Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 11 records:

Elixirs & Remedies, 2005  (DVD)  Scotopia Pictures 206891
Elixirs & Remedies, 2002  (Videotape)  Scotopia Pictures 206891
Eye, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 826
Eye, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71841
Robyn Hitchcock Sampler, 1995  (Cassette)  Rhino Records PRTC 7130
Eye, 1990  (Vinyl LP)  Twin/Tone Records TTR 89175-1
Eye, 1990  (Vinyl LP)  Glass Fish Records MOIST 8
Eye, 1990  (CD)  Twin/Tone Records TTR 89175-2
Eye, 1990  (CD)  Glass Fish Records MOIST 8 CD
Eye, 1990  (Cassette)  Twin/Tone Records 89175-4
Eye, 1990  (Cassette)  Glass Fish Records MOIST 8 CC


Lyrics:

Napoleon
Wore a black hat
Et lots of chicken
And conquered half Europe
Napoleon
Was caught by the British
Imprisoned on Elba
He died on the phone

Chamberlain
Came crawling from Munich
With one piece of paper
He waved at the camera
Peace in our time
Oh thank you Herr Hitler
Tell that to the Polish
Tell that to the Jews

You take your babes
Up to the bathroom
And then you lead
Them into the bedroom
Gnarly babes
For pleasure and profit
Correctly applied
Could bring good results

Cynthia mask
You're wearing a Cynthia mask
Cynthia mask
You're wearing a Cynthia mask

You're dressed as yourself
You walk down the pavement
You smile like a bowl
You grin like a melon
The people that pass
They think that they know you
They're too busy thinking
To see who you are

I'll reach your lungs
Like smoke in the orchard
Scattered in bushes
The firemen laughing
I'll rap your hands
With personal signals
Don't come to me later
Come to me now

Cynthia mask
You're wearing a Cynthia mask
Cynthia mask

Cynthia mask
I know how she feels
But can't say a word because
Nothing is real in here
Not even her

Disguise yourself
As you or another
A brick or a spider
In hunger and silence
The yawning cross
The hill full of pebbles
Inside you forever
Inside you is all

Cynthia mask


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Known to have been played live at 81 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock:
KCRW (Santa Monica, California US), 4/24/1989 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 9/24/1989 (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: Trax (Charlottesville, Virginia US), 4/25/1990 (Concert) (spliced)
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: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 5/25/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: St. Catherine's Hill (Winchester, England UK), 6/21/1990 and Morris Windsor (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: New George's (San Rafael, California US), 7/7/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Backstage (Seattle, Washington US), 7/10/1990 (Concert) (cut)
Robyn Hitchcock: Henry's Hideaway (Denver, Colorado US), 7/17/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottleneck (Lawrence, Kansas US), 7/21/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maintenance Shop (Ames, Iowa US), 7/23/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Lounge Axe (Chicago, Illinois US), 7/27/1990 (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: Tramps (New York, New York US), 10/3/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tramps (New York, New York US), 10/4/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Nightstage (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 10/8/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Max's on Broadway (Baltimore, Maryland US), 10/25/1990 (Concert) (first encore)
Robyn Hitchcock: Max's on Broadway (Baltimore, Maryland US), 6/1/1991 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Lisner Auditorium George Washington University (Washington, DC US), 2/1/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 12/29/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 1/2/1993 (with members of REM, most likely.) (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Grande Ballroom (Washington, DC US), 1/20/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Warfield (San Francisco, California US), 4/28/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: La Luna (Portland, Oregon US), 4/30/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 5/20/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Big Star Records (Adelaide, Australia), 11/1/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 1/1/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 9/16/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Neurotic Records (San Francisco, California US), 9/24/1994 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Crocodile Cafe (Seattle, Washington US), 10/4/1994 with The Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tin Angel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/25/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert) acoustic
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 3/30/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 4/5/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 1/19/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Evershot Village Hall (Dorset, England UK), 8/17/1996 Homer (Concert) Robyn solo
Robyn Hitchcock: Vogue Theater (Vancouver, Canada), 11/5/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Keswick Theater (Glenside, Pennsylvania US), 11/14/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Point (Atlanta, Georgia US), 2/26/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Knitting Factory (New York, New York US), 3/12/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: House of Blues (Chicago, Illinois US), 5/21/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 6/12/1998 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 6/20/1998 with Jon Brion, Benmont Tench, and Ethan James (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Big Mama (Rome, Italy), 2/9/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Estragon (Bologna, Italy), 2/10/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Quaker Goes Deaf (Chicago, Illinois US), 7/18/1999 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Showbox (Seattle, Washington US), 7/24/1999 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Fillmore (San Francisco, California US), 7/27/1999 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Twist and Shout (Denver, Colorado US), 8/4/1999 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tramps (New York, New York US), 8/18/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 8/26/1999 and the Café Largo Bunch (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Portland Arms (Cambridge, England UK), 9/27/1999 with Kimberley Rew, Terry Edwards (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 6/16/2000 (Concert)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: The Troubadour (Los Angeles, California US), 6/20/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
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)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: IOTA (Arlington, Virginia US), 10/15/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: IOTA (Arlington, Virginia US), 10/16/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Grant Lee Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 10/18/2000 Grant Lee Phillips and Robyn Hitchcock (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bommens Salonger (Gothenburg, Sweden), 12/26/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/30/2002 Jon Brion, Rhett Miller (Concert) Rhett Miller adds vocals
Robyn Hitchcock: The Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, Canada), 7/24/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Calgary Folk Music Festival (Calgary, Canada), 7/27/2002 Nick Lowe, Sleepy LaBeef, Lynn Miles (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Rhythm Room (Phoenix, Arizona US), 2/19/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Clerkenwell Festival (London, England UK), 7/19/2003 Paul Noble (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Easy Street (Seattle, Washington US), 11/14/2003 w/ Scott McCaughey (In-Store)
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: Southpaw (Brooklyn, New York US), 11/13/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Easy Street Records (Seattle, Washington US), 3/4/2005 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Congress (Tucson, Arizona US), 3/13/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Emo's (Austin, Texas US), 3/16/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Iron Horse (Northampton, Massachusetts US), 3/28/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Schuba's (Chicago, Illinois US), 3/31/2005 (Concert) acoustic
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Key Club (Los Angeles, California US), 2/25/2006 and Grant Lee Phillips (Concert) solo acoustic

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