Singer Elvis Costello this week urged radio stations to cease taking part in his 1979 tune "Oliver’s Army" due to its use of the n-word.
"People hear that word go off like a bell and accuse me of something that I didn’t intend," he informed The Telegraph in an interview.
The tune is about British imperialism and Northern Eire and incorporates a reference to a "white n-----," which Costello mentioned is "historically a fact" that his grandfather was known as that within the British military.
Elvis Costello is seen in London, Nov. 16, 2021.
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The 67-year-old London native mentioned he would "think twice" about together with the phrase within the tune if he had been writing it at the moment.
"Oliver’s Army" reached No. 2 on the U.Ok. charts in 1979. It appeared on Costello's "Armed Forces" album.
Elvis Costello, left, performs with Juanes in Inglewood, California, Oct. 2, 2021.
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The "She" singer known as bleeping the phrase on the radio a "mistake."
"They’re making it worse by bleeping it for sure," he mentioned. "Because they’re highlighting it then. Just don’t play the record!"
Costello is releasing his new album "The Boy Named If" on Friday and said he would probably return on tour with the Imposters in June however would not sing "Oliver's Army."
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