Oliver's Army is my favorite Costello song.
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In particular, "Oliver's Army" sounded like a hit waiting to happen; it had hooks Abba would envy carried by a buoyant piano line from Steve Nieve, and it boasted an almost jubilant-sounding vocal from the traditionally dour (or threatening) Costello, who even embellished himself with some tight vocal harmony overdubs. "Oliver's Army" was a 45 that radio could hardly refuse -- that is, until programmers listened closely to the words and discovered it was a bitter screed about how impressionable youth were being used as cannon fodder by Tory leaders whose political agendas had little to do with the concerns of the man on the street. - All Music.
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