Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army <2027>

The song contains a highly controversial racial slur in the second verse: "Only takes one itchy trigger / One more widow, one less [slur]."

The British military was heavily present in Northern Ireland. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army

The song critiques how the British Army recruited young, unemployed men from poor areas. The song contains a highly controversial racial slur