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What is it about Scotland that makes the country of just more than 5 million people produce far more than its fair share of great pop music artists?
Consider the following sample list: Simple Minds, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Big Country, Altered Images, The Bluebells, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Vaselines (more on them later), The Blue Nile, The Proclaimers, The Pastels, Fairground Attraction, The Trash Can Sinatras, Teenage Fanclub, Del