Those Were The Days [Bastard Days] 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 : 2:28
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 : 0:32
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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Lyrics
Those were the days, those were the days, the bastard days
It’s all a game, it’s all a game, a bastard game
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
It’s all a lie, it’s all a lie, it’s all a lie
It’s all for nothing, all for nothing, it’s all for nothing
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Give me some truth, give me some truth, just gimme the truth
It’s all over now, it’s all over now, it’s all over
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Those were the days, those were the days, the bastard days
It’s all a game, it’s all a game, a bastard game
Alternative Lyrics – June 1999 Demo
Those were the days, those were the days, the bastard days
It’s all a game, it’s all a game, a bastard game
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
The full Flesh and Blood album can be listened to on The Alarm Central Platform
(Page updated 30/07/2021)