Jesse Rae is a Scottish singer and songwriter from Galashiels, Scotland. Born in 1951, he is associated with funk, soul and synth pop, and is listed with the groups Space Cadets and The Chain Gang.

He is best known as a songwriter for the Odyssey hit single “Inside Out”, which appears in 1982. As a solo artist, his single “Over the Sea” reaches number 65 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985. The song’s video, featuring Rae in kilt, helmet and carrying a claymore in both New York City and the Scottish Highlands, wins a Vira award.

Rae releases the album The Thistle on WEA in 1987, though it does not chart. In 2007, he stands as an independent candidate for the Scottish Parliament in the Scottish Borders constituency of Roxburgh and Berwickshire, where he gains 318 votes, or 1.2% of the vote. He later appears as an independent candidate again in the expanded seat of Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire. In 2009, a debate begins on the Tartan Army message board over whether “Over The Sea” should be adopted as a new anthem for Scotland’s football supporters. In 2010, Rae opens for Adam Ant at The Union Chapel in London with a half-hour set.