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<\/p>\nThey achieved chart success in the 80s and were 'mentored' by Elvis Costello.<\/p>\n
But it wasn't until one of their singles was used in a televised Volkswagen advert that The Bluebells became a household name.<\/p>\n
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Their memorable track Young At Heart reached an impressive number eight in the charts when it was first released in 1983, but nine years later it truly became a smash hit when it soared to the top spot.<\/p>\n
Frontman Ken McCluskey looks very different these days and plies his trade as a music business<\/span> lecturer at Glasgow Kelvin College.<\/p>\n But he's never shied away from performing and The Bluebells had a second-coming this year with the release of their long-awaited second studio album In The 21st Century, nearly four decades after debut Sisters.<\/p>\n In a chat with Discovery Music, Ken was nothing but humble in his overview of the band's success and early career.<\/p>\n He said: "The first real big single was I\u2019m Falling which reached no.11 in the charts and then our biggest hit Young at Heart which got to no.8 first time around. Ten years later it was used in a Volkswagen advert and on the back of that it got to no.1.<\/p>\n "So we had a few singles and we released an album Sisters in 1984 which we worked with people like Elvis Costello who produced some of it \u2013 he was a bit of a mentor to us. We went on tour with him and also a band called Haircut 100 who were really big at the time. We kind of got two audiences, the younger from Haircut 100 and the slightly older audiences from Elvis Costello."<\/p>\n While the band relished being in the studio with Elvis and his commitment to their work, they were disappointed when their label shelved the tracks in favour of more commercial options.<\/p>\n Fortunately the songs – Aim in Life and Some Sweet Day – have now seen the light of day as bonus additions.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nREAD MORE IN MUSIC<\/h2>\n
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