when i was younger my dad would play marillion so much and I wouldn’t understand why he liked them so much, looking back i was only a kid but these guys are amazing now that i come back to their music. Especially fish, he’s truly a genius at wordplay. this song is my favorite, truly encapsulates how i feel right now due to some circumstances, i wish my dad was here so we could listen to this music together. But sadly he passed away in 2019, since then ive been listening to music he had shown me when i was younger , and i fell into marillion.

who"s still listening this masterpiece in 2020?master poet is BIG FISH!!!!!!!!!!

Such a great underrated band. Still jamming in 2024.

I remember when I first discovered Marllion. I was working a job I did not like. And I came across the misplaced child hood album. Listened to the whole thing on my shift and was completely moved by it. That was an exciting transition in my life I was about to go to university. A new beginning. But turns out I ended up absolutely miserable there. And I remember just walking alone at night around the school listening to marllion it was one of the few things that kept me going at the time.

2024 still loving this Amazing Grop I'm now 59

The moment when Fish starts to sing 'Cause I know what I feel, know what I want I know what I am Daddy took a raincheck...' is the moment when I can't hold my tears anymore. Beautiful song. Simply a masterpiece.

Maybe the best band ever. The amazing music, the beautiful lyrics, fish's voice.... My favorite band since i was around 12 years old.

''So if you want my address it's number one at the end of the bar. Where I sit with the broken angels clutching at straws and nursing our scars'' ... god damn...what a verse....

This song is a true masterwork (like all of Clutching At Straws really). I've never been an out-of-work alcoholic father (I don't even have kids), who is unable to look his children and ex-wife in the eye, but I still just get this song. The emotion is SO real. Fish is a master of understanding sorrow, regret, broken pride and emotions and the human condition in general. Fish is a legend forever as are Marillion :)

A song that still makes me cry unashamedly. I was 28. Just broke up with my ex. She took the kids. This song hits too hard even now.

Very underrated band, they should be among bands like pink Floyd Their music is superb

late 1987. Listening to this album from start to finish over and over and over again on my Walkman. Smoking cigarettes and trying to hold back tears because my parents were finally divorcing, it was my senior year in highschool and I felt numb. My father ignored me, really didn't give a damn about anyone but himself. And there was Fish singing "Daddy took a rain check..."

The lyrics, the voice, the guitar, the song - what can I say? It's just so touching.

Fish sings about real life .I love his work.genius poet.

No band can be like Marillion. This is an extraordinary quality.

One of the greatest songs of all time. Thanks, Fish!

This brings tears to me eyes. Daddy took a raincheck ... so bitter

I doubt we will ever see another lyrically gifted song writer such as Fish, some come close and are amazing in their own right but Fish was and still is in a league of his own.

You can't write a song like this without something in your life Bringing you to this emotional lyrics

35 years, oh my, I feel so old! Rotherham what a guy

This song stabs me in the heart EVERY time! Love Marillion!

Marillion,never the same for me when this guy left.Theres only one Fish.

This is one of my favourite Marillion songs. I have been there, No.1 at the end of the bar after my wife and I went separate ways, I love this song, it is very special,

When I was 17 I visited a Fish concert and during ‘Market square heroes’ he pushed the microphone in my face to sing a line. Good memory.

I had forgotten how good Marillion were......great vocals from Fish. A really good band.

One of my parents was an alcoholic in the 80's, and my family was dysfunctional to say the least. No wonder this song and this album spoke to me. I was often upstairs, avoiding the drunk, who was sleeping in an armchair... Daily routine: start drinking at dinner time, continuing to midnight.. every damn evening, seven days a week. It's a mystery how alcohol can take over life... I think Fish describes The Demon Alcohol and emotional struggles in a fantastic way...

My dad took me to his house and he was so nice to us. We got a tour around his recording studio. He had a few beers and a chat with my dad. It was a fantastic day.

MARILLION, PINK FLOYD, DIRE STRAITS AND QUEEN... THE BEST BRITISH BANDS EVER....AGREE?

as the son of an alcoholic this pulls at my heart strings .. i knew my dad loved me but couldn't say ... he pulled through and we are tight today though and he is the best grandfather to my boys

First heard this when I was 14..and it struck a cord with me.. Now 47 and it still sounds amazing

Wow. I had forgotten about this masterpiece. Powerful lyrics and has brought a tear to my eye. We are all sugar mice in the rain.

that guitar solo....

Still loving it all these years later

Best themed album of all time, Clutching at Straws had it all. Superb songwriting, great music and imagery. It continues to move me every time I hear it.

Fish is a poet of our times, really...

Such a sad, yet soothing guitar melody and great honest, almost poetic lyrics. I believe if they would've stayed with Fish, they would've been way more famous and recognized today...

I have had the pleasure, honor to have met “Fish” in a gig in a Belgium bar a few years ago! His kind approach to his fans, touched my ❤️ and has stayed always a wonderful memory that I will sharish for ever...What a great singer, cool, humble , lovely person that he is....lovely memories ....💔😭Thank you, Derek William Dick, for your music that makes us raise up from the pain...that life sometimes unfairly presents us with...🙏🏻🌠😔🌻💖💕I share a tear everytime I hear your music, voice...😭😭😭😭😭 nostalgia of the wonderful times I have had listening to your songs but that have become , memories...in my life! Be safe🌸

80´s watching clips of decent music on MTV without ads at night with a girl in the couch without mobile phone and instagram to compete with

Maybe I'll never get over the end of this band after a brilliant fourth album.

Man, i can't keep my eyes dry with this song.

This song always touches a nerve in me . 😕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fish is a poet its that simple, Marillion is not Marillion without him

Can’t get over how good this song genuinely is.

Forgot just how beautiful this song is... just superb... time to revisit Marillion methinks...❤

Mobius loop!... I started listening in 1987. It's 2021 and I'm still listening.

Ain't no one in here that's left to blame but me Blame it on me, blame it on me...

Fantastic ! Big Fish

I bought this on vinyl in 1987. Watched video for the first time ever in 2019.

one of the Best Bands of the 80s . Saw them live twice . FISH is fantastic

Summer of 1987 driving in the rain and this song playing on my stereo. such memories

CLUTCHING AT STRAWS. ... IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST LYRICAL ALBUMS EVER RECORDED..... RIGHT THERE WITH MISPLACED CHILDHOOD...

Brilliant song from a brilliant band. And my favourite album of theirs.

One of my favourite songs of all time. Poignant lyrics tick Awesome intro tick Fantastic guitar playing tick Great bass line tick Great vocals tick

Carissimi Marillion vi voglio bene, vi ascolterò sempre, sarete sempre nel mio cuore ❤️. Massimo di Bergamo, Italia.

Love Marillion when Fish is singing. So many happy memories.

I was flicking through the channels on the TV On a Sunday in Milwaukee in the rain Trying to piece together conversations Trying to find out where to lay the blame But when it comes right down to it there's no use trying to pretend For when it gets right down to it there's no one here that's left to blame Blame it on me, you can blame it on me We're just sugar mice in the rain I heard Sinatra calling me down through the floorboards Where you pay a quarter for a partnership in rhyme To the jukebox crying in the corner While the waitress is counting out the time For when it gets right down to it there's no use trying to pretend For when it gets right down to it there's no one really left to blame Blame it on me, you can blame it on me We're just sugar mice in the rain 'Cause I know what I feel, know what I want I know what I am Daddy took a raincheck 'Cause I know what I want, know what I feel I know what I need Daddy took a raincheck, your daddy took a raincheck Ain't no one in here that's left to blame but me Blame it on me, blame it on me Well the toughest thing that I ever did was talk to the kids on the phone When I heard them asking questions I knew that you were all alone Can't you understand that the government left me out of work I just couldn't stand the looks on their faces saying, "What a jerk" So if you want my address it's number one at the end of the bar Where I sit with the broken angels clutching at straws and nursing our scars Blame it on me, blame it on me, Sugar mice in the rain, your daddy took a raincheck Did You Know?

My all time favourite 🙏❤ An eternal classic ! Heard this song when I was just 12 years old .. and then Marillion, Marillion .. and Marillion... ... and after all these years it just feel like I m living that same age each time I hear it ! Classic !!

Forever Fish!!! He was THE voice and THE lyrics of THE band !

MARAVILLOSA!!!! ERA TAN JOVEN CUANDO ESCUCHÉ ESTA CANCIÓN POR PRIMERA VEZ Y AUN ME SIGUE CAUSANDO LA MISMA IMPRESIÓN DE AQUELLA PRIMERA VEZ!!! GRACIAS!

For the life of me, I can’t figure out why this didn’t get massive airplay.

I was 18 when I was forced into listening to sugar mice, it was the 1980's, it made me realise how hard it was back then, for me I was one of the very few lucky ones to get a good job. The song is so amazing to capture that time in are history of unemployment and poverty it still makes me feel how lucky I was to have a job.

Up there with the very best songs of all time in my humble opinion. A story set to music by masterful musicians .

Masterpiece, Marillion, can't think of more lush more melodic , more beautiful prog rock. Otherworldly aliens sent to me from heaven, to deal with trying to get over pandemic times.❤️❤️❤️

Listening to this from Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦, on 600 watts singing out loud...

No matter how we think we have power over everything in are life's we are just sugar mice in the rain and there is nothing that can change that........ Let go of the stress let go of hate and fear. Fish we love you!! Well done again!!!!

Beautiful song and a perfect video, the part where he sees his wife in the bar and smiles before seeing its not her and the kids fading away before they reach his outstretched arms are as moving as it gets.

Terribly honest and speaking a raw-cruel truth. The father is almost always left clutching the short straw when the relationship ends...

Crikey, I am LOVING all these old Marillion videos which I never knew existed! Love this song so much!

just been at MarillionWeekend in Padua..not my generation but totally my band❤ Love every single track they have written so far and they are all amazing musicians & stage animals❤

I LOVE this album.

Fantastic song, fantastic album - love it until today. Cannot express how sad I was as Fish left the band. Never got into the band again after their split until today.

Love Derek & Marillion. Saw them at the Mean Fiddler in London years ago, he was sick as hell, but still gave a great performance. Yes, under rated!!!!! A genre unto themselves I believe! Tae us' fae's like us!!!!

A beautiful video by Marillion and my favorite video!Because it reminds me so much of me, my ex-wife and my past relationship!😢😢😢

Great composition.

Their best song by far (and I know its hard to pick) but wow every time it makes me sad when I hear it because we have all been there.

This is just a tremendous song on all levels post industrial UK 1980s tories sold us all out

im Listening right now. Wonderful. Mérida Venezuela.....

Marillion la combinación ideal entre letras, música y momentos ...forma parte de lo más selecto de lo progresivo.

Incredible great song, impales my body each time I listen to it....

I feel the same love for this album and especially for this moving song, as I felt 34 years ago. I imagine the character that Fish impersonates, a man who's lost a lot. What a beautiful, heartfelt melody, what a magnificent guitar solo ! I remember attending a concert of Marillion in July 1987, when the album was released. A great, quite moving concert, at least in my memory. Fish has a special voice not everybody's cup of tea, but he sings with such emotion and a sense of drama, such delicacy or power. His lyrics were really splendid and Steve Rothery and the whole band were at the top of their game at the time.

No denying Fish has a great voice and a great catalogue of songs. I keep returning.

Heart breaking. Fish's best vocal performance and in my opinion their best album..

Me definitely Marillion a centerpiece of British rock. 35 years of listening and never a disappointment .... Beautiful, Sugar Mice......

Valentines day 2021 and I still think is one awesome song, and I'm 53 years old lol

i love british experimental bands

One of my favourite marillion songs,beautifully constructed,and played

I remember first hearing this on Now 10, and being a shallow kid of 13 considered it to be my least favourite track of the compilation🤦‍♂️. Probably as it wasn't some high energy garbage by S/A/W. How very, very wrong that 13 year old version of me was. This is an absolute masterpiece. Very beautiful melancholic guitar and bass. Amazing lyrics summing up the desperation those of us living outside so-called 'mainstream society' feel, and what the feelings of hopelessness can generate in anyone in such position. Not ashamed to admit this song gets me in tears every time I hear it.

Congratulations i am 51 years i listen marillion since teenager its amazing. Thanks for the vídeo.

Like the first light of twilight, this music opens your eyes to old promises and to all the anomalies of nature. Evocative of powers beyond observation, this piece pull the strings of the heart, attract nostalgia and awaken regrets, flayed lives and the torpor of tormented watchers !!

DIE MARILLION ÄRA MIT FISH WAR SCHON GRANDIOS.UND DAS TOP. ALBUM CLUTCHING AT STRAWS FANTASTISCH.SEHR SCHÖNE ERINNERUNG AN DIE 80ER.MARILLION IN BESTFORM😊

Lovei Marillion.Sie singen immer aus der Realität heraus.Daa ist genial. Man sollte zuhören. ;-)

Blijft een prachtig nr... Raakt me recht in mijn ❤

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame es mainstream y allí no hay solamente bandas de Rock esta lo que deja dinero en el mundo de la musica Marillion es arte y esto a veces no deja muchos dolares.

Ligne de chant et mélodie magnifique. Merci.

A gut-punch of a song. Superb!

I still think Steve was/is one of the coolest guitar players ever :)

A Masterpiece, and one of My Fav Guitar Solos, and They are from My Home Town Aylesbury Too

What a great band

2:06...barman wiping the "warm, wet circles"...Man, I wish I could've seen them live during this period!!!

Die beste Zeit meines Lebens.🤗🤗🤗Und heute 😭😭😭