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"It’s almost like Benny Hill put to music": Steve Hackett reveals which song on Genesis' classic 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway he considers "a joke"

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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway cover art with Benny Hell inserted.

Ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett may be undertaking an autumn tour of the UK to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his former band's classic 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, but he doesn't rate every song on the album as essential listening.

In fact, in a new interview with Vulture, Hackett admits he has always viewed the album's first single, Counting Out Time, as "a novelty single".

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