I don't know if this has been pointed out in the forums before, but "Just a Girl She Said" by Dubstar (1995) sounds A LOT like Soft Museum.
Link (At 1:00): https://youtu.be/d1V5-tMfibU?t=61
Also, at 0:15 you can hear an interesting bagpipe arrangement that might confirm the fact that Soft Museum's song was indeed based on it.
I think It's a beautiful song, and no wonder it served as inspiration.
Thoughts?