The Stranglers - Duchess
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- Original music video for Duchess by The Stranglers released as a single on 10th Aug 1979. Directed by Russell Mulcahy.
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Lyrics:
Duch of the terrace never grew up
I hope she never will
Broken-down TV sits in the corner
Pictures standing still
Standing still
Duch of the terrace knows all her heritage
Says she's Henry's kid
Knows all her history in the family
Needs a man, god forbid
God forbid
And it sounds like an empty house
Standing still
And it's quieter than a mouse
Standing still
Duch of the terrace never grew up
I hope she never will
Says she's an heiress, sits in her terrace
Says she's got time to kill
Time to kill
And the Rodneys are queuing up
God forbid
And they all want to win the cup
God forbid
Duchess, duchess
Duchess, duchess
Duchess, duchess
And the Rodneys are queuing up
God forbid
And the Rodneys are queuing up
God forbid
And the Rodneys are queuing up
God forbid
Written by The Stranglers (Brian John Duffy / David Greenfield / Hugh Alan Cornwell / Jean Jacques Burnel)
Published by Universal Music Publishing Group
A Warner Music Group recording and music video. - Hudba
The Stranglers are just as important to UK music history as the Beatles, Rolling stones and the Kinks. Fantastic group.
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The Stranglers were, and still are, a class act. 🕷🕸
OM Beatle Krass..
Incredible Song by an incredible band
40 years old and still one of my all time favourites.
It just that we all gettin" older...
True genius is timeless.
@@KMc-cw3qt I did shed a tear, but it's a bit of an emotional tune in a weird way. Brilliant.
88 and still enjoy them ;-)😉
@James Hodson speak for yourself, I've a fantastic head of hair....inblack
I Don't care what anyone says The Stranglers are one of the greatest British bands in the last 100yrs
Agreed
Guess how I remembered this? My son, born in the '90s, has been discovering the music from the '70s lately and the Stranglers is one of his favorites.
Congratulations Sir, your son has superb taste. Which implicitly makes you a very good parent. 😊
@@MrAronRobinson Blurrar skiee al da FAM3
I'm born in '94 and The Stranglers is my favorite band 🖤
It's never too late to get into great music.
One of me awl time favs🤗💙🎶
Dave Greenfield n Jet Black.... RIP
56 and still dancing to this!
Takes me back to 1979 with that playing on the radio for the chart show on Radio 1
Most underrated band in the history of mankind. Nobody like The Strangler's ❤️❤️❤️
I did lots ❤️ and I do mean lot's 😃
Not true, they were popular in their time, and scoring much hits
I DO 🖤❤️🖤
RIP Jet Black 😢
Antonia you must be living in a cave or jungle somewhere. The stranglers are far from underrated. Always one pleb in the comments with the underrated bollocks comment .you fool
Still sounds as great as ever R.I.P Jet Black & Dave Greenfield
This never gets old. So glad my dad got me into them as a child
Why can't I meet a beautifull woman like yerself who also likes The Stranglers ??! I know there's more of them out there somewhere, who aren't already married off in some way or another, BUT WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY ???🖤
One of my all time favourites.
My favorite song for almost a year. sorry but I came too late to this beautiful band ;(
A gem. Absolutely top notch.
This great track stands the test of time, when they recorded and released it I'm sure they didn't realise that all these decades later would still be a superb commercial sounding number.
@@barrysolly2637 Cheers
The best song of the stranglers by a mile
I dunno, Golden Brown is pretty great.
No band like them since!☘️👍
Fee STAR RI
God bless Dave, RIP Buddy.
Got my tickets for glasgow 2024 , the best band ever S1V
This was one of the first records that I had bought for me back in 79, I was 11, it stills sounds as good in 2022!
What an amazing time it was. I was 11 too. I keep on coming back again and again.
@@pigknickers2975 definitely! and I still do the punk dance to it 😂 lol I can't help myself 😁
@@joannemcbride1494 :) I listen to the Stranglers as much now as I did then. A great band.
Superb single, one of their best
Brought a smile to my face this morning. Thanks for uploading these anniversary gems.
Same😀
When i was a school boy in Cardiff, back in 1977, maybe 1978, im not sure, the Stranglers were doing a promotional signing in Spillers Records, before their evening concert in the Capital theatre.
On my way home, i and around a hundred over fans, crammed inside the small record store, wanting to see them, and hopefully get their autographs.
For some reason, Jet Black wasn't in attendance, but i got the rest of the groups autographs,
That was a crazy 46 yrs ago, and i can remember it vividly, as if it was just the other day.
This and Nuclear Device. The two best videos from my favorite band of my young adulthood.
Never be another Stranglers there awesome 👍
Superb song given plenty of air in the Wood house down the years. 😁
Given plenty of Watts in the Finn house too!
Love this song and the video did indeed make me smile , so good to see the late great Dave Greenfield
Coucou de France aux Stranglers qui viennent souvent nous voir !
Scared the shit out of me did this band as a lad but I still think this song is a classic and all these years later, one of the great British Bands.
TOTP ,the arbiter of taste banned this video but allowed the song to be played on radio.Strange times ,the 1970's.
Absolutely brilliant song still sounds fresh 😎🎙️🎸🥁🎹
Legendary Stranglers sense of humor at its best. Hugh sings crazy good, living dead like rhythm section choir boys JJ & Jet are hilarious, and Dave is downright awesome !
I can't understand this joke ... probably the reason is I don't know the British reality ...
PITS Back!2 ｙ
Brilliant video as were the songs and the band.
Absolute classic single. Remember buying this from Woolies. Thanks for the upload.
Still cuts it in 2024. I love the Stranglers!
Always been one my favourites from The Stranglers. It really deserves to be much more famous.
It probably would have been if the BBC hadnt have banned it from being played on ANY of their stations "because it is blasphemous" (my ARSE!) . The Priest or Vicar who allowed them to use his Choich for this brilliant, funny video certainly didnt think there was anything blasphemous or shocking about it, that's for sure. By all accounts hé was a very nice chap and the whole lot of them got on very well indeed !
Stupid BBC (of the time !)...they are probably kissing JJs and Hughs arses thèse days, just like they are with all the other old bands they tried to squash at the time. Long Live JJ and Hugh, R.I.P Dave and Jet...and best wishes to Boz and the twô youngsters. 🖤
"and the rodneys are queuing up god forbid ." thank you ...
Masterpiece keeps being said. It is. It’s Kinks/Beatles/Smiths pop perfection.
Definitely beatles/Kinks don't know about the smiths though!
Great the Stranglers with Hugh; Dave; J.J; Jet
Masterpiece
この頃、レコード買って何度も繰り返し聴いて、英語の歌詞を覚えてました。
青春時代の思い出の一曲です。ありがとう!
The song a masterpiece, the video the finest of the Stranglers career. Banned by those forward thinkers at the BBC....
I tell you what though, I'd have those guys back in a heartbeat to replace the mob of cretins infesting the place these days.
Saw The Stranglers a few times at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Magic! Don't know if I'm getting confused, I am at a funny age after all, but I seem to remember JJB threatening to deck a fella who threw something at him , an unknown liquid. JJ stopped playing , commented " Dya think that's funny with all this electrical stuff about?" I think he was a 3rd Dan at the time. They didn't mind us throwing toy rats at them! After Hugh left I saw them at some biker festival , Buxton way I think. It wasn't the same, but the strippers were good. Happy Days!
Timeless classic...
Saw the original stranglers in Aberdeen 1986 was great gig. Loved them growing up.❤❤❤
Thank you !!
Me and my son were at " The Halls on 16/3/24
FUCKING BRILLIANT !!!!
INCREDIBLE!
Brilliant song with a fantastic accompanying promo film.
İ bought this album on vinyl at a record fair 2 years ago. İncluding the banned inner sleeve. The Raven and the "black and white" album are my favorites.
I'm only 28 I missed this wave of music but I will be damnd if I won't do my bit to keep it alive, turn it up !!
One of the best tunes ever.
Awesome record from a talented band Dave Greenfield s haunting keyboard compliments the rest of the band thanks for posting
Masterpiece by a top band. Seen them about 30 times-as recently as 2022 at Stone Valley North along with The Vapours who were bloody excellent!
Brilliant Group !!!!!!
I love this song so much!
Best band in the World. 🖤
"And the Rodneys are queuing up...."
The song that predicted the 1986 Christmas episode of Only Fools and Horses.
Absolutely fantastic love the stranglers
Great song! Thank you!
Thanks for posting the enhanced sound older videos. Should have happened years ago. Still waiting on the Nice & Sleazy one though :)
Yes! The live concert version at Battersea Park in 1978. Beautiful English lasse's stripping their clothing on stage. I wish I was there to see it live.
I always thought the line was "says she's an heiress, think she's a terrorist"
Oh Duchess, this is 1 of my favourite tunes by this band, love ma a bit of Genesis.
Wonderful, my favourite band when I left school in '79, haven't seen this vid since then. Still sounds contemporary.
what an amazing track in the prime of their career i,m privileged to have seen such an wonderful group of musicians. Absolutly brilliant there will never be another band like these RIP Dave and rest of the boys you were an awesome live band
One of my favourite Stranglers songs. Saw them on ToTPs back in the 70's as a lad. I still have my copy of "The Raven" album (3D cover).😀👍
Didn't realise the director of this went on to do Highlander...!
Goodbye and thankyou for the madness! RIP Jet
I'm sorry to hear about Jet, lads. My condolences to his family.
I saw the Stranglers in Yarmouth in 1979 - thankyou thankyou this is absolutely brilliant and made my day - memories
Ronnie I hope that you received my admission and thanks for all that you have done for the muy music industry ......o my soul you've touched... sorry I'm I'm dyslexic... punk rockers liv .. And Ronnie Spector lives and loves ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I think the boys must have had a lot of fun making this video, absolutely brilliant.
They probably did, but the video was banned by the BBC TV (and on radio for the song, I think), not because they were making fun of those related to the Royals, but because they were dressed like Church Choir Boys which was found to be offensive.
God bless you Jet black, hope you are flying high in heaven with Dave. RIP Buddies.
still a fave of mine
same
Cracking tune
Such a great and timeless song. One of the best.
I say woooooohhhhaaaa thar pardner!! It was a few years back that this music video "Duchess" by The Strangers was upload on CZcams and after a while it was removed for copyright infringements that I do believe. "Duchess" is my favorite song on the LP of 'The Raven'. (On the front cover of the LP was the 3D version of the Raven). I bought the LP right around 1980. Thanks for the upload stranglersofficial! I do hope that CZcams will not remove it! If you can, please upload the original music video by The Stranglers' song "Bear Cage". That one is also a classic!
Love this track. Reminds me a bit of Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks.
I can't stop watching this video. The way JJ and Jet do the background vocals is too funny. And those looks Hugh has on his face after he sings "standing still". Cracks me up every goddamn time.
i wondered why i love this band and song so much, and realized it reminds me of The Damned. and i LOVE The Damned.
Bonjour! #TheStranglers #Duchess Hi! Claire. It's a really cool #song, I like the #synths & that #driving bass & up tempo #drumbeat #ITs #fun & #classic well it's new to me, so I'd say #Timeless I can't wait to dig deeper into this bands #catalogue exciting times. #Indiependent #MusicLoversBlockchain #TeslaAIbot #StarlinkSatellites #SpaceX #NASA #RocketLab #CrossNetWorkers #TogetherWeAreUnstoppable 😎🤘👍🌟💯🦈⛱👾🔥🚀
Look's like they all had a great time making this
song!, love this song
I just love this video. Always makes me smile.
A highlight from one of my favourite bands. I took the bait at once on its release.
best punk band EVER
This one Ducess was actually banned in its day how times have changed
やはりこの4人でストラングラーズですよね！
Now the official music video "Bear Cage" by The Stranglers is uploaded on CZcams! Also a classic!
Great video to go with an awesome song. Another example of The Stranglers wicked sense of humour 😂
Brilliant
Brilliant👌
Banned by Top of The Pops, well the video was anyway but they appeared on the show with a backing track.
Awesome song, only the BBC would ban a video like this 😁
Too many Rodney's there methinks 😋
Perfection
They where so different and great . love this.
as a hardcore punk into anarchy etc.I never appreciated how subversive the Stranglers are. Many lashes to meself.
And the Rodneys are still queuing up.
As an American I never understood this line. I always assumed it was the name of a tacky family with money that married into some impoverished noble family and that everyone in England knew the joke but Wikipedia doesn’t explain anything about it.
Social satire in rock at its best.
spine chillingly fantastic tune from an era when there were plenty of other great songs being released ,,,, this is different class tho x
" The Musical Sermon Was Delivered Perfectly " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965