Released in 1981, 'Shaggy raggy' was one of Jona Lewie's lesser known singles. It never charted and in fact I have never seen th...

Jona Lewie only ever had two big hits in the UK, but he released several more singles, as you can see on this blog . 'Love detonator...

During holidays I make a point of visiting local record shops, which this year was a bit of a challenge since the small town of Dahn in Ge...

Jona Lewie had one of his biggest successes with 'Louise (We get it right)'. Although the single was ignored in Europe and the UK, i...

Jona Lewie is best known for his wry lyrics in the songs he's recorded. This is why 'Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic' ...

Jona Lewie joined the popular cult blues band Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts in 1969. It would give him an opportunity to record his firs...

Although I have a considerable record collection - as you can tell from this blog - I've never come across a 6" single before. Imag...

This is one of many singles by Jona Lewie that never made the UK singles chart. 'I think I'll get my haircut' was released in 19...

One of the big complaints of the early eighties was that any fool with a synthesizer could knock out a hit, because with a computer it was e...

Although now one of Britain's most familiar Christmas singles, 'Stop the Cavalry' was not originally intended as a Christmas son...