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Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics highlight the irony of the war bringing back prosperity to the traditional shipbuilding areas of Clydeside, Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England and Belfast (Harland and Wolff) to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war, whilst also sending off the ...
The record contains Costello's version of "Shipbuilding", co-written with Langer and featuring a trumpet solo by Chet Baker. The album takes its title from a lyric in "The Greatest Thing" and the cover artwork was designed by Phil Smee.
Shipbuilding; Written by: Elvis Costello & Clive Langer: Performed by: Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Produced by: Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley: Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Chet Baker - trumpet solo: Recorded: January-April 1983, AIR Studios, London: Released ...
5 de dic. de 2020 · “Shipbuilding” is from his 1983 album Punch The Clock, it’s a song that Elvis Costello wrote with Clive Langer during the Falklands War, reflecting the dark irony of profiting off the sales...
"Shipbuilding" was first recorded in 1983 by Robert Wyatt peaking at #35 in the UK charts. Costello then recorded his own version for his Punch the Clock album. British producer Clive Langer wrote the melody. It was originally a song he'd written for former Soft Machine drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt.
Declan Patrick MacManus (Londres, 25 de agosto de 1954) más conocido artísticamente como Elvis Costello, es un músico, cantante y compositor británico. Se inició en la escena pub rock londinense a mitad de los 70 desde donde vio llegar como observador privilegiado la new wave y el punk , movimientos con los que se asoció.
Clive Langer (who co-produced with Alan Winstanley), provided Costello with a melody which eventually became "Shipbuilding", which featured a trumpet solo by Baker. Prior to the release of Costello's own version, a version of the song was a minor UK hit for former Soft Machine founder Robert Wyatt .
