Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 14 records:

Underwater Moonlight (Nextdoorland bonus 7"), 2002  (Vinyl 7")  Matador Ole 553-7
Underwater Moonlight. . . And How It Got There, 2001  (Vinyl LP)  Matador DNA 500 (2 versions)
Underwater Moonlight. . . And How It Got There, 2001  (CD)  Matador DNA 500 (2 versions)
Maxwell's, New York, 1980, 1998  (CD)  Handmade Productions
Where Are The Prawns?, 1994  (Cassette)  BL2
The Soft Boys 1976-1981, 1993  (CD)  Rykodisc RCD 10234
Underwater Moonlight, 1992  (CD)  Rykodisc RCD 20232
Underwater Moonlight, 1990  (CD)  Glass Fish Records MOIST 1 CD
Underwater Moonlight, 1987  (Vinyl LP)  Base Records GI LP 6
Underwater Moonlight, 1986  (Vinyl LP)  Living Cream Records MOIST 1
Two Halves for the Price of One, 1981  (Vinyl 12")  Armageddon Records BYE 1
Underwater Moonlight, 1980  (Vinyl LP)  Roof Records 133 026
Underwater Moonlight, 1980  (Vinyl LP)  Attic Records LAT 1103
Underwater Moonlight, 1980  (Vinyl LP)  Armageddon Records ARM 1


Lyrics:

He was white and she was white
As only statues are
Fifty years they stood there looking
Stupid by a jar
One night in mid August when the
Moonlight got too strong
They climbed off their pedestals and
Then they sang this song

Past the gun emplacement and the
Bones as white as bleach
Through the rats and ivy till they
Came out on a beach
Out into the ocean til they
Disappeared from view
Honey, when it gets you there's just
Nothing you can do

Underwater moonlight sets the body free
Underwater moonlight, baby you and me
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight

He was pink and she was pink and
Onward they did row
Didn't see the giant squid though
It was fairly slow
When they hit the bottom they were
Well and truly dead
The statues took their place and then they
Rowed back home instead

Underwater moonlight, take your baby down
Underwater moonlight watch your baby drown with love
And in the moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight

What skill
I can take you down
Through the sea        (moonlight)
You can feed the fish    (moonlight)
Why don't you feed the fish?   (moonlight)
Why don't you feed the fish?   (moonlight)

Underwater moonlight sets the body free
Underwater moonlight, baby you and me
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight


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Known to have been played live at 58 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock:
Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 1/5/1980 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 3/28/1980 (Concert) (cuts on the tape)
The Soft Boys: Club Eighties (New York, New York US), 9/5/1980 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 9/6/1980 (Concert)
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: Astoria (London, England UK), 1/13/1994 (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: Austin Music Hall (Austin, Texas US), 3/17/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Fletcher's (Baltimore, Maryland US), 3/19/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Theatre of Living Arts (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/20/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (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: 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: Richard's on Richards (Vancouver, Canada), 4/3/2001 with Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Crocodile Café (Seattle, Washington US), 4/4/2001 Peter Buck & 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: KCRW (Santa Monica, California US), 4/9/2001 (Radio)
The Soft Boys: Knitting Factory (Los Angeles, California US), 4/10/2001 (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 Pavilion (Brighton, England UK), 4/20/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Waterfront (Norwich, England UK), 4/22/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Basement (Nottingham, England UK), 4/23/2001 Sonic Boom (Concert) (with Sonic Boom)
The Soft Boys: The Cathouse (Glasgow, Scotland UK), 4/24/2001 (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 Evershot Village Hall (Dorset, England UK), 9/15/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Square (Harlow, Essex, England UK), 10/18/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Royal Festival Hall (London, England UK), 10/19/2001 opening for the Pretty Things (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Roadmender (Northampton, England UK), 12/5/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Notting Hill Arts Club (London, England UK), 12/12/2001 Up Arrow Hill (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Railway Inn (Winchester, England UK), 10/16/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Mean Fiddler (London, England UK), 10/17/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/22/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 10/22/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 10/25/2002 (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: House of Blues (West Hollywood, California US), 11/4/2002 (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: Jux Tap (Sarzana, Italy), 1/16/2003 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Teatro Toscanini (Chiari, Italy), 1/18/2003 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Fleece and Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 1/26/2003 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Zodiac (Oxford, England UK), 1/27/2003 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Boat Race (Cambridge, England UK), 1/29/2003 (Concert)

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