Jesse Rae

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Jesse Rae is a Scottish singer from St Boswells who is particularly remembered for his single "Over the Sea", which reached number 65 in the British pop charts in 1985. The video for the single - which featured a kilted, helmeted, claymore-brandishing Rae in both New York City and the Scottish Highlands - was the object of much comment. An album entitled 'The Thistle' was released in 1987 on WEA but failed to chart.

As a songwriter, he is also remembered for the 1982 Odyssey hit single "Inside Out".

In 2007, he stood for the Scottish Parliament as an independent in the Scottish Borders electoral constituency of Roxburgh and Berwickshire. He gained 318 votes for a 1.2% share of the vote.