Fish - Garden of Remembrance (Official Video)
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‘Garden Of Remembrance’ is a beautifully moving and personal song from the Scottish singer, and stands as the album’s most poignant and personal moment; a gorgeous piano ballad wrapped in a stirring arrangement that showcases one of the best vocal performances of Fish’s long and illustrious career.
With an ever-increasing awareness of old age and its associated illnesses through the death of his father in 2016, and his elderly mother moving into care with Fish and his wife in January 2019, he was presented with a touchstone for the lyrics of the song. The aptly titled ‘Garden Of Remembrance’ tells the story of a married couple dealing with the early onset of dementia and the resulting issues of a husband who's "Lost between the here and now/Somewhere that he can’t be found” and his wife.
With such a delicate and deeply touching subject matter the emotional delivery borders on heart wrenching, with Fish’s superbly spellbinding and fragile performance. Lyrically, he has dared to enter a very dark personal space where most of us fear to tread and has managed to convey a deep beauty that celebrates life in the fading light of days.
“The song was put together as though we were painting a delicate piece of Royal Doulton china,” comments Fish.
To complement the brave and deeply honest song, its accompanying video is equally exceptional. Directed by David Lam and Hannah Thompson (daughter of Fish’s long term collaborator and illustrator Mark Wilkinson), the outdoor shots were filmed at daybreak during lockdown on a deserted beach, a glass wall separating the couple, who at one point are very briefly reunited.
Fish's intense performance, seated alone in an art gallery lined by artwork from his career, is focused directly on the camera where he allowed his raw emotion to take hold during the filming, resulting in a genuine tear at a crucial moment.
“The video involved a complicated approach as the whole country went into lockdown just as we were due to start filming,” explains Fish. “I had to be filmed in front of a white screen in my home and then the gallery around me was created as a miniature 3-D model into which I was magically transported. Meanwhile the couple were filmed on an Essex beach, rather than in Scotland as intended and the gigantic glass wall across the beach was intended to symbolise the separation of the couple. However it came to take on another meaning as lockdown separated families across the country.
“I was very aware of my mother in her room only 15 metres away and, although not on camera, I felt her presence intensely during the performance. My wife's hand on my shoulders at the end of the video added to the emotional dynamic, drawing together yet another circle within the story.”
The new single is taken from the brand new double album Weltschmerz, marking Fish’s eleventh - and final - studio recording. It is an extraordinary piece of work that brings down the curtain on this phase of the Scotsman’s successful career.
But whilst Weltschmerz emits a certain air of finality and closure, it is not a depressing record. Besides bringing us Fish’s finest set of lyrics to date, Weltschmerz is also his most adventurous and varied piece of work. It will stand as a remarkable achievement, a truly magnificent end to his recording career of over 40 years - during which he has sold millions of records both as the frontman of Marillion and throughout his three decades as a solo artist.
The 84-minute double album is available to preorder now from fishmusic.scot in multiple formats including double digipak CD with 16 page booklet and as a gatefold 180-gram double vinyl. - Hudba
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I lost my beloved wife of 31 years 3 years ago. She and I would listen together to your music from Marillion to Feast of Consequences and cry at the poignant beauty your words created! Now I cry alone. This is a intensely emotional song and one of simple beauty for me! How much I would give to have her here to enjoy this with me! Thank you, Fish, for an amazing journey in song through the years! My Lori and I love you and wish you well my friend!
Sorry for your loss; couldn't avoid the tears in my eyes, for the song, and because of your report. Wherever Lori is, i'm pretty shore she'll wait the all eternity for you! All the courage for you, in this arsh moment! Fish still the one who knows how to read and sing a soul, since Marillion till this days!
Sorry for Your loss and wishing You many many moments of meeting (do I say "encountering"!??) Your wife in situations where You know and feel she is still there in other than the usual ways. My vocabulary isn't enough to express what I was going to say.
I know exactly how you feel as I lost my partner seven years ago and I still haven't fully got over it and I often cry when I see or hear something that reminds me of her.this song was a tough one for me but I appreciate music that moves me and fish has done a really great job with this song.i still have my old Marillion albums and they are still played regularly.thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings.
@@adamweston4152 all the courage and peace for your broken heart, too! 💕🙏
@@pollyanna8061 thank you for your kind words,it means alot to me when a person like yourself reaches out to me.❤️😉
Just lost my Uncle on Tuesday, he would have been 64 this Sunday, diagnosed with dementia at a young age, these last few years have shown just how much it can change a person. So playing this in memory of him, Kevin Haywood 1959-2023. Goodnight Uncle.
I have kept this video on loop for months. I wanted to read 1 million and today, it finally happened.
It sounds like a teenager's attitude (I'm 54), but it was a way of saying thank you to Fish: from Misplaced childhood to Weltschmerz, from the need to find one's childhood again to the knowledge that one is saved by God's grace.
Thank you for everything Fish.
As a fan, I can only hope that you will come back to record.........
In the meantime, every blessing!
This song is so on point. It's not only a song, it's introspection and extrospection in balance, it's a sharing of loss and a sharing of vulnerability, regret and nostalgia for all that was and is no more. It's what many of us experience, at different levels, but we're too afraid to face. I can't thank Fish enough for the life insights that he has shared over the years...I am 53 years old now but have been following him since I was 18 years old. He has never disappointed, and never will. More than a musician, I think he is one of the most influential poets of our times.
Mądre słowa szacunek
Yes. Thank you
Alzheimers
"I never did write that lovesong
The words just never seemed to flow"... Well, finally you did.
Nothing left to say, you grought it to the point. Thanx
My Dad died 2 month ago, this was the first song I heard, when I stepped from his bed. I'm ao thankful for Fish and his music.
A friend introduced me to Marillion's music when I was 16. It was the Fugazi album and I soon bought Script, Misplaced Childhood and then Clutching At Straws to my collection and played them endlessly. I'm 53 years old now and I still love those early (Fish era) Marillion albums as well as the solo Fish albums. Thank you so much for a lifetime of amazing music sir.
The same.
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ABSOLUTELY!!!! 🤘❤️🔥
@@Nomad90000 57 Sardegna👋
I came here to say this!
There should be a "love it" button in CZcams... Thank you, Fish, for so many years of most beautiful poetry.
Listening to Fish / Marillion over 37 years. Having lost my dad to Alzheimer's few years ago how could I not fall in love with this song. Now at 65 wrestling with stage 4 bladder cancer I have so much time on my hands to reflect. I need to remind myself that life is good even though we may be in the Autumn / Winter of our lives it's still good. Thank you Fish for this beautiful song.
He hears a voice, he tries to recognise the source and place the name
A face so familiar, the smile soft and warm
The memory evades him his mind wanders on
Down rabbit holes, a darkened maze a place to hide and be alone
Where thoughts land like snowflakes in the palm of his hand
Swift melting moments, his tears a surprise
He tries to remember just what made him cry
With the beautiful stranger who was holding his hand
He’s lost between the here and now
Somewhere that he can’t be found
She’s still here
Her love a ghost of memory, she’ll wait for an eternity
He’s still here
The empty room, moth eaten curtains, drunken drapes hold back the light
But for solitary sunbeams on dull chandeliers
Colourless butterflies their fate now revealed
In silken webs forever held within the sails of yellowed shrouds
That gather dust above the dancehall floor
The silent space, she stands alone and in her heart she hears the sound
The sweet lift of music that drew them so close, their first dance together
With a world at their feet, not so long ago
He’s lost between the here and now
Somewhere that he can’t be found
She’s still here
Her love a ghost of memory, she’ll wait for an eternity
They work the soil, they sow the seed, they’re side by side upon the earth
Growing together now forever apart, with a love so embracing held in their hearts
But nothing between them no memories shared
No recognition in his soft, pale green eyes, she’s still here
He’s lost between the here and now
Somewhere that he can’t be found
She’s still here
Her love a ghost of memory, she’ll wait for an eternity
He’s still here
He’s lost between the here and now
Somewhere that he can’t be found
She’s still here
Her love a ghost of memory, she’ll wait for an eternity
He’s still here
And they’re still here
Lyric copyright D W Dick 2020
Fantastic Song....
Amazing work
Beautiful Fish, well done.
So am I gonna cry every time I hear this??
@@tattooedgymgranny 4th time now and gets me every time
Can´t stop crying. So beautiful. You touched my heart. My dad is lying in bed at 87 and he has parkinson and alzheimer diseases. My mom is in the next room and when she goes to see him they both cry.
This song took one listen to move me to tears. As a Marillion fan, I never ever expected this from Fish, but this was incredible.
Mr Poetic soul, I hope you read this one day, but Thankyou you helped me grieve my mums murder when I was 17, I don’t say this for pity, pity offends me tbf. But I can’t explain how much your craft helped me come to terms with things as a young boy. I thank you my friend, my comfort and at times my escape. The words of all your songs post marillion included gave a lost boy a place to heal and find peace. Love to you and everyone who feels your frequency. The word Thank you is never going to feel enough but I’m grateful all the same ❤️💫
I have been on this journey with you since 1983. Having never heard of you, the Script album cover pulled me in at a record shop while on holiday and the rest has been a beautiful journey. As a 12 year old boy in Aiken, SC I was one of the few in my town listening until Misplaced got some air time with a local station. Seeing all of the pictures pulled from all of the years brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face. We have all cried with you, broken ourselves down with you, rejoiced with you, and built a better version of self with you. The memories and the music will never fade. Thank you Oinkle Fish for bearing your soul and thank you for the music that quite literally saved a life, my life. I know I am not the only one. The jester is dead, long live the jester.
Padget Cowan Nice man... Nice... I like it...
we all do. With all deeph and hights.
I love your words and they are so true. I was 15 when the Script cover caught me. Ever since Fish has written a great part of the soundtrack of my life. Garden of remembrance touches me deep within, like most of the "Vigil" songs. Thank you!
Same as that, 1983! Well said Padget.
Hello Padget Cowan, really emotive comment, really....Thank you.
This guy is genius. In poetry, he gives us despair and hope at the same time.
I ignored Marillion and Fish for years. I thought they were just a weak carbon copy of early Genesis but I was so wrong. I do CD exchanges on my channel and my buddy gave me a recent Marillion album (FEAR) and in time I grew to love it and then checked out more of their discography. The Fish years are amazing and "Clutching At Straws" got to my soul like few albums ever do. I now love Marillion and I love Fish.
Yes I do floppy disk exchanges too and I got some Marillion tracks now I love them too
Amigo... recién he escrito algo muy similar a raíz de unos temas que no conocía de Fish ( Weltschmertz y Openwater) los cuales terminaron por derribar ese mito de copia de Gabriel y Génesis, que sin duda influyó en sus creaciones pero con Marillion y luego como solista, Fish supera y me deja asombrado de su tremendo talento. Hoy admiro sobremanera todo su trabajo y difícilmente pueda encontrar algún tema excento de calidad... admiro a Fish y hoy lo escucho todo el tiempo. Tremendo artista.
Friend... I've just written something very similar as a result of some songs I didn't know about by Fish (Weltschmertz and Openwater) which ended up demolishing that myth of copying Gabriel and Génesis, which undoubtedly influenced their creations but with Marillion and then as a solo artist, Fish surpasses and leaves me in awe of his tremendous talent. Today I greatly admire all his work and I can hardly find any quality exempt song... I admire Fish and today I listen to him all the time. tremendous artist.
Marillion SMOKES Genesis!!! 🤘❤️🔥🤘
Fish is amazing! I was lucky enough to see Marillion with fish when I was in high school. It was on the Clutching At Straws tour. Such an amazing show. From an amazing band. I caught a pick from Steve Rothery! Still have it. Memories of my (Misplaced Childhood)♥️😎🤘
So pleased that you had the pleasure of clutching at straws.
For my money, a phenomenal, underrated album
Wow! I lost my 1st wife, 18 years ago. A lady beautiful inside and out, cruelly taken way too soon. So much more to give. Now just a memory, but still living in my heart, while is still have breath in my body. This song brought a tear to my eye, not much does that, these days. Thank you!
Good evening, my name is Jakub, I'm 10 years old, I've heard many good things about you from my father.
He was right about your being a great singer. I am glad to see you live in Poland, in Łódź to be exact.
But it is a pity that when I start an adventure with you, you want to end it. It's a real pity.
Pan Yakub, bardzo dobrze mówisz po angielsku. Ucz się bardzo szybko. :) Wystawnie!
Jestem z Rosji. I bardzo lubię też twórczość pana Fisha.
Dziękuję tato za pokazanie dobrej muzyki.
Dobre piosenki. Dobre piosenki mają miłe słowa. Naprawdę chcę, aby twoja dobra dusza nadal była w tobie zachowana.
Wow ten years old... I thought that I was young when I first heard the FISH.. in marillion...misplaced childhood..in 85. I was 13...and fish is still a big part of my heart. And my past and future... Your dad gave you good musical advice lad...you will not go far wrong if you listen and take note of what fish has to say in all the albums you have to listen to... Welcome to the club youngster... Hope you at least once get to see him live before the end of the road... Its a magical, moving experience every fish head deserves....
And remember.. THERE IS NO CHILDHOODS END...
You‘re on the right path, young man! Thank your Dad and go back, listen and learn! 😉
Hi all folks. My dad passed away 25th july. He´s still here. Love you.
This song made me cry. My dad no longer recognises me and it hurts. It must hurt him more, I love him so much but hate visiting because it kind of feels like I've already lost him in a way and every time I see him I loose him just a little bit more. Dont know if it makes sense but neither does the cruelty of losing those we love, when they're still here xXx
Keep the hope alive
I'm sorry 😞🥺...a big hug for you 🤗!
So sad...
I'm not crying, you're crying...
As a hoarder of memories, this is gut-wrenchingly beautiful.
I hear you mate
Filled up myself
Yep, quite a few 'men' present, clearly. I'm not in the least bit shy to say that yes, i got a lump in my throat, and a tear on my cheek... \m/ (:o)
My beloved Scottish poet moved me to tears... again. Thank you, Fish, for everything.
His wife's hands on his shoulders at the end, and the look in his eyes, nearly made me break down. I have lost all four of my grandparents to Alzheimers, and I am painfully aware that my parents (and myself, for that matter) are not getting any younger.
This entire album is absolutely fantastic, and a very fitting end to a brilliant career. Although if Fish ever wants to come out of retirement in the future, that would not break my heart.
I thought it was a song about the loss of his father & it was his hands on his shoulder at the end.
Beautiful, whatever the inspiration.
😭😭😭❤
thank you for this , everytime i get annoyed with my dad I listen to this and it brings me back to reality
This is just simply incredible. Your last Marillion album gave us Sugar Mice, your last solo album gives us Garden of Rememberance. Pure emotion. I am deeply moved.
I respect Marillion, great musicians, but I went with Fish, his music is so deep and full of soul , otherworldly. And at the same time you can feel the wind , the mountains and green pastures in such a beautiful country
Fantastic comment. Couldn't agree more
Pure genius.
Long live Fish.
Why not have both?
The best Fish has sounded vocally since Vigil. And one of his best solo melodies. Cracking song
Very true.
Absolutely, I saw him @ Cropredy last year, as a long time Fish era Marillion / Solo Dekka The Fish fan I was shocked at just how bad his singing was.
It was so sad.
Still, he's back now!
Totally agree. Moving.
@I put my name in here then not sure what you mean by barely singing? Fish does spoken word sections really well. This is certainly not that.
So true
My best friend is now slowly walking the aisle into the dark and it is killing me and making me cry because there is nothing that can be done about it. He is now in a place that is not his home because it is no longer possible there. He cried in my living room last year when we heard the song together. It was like saying goodbye, but we didn't know it then. A past love once said to me, "Memory is the only place you can't be driven from." She was wrong. Dementia drives everything away no matter how old you are when it hits you. It's so unfair. For all. Fish has touchingly set the whole topic to music. Thank you for this song.
Hi Stefan. keep strong, as long his memories remain in your heart he will keep on living
Saw him yesterday in BBC's gardeners world about the loss of his father and the way gardening helped him. A very nice man. The Scottish Poet is back! The Jester is Alive! Amazing emotional song!
From the first line of Script for a Jesters Tear to the last note of Garden of Remembrance. . . what a journey.
Never a dull moment and I can honestly say, hand on heart, the finest lyricist (let's be REAL, POET), of the last forty years.
Really hope this isn't his final album, but damn, what a way to go out.
Thank you for your words and music.
I lost my Dad in 2019 - he knew your Dad from fire brigade days at Musselburgh and Dalkeith. My mum misses him (as I do). This is stunningly beautiful and poignant as we grow older and those we love depart the train at the final station...
When Fish and Marillion divorced, I was one of the kids who went to live with Dad. I followed Fish more closely than his former band (although in keeping with my analogous theme, I did stay with Mom from time to time and thoroughly enjoyed our visits).
Songs like this are the reason why. There are very few songwriters I consider True Poets; Bob Dylan, early Springsteen, Neil Peart and a couple others. Fish is at the top of this list. Now, onto this particular song...
This song and it's perfect mate, the amazing video component, hurt me, cut me deeply. I am 52 and have spent the last almost 30 years in desperate love with a memory. That ghost of a romance has haunted me through every relationship, even lurking in the dark corners of my only attempt at marriage, at age 46 and lasting less than two years. I live a solitary life these days, working with addiction victims and devoting my life to the service of others. It's a good life, I still perform my music from time to time and I'm in a relatively happy place. But that ghost still comes to me in the night, still haunts the deep recesses of my wounded heart. I said that this song hurt me, but I meant that in a good way. My feelings are hard ones to describe, yet once again Fish manages to put into eloquent verse that which lies deeply hidden within me. Thank you for this, my never-met friend.
Wow, Powerful stuff Dave. I hope you meet someone special, it’s never too late. The first time I heard Fish was at a Rush concert in 1986 and have been hooked ever since. Also, I share your thoughts about true poets. Fish and Neil have always been my favorites by a country mile...
@@stephenwebb921 Funny you mention Rush. I saw Marillion open for them, too, but it was in '83 when Rush did those five shows at Radio City Music Hall prior to the release of Grace Under Pressure to loosen up and try out some of the new songs. (They used to do that back in the day.)
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.
Wow, reading your comment, especially the story of your life while listening to the song gave me goosebumps. I felt something of the feelings you describe when I first heard "Melanie Still Hurts" from an obscure band called The Icicle Works. The music is different, the lyrics as well, but are ingenious in their simplicity. It's always wonderful to find music that resonates with our most inner aspects.
Your story touched me. You deserve to be happy, don't worry about the age. Love can always find you, at any times. Write your wish with your heart like it's a prayer, the universe will answer you. I wish you the best, and I send you a big hug
Thank you for the positive responses, folks. What I have always admired about Fish is his ability to reach us beneath the surface, the rays of light filtering through to the common places we share in the depths. He has been the catalyst, once again, for random collisions between disparate souls.
My Mum was put into a care home recently with Alzheimer's and with Covid -19 restrictions it's not possible to see her at the moment. My Dad is 95 and cared for my mum until he fell and fractured his leg. He's recovering slowly but I fear he may never see my Mum again.
Although I am truly lucky they are both still alive, it's so difficult to accept that things will never be the same again.
This song is by far your best in my opinion, musically and lyrically, it comes from the heart and reaches so many who have had similar experiences. Thank you.
Yesterday marked 10 years since the passing of my grandfather. This song perfectly captures my last memories of him: bittersweet and gentle. Thanks, Fish.
Hauntingly beautiful song. This guy is a genuis when it comes to writing lyrics, it's a pity he didn't achieve a greater success. Still the people in the know, realise what a poet he is. Enjoy your retirement...you deserve it.
At the age of 16 I discovered Marillion and the voice of fish. He was the music of my youth, and now as I approach the age of 60, he is the voice of my old age. He is a poet, he is a gift to humanity and I thank God for him. I will be sad if this truly is his last album, but the music on this is a fitting parting gift. Thank you Fish, thank you for everything.
Love Fish, Love Marillion and Love this song. Thank you Derek. It feels like you are telling us your career throughout the years. The friends you made and lost, getting older and the changes that comes with that, Career highs and lows. Thank you, Thank you so much for the joy you have gave to millions of fans along your journey
This song broke me. Few songs can do that to me.
I agree! It's really complicated that a song touches my heart the way "Garden of remembrance" has done the 1st time I listened it. A milion thankyous for your words and music.
I totally agree my friend
Been a fan of Fish since 82 when I heard the Marillion demo cassette in Kerrang magazine. Met the man twice and still has the most amazing voice I have ever heard
Dear Fish, your songs have moved me for 30 years. Thank you for being the artist you are.
Some 20 years ago, when I still lived with my parents, I was listening to Raingods with Zippos in my dad's house. He peeked into my room and said he liked the music. He sat with me and we listened together for a while. I remember it so vividly. Now he's recovering from cancer and suffering from Alzheimer's. A couple weeks ago he told me cancer is scary, but Alzheimer's is worse. This song hit me so hard, but at the same time I feel like I needed it. Thanks.
My lovely Dad suffered with chronic kidney disease and dementia. His funeral was yesterday. My lovely Mum took the best care of him until he had to go to hospital for the last 6 days of his life. The hardest part for us as a family was not being allowed to be with him during his final days, but our precious memories of Dad are comforting us. Thank you Fish, the beauty of this heart-wrenchingly bittersweet song has floored me. With love from me and my family to you and yours X
Thoughts with you and yours at such a difficult time.
So sorry for your loss, may you and your family find some comfort and peace now.
Sorry to hear this Sally. Really tough not being able to spend time with him in the final stages. He's at peace now and I hope you and your family will find consolation in the days and weeks ahead.
@@Grendel2912 Thank you
@@jimreiter2648 Thank you
After being on a journey with my wife and her family with her dad's dementia for the last 12 years, this has certainly hit home. Sadly he passed away 10 days ago. At his funeral on Saturday all I had going through my head was this song. We were stood in mid Northumberland at Corsenside, a 12th century church just North of West Woodburn, surrounded by rolling hills. A fitting tribute to a lovely man.
Voila un homme humble et un fabuleux personnage qui a réaliser de magnifique chanson en groupe ou en solo
Bravo a toi Fish en espérant que tu verra ce message
Merci de nous avoir fait décoller dans ton monde
Wow.. Love fish.. Love Marillion...song is so Great...
My father-in-law passed from Alzheimer's several years ago. Watching my wife suffer as relatives do was always horrible, but as an "outsider" I never really understood fully, that is until now. I've watched this video a couple of times and this last time I was crying like a baby. Thank you so much, Fish, for putting this into words that everyone can understand. If ever I meet someone who doesn't understand I will ask them to read the story of this track and listen very carefully to the words. I've never been moved as much as I am listening to this.
I am speechless. This video was very moving. I had never heard of you until now. I lost my mother January 2019. She was in hospice and died 4 days after her 79th birthday. Now I will make a song list of you! Thank you for the beautiful song!
There use to be a program on Dutch radio called "The LP Show", where they would play songs of recently released albums. I was a huge fan and would drag my cassette-deck down from my chamber in the attic to the living room every Thursday evening, so that I could catch all the interesting stuff.
One night, late 1982, the presenter announced two songs by a band I'd never heard of, called Marillion. I duly pressed the Record button and, after the first two bars of He Knows You Know, was utterly blown away.
Over the years, hearing more songs and gaining more understanding of the lyrics, my love for the lyricist and singer Fish grew to great heights. The power, the expression, the shear eloquence of his poetry is second to none.
Now, having just heard this song, I feel much like I did 38 years ago.
Derek, if you read this: Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I also discovered lots of interesting music via Wim van Putten's LP/CD Show (IQ, Rush, ...) They don't make radio shows like that any more... I've been following Fish since Script and it has been a great ride, with this a beautiful conclusion...
Couldn't agree more. It has been a fantastic ride for almost 4 decades now. Saw him twice, met him once. He is greater and taller than ALL of us. He knows, and knows how to express it, you know. Am writing a book now, wish he could find the time to edit it. A biography about forgotten sons, garden parties, roses of Damascus, gentlemen excuses, gardens of remembrances, a totally fugazi world, weltschmerz and lots more. If you read it like this it's like Fish's bio, but it isn't. The lady who the book is about, died at the age of 84 this summer and she was a mega-fan of his lyrics and music. Slainthe mhath, mrs Math
HE'S STILL HERE...... my DAD is here with me too..even if it's in heaven..great song....great FISH!!!
Fish's tear is lining my face now...
My Dad died of cancer 6 years ago today. Last night in bed I listened to this track and cried and I've just watched it again on the computer..and cried. No-one touches my soul like Fish's lyrics do but - strangely, I feel uplifted now. Isn't that amazing? The power of music. It keeps us going.
Roll on Liverpool next month..it's been a while.🐟
I shall have to make sure I use waterproof mascara!😢
UPDATE: The gig was amazing (thanks Big Man) and my mascara held, thankfully. Not from tears but SWEAT!! O2 Academy, Liverpool PLEASE do something about excessive heat in the venue! Are there water sprinklers in case of fire? Use those!!
My 94 year old grandmother has entered the garden, she thinks I'm her son who died over 40 years ago.
How do I get these tears to stop falling?
Don't, they hold the love we have for them, and waters the seeds of their inheritage.
Superb, what a tearjerker Derek, played it on my radio show today and had an amazing response.
This is the work of a living legend. We are so privileged to have an artist like this living in the same era as us. Every single song he writes is filled with so much passion and heart.
Fighting back tears everytime I see this. And losing everytime.
Absolutely stunning and so so poignant. Tears started within a couple minutes and I struggled to listen all the way through. Dad is in care with dementia it's horrible 😶 Thank you Fish for writing music about this. To describe it as moving would be an enormous understatement. 💖💖
I'm not emotional but honestly...hearing him sing, seeing the gallery from his career...it made me choke knowing...this will be the last from one of my prog heros. From childhoods end to adultsend. I wish you the best life has to offer and thank you for the music and the memories!
There's not many songs that move me to tears, but this certainly does. Thankyou Fish
💯 mate, this is a beautiful song 🙏
Thanks, i'm not the only one:)
This song breaks my heart each time I hear it. It's simply beautiful.
THIS IS NOT A SONG....IS A MASTERPIECE OF POETRY....KNEE RESPECT....LONG LIVE TO FISH
This is rare, pure beauty, which hit me straight to where laughter and pain are sitting side by side in my mind. Thank you, Fish, for this journey and this incredible gem of a song.
Beautiful Song fish, So sad that this is your last Studio album, I have followed you from the beginning with Marillion and will continue to follow your work and enjoy your music, Can't wait for the Album, (ordering today), Best wishes to you and your family and what ever you decide to do next, i am looking to tour Scotland next year or when things get back to normal so still hoping to meet you one day for a cuppa and a chat, Peace and Love : ) xx
I am 51 now and a fan "of the first hour". I cant imagine a life without the music of fish🐟 and Marillion. They have deserved a relaxed life, healthy and without money problems. Also this video shows what this guys have done for the rock and pop business. Thank you for the music, thank you for your concerts and for all your work. I am looking forward hearing your new stuff in the future........🎸🤘Greetings from Stuttgart .
Remember that you have a lot a fans (and friends) in Argentina. Big hug from Santa Fe
hey, Fish. I love ya, man. Thank you for everything
A gentleman's excuse me.. And this.. 💣. Tune 💣.. Your songs are planted in my brain. In the corners of my mind.
I’ve just found this again. Long time fan from 1985. This is probably the best song you have ever done… makes me cry every time. It’s just beautiful x. Thank you for sharing this with us 😊xxx
Me too, Woody, rips me up. What a masterpiece.
There comes a point in your life where even your happy memories will make you sad. This is just beautiful in it's sadness.
Thank you for nearly 40 years of music that touches my inner person.
It's just a wonderful piece of music that comes from a good man with a good heart. Thanks Fish for all the music you have blessed us with.
Fish, this is so beautiful. Moves me to tears to listen, your lyrics perfectly capture my mum’s struggles with dads dementia. Thank you !
...und wieder habe ick Gänsehaut bei diesen Song.....danke Fish
I'm a Soviet man. I don't speak inglish! But..! I know this muzic...! Мне 54года, их творчество мне известно с 1983 года.. это великолепно!
Can you explain please?
You said it's a cover?
Для меня они одни из открывших дверь в настоящую музыку. 50 лет
google translate from google : I'm 54 years old, I've known their work since 1983... that's great!
and i am totally agree with Torin
You speak good English.. I’m 55 I’ve listened to Fish since the 90’s.. still listening… His music has helped me through many difficult times .. even now …
PLEASE SPEAK WITH PUTIN TO STOP AGAINST UKRAINE AND START NEGOCIATIONS !!
Amazingly lyrical. I've nicknamed Fish "The Scottish Bard".
This is simply stunning. One of the best songs I've ever heard in my life.
No doubt. Lyrically Fish is my Dylan, with a better grasp of melody and emotion. Having followed him for 40 years, the song itself is one thing but this film is so devastatingly emotional that it is nearly unwatchable.
This is right up there next to Willy de Ville‘s ‚Heaven stood still‘ ... Fish is a treasure.
💯 Mick 👍👍👍
I feel the same.
The last memory I have of my grandad is watching whats left of his amaszing blue eyes, vanishing under the curse of demesia. This song hits me on too many levels!! beautiful writing.
I hear many Songs from the 80's, i am 59 years old and i feel the same Inspiration by those amazing Songs , an exemple is Fish
Lost my mother 25 years ago and my father nearly 10 years I still feel a piece of me is missing still. God rest mum and dad. Thanks fish beautiful words.
The most moving song I think I have ever heard. Absolutely gorgeous.
I lost my Father 4 days ago at the age of 94... and though i know, it´s not a scandal to die at the age of 94, it hurts so much!!! It´s because, he was my hole life around and i know nothing else than to talk to him when i need it... I miss him so much already... I recognized this song several weeks ago... when we kept fighting... when it got harder and harder at my Ma´s home... Now, he´s gone!! Dried and drowned of cancer at the same time... And i thank you so much for your deep lyrics and this mellow song... it comforts me in this complicated and hurtful situation... Thank you !!! LOVE!!! FISH !!!
Missing my dad at the moment - passed away last Nov with demetia.. cruel time.. this track just explains everything - genius / moving... Thanks I listen to this every few weeks 🙂
My Father was diagnosed with dementia New Years eve. With the pandemic in place we have not been able to see him face to face since February. This hits home. Thank you Fish. Your words are mine, and mine are yours. Raising a glass to you, sir, as well as all of us suffering.
Stay strong buddy.
The line becomes a full circle, the end of a chapter but the start of another where he can continue the storytelling.
This man's music, lyrics and his collaboration with Mark Wilkinson got me through the worst of times, got me through college then uni then into what I do now.
Thank you Fish and Mark Wilkinson, see you on tour, enjoy the Erdinger, see you for Fish on Friday.
Can't wait for the deluxe.
Love to Simone.
My Mum suffered 8 years from Alzheimer's. So that song brings me tears each time. So beautifully sad. Thanks Fish ;-(
My mother (z"l), now 20 years ago... Thank you for sharing this gem. Gotta do something about my eyes... allergies, you know...
Clearly the finest songwriter that I've ever seen. This is amazing, heartbreaking masterpiece. Love Fish, have grown with his music from Script to Weltschmerz..what a journey..thanks Fish for great memories..your music will live long in my heart..
Makes me think of the last time I saw my Dad. He was in hospital and as I sat there watching him he opened his eyes a few times and looked straight at me before falling back to sleep. Every time he looked at me I could see that he was trying to work out who I was. He stayed asleep for quite some time and I was just about to kiss his head for the last time before travelling the 267 miles back home when he opened his eyes one more time and looked at me and gave me the sweetest smile, he finally worked out who I was. He passed away 6 days later. Dementia is heart breaking because you lose the person bit by bit and grieve for them long before they have gone. I was comforted with knowing that he knew who I was at the end
This is a beautiful song x
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Makes me think of my Nan and Granddad. They never spent 1 night or even 1 day apart from the day they got married. The lyric "they work the soil" made me really think of them as they owned and ran a big market garden and worked together every single day mainly side by side too bless them. So many many years side by side, then they finally decided to sell the market garden and big old white house they lived in on site and retire (not that my granddad really wanted to) and moved to a little bungalow. Sadly I think it was the beginning of the end for my granddad, he died from a sudden out of blue massive coronary a few years later. My nanna then declined without him and developed dimentia and in the end it was to dangerous for her to be 9n her own even for a very short time so we had to make the decision to put her in a care home. She was always asking the staff and us where her Desmond was (that was her husband, my granddad) as she was missing him and felt lonely and wanted to go home to him as he would be missing her too 😥. It really was truly heartbreaking seeing her remember every day or so that he was gone again. Seeing her go through the pain of that loss over and over as it came back to her in flashes broke my heart 💔.
This song really captures dimentia so well.
The most beautiful and heartbreaking song ever written
this is a wonderful song by fish...he still can bring a song with so much passion...love it..
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Like many others this song moves me to tears. Really, not many songs do that to me. Fish is an exceptional artist. Love him so much.
Let's get this straight. This man is the greatest poet since T.S. Eliot.
Don't know why I listen to this. Trying to work through tears now!
A remarkable peice of musical art. Fish, it's been a long road from '86 when I saw Marillion in Utica NY. I lost my soul mate Colleen in 2019 and I seem lost without her, but your music keeps me going on. Stay alive my friend as the world gets older. C
Ahhh... This man's voice bring memories. Though years brought the limits of his voice down below, it still has weight of a poet, even greater then ever before. Every word weights the fortune of a pure gold, and I honestly thank the universe for having it. God bless you mr. Fish. I'm not a believer, but I hope something great waits for us all. Thank you for being a part of my life!
Derek, you've got plenty of gas left in that tank of yours, please keep surprising us with so many beautiful lyrics.
This was a beautiful song 🎵 thank fish
Thanks 😊
Thank you Fish, this song is so incredibly beautiful yet painfully poignant. During the last six months of my Mom's life she had dementia and I was her caregiver 24/7 until her last 8 days. It was a nightmare that I am yet able articulate with any coherence. Bless all those who suffer this disease and may their family members be afforded some peace and comfort through this ordeal.
I played in a band from Ireland called Winter in the 1990s that was very influenced by Marillion. This is a masterpiece. Absolutely beautiful in form and the lyrics are as brilliant as anything from Clutching at Straws. I can relate to this song on so many levels and it brings tears to my eyes every time. Love ya Fish.
It was 35 years ago; a dark college campus on a cold night in late fall when I was first enlightened. The years are flying by now but I’m so very thankful to have had the Big Man’s words with me along the way. I pray I’m able to enjoy them for another 35. This is a great album and a beautiful song. Thanks for sharing.
Fish IS Marillion, always is, always has been to me. The writer, poet,frontman. The energy lives on. No Fish, No Marillion. Hope you're still getting the royalties big man. Keep on truckin'.