| Elvis Costello – Oliver's Army Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| It's nothing to with the 17th century Lord Protector of England. Oliver's Army refers to persons exempted from conscription by the schedule of Reserved Occupations 1938, who were named after Oliver Lytteton, wartime President of the Board of Trade as "Oliver's Army". The rest of the song refers to conscription post-1945 when such occupations were no longer exempt. The public unjustly regarded people so classified with suspicion, as they were physically present during 1939-1945. | |
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