Elvis Costello retires legendary track because of N word

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His 1979 ?Oliver's Army? song was written in response to Northern Ireland's ?Troubles?, but has now been taken out of contextElvis Costello has revealed he is retiring one of his greatest hits because it contains the ?N-word? ? used as a slur against Irish Catholics during the sectarian conflict with pro-British Protestants and the UK armed forces.Announcing his decision during recent int

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