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Damsel in Distress (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Damsel in Distress'" is a song by Rufus Wainwright. On February 27, 2020, the song was released as the second single for his ninth studio album 'Unfollow the Rules', released by BMG in April 2020.
Composition
Wainwright wrote the song to honor Joni Mitchell. He said, "My husband and I now live in Laurel Canyon. I wasn't that familiar with Joni's music but Jrn [Weisbrodt] became obsessed and took me on a journey into her music. We ended up hanging out with her and I get now why she's one of the greats. So it's part Laurel Canyon, part a song about a personal relationship that I'm trying to come to terms with, but mostly my Mitchell virginity being broken."
Music video
The song's animated music video features "a woman in bellbottoms sauntering through landscapes with the song's lyrics displayed in the clouds".
Track listing
'Stream'
# "Damsel in Distress" 4:42
# "Trouble in Paradise" 3:05
References
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