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"Shipbuilding"
"Elvis Costello"

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Clive Langer provided the melody for this anti-Falklands song.
He wrote it for Robert Wyatt whose own version was briefly in the charts.

Elvis Costello Song facts

Composer  
Elvis Costello / Clive Langer

Genre  
Rock

Album  
Punch The Clock

Year of Release  
1984

In cover versions

Suede

Brooding Brett sings 1 of 5 covers of the song.
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Elvis Costello
41%
Robert Wyatt
38%
Hue & Cry
7%
Tasmin Archer
2%
Suede
7%
Swan Arcade
4%

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