▁lyr ics ▁for ▁Mar ill ion . ▁ ▁With ▁The ▁Pir an has ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁" John ny " ▁Hel mer ▁was ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁vocal ist ▁in ▁the ▁Bright on - based ▁s ka ▁punk ▁band ▁The ▁Pir an has , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁top ▁ten ▁hit ▁" Tom ▁H ark ". ▁Hel mer ▁formed ▁The ▁Pir an has ▁with ▁' B oring ' ▁Bob ▁Gro ver ▁while ▁att ending ▁Sus sex ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁Liter ature . ▁After ▁The ▁Pir an has ▁split ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Hel mer ▁formed ▁a ▁" c ab aret ▁bus king ▁group " ▁called ▁P ook ies n ack en burger ▁with ▁Nick ▁D w yer , ▁formerly ▁with ▁Nick y ▁and ▁the ▁D ots . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁Sp inal ▁T ap - like ▁series ▁on ▁Channel ▁Four ▁TV ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁He ine ken ▁commercial . ▁P ook ies n ack en burger ▁finally ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁dance ▁tr oupe ▁St omp . ▁Hel mer ▁and ▁Gro ver ▁reform ed ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁The ▁Pir an has ▁ 3 D , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁rh ythm ▁section . ▁ ▁With ▁Mar ill ion ▁After ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Fish ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁whose ▁complex ▁lyr ics ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁signature ▁feature ▁of ▁Mar ill ion