and Gadge if they aren't, and to big Tam even if he was a Hearts supporter lol, used to live on Lorne Street as a young Aussie backpackers in the 90s, you guys know where that is ;)

  63. I.... H....

    I'm from México and i had the chance to travel to Edinburgh two years ago and lived the Hogmanay, and i Just have to say that i miss Scotland so much, literally my second home, I've left a piece of my hearth in Scotland

  64. s.... ....

    Love it, Love it.... You are magic, boys! xxx

  65. T.... L....

    I'm an American with no Scottish in my history (I don't believe), but this is a beautiful, beautiful song to me. Well done. Love it!

  66. �.... �....

    From Russia with love!!! Thank you, your music and your voices... simply breathtaking! And I 💖 the accent soooooo much) Wish I were there, in Edinburgh.. one day maybe

  67. P.... C....

    Absolute class from a scot and a jambo.

  68. l.... ....

    I'm from the US and we know only the (500 miles) tune but I just found their others such as this one, which are even better! What a shame that were not privy to these other tunes!

  69. l.... ....

    David Letterman? :)

  70. g.... p....

    instant funeral classic

  71. g.... p....

    The Proclaimers have moved beyond mere pop music and are now in the business of writing hymns and anthems for Edinburgh funerals.

  72. a.... ....

    Imagine this beautiful song belted out at Easter Road just like Sunshine on Leith - goosebumps for sure!

  73. �.... B....

    Beata borg í heimi!

    �.... B....

    Besta borg í heimi !

  74. A.... T....

    Yes !.... there back, all we need now is a U.K tour date.

  75. S.... ....

    It's AWESOME!!!

  76. C.... C....

    Love from INDIA
    LOVE THIS SONG AND VIDEO SO MUCH

  77. 0.... ....

    It's not that kind of place

  78. C.... I....

    so, i know you're gonna be the greatest

  79. c.... e....

    Incredible tune. One of my favourite ever, love you guys!

  80. s.... d....

    two songwriters and performers at the top of their game ,absolutely stunning song

  81. D.... O....

    In tears!

  82. J.... M....

    I'm looking for the piano sheet music for this Song. I've searched everywhere on the Internet. Can anyone help?

  83. D.... ....

    2:12 where is this?

  84. T.... S....

    Now they really have their celtic badge. Writing songs about places is a real celtic tradition.

  85. R.... a....

    Another stunner. Makes me quite homesick just listening to it

  86. B.... ....

    I've never even been to Edinburgh and strangely enough.. this song makes me miss it o.O

  87. W.... R....

    A Lovely and an extremely beautiful city. Cheers from Brazil, dear and amazing Edinburgh.

  88. Y.... M....

    Promise to self: I am going back to Edinburgh

  89. c.... 1....

    EPIC THE PLOCLAIMERS NICE EPIC

  90. A.... W....

    Along these broken pavements
    I let my mind run free
    The past and the present
    Seem just the same to me
    The people I have loved most
    Among these stones did dwell
    And in the plainest language
    Their stories they did tell

    They pass, they pass
    They pass, they pass
    The streets of Edinburgh
    Hold half the world for me
    In scores, in droves
    The living and the ghosts
    The streets of Edinburgh
    Mean most to me

    Depending on your viewpoint
    This place is blessed or cursed
    And in the years I've lived here
    I've seen the best and worst
    An air of sordid passion
    A look of dirty grace
    But not right in your face
    It's not that kind of place

    They pass, they pass
    They pass, they pass
    The streets of Edinburgh
    Hold half the world for me
    In scores, in droves
    The living and the ghosts
    The streets of Edinburgh
    Mean most to me

    Down greasy potholed roadways
    I watch the traffic crawl
    But for the cars and buses
    I give no thought at all
    I think about the future
    I wonder at her health
    How with this human wealth
    She does renew herself

    They pass, they pass
    They pass, they pass
    The streets of Edinburgh
    Hold half the world for me
    In scores, in droves
    The living and the ghosts
    The streets of Edinburgh
    Mean most to me

  91. L.... A....

    What a lovely song and how happy I am for coming to Edinburgh over Hogmany this year. Coming back to Scotland is,
    and were, always what I want. This time I will come back home to with this new CD in my bag. Thank you Proclaimers.

  92. A.... T....

    What a beautiful song tore at my heart strings.

  93. C.... D....

    BORN AND BRED

  94. A.... L....

    Just close you’re eyes put your headphones on and drift through Edinburgh, but it could just as well be you’re own home town.

  95. L.... ....

    Can't decide whether this song is beautiful or something along the lines of a tourist video. However, as an English-born Hibby who has a deep attachment to Edinburgh and look forward to every visit, I'll have to settle on the former!

  96. L.... M....

    Saw the lads in Manchester played this track unbelievable and great gig

  97. J.... ....

    I’m from Glasgow and it brought a tear to my eye. Its up there with these are my mountains.

  98. j.... l....

    love your voices.. just like 100s of millions