Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 26 records:

Obliteration Pie, 2005  (CD)  Oak Tree DDCJ5003
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 2001  (DVD)  Visionary VISDVD004
Uncorrected Personality Traits, 1997  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 72849
fegMANIA!, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 822
My Wife And My Dead Wife, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records CDSEQ2
fegMANIA!, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71837
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71838
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 823
Catalog Sampler, 1994  (CD)  Rhino Records PRCD 7083
Give It To The Thoth Boys, 1993  (Cassette)  BL1
Live Death, 1992  (CD)  A&M Records 31454 8000 2
Exploding In Silence, 1986  (Vinyl 12")  Relativity Records EMC 8074
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1986  (CD)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 CD
Exploding In Silence, 1986  (Vinyl 12")  Relativity Records EMC 8074
fegMANIA!, 1986  (CD)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.08 CD
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Videotape)  Jettisoundz JE 139N
A Soft Boy No More, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Blue Lake Records RH85-1
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 S
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Relativity Records EMC 8056
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Cassette)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 CC
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.08 D
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Cassette)  Relativity Records EMCT 8056
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Videotape)  Jettisoundz JE 139
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Slash Records 1-25316
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Plane 88425
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Cassette)  Slash Records 4-25316


Lyrics:

My wife lies down in a chair
And peels a pear
I know she's there
I'm making coffee for two
Just me and you
But I come back in with coffee for three
Coffee for three?
My dead wife sits in a chair
Combing her hair
I know she's there
She wanders off to the bed
Shaking her head
"Robyn," she said
"You know I don't take sugar!"

My wife and my dead wife
Am I the only one that sees her?
My wife and my dead wife
Doesn't anybody see her at all?
No, no no, no, no no no no

My wife sits down on the stairs
And stares into air
There's no one there
I'm drilling holes in the wall
Holes in the wall
I turn round and my dead wife's upstairs
She's still wearing flares
She talks out loud but no one hears

My wife and my dead wife
Am I the only one that sees her?
My wife and my dead wife
Doesn't anybody see her at all?
No, no no, no, no no no no

And I can't decide which one I love the most
The flesh and blood or the pale, smiling ghost

My wife lies down on the beach
She's sucking a peach
She's out of reach
Of the waves that crash on the sand
Where my dead wife stands
Holding my hand

Now my wife can't swim but neither could she
And deep in the sea
She's waiting for me
She's waiting for me

Oh, I'm such a lucky guy
'Cause I've got you baby and I'll never be lonely

My wife and my dead wife
Am I the only one that sees her?
My wife and my dead wife
Doesn't anybody see her at all?
No, no no, no, no no no no



"Dennis," she said         13a
"Arnold," she said         13a


No guitar tab entered.


Known to have been played live at 175 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians:
Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, England UK), 3/23/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Clarendon Hotel (London, England UK), 5/17/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Irving Plaza (New York, New York US), 6/21/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Cabaret Metro (Chicago, Illinois US), 6/22/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Club Lingerie (Hollywood, California US), 6/28/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Continental Club (Austin, Texas US), 6/29/1985 (Concert) (incomplete - Robyn stops show)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 8/1/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Irving Plaza (New York, New York US), 8/2/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Jonathan Swift's (Boston, Massachusetts US), 8/3/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 11/9/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, Michigan US), 11/13/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/16/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Mabel's (Champaign, Illinois US), 11/19/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Patio (Indianapolis, Indiana US), 11/20/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 688 Club (Atlanta, Georgia US), 11/22/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: I-Beam (San Francisco, California US), 3/17/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Berkeley Square (Berkeley, California US), 3/19/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Starry Night (Portland, Oregon US), 3/21/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 3/26/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Let It Be Records (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 4/11/1988 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 7/20/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Constitution Hall (Washington, DC US), 7/21/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 7/24/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 7/28/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/29/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/29/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/30/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/31/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Inkstick Shibura Factory (Tokyo, Japan), 9/16/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Town and Country Club (London, England UK), 10/6/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 4/25/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Centre Stage (Atlanta, Georgia US), 6/9/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Lisner Auditorium George Washington University (Washington, DC US), 6/14/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: New Ritz (New York, New York US), 6/15/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Diamond Club (Toronto, Canada), 6/22/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Newport Music Hall (Columbus, Ohio US), 6/27/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Blue Wall (UMass) (Amherst, Massachusetts US), 9/23/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Backstage (Seattle, Washington US), 9/27/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Slim's (San Francisco, California US), 10/5/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 4/5/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Birchmere (Alexandria, Virginia US), 4/23/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Library (Richmond, Virginia US), 4/24/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Trax (Charlottesville, Virginia US), 4/25/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, North Carolina US), 4/27/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Greenstreets (Columbia, North Carolina US), 4/28/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 5/4/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Einstein a-Go-Go (Jacksonville Beach, Florida US), 5/6/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Old Nick's (Birmingham, Alabama US), 5/8/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, Michigan US), 5/19/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, California US), 5/24/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 5/25/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 5/30/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Crest Theatre (Sacramento, California US), 7/6/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Backstage (Seattle, Washington US), 7/10/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Henry's Hideaway (Denver, Colorado US), 7/17/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Fine Line Cafe (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 7/24/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Lounge Axe (Chicago, Illinois US), 7/28/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: SUNY, Binghamton (Binghamton, New York US), 10/2/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 10/7/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Nietzsche's (Buffalo, New York US), 10/14/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Max's on Broadway (Baltimore, Maryland US), 6/1/1991 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 6/4/1991 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: ULU (London, England UK), 1/17/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, Georgia US), 1/29/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Lisner Auditorium George Washington University (Washington, DC US), 2/1/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Trocadero (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 2/2/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 2/4/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: The Ritz (New York, New York US), 2/7/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Avalon (Boston, Massachusetts US), 2/8/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: El Mocambo (Toronto, Canada), 2/10/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Royal Oak Theatre (Royal Oak, Michigan US), 2/12/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Vic Theatre (Chicago, Illinois US), 2/14/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 2/17/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Roseland Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 2/23/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Coach House (San Juan Capistrano, California US), 3/1/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 4/28/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Max's on Broadway (Baltimore, Maryland US), 5/7/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Park West (Chicago, Illinois US), 6/17/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Tipitina's (New Orleans, Louisiana US), 6/29/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Liberty Lunch (Austin, Texas US), 7/2/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Deep Ellum Live (Dallas, Texas US), 7/3/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: After The Gold Rush (Tempe, Arizona US), 7/7/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 7/15/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Big Star Records (Adelaide, Australia), 11/1/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Quattro (Tokyo, Japan), 11/10/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Auditorium Flog (Florence, Italy), 3/4/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ruvido Club (Bologna, Italy), 3/5/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Blob House (Bergamo, Italy), 3/7/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Jazz Cafe (Camden, England UK), 3/14/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ultrasound (Toronto, Canada), 5/10/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Kulturmejeret (Lund, Sweden), 5/24/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 9/17/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, California US), 9/23/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Zaphod Beeblebrox (Ottawa, Canada), 10/14/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: El Caiman (A Coruna, Spain), 11/19/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tin Angel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/25/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 3/29/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 3/31/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 4/8/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Amherst College (Amherst, Massachusetts US), 4/9/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Peabody's Down Under (Cleveland, Ohio US), 4/13/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Park West (Chicago, Illinois US), 4/15/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 4/18/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 1/26/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Salon El Carmen (Bilbao, Spain), 4/18/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 8/13/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Roadhouse (Manchester, England UK), 9/5/1996 Homer (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 9/10/1996 Homer (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 9/24/1996 with Morris Windsor & Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Nachtleben (Frankfurt, Germany), 10/7/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: [unknown venue] (Detroit, Michigan US), 10/29/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Vic Theatre (Chicago, Illinois US), 10/30/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Vogue Theater (Vancouver, Canada), 11/5/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Coach House (San Juan Capistrano, California US), 11/9/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 12/6/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Point (Atlanta, Georgia US), 2/26/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Milestones (Rochester, New York US), 3/7/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Knitting Factory (New York, New York US), 3/15/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 3/21/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Shank Hall (Milwaukee, Wisconsin US), 5/23/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Boat Race (Cambridge, England UK), 7/17/1997 and Kimberley Rew (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: WOMAD Festival (Rivermead Leisure Center), 7/27/1997 with Tim Keegan and Ntchuks Bonga (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Washington US), 8/30/1997 with Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, & Barret Martin (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 11/15/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Princess Charlotte (Leicester, England UK), 12/6/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Mean Fiddler (London, England UK), 12/9/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Big Mama (Rome, Italy), 2/9/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Showbox (Seattle, Washington US), 7/24/1999 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Fillmore (San Francisco, California US), 7/28/1999 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ogden Theater (Boulder, Colorado US), 8/3/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Masquerade (Atlanta, Georgia US), 8/11/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tramps (New York, New York US), 8/18/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Washington US), 9/6/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ronnie Scott's (London, England UK), 9/26/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Upstage (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 10/29/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Iron Horse (Northampton, Massachusetts US), 10/31/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Rosebud (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US), 11/5/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Magic Bag (Ferndale, Michigan US), 11/6/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Cabaret Metro (Chicago, Illinois US), 11/10/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Storyville (Arezzo, Italy), 1/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Circolo Renfe (Ferrara, Italy), 1/21/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ronnie Scott's (London, England UK), 1/30/2000 Kimberley Rew, Tim Keegan, Jake Kyle, Patch Hannon (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Fleece and Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 1/31/2000 Kimberley Rew, Tim Keegan, Jake Kyle, Patch Hannon (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 6/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The CLUNY (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England UK), 11/22/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bommens Salonger (Gothenburg, Sweden), 12/25/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bommens Salonger (Gothenburg, Sweden), 12/26/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 100 Club (London, England UK), 6/21/2001 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh, Scotland UK), 8/5/2001 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Calgary Folk Music Festival (Calgary, Canada), 7/27/2002 Nick Lowe, Sleepy LaBeef, Lynn Miles (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: West End Cultural Centre (Winnipeg, Canada), 7/30/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Clerkenwell Festival (London, England UK), 7/19/2003 Paul Noble (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Criminal Records (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/10/2003 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Congress (Tucson, Arizona US), 10/17/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Johnny D's (Somerville, Massachusetts US), 10/30/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 10/31/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 11/22/2003 Grant Lee Phillips, Jon Brion, Ethan Johns, David Garza (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Rockstars (Austin, Texas US), 3/20/2004 w/ Ken Stringfellow, John Wesley Harding "The Threepiece Sweet" (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/24/2004 Jon Brion (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Washington US), 9/4/2004 Sean Nelson, Scott McCaughey (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The CLUNY (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England UK), 10/4/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Polish Club (Sheffield, England UK), 10/5/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Purcell Room/Royal Festival Hall (London, England UK), 10/9/2004 Morris Windsor (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Sin-e (New York, New York US), 10/27/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Smith's Olde Bar (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/31/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, North Carolina US), 11/1/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Southpaw (Brooklyn, New York US), 11/13/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Fleece & Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 12/2/2004 w/ Morris Windsor, Kimberly Rew, Paul Noble, Terry Edwards (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Komedia (Brighton, England UK), 12/6/2004 w/ Morris Windsor, Kimberly Rew, Paul Noble, Terry Edwards (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Arts Center (Norwich, England UK), 12/9/2004 w/ Morris Windsor (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Black Cat (Washington, D.C. US), 3/23/2005 (Concert) acoustic
Robyn Hitchcock: The Iron Horse (Northampton, Massachusetts US), 3/28/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Lions Lair (Denver, Colorado US), 4/5/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: NHK 505 Studio (Tokyo, Japan), 10/6/2005 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, California US), 2/23/2006 (Concert) solo acoustic

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