Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 9 records:

fegMANIA!, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 822
fegMANIA!, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71837
Catalog Sampler, 1994  (CD)  Rhino Records PRCD 7083
The Hooded One, 1988  (Vinyl LP)  Feg You Records FEG 3-28-86
fegMANIA!, 1986  (CD)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.08 CD
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Slash Records 1-25316
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Plane 88425
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.08 D
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Cassette)  Slash Records 4-25316


Lyrics:

As I was swimming under the sea
I heard the voices calling to me
"Know that you're drowning, too late to stop
We're here to help you over the top"
Now I'm a doctor, now you're a nurse
Now you're an astronaut driving a hearse

Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say,
Goodnight
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight

Opening Janet serious find
Head full of granite ever so kind
Send for the orderly too late to come
Drunk and disorderly under your thumb
Tissues from Venice wipe on a dial
Crawling a lettuce ever so vile

Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say,
Goodnight

Drowning in concert serious valve
Helping the dishes under themselves
Cycling madly through Honiton Clyst
Where my dear friend Bradley has died of a cyst
Oh.

Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight I say, goodnight I say
Goodnight


No guitar tab entered.


Known to have been played live at 27 gigs:

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: 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: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 11/9/1985 (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: 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: [unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) (Brighton, England UK), 10/3/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Lisner Auditorium George Washington University (Washington, DC US), 6/14/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Newport Music Hall (Columbus, Ohio US), 6/27/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: St. Andrew's Hall (Detroit, Michigan US), 6/28/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Yaki Da (Gothenburg, Sweden), 10/27/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Kulturbolaget (Malmo, Sweden), 10/28/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 5/30/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 6/20/1998 with Jon Brion (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)

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