Faulty keyboard - as though the command key is permanently pressed

My Macbook has suddenly started behaving as though the Command key is permanently pressed down. Both of the keys actually feel normal when pressed - neither of them is stuck.
Any ideas of how to fix this problem (I've tried a shut down)?
If I cannot fix it, is a replacement keyboard something I could fit myself - will an Apple Retail Store be able to supply a replacement keyboard? (it's the first version of the white MacBook, out of warranty).

OK problem solved. It was a wireless keyboard that had been left switched on and had junk piled onto it so the Apple key was pressed down.
Panic over!

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