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'On a Saturday Night' shows a line-up for Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs (AKA Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts) that was not usual. Jona Lewie (singing) is the only original Terry Dactyl member to have taken part in this 1973 broadcast for the German TV show 'Hits A GoGo.'

After the recording of 'On a Saturday Night' guitarist Graham Hine left Terry Dactyl / Brett Marvin; Jona Lewie (John Lewis) was soon to leave too.
The mandolin player here is Tim Branston. As Terry Dactyl's Keef Trouble and John Randall didn't make it to Germany, it was Jona Lewie who fronted this song with the members of Tim Branston's own band, 'The Jawbone Jug Band.'
Tim tells the story of how they were met at the airport by a limo complete with young ladies, provided by the studio. Apparently the rehearsal for this broadcast produced a better performance, the silly dance being suggested by the studio director. Unfortunately, copious amounts of alcohol were available.

Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs was the 'popular' name given to 'Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts' for promotional purpose. Jona Lewie was a Brett Marvin vocalist, and their keyboard player, later replaced by Taffy Davies from The Jawbone Jug Band. Graham Hine eventually rejoined Brett Marvin, and the line up remains as it was, including:

Graham Hine: guitar/vocals
Pete Gibson: percussion/vocals
Taffy Davies: keyboard/vocals
Keef Trouble: percussion/guitar/vocals
Jim Pitts: harmonica/sax/vocals
John Randall: percussion

Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, playing for 40 years, is one of the longest still-performing blues outfits with original line-up.

Special thanks to Jörg Günther for providing this video.

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JONAH LEWIE - STOP THE CAVALRY. A new rendered version of this classic Christmas hit. A tribute to the great Jona Lewie.

Re-rendered optimised video with stereo sound. The original analogue sound recording has been removed and replaced with a digitally enhanced copy.

Why not try the 'watch in high quality' option?

Hey, Mr. Churchill comes over here
to say we're doing splendidly
But it's very cold out here in the snow,
marching to and from the enemy
Oh I say it's tough,I have had enough
Can you stop the cavalry?

I have had to fight, almost every night
down throughout these centuries
That is when I say, oh yes yet again
Can you stop the cavalry?
Mary Bradley waits at home
in the nuclear fall-out zone
Wish I could be dancing now
in the arms of the girl I love

(Chorus)
Dub a dub a dum dum (etc)
Wish I was at home for Christmas

Bang goes another bomb on another town
While Luzar and Jim have tea (see below)
If I get home, live to tell the tale
I'll run for all presidencies
If I get elected I'll stop - I
will stop the cavalry

(Chorus)

Wish I could be dancing now
in the arms of the girl I love
Mary Bradley waits at home
She has been waiting 2 years long
Wish I was at home for Christmas


Contention:
'While Luzar and Jim have tea'
sometimes interpretted as
'While the Czar and Jim have tea'



Thanks toVH1

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A number 2 hit 'Stop the Cavalry' on Countdown Australia in March 1981, beaten to the number 1 spot that week by Slim Dusty singing 'Duncan'.

Lewie started in the music business as a session pianist, before joining the cult blues band Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts in the late 1960s. The group has now been a popular live act for 40 years, their mainstream hit single being 'Seaside Shuffle,' released under the one-off nom-de-disque Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs. It appeared to borrow heavily from Mungo Jerry's 1970 chart-topper 'In the Summertime.' But 'Seaside Shuffle' preceded 'In the Summertime,' the Bretts playing it live, particularly at the '100 Club' where they were backed by the then unknown Mungo Jerry. 'Seaside Shuffle' reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

Lewie looked likely to remain part of a one-hit-wonder until he was signed up by Stiff Records in 1977. Following appearances on the Stiff package tours, he finally scored a solo hit with the humorous synthpop number, 'You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties,' co-penned by fellow Brett Keef Trouble, which made the British Top 20. Although his next single 'Big Shot - Momentarily' failed to make any impact, by the end of the year he was back in the charts with what became his biggest (and to date last) UK hit, 'Stop The Cavalry'. He was, however, to reach No 2 on the Australian charts in 1981 with 'Louise (We Get It Right).'

Although now one of Britain's (and, incidentally, Germany's) most familiar Christmas singles, 'Stop The Cavalry' was not originally intended as a Christmas song - it was released in late November after the record company spotted the line referring to the festival: "I wish I was at home, for Christmas." Not only this but the specific style of the brass instruments and bells in the chorus are very noticeable as a 'Christmas-style' theme.

Lewie has since been able to live comfortably on the continuing proceeds from the Christmas airplay of 'Stop The Cavalry,' as well as the proceeds from some wise property investments.

The tune and style of 'Stop The Cavalry' was later parodied for a series of catchy and humorous TV adverts for John Smith's beer.

In December 2005, Lewie was recruited by Channel 4 to record a new Christmas record with other old stars who had Christmas hits, on 'Bring Back The Christmas Number One.'

The lyrics of Lewie's hit 'You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties' were written by Keef Trouble. Lewie, ex-keyboard player with Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, is a close friend of Trouble, a fellow Thunderbolt of the Terry Dactyl period, who writes and records his own material, and performs by himself, with the Okee Dokee Band, and with the still-performing Thunderbolts.

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BRING BACK THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE 1 - I'm Going Home - David Essex, Justin Lee Collins, Showaddywaddy, Slade, Jona Lewie, for Channel 4.

Justin Lee Collins attempts to make a Christmas-themed song for the Christmas number one single slot - a feat not accomplished since Cliff Richard's Saviour's Day in 1990, excluding the re-recorded version of the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid in 2004.

In the end, they produced the song "I'm Goin' Home", featuring the following musicians:
David Essex (vocals)
Mud's Rob Davis (guitar)
Slade's Dave Hill (guitar)
Slade's Don Powell (drums)
Jona Lewie (piano)
Dave Mount (drums)
Showaddywaddy (backing vocals)
Justin Lee Collins (backing vocals and sleigh bells)

Liz Mitchell of Boney M and Aled Jones expressed interest in the project, but were ultimately unable to attend.

The song was to be released so it could compete to be Christmas number 1 but the record company axed the release. However it was available for download for the Channel 4 website and where it reached number 1 in the site's download chart.

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' Turkey Vindaloo for Christmas.' Jona Lewie 'Stop the Cavalry' to new lyrics by The Urban Curry Collective.

The Urban Curry Collective:
http://www.myspace.com/poppado msong

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JONA LEWIE - Bring Back the Christmas Number One - Justin Lee Collins - Channel 4.

Justin Lee Collins stalks Jona Lewie to his home, and gets Lewie onboard for the new Christmas song recording.

"I'm Goin' Home", featured the following musicians:
David Essex (vocals)
Mud's Rob Davis (guitar)
Slade's Dave Hill (guitar)
Slade's Don Powell (drums)
Jona Lewie (piano)
Dave Mount (drums)
Showaddywaddy (backing vocals)
Justin Lee Collins (backing vocals and sleigh bells)

The song was to be released so it could compete to be Christmas number 1 but the record company axed the release. However it was available for download for the Channel 4 website and where it reached number 1 in the site's download chart.

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