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24 October 2005

Oliver's Army: who is the Oliver referred to in the song?→[More:]Answer this question and assuage Monty's curiosity.

post by: nomis at: 03:28 | 12 comments

isn't assuage an odd word? it looks wrong even when it's right.

posted by nomis 24 October | 03:30

Oliver Cromwell

posted by seanyboy 24 October | 03:38

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Oliver Cromwell

posted by seanyboy 24 October | 03:39

Monty thanks you.

posted by nomis 24 October | 03:57

he could have just asked wikipedia but this is more social isn't it

posted by nomis 24 October | 03:57

As long as Monty is assuaged, I'm happy.

posted by taz 24 October | 05:53

Oliver's Army is the song I always do in karaokes.

posted by dodgygeezer 24 October | 06:35

damn! I always thought it was a sing on the way to the pub Oliver Reed drinking song.

posted by peacay 24 October | 07:38

No, no, no! It’s about Oliver Hardy. If you watched The fighting Kentuckian, you’d understand.

posted by Smart Dalek 24 October | 11:01

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No?

posted by Hugh Janus 24 October | 12:33

It's specifically the New Model Army. What was so new about it? "It comprised professional soldiers led by trained generals, unlike other military forces of the era, which tended to have aristocratic leaders with no guarantee of military training."

This song is one of my pet peeves because, on consecutive lines, he sings, "Oliver's Army is here to stay/Oliver's Army are on their way." I know collective nouns take different verbs in American and British English, but in the same song?

posted by kirkaracha 24 October | 14:32

I think it's weird for a different reason: if they're already here to stay, how can they be on their way...?

posted by nomis 24 October | 19:31

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