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’Stop The Cavalry’ is a song written and performed by Jona Lewie. In December 1980 the single reached third place in the UK Singles Chart. In the Netherlands, the top spot was number 9 in the Dutch Top 40 and number 6 in the Nationale Hit Parade. The number appears regularly in various end-of-year and Christmas hit lists. Nowadays the song is mainly seen as Christmas hit, but was not composed for that purpose. It is actually a protest song against wars. It contains only one line with a reference to Christmas: ’Wish I was at home for Christmas’. This video was recorded by TopPop and broadcast during the Christmas edition of 26 December 1980. Hey, Mr. Churchill comes over here To say we’re doing splendidly But it’s very cold out here in the snow Marching to win 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 Wish I was at home for Christmas Bang! That’s another bomb on another town While Luzar and Jim have tea 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 Wish I was at home for Christmas Wish I could be dancing now In the arms of the girl I love Mary Bradley waits at home She has been waiting two years long Wish I was at home for Christmas Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 1980-12-27 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.
