House of Commons

House of Commons 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 : 1:44
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 : 1:45
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 : 1:38
Band Line Up : Mike Peters with the Flesh and Blood Orchestra

23rd August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length : 2:45 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 2000Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length : 1:38
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

This house hides a shadowplay of violence and grace
A pride that hides it’s face in darkness and in shame
A house that hurts the one’s we love
A house ruled by the velvet glove
House of commons
House of commons our house
A house that’s built on rent, on money already spent
On dreams that represent the closest that we ever get
A house that harbours lonely tears
Falling down throughout the years
House of commons
House of commons our house
House of commons
House of commons our house

Audio & Visual Sources

Video LinkMike Peters and the Flesh and Blood Orchestra live at the Millennium Gathering, Llandudno 14th January 2000

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.

The full Flesh and Blood album can be listened to on The Alarm Central Platform

(Page updated 28/07/2021)

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