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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
ComposerElvis Costello / Clive Langer
GenreRock
AlbumPunch The Clock
Year of Release1984
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
8%
Tasmin Archer
2%
Suede
7%
Swan Arcade
4%

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