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"Shipbuilding"
"Elvis Costello"

Clive Langer provided the melody for this anti-Falklands song.

He wrote it for Robert Wyatt whose own version was briefly in the charts.

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In cover versions

Brooding Brett sings 1 of 5 covers of the song.

Elvis Costello

41%
Robert Wyatt

38%
Hue & Cry

7%
Tasmin Archer

2%
Suede

7%
Swan Arcade

... you don't have to be a musician ...

Billy Bragg

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Another example of a great collaborative effort.

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