The Piranhas - Zambezi

A performance by The Piranhas on Top Of The Pops in 1982

[repo]

There was a kid in our school called Sam Beesley. This became the poor guy's theme tune wherever he went for the rest of time...

[johnmillis]

That's my music teacher Andy Murray on the keyboards. He taught at Longhill High School in the 1980s.
He revolutionised school assemblies by convincing the headmaster that kids didn't want to sing hymns and got us singing Beatles songs and other stuff instead!
I have vivid memories of him and the headmaster, Richard Morley, arguing about the subject at the front of the school assembly. Those were great days at that school.

[RichardMcGeechan-cq]

Awesome 💯 and you are very welcome and they look like a great idea to hear about your music is very important to me I think it's a great idea Richard mcgeechan ❤

[karlblanch]

R.I.P Bob Grover ...great renditions off Tom Hark & Zambesi... Thank God I have both off these on vinyl and The Piranhas on cassette format and long player . Wish 🤞 the record company would release your debut album on cd 💿 ❤❤❤❤

[Sightback]

Andy Murrey was my music teacher at Patcham Fawcett High School between 1977-1981. I was trumpeter in his school band and Jazz band. I still play now in Feb 2025.
Great days🎺🎶🎵.

[Richard-tpjp]

great tune and song and the piranahs are a great group and from brighton east sussex richard

[mickeyh]

Ah yes a time when music was worth listening to no matter how quirky it was

[davidcrozier]

Absolutely brilliant! Fantastic to see that again. Great live band, The Piranhas. Saw them many times. Happy days...

[teralmiles]

Oh my days. I heard this on the radio and had to Google who it was as I remember it from the 80’s when growing up . What a quirky little performance. Those back up girls are so camp. Loved it!! 💙

[Bam]

The girls (Maz & Kim) were backup singers for Paul Young "Come back and stay" and "Gonna tear your play house down"

[RebirthRadio]

Why did I wake up one day in November 2017 and have an irresistible urge to watch this video?

[catbehaviourchannel]

Got this as an ear worm watching Grand Tour, One for the road on Amazon!

[kevinwemyss]

Oh my god when I was 5 yrs old my sister bought me this record because it was my favourite at the time. No wonder with a musical parrot. I ended up loving The Prodigy so there was a definite change of direction in my choice of music! 🤣

[jamesreynolds]

I love the backing singers, Maz and Kim, fun girls.

[chembleton]

Heard this on the radio today for the first time in about 35 years

[RichardMcgeechan-xg]

the Piranhas are just fucking Braw i like these 2 songs well done from brighton east sussex

[markygee]

I’ve never forgotten the parrot on the drums from when I was a kid.

[cosmicwartoad]

a very ignored classic that gets left out of the 'YOUR ULITMATE '80S soundtrack' style compilations

[NewZman]

wow! that brings back memories It's now 2021 and it's the first time I've heard this version; love it but i also loved the versions by Lou Busch and Eddie Calvert way back in the late 1950s :-)

[Scripture-Man]

LOL So I didn't dream this! :D I was only little in 1982, but I actually love this act now, great fun! :-) New fan! :-) Weird how music never leaves your brain! I probably only ever heard this once 40 years ago but it sounds exactly like I remember! (Apart from I remembered the rhythm being slightly more Latin, but that's a minor detail.)