Script For A Jester's Tear (track)
by Marillion

Script For A Jester's Tear 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:


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Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear (2020 Stereo Remix) [New Vinyl LP] Remix
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Marillion – Script For A Jester's Tear, 1983 LP, Capitol ST-12269 NICE
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86/100 (from 76 votes)
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From 08/27/2021 11:35 | #272903
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.
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From 05/12/2018 10:56 | #214650
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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