themed week // Marillion, Bedshaped (Keane)

Marillion are a British rock band created in 1979. The current band's line-up is formed by Steve Hogarth (or also known as h) - vocals, Steve Rothery - electric and acoustic guitars, Pete Trewavas - bass guitar and backing vocals, Mark Kelly - keyboards and Ian Mosley - drums and percussion.

Along the years, Marillion have released 16 studio albums, 12 live albums and 12 compilation albums.
They are known for songs like Kayleigh, Lavender or Beautiful.

Bedshaped is a song from the British Keane taken from their debut album Hopes And Fears and released as single in August 2004.
According to Keane's keyboardist and main songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley, Bedshaped is about "is about feeling that you've been "left behind" by an old friend or lover, and about hoping that you'll be reunited one day so that you can live out the end of your lives together the way you started them (...) a hope that they'll eventually want to get away from the bright lights and come back home. it's a sad and angry song, but also full of hope. I think I'm right in saying that in hospital when someone is ill and has to spend a lot of time in bed they can become 'bedshaped'. It sounds a bit depressing (...) but in the context of the song I wanted to suggest old age and frailty(...)"

Marillion have covered this song on several live shows and included on their 2007 live album Friends, including covers from artists like Britney Spears and R.E.M.

Check the original here.