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The Uninvited Guest (song)
"The Uninvited Guest" is the second single from English band Marillion's fifth studio album ''Seasons End (album), Seasons End'', released in 1989. It was the band's first single since their debut "Market Square Heroes" in 1982 that did not enter the UK Singles Chart's top 40, peaking at no. 53. Overview Like most of the songs on ''Seasons End'', the lyrics for "The Uninvited Guest" were written by John Helmer (musician), John Helmer, who was appointed by EMI to write lyrics for the band following the departure of former lyricist Fish (singer), Fish. In a 1994 interview with the Marillion fan club newsletter ''The Web'', Helmer revealed the song was inspired by the AIDS epidemic, saying: Track listing 7-inch and cassette version ;Side 1 #"The Uninvited Guest" (7-inch version) – 3:44 ;Side 2 #"The Bell in the Sea" - 4:21 12-inch and CD version ;Side 1 #"The Uninvited Guest" (12-inch version) - 5:02 ;Side 2 #"The Bell in the Sea" - 4:21 #"The Uninvited Guest" (7-inch versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock music, rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s. Marillion's recorded studio output since 1982 is composed of twenty albums and generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original lead singer Fish (singer), Fish in late 1988 and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989. The band achieved eight Top Ten UK albums between 1983 and 1994, including a List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s, number one album in 1985 with ''Misplaced Childhood'', and during the period the band were fronted by Fish they had eleven Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart. They are best known for the 1985 singles "Kayleigh" and "Lavender (Marillion song), Lavender", which reached nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |