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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 318913" data-attributes="member: 22">Completely by chance, I just read something else about the loaded use of the name Oswald in pop culture. I&nbsp; came across it in the comment section of a Stereogum blog about &#039;Don&#039;t Give Up on Us&#039; by David Soul, of all things:The first Elvis Costello single, “Less Than Zero,” was released on March 25, 1977. [MEDIA=youtube]dJygTz0gB6g[/MEDIA]Costello wrote it after seeing noted nationalist Oswald Mosley, the former leader of the British Union of Fascists, interviewed on television trying to normalize his views. Mosley, Costello wrote later, “...seemed unrepentant about his poisonous actions of the 1930s. The song was more of a slandering fantasy than a reasoned argument.”Mosley’s last name isn’t used in the lyrics, and American audiences had no idea who he was anyway, so they thought the song was about Lee Harvey Oswald. Costello wrote a second set of lyrics, known among fans as the “Dallas version,” to use in America.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.stereogum.com/2061385/the-number-ones-david-souls-dont-give-up-on-us/columns/the-number-ones/[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James from London, post: 318913, member: 22"] Completely by chance, I just read something else about the loaded use of the name Oswald in pop culture. I came across it in the comment section of a Stereogum blog about 'Don't Give Up on Us' by David Soul, of all things: [I]The first Elvis Costello single, “Less Than Zero,” was released on March 25, 1977. [MEDIA=youtube]dJygTz0gB6g[/MEDIA] Costello wrote it after seeing noted nationalist Oswald Mosley, the former leader of the British Union of Fascists, interviewed on television trying to normalize his views. Mosley, Costello wrote later, “...seemed unrepentant about his poisonous actions of the 1930s. The song was more of a slandering fantasy than a reasoned argument.” Mosley’s last name isn’t used in the lyrics, and American audiences had no idea who he was anyway, so they thought the song was about Lee Harvey Oswald. Costello wrote a second set of lyrics, known among fans as the “Dallas version,” to use in America. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stereogum.com/2061385/the-number-ones-david-souls-dont-give-up-on-us/columns/the-number-ones/[/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]

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