<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Radio Radio" (1978) </Td> <Td> "Oliver's Army" (1979) </Td> <Td> "Accidents Will Happen" (1979) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Radio Radio" (1978) </Td> <Td> "Oliver's Army" (1979) </Td> <Td> "Accidents Will Happen" (1979) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Oliver's Army" is a song written by Elvis Costello, originally performed by Elvis Costello and The Attractions, and appearing on the album Armed Forces in 1979 . It remains his most successful single in the United Kingdom, spending three weeks at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart . </P> <P> In the context of contemporary events referred to in the lyrics, "Oliver's Army" makes an historical reference to the New Model Army, established in 1645 by Oliver Cromwell and fellow Parliamentarians during the English Civil War . Prior to that time, armies in England had been mustered according to the responsibilities of British peerage, with the ranks of officers and men - at - arms filled with men of elevated social status, ranging from royalty to lesser landowners . Armies would be formed for a specific military campaign and then disbanded . In contrast, the New Model Army was a professional standing army with enlistees coming from all tiers of society, including the lower classes . Promotion and rank were reflective of capability and accomplishments rather than by peerage . The concept of a paid professional army has continued to the present day in the British Armed Forces (hence, the title of the album where the song appears) as well as mercenary armies and private security forces, which might fulfill commercial as well as unofficial governmental interests . Contemporary recruitment has focused heavily on unemployed ("out of luck or out of work") youth of the working class ("the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne"), who might be enticed by the salary, by ideology ("puttin' the world to right"), as well as the false promise that "there's no danger . It's a professional career". In any case, the enlistee is likely to find themselves eventually wishing they could be "anywhere else but here today". </P>

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