Script For A Jester's Tear (track)
by Marillion
Year: 1983
From the album Script For A Jester's Tear (track #1)
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Script For A Jester's Tear appears on the following album(s) by Marillion:
- Script For A Jester's Tear (track #1) (this album) (1983)
- The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra) (track #14) (1988)
- Recital Of The Script (track #1) (2009)
- Early Stages - The Official Bootleg Box Set 1982-1987 (track #14) (2008)
- Early Stages - The Official Bootleg Box Set 1982-1987 (track #20) (2008)
- Breaking Records (track #19) (2015)
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As a first album this is nothing short of stunning - it is so passe to compare early Marillion to Genesis. The lyrics from Fish are more akin to poetry than mere song lyrics. Sometimes I wonder how much of their genius are lost on a non-UK audience given the amount of cultural references they contain.
Some people say Fish' Marillion is a bad copy of Genesis. Sit on the sofa and listen to this song while you read the lyrics and you'll see it's not true.
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