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“Lavender” is neo-progressive rock band Marillion’s second single from their breakthrough album Misplaced Childhood. The follow-up to the big UK number 2 hit “Kayleigh”, the song was their second Top 5 UK hit, entering the chart on 7 September 1985, reaching number 5 and staying on the chart for 9 weeks. None of the group’s subsequent songs have reached the Top 5 and “Lavender” remains their second highest-charting song. The song received considerable media exposure in the UK, with 37 out of 43 Independent Local Radio stations A-rating the song on their playlists and becoming the 8th most played single on BBC Radio 1, gaining 16 plays in a day. The song features a number of verses that are reminiscent of the folk song “Lavender Blue”. The song forms part of the... Read on...