▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : B rit ish ▁film ▁direct ors ▁Category : B rit ish ▁music ▁video ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pir an has ▁were ▁a ▁British ▁s ka - infl uen ced ▁punk ▁band ▁from ▁Bright on . ▁They ▁are ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" Tom ▁H ark ". ▁ ▁Career ▁The ▁Pir an has ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁and ▁were ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bright on ▁punk ▁scene , ▁first ▁coming ▁ ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁when ▁DJ ▁John ▁Pe el ▁started ▁playing ▁their ▁single ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁My ▁Body " ▁on ▁his ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁programme , ▁but ▁achieved ▁their ▁biggest ▁success ▁with ▁their ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁kw ela ▁song ▁" Tom ▁H ark ". ▁This ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁instrument al ▁hit ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁for ▁E lias ▁& ▁His ▁Z ig ▁Zag ▁J ive ▁Fl utes , ▁and ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁covered ▁in ▁a ▁s ka ▁style ▁by ▁Mill ie ▁Small ▁and ▁by ▁Georg ie ▁Fame ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁EP ▁" R h ythm ▁& ▁Blue - Be at ". ▁ ▁With ▁new ▁lyr ics ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁band ' s ▁front man ▁" B oring " ▁Bob ▁Gro ver ▁( al leg edly ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁recording ▁studio ), ▁and ▁with ▁P ete ▁Wat erman ▁on ▁executive ▁production ▁duties , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁Top ▁ 1