Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 17 records:

Maxwell's, New York, 1980, 1998  (CD)  Handmade Productions
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71838
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 823
Where Are The Prawns?, 1994  (Cassette)  BL2
The Soft Boys 1976-1981, 1993  (CD)  Rykodisc RCD 10234
Raw Cuts, 1990  (Vinyl LP)  Overground Records OVER 010
The Face of Death, 1989  (Vinyl 7")  Overground Records Over 04
Raw Cuts, 1989  (CD)  Overground Records OVER 05
Wading Through A Ventilator, 1987  (Vinyl 12")  Delorean Records Soft 1P
The Yodelling Hoover, 1986  (Vinyl 12")  DeLorean Records Soft 1P
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1986  (CD)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 CD
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 S
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Cassette)  Relativity Records EMCT 8056
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Cassette)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 CC
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Relativity Records EMC 8056
Wading Through a Ventilator, 1984  (Vinyl 12")  The DeLorean Record Co. SOFT ONE
Give it to the Soft Boys, 1977  (Vinyl 7")  Raw Records RAW 5


Lyrics:

The face of death is my best friend
He lurks behind my favorite bend
And though we meet, we never speak
I've got a feeling he's unique

He looks so crushed, but he's alright
He eats his food, he sleeps at night
His leather jacket's quite like mine
I'm sure we two would get on fine

But some day I'll make him mine
I'll wear your face, I'll come to tea
My place or yours and then you'll see
It's like walking through a mirror

He tried too hard, it never came
To anything, they burned his name
They threw him out 'cause he was wrong
And left him trapped inside this song


No guitar tab entered.


Known to have been played live at 38 gigs:

The Soft Boys:
Great Northern (Cambridge, England UK), 1/19/1982 (Concert)
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: 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: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 11/25/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 11/26/1986 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Astoria (London, England UK), 1/13/1994 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Astoria (London, England UK), 1/15/1994 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Corn Exchange (Cambridge, England UK), 1/17/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Vic Theatre (Chicago, Illinois US), 10/30/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Knitting Factory (New York, New York US), 3/15/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 2/3/1998 with Kimberley Rew (Concert) w/Kimberley
Robyn Hitchcock: Winchester Arts Centre (Winchester, England UK), 9/24/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ronnie Scott's (London, England UK), 9/26/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: G2 (Glasgow, Scotland UK), 9/30/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Iron Horse (Northampton, Massachusetts US), 10/31/1999 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Theatre of Living Arts (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/20/2001 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: 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: 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: Richard's on Richards (Vancouver, Canada), 4/3/2001 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)
The Soft Boys: The Junction (Cambridge, England UK), 4/18/2001 (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 Electric Ballroom (London, England UK), 4/26/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Wedgewood Rooms (Portsmouth, England UK), 4/29/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: The Square (Harlow, Essex, England UK), 10/18/2001 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: La Scuderia (Bologna, Italy), 1/15/2003 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Boat Race (Cambridge, England UK), 1/29/2003 (Concert)

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