Marillion - Assassing (Official Video)

remastered audio by GUILLERMO SOTO.

[@brianmcaleer3958]

Glasgow Apollo Feb 1984 opening song and it blew the roof off the place. Superb track.

[@BenjaminGrimley]

This was the song that started a life long obsession with Marillion. I bought the album (Fugazi) then Script. I saw them live twice: Leicester de Monfort then Liverpool a little later. Still my favourite band of all time (Fish era obviously)

[@Lbrookhammer]

@@BenjaminGrimley I also thought this better than script.

[@Mr2at]

40 years old in 2024. I bought this in 1984 when 16. Wow that went quick.

[@hendrikheemels8615]

I was 15 when I bought the album after I saw them live at Pinkpop in The Netherlands. Remember it like yesterday. So I confirm.

[@69Qbus69]

Dude, I was not even born for next 9 Yeats.

[@Onthecouch-r5r]

Bought it in 1984 14 yrs old ,all my mates were into pink floyd but marillion were my fix.

[@nicolaodriscoll81]

NO OTHER LYRICIST CAN COME CLOSE TO THE DEPTH OF THE WRITING THE ALL SINGING ,DANCING FISH SPOUTS. OUT ..A MAN WITH A GIFT FOR WORDS.

[@Lbrookhammer]

@nicolaodriscoll81 can we petition for D.W Dick as poet laureate?

[@richardhoyle3440]

Recorded this off the top 40 in May 1984. Love Marillion. Kayleigh touched my heart in 1985.

[@jeanmorin4580]

Still gives me goosebumps after all these years!

[@paulf.t.w1366]

My first wife hated this song, happy days 👍

[@robertballot3869]

Of course she did. It reminds me of my old joke: Q: "Why did God give men brains that are a little larger than women's?" A: "He needed a place to fit a conscience." . . . My friend.

[@Onthecouch-r5r]

How about punch and Judy?

[@Lbrookhammer]

@paulf.t.w1366 I hope you got the record in the division of assets. Oh for D I V O R C E....

[@ebelcia]

That's why she's an ex

[@sebastianzumdick664]

I ❤ this song! It seems like Peter Gabriel is singing. As I heard the song at the first time I thought it was from him. It's Fish! I also like the Video

[@harimadhavan1712]

2:31 Fish is exemplary and the poetry and use of words for the lyrics...

[@alejandroramos6302]

Yes...traslate this.when you dont speak well in english...😭...God....what did he mean?

[@capowen9038]

"The cash till of success" is an unforgettable lyric. Super song. Great band.

[@sjbechet1111]

"Pavlovian en-slaver at the cash-till ring of success". It's a word play on the work of the psychologist Pavlov who conditioned dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell using food reward. Not including 'ring' makes the quote meaningless.

[@nodiggity9472]

Well, *you* seem to have forgotten it, because it's "The cash till *ring* of success".

[@MichaelHFWilkinson]

Fish has a way with words: "Unsheath the blade within the voice" is a real killer phrase

[@robertballot3869]

For a time I thought the line was "Unleash a stranger from a cliff" rather than a kiss. I wish I were right. But what a song regardless. Prog lightly constrained by a pop format is maybe the best prog of all.

[@TheNoSuchThingPodcast]

I never realized these guys were still going until I googled them on a whim the other day. Loved these guys as a teenager

[@jeanlouishouillet4498]

For me one of the best band ...

[@lalski08]

1979 oldie fan here... Remember Silmarillion ?

[@אריאלשלום-מ8ה]

Proud to know this song since 2011 (I'm 21)

[@Stephg128]

Still sounds great after all this time. Simply excellent! Fish does get a lot of credit and he is worthy but the entire band are great.

[@giovannilaurito5872]

I marillion: voce e tastiera per me il best del best nel tempio della musica rock

[@darakuT]

Only 1 word: M.I.N.C.H.I.A!!!!😍😍😍

[@manuelestano7508]

Fish est un grand artiste ...!!

[@wojciuirl]

Best of the best of Marillion with Fish.

[@olo4183]

Best on the world. ❤

[@wojciuirl]

Best of the best ever.

[@dalewatts1475]

This is about their former drummer Mick Pointer and how Fish felt about having to sack him from the band.

[@Fcutdlady]

Not just that , it was about all the other drummers that were in the band until Ian Moseley joined.

[@TheBundleofkent]

I always thought that too but on the recentish Fugazi BluRay it's about Diz Minnitt one of the old band members

[@jarekziedarski5466]

Zyc i kochac i ponad ograniczenia byc .Poniewaz milosc nie miesci sie w ramach dobra i zla.

[@newdomiwave2137]

Dokładnie tak

[@zinkzoyd]

Who gouged the notches from the family tree, Some great lines in this song

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

Progressive rock at his best

[@NathanArnoldCharging]

This is rad!

[@curlybetty91]

So many years since I heard this.

[@Lee71England]

A couple of weeks back I had a horrendous hangover. (At my fifty-something age, this doesn't take much.) I've always sworn by hair of the dog. And it works. But Assassing bloody loud on headphones works just as well - if not better - than any hair of the dog.......

[@kevinbrown5224]

"You were a fashionable objector with a uniform fetish, Pavlovian slaver at the cash till ring of success" Wtf? That's deep.

[@gymnassfan]

This man was deep af.

[@nodiggity9472]

@@gymnassfan He still is. Just a little . . . balder. (Baldur?)

[@jarosawgrabowski4840]

A wonderful piece. Still impressive.

[@vab1507]

Я люблю Рыбу! Это самый лучший парень! Fish - I love you! You are beautifull!

[@bargustolus9167]

Yeah !!!

[@markbelluo8841]

Under rated

[@INQUISTE]

My Friend !

[@MrHoefnix]

INQUISTE Nice Genesis rip off!

[@MrHoefnix]

HELEN GRANTHAM Are you on zoloft? Now please go back to your smelly bedroom and leave the rest of the You Tube community alone,

[@INQUISTE]

Smelly ? . Have you sniffed your own nickers lately or do you get off on that stuff . ? Away .

[@helengrantham1670]

Hi, you bigoted, narrow minded, typical male son of a bitch. I thought Americans were smart. You shame your nation, your people, and your family.

[@MrHoefnix]

HELEN GRANTHAM I once met a person named Grantham who was a mindless, stereotyping, ignorant prick. But did that make me hate all people named Grantham? Well, yes. But eventually I got over it.

[@sinbysin666]

While typically compared to Peter Gabriel, I'm getting a lot of Geoff Tate vibes in this song.

[@rokit430]

Fish can only be Fish though. A giant of a man with a little more than Something. ❤This song Assassing has so many different meanings for me and he eloquently acts this out. What a performer...

[@michaelburland5175]

What do you call an Assassin, My Friend.!!

[@michaelburland7932]

After what She went through at their hands.🖤. I believe we could be friends. 👑👑(👑).

[@Emulous79]

Apocalypse Now ;)

[@michaelburland7932]

Your on Peachy. My Friend. The Final scene of the film. " Get Carter.". With Michael Caine. I remember you in your suit of flames Fish. I think you knew. Michael.🖤.

[@RFC-eg7yp]

Unsheaf the blade within the voice❤

[@Lbrookhammer]

I have a mate with what he describes as an assessing picture disc, I'll get a photo but doesn't believe it is worth anything. Comments please. Leonie

[@mestreroberto1234]

O SELO PSICOSE RIO GB. 1969 MESTRE ROBERTO CABOTAGEM MCB MM

[@gb9884]

The studio version has an amazing intro for this song but of course it would be too long for the video

[@chris.fyourman2648]

Brilliant song, but have to think the video even for the time could have been better.

[@janice9891]

ja coole zeit live in Berlin weissensee

[@albertofregoso4283]

Funk - metal

[@hplovehandle]

Wha?

[@MrUsermister]

0:48 Peter on vocals ... and Steve on drums ?!?

[@pwnagebr7787]

Lol no it's a young Ian Mosley on drums and Fish on vocals

[@MrUsermister]

LOL of course ... as if the video director didn't made this close shot likely on purpose ps: you didn't ask Peter and Steve who ? that means you know exactly who I am talking about ... double LOL

[@pwnagebr7787]

Well, Peter Trewavas and Steve Rothery

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

This drummer used to play for Steve Hackett's solo band before he joined Marillion.

[@rudiohneu2198]

Derek on Vocals and Ian on Drums

[@jeremywestern7067]

That lead singer was named after an animal...what was it I can't remember

[@maxijgo23]

jeremy western Fish

[@jeremywestern7067]

Maxi yes I know he was named after a fish but which one? Wasn't he called Bass or something?

[@maxijgo23]

Fish, just Fish.

[@jeremywestern7067]

Maxi I KNOW it was a fish but which one? Salmon? Trout? I can't remember

[@maxijgo23]

Fish.

[@mariamery7025]

Nunk vino fish argentina

[@smscamp3016]

I wonder what's the name of the model used in the video

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

Hot women like her are always ten-a-penny at model agencies. It would be quite funny though if the highlight of her career was appearing in a music video for a number 22 hit from 1984 by Marillion, wouldn't it?

[@smscamp3016]

Don't know about you, but definitely a bigger highlight than anything in my career

[@g34a4d]

destroyed audio by GUILLERMO SOTO.

[@montimer44]

"remastered audio" my ass!

[@johnnyenglish9622]

Well it is very old lol. Was this the first Marillion song you heard Ovidjus?

[@montimer44]

@@johnnyenglish9622 Nope, I think it was Kayleigh or other song from Misplaced Childhood album.

[@johnnyenglish9622]

@@montimer44 Are you a big fan? The first Marillion song I ever heard was "He Knows You Know" on the radio. Happy 2021 pal.

[@matthewsan78]

I love Fish...but what's up with that blouse he's wearing? :P

[@stuartjenkins3039]

He's Scottish. All Scotsmen wear smashing blouses and pretty skirts.

[@danieltoliaferro3330]

"I love Rush... but what's up with those kimono's they're wearing? :p"

[@noahfanzerbutz3510]

First time I've seen this, after all these years...Meh.

[@WeaselKing1000]

Yeah. Album version is where it's at. This cuts out too much, and the video doesn't work for me.

[@chrishuber3262]

OK how do I say this without sounding like a dick? I grew up listening to Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Camel, ELP, Rush, and witnessed prog rock being destroyed by punk and new wave. Then I watched this video claiming that Marillion was the new age saviors of prog. Sorry but prog is not pop synthesizer music. I was told that "Grendel" was the new "Suppers Ready". I did not hear it. Fish totally sounds like Gabriel but that is about as close as this band comes to Genesis.

[@winter2400]

I love this band and this song but I hate this video so much

[@Don_Camillo]

Why did they call him fish ? He sang like a frog.

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

It was usually commented that he sang like Peter Gabriel, so Gabriel must sing like a frog too. But in answer to your question, he got his nickname because he used to spend a lot of time in the bath before he joined the band. And his real name was Derek Dick, so by his own admission he desperately needed a nickname.

[@TheAlistairDick]

@@MALONEYCAMFIELD He sounded more like Phil Collins than Peter Gabriel

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

@@TheAlistairDick He sounded more like Phil Collins on some songs and more like Gabriel on others in my opinion, but he was usually compared to Gabriel by critics, both vocally and for his performance style. The music journalist David Hepworth described his voice as a "conflation of Roger Daltrey and Peter Gabriel". Peter Hammill of Van De Graf Generator was also a big influence on him.

[@theemaxheadroom7797]

who gives a crap,hes a lyrical genius and its music most people with half a brain cell would agree!its a far cry from the verble bull we try to call music nowadays!most of them cant sing at all without the proper equipment to help them,not forgetting the mime artists that cheat there way to success!which in my eyes is pathetic!

[@celticfan60]

@@TheAlistairDick I'll have some of what you're smoking.

[@rainsound2222]

Michela...ti aspetto 🤣..

[@michelanardini9523]

RAINNNN...MANNAGGIA..SAI QUANTE VOLTE HO PROVATO!! QUEL PULCINO LO METTEREI IN PENTOLA 😡