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Songs That Made Me Cry
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"Duchess" is a song by the British band Genesis, appearing as the second track on their 1980 album, Duke.
Part of the album's "hidden suite" which also included "Behind the Lines," "Guide Vocal," "Turn It On Again," "Duke's Travels" and "Duke's End," the lyrics tell the story of a rise and fall of a diva from the beginning of her career, to her superstardom, to her decline in public opinion. At 6:26, it is the second longest song on the album, and is also notable for being the first Genesis song to use a drum machine.
The band made a video for the song,
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Manufacturer: Charisma/Virgin (UK) Atlantic Records (US)
Release date: 31 December 1980
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Songs That Made Me Cry (36 music items)""Duchess" moved me to tears late one night in May 2007. It was shortly before I graduated from high school. I was sat down in my living room watching the Genesis: Video Show DVD and watched the video for this. It just moved me. I was in a bit of a reflective mood that night thinking back on my years in school and the choices I'd made that lead me to where I was currently in my life at that point. "