Oliver's Army, the Glossary
- ️Wed Aug 27 2003
"Oliver's Army" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Costello and the Attractions, from the former's third studio album Armed Forces (1979).[1]
Table of Contents
86 relations: A-side and B-side, ABBA, Accidents Will Happen, AllMusic, Anti-racism, Anti-war movement, Armed Forces (album), Baby, I Love You, BBC, BBC Radio 6 Music, Bee Gees, Belfast, Belle and Sebastian, Blender (magazine), Blondie (band), Blur (band), Boney M., Bonnie Bramlett, British Army, Britpop, Bruce Thomas, Cannon and Ball, Consequence (publication), Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Dancing Queen, Easter Rising, Eden Studios, Elvis Costello, Entertainment Weekly, Frank Skinner, Girls Girls Girls (Elvis Costello album), Give Ireland Back to the Irish, Glastonbury Festival 2013, Great American Music Hall, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Kent Music Report, List of first music videos aired on MTV, Margaret Thatcher, Melody Maker, MTV, Music Week, My Funny Valentine, New wave music, New Zealand Listener, Nick Lowe, Official Charts Company, OK Go, Oliver Cromwell, Palestine (region), ... Expand index (36 more) »
- Radar Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Nick Lowe
- Songs about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
A-side and B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings.
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ABBA
ABBA are a Swedish pop supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Accidents Will Happen
"Accidents Will Happen" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Oliver's Army and Accidents Will Happen are 1979 songs, Elvis Costello songs, Radar Records singles, song recordings produced by Nick Lowe and songs written by Elvis Costello.
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
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Anti-racism
Anti-racism encompasses a range of ideas and political actions which are meant to counter racial prejudice, systemic racism, and the oppression of specific racial groups.
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Anti-war movement
An anti-war movement (also antiwar) is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict.
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Armed Forces (album)
Armed Forces is the third studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 5January 1979 in the United Kingdom through Radar Records.
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Baby, I Love You
"Baby, I Love You" is a song originally recorded by the Ronettes in 1963 and released on their debut album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes (1964).
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music.
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Bee Gees
The Bee Gees --> were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.
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Belfast
Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. The name "Belle and Sebastian" comes from the 1965 television series Belle and Sebastian.
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Blender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine published from 1994 to 2009 that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more".
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Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.
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Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988.
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Boney M.
Boney M. are a disco group that specialises in R&B, reggae, disco and funk, created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter.
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Bonnie Bramlett
Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, November 8, 1944) is an American singer and occasional actress known for performing with her husband, Delaney Bramlett, as Delaney & Bonnie.
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British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
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Britpop
Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness.
Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomas (born 14 August 1948) is an English bass guitarist, best known as bassist for the Attractions; the band formed in 1977 to back Elvis Costello in concert and on record.
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Cannon and Ball
Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire; 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper; 28 January 1944 – 28 October 2020), known collectively as Cannon and Ball, were an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show The Cannon and Ball Show, which lasted for nine years on ITV.
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Consequence (publication)
Consequence (previously Consequence of Sound) is an independently owned New York–based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television.
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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649–1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the Commonwealth of England, led by Oliver Cromwell.
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Dancing Queen
"Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival (1976).
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Easter Rising
The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916.
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Eden Studios
Eden Studios was a commercial recording facility in west London.
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Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television presenter.
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.
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Frank Skinner
Christopher Graham Collins (born 28 January 1957), known professionally as Frank Skinner, is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer.
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Girls Girls Girls (Elvis Costello album)
Girls Girls Girls is a 1989 compilation album collecting various previously released songs by British singer/songwriter Elvis Costello from 1977–86.
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Give Ireland Back to the Irish
"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is the debut single by the British–American rock band Wings that was released in February 1972. Oliver's Army and Give Ireland Back to the Irish are songs about The Troubles (Northern Ireland).
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Glastonbury Festival 2013
The 2013 Glastonbury Festival (Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts) was held from 28 to 30 June 2013.
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Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California.
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Hawaii
Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
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Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music historian David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999.
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List of first music videos aired on MTV
This is a list of the first music videos broadcast on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981.
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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
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Melody Maker
Melody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest.
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MTV
MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel.
Music Week
Music Week is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine.
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My Funny Valentine
"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart coming of age musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by teenaged star Mitzi Green.
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New wave music
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s.
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New Zealand Listener
The New Zealand Listener is a weekly New Zealand magazine that covers the political, cultural and literary life of New Zealand by featuring a variety of topics, including current events, politics, social issues, health, technology, arts, food, culture and entertainment.
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Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.
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Official Charts Company
The Official Charts Company (OCC or Official Charts; previously known as the Chart Information Network, CIN, and the Official UK Charts Company; legally known as the Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.
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OK Go
OK Go is an American rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California.
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
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Palestine (region)
The region of Palestine, also known as Historic Palestine, is a geographical area in West Asia.
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Paste (magazine)
Paste is an American monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group.
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Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon.
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Peace Together
Peace Together was a 20 July 1993 fundraiser compilation album released by the Peace Together organisation, dedicated to promoting peace in Northern Ireland, which was initiated by Robert Hamilton, of The Fat Lady Sings, and Ali McMordie of Stiff Little Fingers.
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Pete Thomas (drummer)
Peter Michael Thomas (born 9 August 1954) is an English rock drummer best known for his collaboration with singer Elvis Costello, both as a member of his band the Attractions and with Costello as a solo artist.
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Phil Spector
Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s along with his two trials and conviction for the murder of Lana Clarkson in the 2000s.
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Pitchfork (website)
Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis.
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Pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Radar Records
Radar Records was a UK-based record label formed in late 1977 by Martin Davis (managing director) who had previously worked at United Artists Records, and Andrew Lauder, who had previously been head of A&R at the UK divisions of Liberty Records and United Artists. Oliver's Army and Radar Records are Radar Records singles.
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Radio Radio
"Radio Radio" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Oliver's Army and Radio Radio are Elvis Costello songs, Radar Records singles, song recordings produced by Nick Lowe and songs written by Elvis Costello.
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Religion in Northern Ireland
Christianity is the largest religion in Northern Ireland.
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Rhino Entertainment
Rhino Entertainment Company (formerly Rhino Records Inc.) is an American specialty record label and production company founded in 1978.
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
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Roskilde Festival
The Roskilde Festival is a Danish music festival held annually south of Roskilde.
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Ross MacManus
Ronald Patrick Ross McManus (20 October 1927 – 24 November 2011), known as Ross MacManus, was an English musician, singer and trumpet player of Irish descent.
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Salon.com
Salon is an American politically progressive and liberal news and opinion website created in 1995.
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Sound on Sound
Sound on Sound is a monthly music technology magazine.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Stars in Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent series, based on Joop van den Ende's Dutch format Soundmixshow.
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Manassas. As both a solo act and member of three successful bands, Stills has combined record sales of over 35 million albums. He was ranked number 28 in Rolling Stones 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"Rolling Stone 2003-08-27.
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Steve Nieve
Steve Nieve ("naïve"; born Stephen John Nason, 21 February 1958) is an English musician and composer.
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Taking Liberties
Taking Liberties is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, consisting of tracks not previously released on his albums as released in the United States.
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The Attractions
The Attractions were an English backing band for the English new wave musician Elvis Costello between 1977 and 1986, and again from 1994 to 1996.
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The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions
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.
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Herald (Glasgow)
The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.
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The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) is a British television comedy and music programme that was made by Thames Television for ITV from 3 July 1978 to 21 May 1981.
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The Ronettes
The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City.
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The Troubles
The Troubles (Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998.
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The Very Best of Elvis Costello
The Very Best of Elvis Costello is a compilation album by English musician Elvis Costello, first released on 21 September 1999 through Polygram Records.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops (TOTP) is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006.
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UK singles chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.
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White nigger
White nigger, sometimes shortened to wigger, is an ethnic slur referring to a White American whose behaviors and mannerisms are similar to Black Americans.
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(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" is a 1974 song written by English singer/songwriter Nick Lowe. Oliver's Army and (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding are Elvis Costello songs and Radar Records singles.
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1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike
The 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major industrial action within the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent closures of pits that the government deemed "uneconomic" in the coal industry, which had been nationalised in 1947.
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See also
Radar Records singles
- (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
- (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
- Accidents Will Happen
- Cruel to Be Kind
- I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
- I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass
- Oliver's Army
- Pump It Up (Elvis Costello song)
- Radar Records
- Radio Radio
- She Is Beyond Good and Evil
- Splash 1 (Now I'm Home)
- Tar (song)
- Teacher, Teacher (Rockpile song)
- You're Gonna Miss Me (song)
Song recordings produced by Nick Lowe
- (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
- (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
- Accidents Will Happen
- Alison (song)
- Baby Jane (Dr. Feelgood song)
- Blue Chair
- Clubland (song)
- Cruel to Be Kind
- Green Shirt
- High Fidelity (song)
- I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
- I Hope You're Happy Now (Elvis Costello song)
- I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass
- I Want You (Elvis Costello song)
- Indoor Fireworks
- Less than Zero (Elvis Costello song)
- Lipstick Vogue
- Lonely Blue Boy (song)
- Neat Neat Neat
- New Amsterdam (song)
- New Lace Sleeves
- New Rose
- Next Time Round
- Oliver's Army
- Pump It Up (Elvis Costello song)
- Radio Radio
- Riot Act (song)
- Senior Service (song)
- She's a Windup
- Stop Your Sobbing
- Switchboard Susan
- Teacher, Teacher (Rockpile song)
- This Year's Girl (song)
- Watching the Detectives (song)
- Welcome to the Working Week
- Without Love (Nick Lowe song)
Songs about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- Belfast (Boney M. song)
- Belfast Child
- Easter (Marillion song)
- Give Ireland Back to the Irish
- Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
- Invisible Sun
- Little Armalite
- Michael Caine (song)
- Oliver's Army
- Out in the Fields (song)
- Paper Sun (Def Leppard song)
- Peace on Earth (U2 song)
- Please (U2 song)
- Soldier (Harvey Andrews song)
- Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song)
- Sunrise (The Divine Comedy song)
- That's Just the Way It Is
- The Helicopter Song
- The Island (Paul Brady song)
- The Luck of the Irish (song)
- The Men Behind the Wire
- The Orange and the Green
- The Town I Loved So Well
- Theme from Harry's Game
- There Were Roses
- Through the Barricades (song)
- Zombie (The Cranberries song)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver's_Army
Also known as Olivers Army.
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