Arnold explained the group 's name , " its kind of organic and evocative , yeah , that 's right . I 'll have to remember that one " . One of their earliest gigs was the 21st birthday party for Arnold 's then-girlfriend , Helen Durham . Arnold wrote " Happy Birthday Helen " , for Durham 's 22nd birthday : Durham recalled being told by fans that " she was not the subject of the song ... People would say they knew the real Helen " . Arnold and Durham were later married . " Happy Birthday Helen " was issued in December 1992 , which peaked at No . 9 on the ARIA Singles Chart , the highest point for any of the band 's singles . The group issued their debut album , '' The Yearning '' , in March the following year , which reached No. 8 on the related ARIA Albums Chart . Arnold wrote most of the songs for the group . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 the group won ' Best New Talent ' . During late that year they were touring Europe , including a support gig for Midnight Oil in the United Kingdom . While there Arnold won ' Songwriter of the Year ' at the 1993 APRA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 1993
ARIA Music Awards of 1993
Greg Arnold