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. But the frontman ...
In America, mostly of us only know Scottish duo the Proclaimers for “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” the driving, heavy-accented 1988 ditty that didn’t become a big alt-rock radio hit until it showed up on ...
“Changes” is a clear outlier in the Black Sabbath discography: Instead of guitar-driven metal/rock, it’s an emotional piano ballad. That made it the perfect song for Coldplay’s Chris Martin to use to ...