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Stop The Cavalry by Jona Lewie

Biografia dell'artista Jona Lewie

Jona Lewie Born John Lewis 14 March 1947 Southampton England Is An English Singer Songwriter And Multi-Instrumentalist. Jona Lewie Joined His First Group The Johnston City Jazz Band While Still At School In 1963 And By 1968 Had Become A Blues & Boogie Singer And Piano Player. After Being A Member Of The Amateur Group Dramatis Personae While Still At School Jona Started In The Music Business As A Session Pianist Before Joining The Cult Pub Rock Band Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts In The Late 1960s. The Group Was A Popular Live Act For Several Years But Their Only Mainstream Hit Single Was "Seaside Shuffle" In 1972 Released Under The One-Off Nom De Disque Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs. Borrowing Heavily From Mungo Jerry's 1970 Chart-Topper "In The Summertime " "Seaside Shuffle" Was An Unashamedly Commercial Disc Quite At Odds With The Thunderbolts' Usual Style But Reached Number 2 In The UK Singles Chart. However Lewie Looked Likely To Remain 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 In 1980 With The Humorous Synthpop Number "You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties "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 Which Christmas Airplay Of "Stop The Cavalry" Has Annually Brought Him 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 Jona 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.

Frogtoon Musica - Informazioni sulla canzone: Stop the Cavalry

Stop The Cavalry Is A Song Written And Performed By The Musician Jona Lewie. The Song Peaked At Number Three In The UK Singles Chart In December 1980 At One Point Only Being Kept From Number One By Two Re-Issued Songs By John Lennon Who Had Been Murdered On 8 December. The Song Was Never Intended As A Christmas Hit But The Line 'Wish I Was At Home For Christmas' As Well As The Brass Band Arrangements Made It An Appropriately Styled Song To Play Around Christmas Time. The Song Is Set At The Front During A British War Though References To Cavalry Churchill And Nuclear Fallout Make Its Exact Chronology Indeterminate. Lewie Described The Song's Protagonist As Being "a Bit Like The Eternal Soldier At The Arc De Triomphe" - In Other Words Representing All Soldiers In All Wars As Evidenced By The Line "I Have Had To Fight Almost Every Night Down Throughout These Centuries" Rather Than Any Specific Conflict. However The Song's Promotional Video Is Set In The Trenches Of The First World War. The Song's Melody Is Loosely Based On A Theme From Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 By Hugo Alfvén And Its Major Musical Elements Copied Directly From Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Rondo In D Major K382. "Stop The Cavalry" Reached #2 In Australia Behind Slim Dusty's Duncan. Jona Lewie's Version Was Issued By Stiff Records Catalogue Number Buy 104 . In 1981 Stiff Records Brought Together The Gwalia Singers Swansea - A Welsh Male Voice Choir - And The Cory Band To Record A New Arrangement Of The Song Catalogue Number Buy 133 . This Version Remains One Of The Most Requested Of All Holiday Songs In Parts Of The USA. And It Has Been Suggested That It Is "probably The Most Popular Song Ever By An Artist Who Never Had A Charted Recording" Both Versions Of The Song Are Currently Owned And Licensed By Union Square Music Licensing.

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Tag musicali per Stop the Cavalry:

INIZIO JONA LEWIE
POPOLARE BRANI MIX ALBUM
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