Flesh & Blood was written for the play Flesh and Blood on 5th June 1999 and recorded for the Flesh and Blood album which was released on on 5th January 2000
1999 Flesh and Blood album recording
Running length : 2:35
Written by : Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Gill Edward-Jones – Piano, Backing Vocals
David Watkins-Clarke – Bass Guitar
Tom Homewood – Drums
Helen Griffin – Backing Vocals
James Stevenson – Electric Guitar
String Section of The Welsh College of Music : N Tziomakas, R Karatchivieva, N. Ramirez-Celis, M. Walker, E. Berry, A. Manais, J. Park, K. Rowe, A. Morgan, V. Wright, A. Moore, S. Stevens
String arrangements by Gill Edward-Jones and Eddie Macdonald
Strings conducted by Gill Edward-Jones
Recorded at BBC Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald
Recording Engineered by Nigel Lewis and Mike Jones
Mixed at The Forge by Lee Monteverde 22nd December 1999
Alternative Studio Recordings – Demo
6th June 1999 Acoustic demo recording
Running length : 1:00
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Dyserth, Wales by Mike Peters
Album appearances and discography of studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
5th January 2000 : Mike Peters – Flesh and Blood – Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C009 (CD) Soundtrack recording and Demo acoustic recording versions
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Officially released live records – Audio
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
14th January 2000. Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length : 2:31
Band Line Up : Mike Peters with the Flesh and Blood Orchestra
23rd August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length : 1:14 Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released in 2003 on Alarmstock Volume 1 – The Start Of The Beginning And The Point Of No Return
Officially released live records – DVD
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
14th January 2000. Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length : 2:31
Band Line Up : Mike Peters with the Flesh and Blood Orchestra
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History, catalogue number 21CDVD003
Lyrics
Flesh and blood on the dining room table
On the dishes piled up in the kitchen sink
Flesh and blood in the clothes that we hang on the line
It’s the way that we are, it’s the way that we think
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Flesh and blood, flesh and blood, flesh and blood
Flesh and blood in our state education
In the effing and blinding that fall from our tongues
Flesh and blood is a form of religion
Our house is the church and the church is our home
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Flesh and blood, flesh and blood, flesh and blood
Flesh and blood on the vinyl wallpaper
On the four of us trapped on a three piece suite
Flesh and blood is our family fortune
It’s the only thing we can hang on to
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Flesh and blood, flesh and blood, flesh and blood
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
(Flesh and blood, flesh and blood)
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
(Flesh and blood, flesh and blood)
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
(Flesh and blood, flesh and blood)
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Flesh and blood
Alternative Lyrics – June 1999 demo
Flesh and blood on the dining room table
On the dishes piled against against the kitchen sink
Flesh and blood in the clothes that we hang on the line
It’s the way that we are, it’s a sign of the time
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Flesh and blood, flesh and blood, flesh and blood
Flesh and blood in our state education
In the effing and blinding that fall from our tongues
Flesh and blood is a form of religion
Our house is the church and our church is our home
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Flesh and blood, flesh and blood, flesh and blood
Flesh and blood
Audio & Visual Sources
Audio Link – Mike Peters Live demo June 1999 from the Flesh and Blood album 2000.
Audio Link – Mike Peters from the Flesh and Blood album 2000.
Audio Link – Mike Peters and the Flesh and Blood Orchestra live at the Millennium Gathering, Llandudno 14th January 2000
The full Flesh and Blood album can be listened to on The Alarm Central Platform
(Page updated 28/07/2021)