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BBC digital radio station censors lyric in Elvis Costello hit Oliver's Army

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 04:49 Digital - Digital Radio
The song, taken from the album Armed Forces, is one of Costello’s best-known and has received endless plays across all BBC radio stations without any complaint – until now.


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