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Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Oliver's Army



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From the 1979 album Armed Forces: Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Oliver's Army


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30 years of ... ( 4 weeks ago by billhill99)
30 years of flawlessly covering all sorts or muscial genres.
EC is an underrated genius, plain and simple.
weird that he was ... ( 4 weeks ago by rexdaggers88)
weird that he was inspired by ABBA to write this song, you can definately hear it tho
Array ( 4 weeks ago by ayyliin13)
tio.... k orrible.
nick, no se como t puede enamorar este tio.
la d i don0t want to go to chelsea ta mejor pero esto
XD
e from birkinhead? ( 3 weeks ago by rafaslad)
e from birkinhead?
I love this guy! ... ( 3 weeks ago by malicea4thought)
I love this guy! The song has a very deep meaning. Look at the lyrics. The message is timeless.
i love this song so ... ( 3 weeks ago by pelkeyrheat)
i love this song so so so so so vary vary that i lison to it so much that my family gets anode.and it is the best song in the whole world.
ohh boy do i love ... ( 3 weeks ago by kelsEtv)
ohh boy do i love this song. :) i think moree kids my age should apprecitate good music like elvis costello instead of all the rapping and songs about sex, money and alcohol. lol.
EC rocks. :)
REALLY? ( 3 weeks ago by mpmajer)
REALLY?
Yes he's from ... ( 3 weeks ago by solidscouse)
Yes he's from Birkenhead.
All genre's of ... ( 3 weeks ago by lvn4life)
All genre's of music have a place. Not everyone likes EC especially this song because its political but again most can appreciate it. Whether he is rapping or singing about politics all genre's have their place.
oh, i know. but I ... ( 3 weeks ago by kelsEtv)
oh, i know. but I am like the only person out of a bunch of people i know who even know who EC is. but yeahh i understand.
nice we can all ... ( 3 weeks ago by lvn4life)
nice we can all have opinions huh?
so who is oliver? ( 2 weeks ago by 2bsom1)
so who is oliver?
Oliver Cromwell ( 2 weeks ago by moleyhtfc)
Oliver Cromwell
oliver tambo ... ( 2 weeks ago by Dwslassls)
oliver tambo african leader
Oliver Cromwell. ... ( 2 weeks ago by JLees2000uk)
Oliver Cromwell. Olivers Army refers to the British Army.
a true 80's classic ... ( 2 weeks ago by denman0161)
a true 80's classic didn't like it as a kid but now........
Wasn't Olivers army ... ( 1 week ago by hamsterwaffle)
Wasn't Olivers army the New Model Army?
It's about British ... ( 1 week ago by andi064)
It's about British Army recruitment in the 1980s.Oliver is Oliver Cromwell a historical figure who devised the New Model Army in 1680. The Murder Mile is The Falls Road, Belfast a high casualty area during the 70/80s conflict. Check Point Charlie refers to West Berlin a large British army garrison. White Nigger is an abusive term for the white unemployed working class in the UK The reference to the boys from the Mersey, Thames and Tyne refer to working class unemployment black spots in 1980.
...and "Its a ... ( 1 week ago by andi064)
...and "Its a Professional Career" was a British Army recruiting advert slogan in in the 1970s.
1979 was such a ... ( 1 week ago by Gyphia)
1979 was such a good year for music.
The drummer looks ... ( 1 week ago by Bozewani)
The drummer looks like Qaddafi and you gotta love the xenophobic, racist lyrics
Dont take it out of ... ( 1 week ago by lvn4life)
Dont take it out of context,...it was a political song - although it was meant to raise consciousness it wasnt meant to be prejudice.
if you think this ... ( 1 week ago by henzoni)
if you think this your way out of touch with the song.... and i live where the song was was written about....



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