Punch and Judy (song)
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"Punch and Judy" is the first single from Marillion
's second studio album Fugazi
. The lyrics of the song are about a marriage gone bad.
The single reached no. 29 on the UK singles charts in February 1984. This was the only single during the band's EMI years that no music video was shot for.
" (originally the A-side of the band's debut single) and "Three Boats Down from the Candy" (the B-side of "Market Square Heroes"). Both versions were re-recorded with drummer John Marter (erroneously credited as 'John Martyr'), the only tracks Marillion ever recorded with him.
The only difference between the 7" and 12" versions is found in "Market Square Heroes", which is 49 seconds longer on the 12" version.
These re-recorded versions would also appear on the B'Sides Themselves
compilation in 1988; "Market Square Hereos" is also on the 1997 compilation The Best of Both Worlds
.
The originally planned B-side, "Emerald Lies", ended up instead on the Fugazi album.
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
's second studio album Fugazi
Fugazi (album)
Fugazi is the second studio album of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion. It was released in 1984 and was the first album with Ian Mosley on drums. It reached no. 5 on the UK album charts, stayed on the chart for a total of 20 weeks and contained the UK top 40 singles Punch And Judy and...
. The lyrics of the song are about a marriage gone bad.
The single reached no. 29 on the UK singles charts in February 1984. This was the only single during the band's EMI years that no music video was shot for.
B-sides
The B-side on all formats contained new versions of "Market Square HeroesMarket Square Heroes
"Market Square Heroes" is the debut single of neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1982 with "Three Boats Down From The Candy" as the B-side...
" (originally the A-side of the band's debut single) and "Three Boats Down from the Candy" (the B-side of "Market Square Heroes"). Both versions were re-recorded with drummer John Marter (erroneously credited as 'John Martyr'), the only tracks Marillion ever recorded with him.
The only difference between the 7" and 12" versions is found in "Market Square Heroes", which is 49 seconds longer on the 12" version.
These re-recorded versions would also appear on the B'Sides Themselves
B'Sides Themselves
B'Sides Themselves is a compilation of single B-sides by the rock band Marillion released on CD only in January 1988. This was the first time that those B-sides were made available in the then still relatively new Compact Disc format...
compilation in 1988; "Market Square Hereos" is also on the 1997 compilation The Best of Both Worlds
The Best of Both Worlds (Marillion album)
The Best of Both Worlds compilation album from the band Marillion. The songs come from both the Fish era and Steve Hogarth era of the band. This was put together by Lucy Jordache who was working for EMI at the time. This release came after the band were dropped from the EMI roster, and it was a...
.
The originally planned B-side, "Emerald Lies", ended up instead on the Fugazi album.
Side 2
- "Market Square Heroes" [Edited re-recorded version] – 3:56
- "Three Boats Down From The Candy" [Re-recorded version] – 3:59
Side 2
- "Market Square Heroes" [Full re-recorded version] – 4:45
- "Three Boats Down From The Candy" [Re-recorded version] – 3:59
Personnel
- FishFish (singer)Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion.-Biography:...
– vocals - Steve RotherySteve RotherySteve Rothery is the guitarist of the English rock band Marillion. He was born in Brampton, South Yorkshire, England. From the age of six he lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire.-Biography:...
- guitars - Mark Kelly - keyboards
- Pete TrewavasPete TrewavasPete Trewavas is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnett, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist.Although he was born in Middlesbrough, Trewavas spent much of his childhood in the Buckinghamshire town of...
- bass - Ian MosleyIan MosleyIan F. Mosley is a drummer in the progressive rock band, Marillion.Mosley joined the band in 1984 after a long search for a replacement of Mick Pointer, who had been left the band in 1983. Mosley had previously, among others, played with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his...
- drums on "Punch and Judy" - John Marter (credited as 'John Martyr') - drums on "Market Square Heroes", "Three Boats Down From the Candy"
External links
- Marillion performing "Punch and Judy" on Top of the PopsTop of the PopsTop of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
- no official music video was made.