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"Shipbuilding" is a song with lyrics by Elvis Costello and music by Clive Langer. [1] Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics highlight the irony of the war bringing back prosperity to the traditional shipbuilding areas of Clydeside, Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England and Belfast (Harland and Wolff) [2] to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war ...
(1980). The songs are filled with catchy choruses and lyrics covering relationships and political themes. The record contains Costello's version of "Shipbuilding", co-written with Langer and featuring a trumpet solo by Chet Baker. The album takes its title from a lyric in "The Greatest Thing" and the cover artwork was designed by Phil Smee.
The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions is a compilation album by English musician Elvis Costello and his backing band the Attractions, released in 1985. It was the first of what would be many career-spanning compilation albums of previously released material for Costello. [5]
Shipbuilding is a mini album by the English singer Tasmin Archer, released in the US in 1994. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Archer decided to follow up her successful 1992 debut Great Expectations with an EP of four covers of songs written by Elvis Costello , which was released in January 1994 in the singer's homeland of the UK.
Now, Elvis Costello has pulled off something to make even a stunt like that seem like the stuff of […] Spanning 250 Songs, Elvis Costello’s 10-Night Residency in NYC Makes Him a Miracle Man ...
Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous is a 1998 compilation album of songs written by Elvis Costello and performed by various artists. It includes covers of tracks Costello recorded, songs written specifically for other artists and compositions never before released.
Elvis Costello is performing 200+ songs from his 600+ songbook over 10 consecutive nights at the Gramercy Theater in New York from Feb. 9-22. Costello superfan (and comedian) Connor Ratliff is ...
The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years is a compilation album by Elvis Costello released in 2007, [1] consisting of songs taken from the early years of his discography, compiled by Costello himself. [2] [3]