Armed Forces
Armed Forces is Elvis Costello's third album, his second with the Attractio… Read Full Bio ↴Armed Forces is Elvis Costello's third album, his second with the Attractions, and the first to officially credit the Attractions on the cover. It was released in the UK by Radar Records and in the USA by Columbia in 1979. The album had the working title Emotional Fascism.

Initial pressings of the album in the UK and USA included a promotional three-song single, Live at Hollywood High, which was recorded on 4 June 1978. The live tracks, also produced by Nick Lowe, are "Accidents Will Happen," "Alison," and "Watching the Detectives". The UK edition included 4 postcards featuring pictures of the band. The American version omitted "Sunday's Best" and replaced it with Costello's version of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", which had been released the previous November as the B-side of Nick Lowe's "American Squirm" single, at the end of side two.

The album has appeared on Q magazine and Rolling Stone magazine lists of "greatest albums". In the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Elliott's brother, Michael (played by Robert MacNaughton), sings "Accidents Will Happen" in the family kitchen after coming home from school.
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Lyrics


Accidents Will Happen Oh, I just don't know where to begin Though he says…
Big Boys I am starting to function In the usual way Everything is so…
Busy Bodies So you think that you have seen her When you're lying…
Chemistry Class She throws back her hair and she shows you her…
Goon Squad Mother, Father, I'm here in the zoo I can't come home…
Green Shirt There's a smart young woman on a light blue screen Who…
Moods For Moderns Moods for moderns Moods for moderns Moods for moderns Moods …
Oliver's Army Don't start that talking I could talk all night My mind was…
Party Girl They say you're nothing but a party girl Just like a…
Senior Service Senior service Junior dissatisfaction It's a breath you took…
Sunday's Best Times are tough for English babies Send the army and the…
Two Little Hitlers Why are we racing to be so old? I'm up late…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Elvis Costello:


Accidents Will Happen Oh I just don't know where to begin Though he says…
Big Boys I am starting to function In the usual way Everything is so…
Busy Bodies So you think that you have seen her When you're lying…
Chemistry Class She throws back her hair [hands] and she shows you…
Goon Squad Mother, Father, I'm here in the zoo I can't come home…
Green Shirt There's a smart young woman on a light blue screen Who…
Moods for Moderns Moods for moderns Moods for moderns Moods for moderns Moods …
Oliver's Army Don't start that talking I could talk all night My mind was…
Party Girl They say you're nothing but a party girl Just like a…
Senior Service Senior service Junior dissatisfaction It's a breath you took…
Sunday's Best Times are tough for English babies Send the army and the…
Two Little Hitlers Why are we racing to be so old? I'm up late…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by The Attractions:


Accidents Will Happen Oh I just don't know where to begin Though he says…


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