1982
| Tune: | Original |
| Lyrics: | Elvis Costello |
| Composer: | Clive Langer |
This song’s first, intensely moving, rendition was by Robert Wyatt, an overtly political musician. It is – formally at least – a protest at the Falklands/Malvinas war, fought by Margaret Thatcher’s government. But it is couched in a sinuously sweet melody, and acknowledges the dilemmas of opposition. War kills, but it brings work and clothes for the kids.
| Cause: | Anti-militarist |
| Theme: | War and Peace | Political Process |
| Addressed to: | General Public | Voters |
| Target of Protest: | Elected Representatives | War |
| Proposal/Solution: | Pacifism |