Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 7 records:

This Is the BBC, 2006  (CD)  Hux 074
Elixirs & Remedies, 2005  (DVD)  Scotopia Pictures 206891
Elixirs & Remedies, 2002  (Videotape)  Scotopia Pictures 206891
KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 9, 2001  (CD)  KGSR
Rare Jewels, 2001  (CD)  Warner Brothers PRO-CD-9989
Inflatable Hitchcock, 2000  (CD)  [none listed]
A Star For Bram, 2000  (CD)  Editions PAF! PAF 1


Lyrics:

...I saw Nick Drake
At the corner of time and motion
I caught his eye
And he caught mine
I said "You're tall"
He said "No taller than tomorrow's ocean"
I saw Nick Drake
And he was fine

I saw Nick Drake
As we were carrying the ice together
I saw his face
Beneath the glass
The net was gone
And all the strawberries of English weather
I saw him pass
Right through this place

I saw Nick Drake 
The habits of a lifetime
Will lay you low
Into your grave
And when you're gone
You take the whole world with you
I saw Nick Drake
I saw him wave

And we're in bloom


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Known to have been played live at 48 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock:
12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 9/10/1996 Homer (Concert) back to acoustic w/Homer
Robyn Hitchcock: BBC (London, England UK), 1/6/1997 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 5/24/1997 with Tim Keegan (Concert) w/Tim
Robyn Hitchcock: KCRW (Santa Monica, California US), 5/28/1997 with Tim Keegan (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 5/30/1997 Tim Keegan, others (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Roxy (Los Angeles, California US), 5/31/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Sweetwater (Mill Valley, California US), 6/2/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 7/30/1997 with Morris Windsor and the Dear Janes (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Jazz Cafe (Camden, England UK), 11/20/1997 with Tim Keegan and Ntshuks Bonga (Concert) w/Nschuks
Robyn Hitchcock: Princess Charlotte (Leicester, England UK), 12/6/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 6/19/1998 with Jon Brion & Grant Lee Phillips (Concert) Jon Brion on keyboards
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 7/31/1999 guesting with Grant Lee Phillips, Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Stables (Wavendon, England UK), 9/21/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Dingwall's (London, England UK), 9/22/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ronnie Scott's (London, England UK), 9/26/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Portland Arms (Cambridge, England UK), 9/27/1999 with Kimberley Rew, Terry Edwards (Concert) [3]
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Cactus Café (Austin, Texas US), 10/23/1999 (Concert) [add Jake Kyle]
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Echo Lounge (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/25/1999 (Concert) (enter Jake on bass)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Fletcher's (Baltimore, Maryland US), 10/27/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: The Paradise (Boston, Massachusetts US), 10/30/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: The Bowery Ballroom (New York, New York US), 11/1/1999 (Concert) [enter Jake]
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/11/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Soiled Dove (Denver, Colorado US), 11/13/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Aladdin Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 11/17/1999 (Concert) add Jake
Robyn Hitchcock: Fleece and Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 1/31/2000 Kimberley Rew, Tim Keegan, Jake Kyle, Patch Hannon (Concert) enter Jake Kyle
Robyn Hitchcock: Highbury Garage (London, England UK), 2/1/2000 Kimberley Rew, Tim Keegan, Jake Kyle, Patch Hannon (Concert) (enter Kimberley and Patch)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 2/26/2000 with Jon Brion and Friends (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: KCRW (Santa Monica, California US), 3/19/2000 (Radio)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: KCRW (Santa Monica, California US), 6/18/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Radio)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 6/21/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: Sweetwater Café (Mill Valley, California US), 6/22/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: Aladdin Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 6/23/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: Crocodile Café (Seattle, Washington US), 6/24/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Lea Valley Riverboat Cruise (Lea Valley, England UK), 8/5/2000 with Kimberley Rew and Departure Lounge (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Vecchi Magazzini Gernali (Verona, Italy), 8/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh, Scotland), 8/27/2000 and Tim Keegan (Concert)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: IOTA (Arlington, Virginia US), 10/16/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh, Scotland UK), 8/3/2001 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Highbury Garage (London, England UK), 1/25/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Assembly Rooms - The Edinburgh Suite (Edinburgh, Scotland UK), 8/12/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Rhythm Room (Phoenix, Arizona US), 2/19/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Queen Elizabeth Hall (London, England UK), 3/2/2003 Tim Keegan, Kimberley Rew, Deni Bonet, Peter Blegvad, more (Concert) enter Chris
Robyn Hitchcock: Morton Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/9/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Congress (Tucson, Arizona US), 10/17/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 11/17/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bluebird Café (Nashville, Tennessee US), 1/13/2004 Tim Keegan, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Sin-e (New York, New York US), 10/27/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 11/14/2004 (Concert)

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