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“Another Suitcase in Another Hall” is a song from the musical Evita with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The song was first a hit in the UK for Barbara Dickson in 1977. The B-side was the “Requiem for Evita”, which had a slightly strange ending as it did not have “Oh What a Circus” to segue into. The lyrics describe the singer’s familiarity with the unhappiness of having to move on after a failed romance. In the stage musical, the song is sung by Juan Perón’s mistress after she is pushed out of Perón’s life by his future wife, Eva. In the film adaptation of Evita, the song is adapted for Eva to sing after the end of her relationship with Agustín Magaldi, adding a more vulnerable dimension to the character and another potential Madonna hit to aid... Read on...