Elvis Costello Done Performing Song , That Contains Racial Slur.<br />CNN reports beloved rock musician <br />Elvis Costello is removing a controversial <br />song from his catalog.<br />Costello's 1979 song, <br />"Oliver's Army," still a hit in the United Kingdom, contains the N-word.<br />Supposedly, the song is politically charged, inspired by Costello's encounters with young soldiers during the conflicts of Northern Ireland at the time.<br />Only takes one itchy trigger; One more widow, one less white [N-word]. , Lyrics from Elvis Costello's "Oliver's Army," via CNN.<br />The songwriter will no longer play the song for audiences and has reportedly implored <br />radio stations to do the same.<br />If I wrote that song today, <br />maybe I'd think twice about it. , Elvis Costello, songwriter, via 'The Telegraph'.<br />That's what my grandfather was called in the British army -- <br />it's historically a fact -- , Elvis Costello, songwriter, via 'The Telegraph'.<br />... but people hear that word go off like a bell and accuse me of something that I didn't intend. , Elvis Costello, songwriter, via 'The Telegraph'.<br />According to CNN, "Oliver's Army" spent a <br />long time uncensored on the airwaves.<br />That is, until 2013 when a BBC station began bleeping the slur.<br />Costello says radio stations that play the song only to censor the language are <br />"making it worse.".<br />Just don't play <br />the record! , Elvis Costello, songwriter, via 'The Telegraph'
