Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 22 records:

Uncorrected Personality Traits, 1997  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 72849
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 823
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71838
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71820
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 819
Robyn Hitchcock Sampler, 1995  (Cassette)  Rhino Records PRTC 7130
Catalog Sampler, 1994  (CD)  Rhino Records PRCD 7083
Stand Back, Dennis!, 1994  (CD)  FEG 001
The Kershaw Sessions, 1994  (CD)  Strange Roots ROOTCD 001
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1987  (Vinyl LP)  Base Records GI LP 54
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1987  (CD)  Aftermath Records AFTCD 1
The Man Who Invented Himself, 1986  (Vinyl LP)  United Records UR 627
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1986  (CD)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 CD
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1986  (Vinyl LP)  Relativity Records 88561-8088-1
A Soft Boy No More, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Blue Lake Records RH85-1
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Aftermath Records AFT 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
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Cassette)  Relativity Records EMCT 8056
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1985  (Cassette)  Relativity Records 88561-8088-4
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1981  (Vinyl LP)  Armageddon Records ARM 4


Lyrics:

Sucking on a tap that never dries
Could you take it right between your eyes?
Bending blood, bending blood
The father stood, the father's hood
Black shadow on an acid bird that etched her way across a field
So long ago

Walking through the fields in summer heat
Look at all the creatures 'round your feet
Pumping blood, pumping blood
The mother gave, the mother gave
White ointment of an acid kiss that burned upon the lips she gave you
So long ago
So long ago

Fun in the sun, luck in the bloodstream
Shallow bodies writhing on the grass
Fun in the sun, hair in the slipstream
Tadpoles shooting through a hollowed glass

Cutting out a silhouette of dreams
Everything is older than it seems
Son of blood, son of blood
The baby shakes the baby snakes
That crawl across the acid rings that flicker from your corpuscles
One sunny day
One sunny day

Fun in the sun, everyone knows it
They could be as mellow as the hay
Fun in the sun, everyone blows it
They grow up and instantly turn grey
Black shadow of an acid bird that etched its way across a field (Black shadow of an acid bird that etched its way across)
So long ago
So long ago

Ah


Would you take it right between your eyes?  2a
The baby shakes, the baby wakes            21a
We could be as mellow as the hay           26a
They grow up and instantly decay           28a


No guitar tab entered.


Known to have been played live at 89 gigs:

The Soft Boys:
Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 1/23/1981 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 1/30/1981 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Greyhound (Fulham, England UK), 2/8/1981 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Great Northern (Cambridge, England UK), 1/19/1982 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 9/29/1984 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: The Bell (or possibly Hope & Anchor) (London, England UK), 12/17/1984 (Concert)
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: 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: 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: 7th St. Entry (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/17/1985 (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: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 3/28/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Fabrik (Hamburg, Germany), 4/20/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: BBC Radio One 'In concert' (London, England UK), 6/10/1986 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: CND Festival (Glastonbury, England UK), 6/21/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: [unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) (Brighton, England UK), 10/3/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: The Ritz (New York, New York US), 11/1/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: BBC (London, England UK), 11/1/1986 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Paradise (Boston, Massachusetts US), 11/2/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: [unknown venue] (Glastonbury, Scotland UK) (Glastonbury, Scotland UK), 1/1/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Tartan Bar (Leeds, England UK), 1/24/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Town and Country Club (London, England UK), 1/25/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Stereodrome (Bologna, Italy), 2/12/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Glastonbury Festival (Glastonbury, England UK), 6/19/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: ? (Atlanta, Georgia, US) (Atlanta, Georgia US), 2/3/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Uptown Lounge (Athens, Georgia US), 3/25/1988 Peter Buck (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Graffiti Club (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US), 4/5/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: St. Andrew's Hall (Detroit, Michigan US), 4/7/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Cabaret Metro (Chicago, Illinois US), 4/9/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Union Theatre (Madison, Wisconsin US), 4/10/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: The Fillmore (San Francisco, California US), 4/13/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: John Anson Ford Theater (Los Angeles, California US), 4/15/1988 (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 & the Egyptians: Rosemont Horizon (Chicago, Illinois US), 3/6/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 6/18/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: St. Andrew's Hall (Detroit, Michigan US), 6/28/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Hultsfred Festival (Hultsfred, Sweden), 11/8/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 5/30/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 12/30/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Max's on Broadway (Baltimore, Maryland US), 1/1/1991 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Mein Batschkapp (Frankfurt, Germany), 11/20/1991 (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: 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: El Mocambo (Toronto, Canada), 2/10/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Roseland Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 2/23/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Slim's (San Francisco, California US), 2/26/1992 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Astoria (London, England UK), 1/15/1994 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Corn Exchange (Cambridge, England UK), 1/17/1994 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Mark Radcliffe Session (London, England UK), 1/18/1994 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Isle of Wight Bus Tour (Isle of Wight, England UK), 8/10/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Evershot Village Hall (Dorset, England UK), 8/17/1996 Homer (Concert) enter Homer
Robyn Hitchcock: The Roadhouse (Manchester, England UK), 9/5/1996 Homer (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Raoul's (Portland, Maine US), 3/20/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Melarkey's (Sacramento, California US), 6/3/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 6/4/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Wow Hall (Eugene, Oregon US), 6/5/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 3/29/2005 (Concert) electric
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Academy II (Birmingham, England UK), 1/20/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Rescue Rooms (Nottingham, England UK), 1/21/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Junction (Cambridge, England UK), 1/22/2006 w/ Kimberley Rew (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Komedia (Brighton, England UK), 1/23/2006 w/ Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Scala (London, England UK), 1/25/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Fleece and Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 1/26/2006 w/ Morris Windsor (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Phoenix (Exeter, England UK), 1/27/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, California US), 2/23/2006 (Concert) w/ Minus 5
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Key Club (Los Angeles, California US), 2/25/2006 and Grant Lee Phillips (Concert) exit Grant, enter Peter
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Slim's (San Francisco, California US), 2/27/2006 (Concert) electric w/ Minus 3
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, Oregon US), 3/3/2006 Sean Nelson (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Crocodile Café (Seattle, Washington US), 3/4/2006 (Concert) w/ The Minus Five
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Hyde Park, Wireless Festival (London, England UK), 6/22/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Loppen (Copenhagen, Denmark), 7/4/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Venus 3: The Cornbury Oxford Music Festival (Charlbury, England UK), 7/9/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Venus 3: FAB (Tokyo, Japan), 10/8/2006 w/ The Minus 5 & Morgan Fisher (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Venus 3: The Gov (Adelaide, Australia), 10/14/2006 w/ The Minus 5 (Concert)

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