Sudden Town
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Author: Robyn Hitchcock
Released on 3
records:
Nextdoorland, 2002 (CD) Oak Tree PCD23287
Nextdoorland, 2002 (Vinyl LP) Matador Ole 553-1
Nextdoorland, 2002 (CD) Matador OLE 553-2
Lyrics:
Yeah, it's just a sudden town
Yeah, it's just a sudden town right now
The arches that stretch from the railway station
Lead to the terminus
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Rails shine back from perspective distance
Oolalalalalala
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Poles that could only be used for overhead wiring
Stand with the wires all gone
Moonlight she crackles on looming orbs all
Peppered with rusty rivets
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Chimneys are lit by a fading sun
That tapers away on a cold horizon
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Heaven will pelt you with energy
While you cripple yourself with a moment's heartbreak
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Stand in a shop on the Archway Road
And someone will kiss you as you stand guard
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Alright
Cottages full of eternal men all
Seeking a dream in the old erection
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Pick up your bag from the restaurant
And shuffle away to a lonely keyhole
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Weaving up and down, your light beside you
Nobody talks to you anyway
Nobody knows how you even got here
And the ghouls will come
Aw yeah, the ghouls will come
Singin' shalalalalalala
Shalalalalalalalalala
Shalalalalalala
Shalalalalalalalalala
Yeah, it's just a sudden town
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Known to have been
played live at 50 gigs:
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: 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: KCRW (Santa Monica, California US), 4/9/2001 (Radio)
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 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 Zodiac (Oxford, England UK), 4/27/2001 (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: 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)
Robyn Hitchcock: KEXP (Seattle, Washington US), 4/18/2002 (Radio)
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: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 10/25/2002 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Mercury Lounge (New York, New York US), 10/27/2002 (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: Amoeba Records (Hollywood, California US), 11/5/2002 (In-Store)
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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