Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 8 records:

The Soft Boys 1976-1981, 1993  (CD)  Rykodisc RCD 10234
Invisible Hits, 1991  (CD)  Rykodisc RCD 20233 (2 versions)
Invisible Hits, 1990  (CD)  Glass Fish Records MOIST 7 CD (2 versions)
A Tin of Crabs, 1987  (Vinyl 7")  Crabs Moon Records CRUST 001
The Day They Ate Brick, 1986  (Vinyl LP)  Polarad POL 121 045
Invisible Hits, 1983  (Vinyl LP)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.02
Aural Wax, 1980  (Vinyl LP)  Aura Records BAUL 601
A Can of Bees, 1980  (Vinyl LP)  Aura Records AUL 709


Lyrics:

I got locked with a coupla jerks in a
Rock 'n' roll toilet
In came Jah to perform his works in the
Rock 'n' roll toilet

I got wedged with a coupla drones in a  
[1]
Rock 'n' roll toilet
With eggs as smooth as polished stones in the
Rock 'n' roll toilet

Rock 'n' roll toilet's my alibi, my lullaby, my sacrify 
[2]
Rock 'n' roll toilet's my pair of boots, my only chutes, my
Open wounds, yeah

I got wedged with a couple of dudes in a
Rock 'n' roll toilet
I'd rather just sit and imagine my food in a
Rock 'n' roll toilet

Look at the beautiful patterns that form on the wall
Stick out your finger to trace them just look at them all
Look at the beautiful patterns that form on the wall
Stick out your finger to trace them just look at them all

Look at them all (look at them all)
Yeah, look at them all (look at them all)

Oooow, there's no truth in a telephone booth or a
Rock 'n' roll toilet
There's no way in a, no decay in a
Rock 'n' roll toilet

[3]

Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll toilet
Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll toilet
Rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
Rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
Rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
Rock 'n' roll toilet
Rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
Rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
Rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
Rock 'n' roll toilet

Yeah

[1] I got wedged with a coupla clones in a

[2] Rock 'n' roll toilet's my carving knife, my real life, my real wife

[3] I'd rather die than get an honest job, I'm gonna rock 'n' roll till the toilet clog


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Known to have been played live at 32 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock:
Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 1/5/1980 (Concert)
Yo La Tengo: Mitchell Theatre (London, England UK), 5/13/2000 with Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
The Soft Boys: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 3/21/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 3/23/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Irving Plaza (New York, New York US), 3/24/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Paradise Rock Club (Boston, Massachusetts US), 3/26/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, Canada), 3/28/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: St. Andrew's Hall (Detroit, Michigan US), 3/29/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Cabaret Metro (Chicago, Illinois US), 3/30/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 3/31/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Pine Street Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 4/5/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Fillmore (San Francisco, California US), 4/7/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Knitting Factory (Los Angeles, California US), 4/10/2001 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Soft Boys: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/11/2001 Peter Buck, Jon Brion, Grant Lee Phillips (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Junction (Cambridge, England UK), 4/18/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Fleece and Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 4/19/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Basement (Nottingham, England UK), 4/23/2001 Sonic Boom (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Electric Ballroom (London, England UK), 4/26/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Zodiac (Oxford, England UK), 4/27/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Wedgewood Rooms (Portsmouth, England UK), 4/29/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Square (Harlow, Essex, England UK), 10/18/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Mean Fiddler (London, England UK), 10/17/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Bowery Ballroom (New York, New York US), 10/26/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Mercury Lounge (New York, New York US), 10/27/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Double Door (Chicago, Illinois US), 10/28/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 10/29/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Crocodile Café (Seattle, Washington US), 10/31/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Slim's (San Francisco, California US), 11/2/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 11/5/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: La Scuderia (Bologna, Italy), 1/15/2003 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Boat Race (Cambridge, England UK), 1/29/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 1/9/2004 Ira Kaplan (Concert) Ira on drums

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