This episode with Time Bandits it is my pleasure to be on the backup 'doo doos' (that's my favourite sentence now...) for my great mate Cat!
Cat is a blooooooooody talented singer, songwriter and all-rounder musician. It's been a total joy to watch her go from strength to strength over the years since we started jamming all that time ago in 2009!
Enjoy our little romp with the Late and great Tina Turner thumper 'Proud Mary'!

I've been in many different bands and projects over the years, but without a doubt, the one band I have been involved with longer than any other is Time Bandits!
Around 10 years ago or so I was booked to play a wedding. Having spent about 7 years living and gigging the cover circuit in Dubai and Oman, I had a huge rep of some of the best songs of all time. I asked my mates Chris and Luke if they'd be interested in doing the gig. We had so much fun and it was so easy that we ended up wrangling Cat into the crew and every once in a while, when someone asks us reeeeaaaaally nicely, we get the ol' band back together and we have a wild, spontaneous and hilarious night somewhere!

Everyone has a good night at the Time Bandits gig. If you ever get the chance, you should definitely NOT miss it!

Time Bandits are
Luke Whelan on Drums
Chris Lau on Guitars
Cat Johns on Vocals and Guitars
Shaun Holton on Vocals and Guitars

Recorded in Lauda Studios, South Australia

LYRICS
Left a good job down in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
I was worryin' 'bout the way that things might've been

Big wheel keep on turnin'
Ooh, the Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin' (rollin'), rollin', yeah (rollin')
Rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river)

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Until I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen

You know the big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin' (rollin'), rollin', yeah (rollin')
Rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river)
Say we're rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river)

Oh, I left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Big wheel keep on turnin' (turnin')
Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin')
Rollin' (yeah), rollin' (alright)
Rollin' on the river (go 'head now)
Rollin' (oh), say we're rollin' (yeah)
Rollin' on the river

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