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  • His, The Economic Effect of the Developments in Shipbuilding Techniques, 1450 to 1485 is a complete bore and editors revel in writing his rejection letters.

    Lucky Jim (copy) ____Maggie 2009

  • His, The Economic Effect of the Developments in Shipbuilding Techniques, 1450 to 1485 is a complete bore and editors revel in writing his rejection letters.

    Archive 2009-07-01 ____Maggie 2009

  • Songs such as "Shipbuilding" - his complex, lyrical response to the Falklands war and the implications of our industrial heritage - both defined and deconstructed their era.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • One of the first exhibitions will be Resonance and Renewal an impressive collection of Stanley Spencer paintings called Shipbuilding on the Clyde alongside

    YBW News 2010

  • Songs such as "Shipbuilding" – his complex, lyrical response to the Falklands war and the implications of our industrial heritage – both defined and deconstructed their era.

    Elvis Costello: 'I've never liked the word maturity. It implies decay' Tim Adams 2010

  • Declan McManus' 'Shipbuilding' is a favourite song of mine; I've a cousin called Declan - not the 'My Perfect Cousin' of Undertones fame, though.

    Great minds ... Peter Rozovsky 2010

  • Elvis Costello was asked about his vow from 1989's Spike to "dance on Margaret Thatcher's grave" and the lyrics of "Shipbuilding".

    Archive 2008-02-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • Elvis Costello was asked about "Shipbuilding" one of Elvis Costello's best known tracks and one of my favourites.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • His U.K. hits include the 1974 version of The Monkees '"I'm a Believer" and the 1982 title "Shipbuilding," written by Elvis Costello.

    Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Thirty-Five 2009

  • Thus began a solo career that continues with this fall's release of Comicopera, his tenth solo album of original work, though he's perhaps best known for his cover of Elvis Costello's "Shipbuilding," a touching song about the Falklands War.

    Friday Music: Robert Wyatt Kay Olson 2007

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