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The Piranhas formed in 1977, and were originally part of the Brighton punk scene, first coming to prominence when DJ John Peel started playing their single "I Don't Want My Body" on his BBC Radio 1 programme, but achieved their biggest success with their cover version of the South African kwela song "Tom Hark".
In 2005, the temporary Brighton-based band named Seagulls Ska, made up of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. fans, [20] released their version titled "Tom Hark (We Want Falmer!)". It is a remake of the 1980 Piranhas hit which came to be used as an anthem at many football grounds, with new lyrics rewritten by the band's main member, Attila the ...
From 1977 to 1981, "Johnny" Helmer was a guitarist and vocalist in the Brighton-based ska punk band The Piranhas, best known for their 1980 top ten hit "Tom Hark".Helmer formed The Piranhas with 'Boring' Bob Grover while attending Sussex University, where he obtained a degree in English Literature.
"Tom Hark" The Piranhas: 6 30 August 1980: 1 30 August 1980: 2 "I Die: You Die" Gary Numan: 6 6 September 1980: 1 2 "The Sunshine of Your Smile" Mike Berry: 9
It's "Tom Hark". There's a great version by The Piranhas here. --Viennese Waltz 07:28, 22 September 2013 (UTC) The original recording was by "Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes", and reached no.2 in the UK chart in 1958. Ghmyrtle 09:15, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
Simon Mayo Drivetime, is the incarnation of the drivetime show on BBC Radio 2 between 11 January 2010 and 4 May 2018, being revived briefly for Mayo's final show with the station on 21 December that year, and then fully from 15 March 2021 on Greatest Hits Radio.
An Australian warship has test-fired a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile, officials said Tuesday, hailing a "major milestone" in the country's decade-long plan to beef up its fleet in the face of an ...
The Piranhas' 1980 UK Top Ten hit 'Tom Hark' was based on an earlier 1950s Kwela hit song. One reason for the use of the pennywhistle is that it is cheap and portable, but it also lends itself as a solo or an ensemble instrument.