Mr. Kennedy
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Author: Robyn Hitchcock
Released on 5
records:
Nextdoorland, 2002 (CD) Oak Tree PCD23287
The Truth About Charlie, 2002 (CD) Sony Music Soundtrax SAN 5105982
The Truth About Charlie, 2002 (CD) Epic EK 66292
Nextdoorland, 2002 (Vinyl LP) Matador Ole 553-1
Nextdoorland, 2002 (CD) Matador OLE 553-2
Robyn Hitchcock Says: Robyn explained the
genesis for Mr. Kennedy the first time he performed it publicly. This was
during the Grant Lee Hitchcock show at Maxwell's in NJ on 10/18/00. Should
also explain why Robyn looked so tired on that tour. It were the Lips'
fault.
"Yeah, it was last year. But I haven't finished it. I was on tour with
Sebadoh, we were part of the Flaming Lips revue and those guys like
to get up late in the morning like me, whereas the Lips all get up
as soon as they've gone to bed and drive 300 miles and set the gear
up. Me and the Sebs preferred to stay asleep as long as possible and
get there just before the gig. And their driver was a man named
Miles Kennedy, which prompted me to write this particular song, or
as much of it as I've written."
Lyrics:
Coming into Harrisburg
Never seen a body look so tense
Tell me Mr. Kennedy
Have you ever seen the clouds so dense?
Coming into Cleveland
Riding in the van with Sebadoh
Tell me Mr. Kennedy
Have you ever seen the clouds so low?
Maybe it'll rain
Maybe it'll rain tonight
Maybe it'll rain
Maybe it'll rain tonight
Coming into Paradise
Thinking that I must have been here once
Me and Mr. Kennedy
Haven't seen a blade of grass in months
Maybe it'll rain
Maybe it'll rain tonight
Maybe it'll rain
Maybe it'll rain tonight
Here it comes
Here it comes again
Here she comes here she comes here she comes
Coming into Pittsburgh
Dreaming of a thousand open shops
Me and Miles Kennedy
Stretching out to catch the first few drops
Tell me Mr. Kennedy
Can you make it rain?
Can you make it rain tonight?
Maybe it'll rain
Maybe it'll rain tonight
Maybe it'll rain
Maybe it'll rain
No
guitar tab entered.
Known to have been
played live at 52 gigs:
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), 12/25/2000 (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: Irving Plaza (New York, New York US), 3/24/2001 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: 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: Knitting Factory (Los Angeles, California US), 4/10/2001 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Soft Boys: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/11/2001 Peter Buck, Jon Brion, Grant Lee Phillips (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)
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: Wedgewood Rooms (Portsmouth, England UK), 4/29/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Clerkenwell Festival (London, England UK), 7/20/2001 (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: Roadmender (Northampton, England UK), 12/5/2001 (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: Andy Kershaw Session (London, England UK), 10/18/2002 (Radio)
The Soft Boys: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 10/22/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/22/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: WXPN studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 10/24/2002 (Radio)
The Soft Boys: WFMU (Jersey City, New Jersey US), 10/25/2002 (Radio)
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: Amoeba Records (San Francisco, California US), 11/3/2002 (In-Store)
The Soft Boys: House of Blues (West Hollywood, California US), 11/4/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Amoeba Records (Hollywood, California US), 11/5/2002 (In-Store)
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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