Marillion - Kayleigh

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"Kayleigh" is a song by the British progressive rock band Marillion. It was released as the first single from the album "Misplaced Childhood", and remains the group's highest charting single, becoming a hit. held since number one in the UK in the summer of 1985. The song received a great deal of media exposure in the UK. Forty-one local independent radio stations in Great Britain had the single on their playlists and it became the most played on BBC radio.The promotional video for the single was filmed in Berlin, where the Misplaced Childhood album was recorded.
Highlight for Tamara Nowy, a German woman who later married vocalist Fish. Robert Mead is the boy pictured on the album cover and single. The song was sung by Fish for Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday memorial at Wembley Stadium, with Midge Ure on guitar and Phil Collins on drums.
Fish has stated that his written song was 'his way of apologizing to some of the women he has dated in the past'. Although the band's lead singer and lyricist, Fish, had at one point a woman whose nickname was "Kay Lee", the song was more a composite of different women with whom he had relationships. Fish quoted: “I was really confused at the time, you know, I had a lot of long term relationships, 'deep and meaningful' relationships that basically I had destroyed because I was obsessed with career, and where I wanted to go. I was very selfish and just wanted to be a famous singer, but I was starting to become aware of the sacrifices I was making, and I think Kay was one of those sacrifices that came along the way. "Kayleigh" wasn't just about one person, it was about three or four different people.
On October 24, 2012, Marillion announced on Facebook “Sad news” (via Fish) - Kay - who inspired our song Kayleigh - has sadly died”.