Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 5 records:

The Kershaw Sessions, 1994  (CD)  Strange Roots ROOTCD 001
Queen Elvis, 1989  (Vinyl LP)  A&M Australia L30076
Queen Elvis, 1989  (Vinyl LP)  A&M Records SP 5241
Queen Elvis, 1989  (CD)  A&M Records CD 5241
Queen Elvis, 1989  (Cassette)  A&M Records CS 5241


Lyrics:

(One two) What?... three four!

Superman, superman, crunchy little superman
Found you in a Corn Flakes box
Nourished you in privacy
Touched the parts you couldn't reach
You improved immediately
She's a squeaking head on a pleasure box
And the boys don't understand
It took the Holy Roman Empire
Just to get you by my side
And I'm gonna be more careful with you
Aren't I?

Superman, superman, let her settle gradually
On the fire extinguisher
You provided thoughtfully
In the river on a punt
Underneath the willow tree

She's a squeaking head on a pleasure box
And the boys don't understand
It took the Holy Roman Empire
Just to keep you satisfied
And I'm gonna be more careful with you
Obviously

You'd better believe it
You'd better believe it
You'd better believe it
You'd better believe it
You'd better believe it
You'd better believe it


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Known to have been played live at 18 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock:
Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 7/20/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Town and Country Club (London, England UK), 10/6/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Louisville City Gardens (Louisville, Kentucky US), 3/1/1989 (Concert) (cuts)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Rosemont Horizon (Chicago, Illinois US), 3/6/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, California US), 3/14/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas US), 3/21/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Centre Stage (Atlanta, Georgia US), 6/9/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Lisner Auditorium George Washington University (Washington, DC US), 6/14/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Diamond Club (Toronto, Canada), 6/22/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Newport Music Hall (Columbus, Ohio US), 6/27/1989 (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 & the Egyptians: Hultsfred Festival (Hultsfred, Sweden), 11/8/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, Michigan US), 5/19/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 5/26/1990 (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)

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