Surprisingly (to me anyway) this song was a bigger hit than their first single All You Good Good People. No 6 in 1997.

Embrace: Come Back to What You Know

Quaye was born in Edinburgh. His father Cab and half brother Caleb were both also musicians.

This is his first UK hit, from 1997. It wasn’t till that year that he and his father finally met.

Finley Quaye: Sunday Shining

The third single from This is Hardcore.

Pulp: This is Hardcore

One of Britpop’s contributing bands, with more hit singles in 1996 than any other.

Shed Seven: Chasing Rainbows

A piece of sparkly yet wistful pop from 1998.

Sixpence None the Richer: Kiss Me

The band’s first hit, no 3 in the UK in 1995. An objection to the female condition, the song’s lyric playing against lead singer Gwen Stefani’s appearance. Commercial imperatives, though.

No Doubt: Just a Girl

Despite its long afterlife this only reached no 46 in the UK on first release in 1984. It was a no 13 on re-release in 1990, though.

Talk Talk: It’s My Life

A double dose of nostalgia today. The 90s and Boghead.

Boghead was of course the ground where the mighty Sons of the Rock used to play before they moved to The Rock in 2000. At that point it was the oldest ground in Scotland that had been in continuous use.

This clip shows the new “Postage Box” stand, erected in 1980. This held 303 people rather than just 80 in the old one.

Where Boghead once was is now covered in housing.

The Supernaturals: High Tension at Boghead

The Cranberries are the group I started this category off with.

It’s about time I returned to them.

This was their first hit.

The Cranberries: Dreams

By the time of this song’s release, the third single from the This Is Hardcore LP, Pulp’s star was beginning to wane. It has all their signature marks, though.

Pulp: A Little Soul