Cul-de-sac (song)

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"Cul-de-sac"
"Cul-de-sac" cover
Song by Genesis
from the album Duke
Released 28 March 1980
Recorded October-December 1979
Genre Pop rock
Length 5:05
Label Charisma/Virgin (UK), Atlantic Records (US)
Writer(s) Tony Banks
Producer(s) David Hentschel and Genesis
Duke track listing
"Alone Tonight"
(8)
"Cul-de-sac"
(9)
"Please Don't Ask"
(10)

Cul-de-sac is a song by British band Genesis, appearing as the ninth track off their 1980 album, Duke. Lyrics were written by Tony Banks.

The lyrics describe a military regiment, who sense their deaths are near as they march, but continue anyway, blindly following orders.

According to the All Music Guide, the song was for the most part "album filler", and was quickly forgotten by the band, who never played it live.