Tom Hark (We Want Falmer!)

"Tom Hark (We Want Falmer)"
Single by Seagulls Ska
Released 3 Jan 2005
Format CD
Genre Ska
Label Falmer For All/Skint

Tom Hark (We Want Falmer!) was a single released by a temporary, Brighton-based band named Seagulls Ska, made up of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. fans.[1]

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.[2]

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).[3]

The club's stadium at Falmer eventually opened over six years after the single's release, in July 2011.

The lyrics were rewritten by Attila The Stockbroker.[4]

Track listing

  1. Tom Hark (We Want Falmer!) (Bopeape/Baine/Grover)[5]
  2. Sussex by the Sea (Instrumental Version) (Traditional)
  3. Sussex by the Sea (Singalong Version) (Traditional)
  4. Roll Up for the Donkey Derby.... (Baine)

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Hark (We Want Falmer) - The Story of a Hit!". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Chart Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ https://magicmenagerie.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/my-pop-life-51/
  4. ↑ "Brighton fans single makes top 20". BBC News. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Seagulls Ska - Tom Hark (We Want Falmer) (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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