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"Tom Hark" is an instrumental South African kwela song from the 1950s, believed to have been composed by Jack Lerole. [1] The song was arranged for penny whistle and first recorded by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes – a South African band formed by pennywhistlers Jack and his brother Elias Lerole – and released in 1956. [ 1 ]
In New Zealand Tom Hark went to number one on the Lever Hit Parade. The group began playing dance halls around Johannesburg under a new name, Alexandra Black Mambazo. They developed vocal as well as instrumental routines, and Lerole began singing in a deep, rasping voice. This larynx-damaging [citation needed] vocal style became known as groaning.
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".
The song is also a popular fanfare for English football clubs. Although it introduced South African township music to an international audience, "Tom Hark" was only modestly popular within South Africa, and the musicians received no remuneration from its success. In 1963 Lerole left the group, and started recording solo as "Big Voice Jack".
[91] [92] The tune "Tom Hark" is often played at many stadiums following a goal by the home team and for chants such as "Thursday Nights, Channel 5", whilst "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by Doris Day is generally reserved for matches where the venue of the final is Wembley Stadium.
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)
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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.