Gig: 11/25/1985, The Alarm, Ben Lewis Hall in Riverside, CA

‘Croesi’r Afon (live)’ [4:48] (The Alarm Welsh translation by Gareth Morlais), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Mae’r haul yn codi, Gan wenu ar y brad. Cam yw y cysgod Sy’n syrthio ar fy ngwlad. … Stormydd ar y gorwel …Cymyiau yn y gwynt Sy’n chwipio baneri’r Ddraig Goch Yn gynt ac yn gynt Mae duwch dwfn fy nghalon Yn pwyso arnaf i. ‘Dwi ‘mhell oddi cartre gwranda at fy nghri! mi [read more]

‘Bells Of Rhymney, The’ [2:58] (Idris Davies/Pete Seeger), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: O what can you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney. Is There hope for the future? Cry the brown bells of Merthyr. Who made the mineowner? Say the black bells of Rhondda And who robbed the miner? Cry the grim bells of Blaina. They will plunder willy-nilly Say the bells of Caerphilly They have fangs, they [read more]

‘Second Generation’ [3:35] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: How can I try to go on with my life Say what you like but it’s hard to go on Remember nineteen sixty five When those faces painted white Well just like me they did not succeed So why do I go on The lies that we hear about it Never seem to turn our heads We’re numb to what we feel [read more]