Tom Hark (We Want Falmer!)
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Tom Hark was a single released by a temporary, Brighton
-based band named Seagulls Ska, made up of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. fans.
It was released in January 2005 to highlight the club's plight in building a new stadium at Falmer
. On 15 January 2005 it reached number 17 in the UK charts and stayed in the charts for 3 weeks.
The song is a remake of the 1980s Piranhas
hit, 'Tom Hark', which has come to be used as an anthem at many football grounds. 'Tom Hark' itself was a cover of an original recording by 'Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes' in 1958 (a band led by Jack Lerole
).
The lyrics were rewritten by Attila The Stockbroker
.
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
-based band named Seagulls Ska, made up of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. fans.
It was released in January 2005 to highlight the club's plight in building a new stadium at Falmer
Falmer Stadium
Falmer Stadium, known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Community Stadium, or The Amex, is a football stadium near the village of Falmer in Brighton and Hove and is the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. The stadium was handed over from the developers to the club on 31 May 2011...
. On 15 January 2005 it reached number 17 in the UK charts and stayed in the charts for 3 weeks.
The song is a remake of the 1980s Piranhas
The Piranhas
The Piranhas were a ska-influenced punk band from Brighton.- Career :They were 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...
hit, 'Tom Hark', which has come to be used as an anthem at many football grounds. 'Tom Hark' itself was a cover of an original recording by 'Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes' in 1958 (a band led by Jack Lerole
Jack Lerole
Aaron "Big Voice" Jack Lerole was a South African penny whistle player and singer, a leading performer in the kwela style of music in the 1950s, and best remembered in the UK as the leader of 'Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes', who had an international hit in 1958 with "Tom...
).
The lyrics were rewritten by Attila The Stockbroker
Attila the Stockbroker
Attila the Stockbroker is a punk poet, and a folk punk musician and songwriter. He performs solo and as the leader of the band Barnstormer...
.
Tracklisting
- Tom Hark (We Want Falmer!) (Bopeape/Baine/Grover)
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(Instrumental Version) (Traditional) - Sussex by the SeaSussex by the SeaSussex by the Sea is a song written in 1907 by William Ward-Higgs. It became popular during the First World War, having already been adopted by the Royal Sussex Regiment as an unofficial "nick" march. It may well have come from a poem written by Rudyard Kipling in 1902 entitled Sussex, the final...
(Singalong Version) (Traditional) - Roll Up for the Donkey Derby.... (Baine)