guyitho's video: The Bluebells - Callander Green

This Scottish quintet was formed in 1982, and originally comprised brothers David (drums) and Ken McCluskey (vocals, harmonica), plus Robert "Bobby Bluebell" Hodgens (vocals, guitar), Russell Irvine (guitar) and Lawrence Donegan (bass). The latter two were later replaced, respectively, by Craig Gannon (b. 30 July 1966) and Neal Baldwin. The group were fine exponents of the "jangly pop" common to Scottish bands such as Orange Juice and Aztec Camera. Despite strong airplay on UK radio, the inexplicable failure of "Cath" to rise any further than number 62 in the UK chart in 1983 perplexed critics and fans, as did the similar fate that befell "Sugar Bridge" in the same year. The Bluebells did at last gain their deserved success in 1984 with the number 11 hit "I'm Falling", and "Young At Heart" (co-written by Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama/Shakespears Sister), which reached the UK Top 10, while their solitary album for London Records achieved Top 30 status. Riding on the wave of this success, a reissued "Cath"/"She Will Always Be Waiting" belatedly hit the Top 40.