Gig: 2/10/1986, The Alarm, “4C+” France

‘Sixty Eight Guns’ [5:49] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: And now they’re trying to take my life away Forever young I cannot stay Hey On every corner I can see them there They don’t know my name they don’t know my kind They’re after you with their promises (Promises of love) They’re after you to sign your life away (Yeah, yeaoh) Sixty-eight Guns will never die Sixty-eight Guns our battle [read more]

9/23/1983: The Alarm, The Ritz, New York, NY Summary Featured a guest appearance by Bono to sing “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”Press Release Set List Shout to the devil Declaration For freedom Marching On Up for Murder The Deceiver Blaze of Glory Howlin’ Wind The Stand Tell Me Third light Across the border 68 Guns == Lie of the Land A Legal Matter == Knockin’ Heavens Door (with Bono) == Marching [read more]

‘Deeside (Live Boston Orpheum 1985)’ [3:06] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Hey now! Oh now, now The iron gates clang in a steel mill town A man breaks down to that unemployment sound He takes a last walk down that old coast road In the dying death throes of all that he knows The sight of those men walking through the gates Was like a lame pit pony at the [read more]