Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 7 records:

Storefront Hitchcock, 2000  (DVD)  MGM 908023
Storefront Hitchcock, 1998  (CD)  Warner Brothers 9 46846-2
Storefront Hitchcock, 1998  (Vinyl LP)  Warner Brothers 9 47147-1
Storefront Hitchcock, 1998  (CD)  Warner Brothers 9 46846-2
Storefront Hitchcock, 1997  (Videotape)  MGM 1000666
I Something You, 1995  (Vinyl 7")  K Records IPU 55
My Wife And My Dead Wife, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records CDSEQ2


Lyrics:

I something you
As the nights get older
I something you
As if you couldn't see
In the best years of my life         5
At least I haven't got a wife
I something you
You whatnot me

I something you
As the dead things moulder          10
In Leicester Square
That's the place to be
After all these ruined years
Let me realize your fears
I something you                     15
You whatnot me

In this kind of song
Middle bits are so predictable
But you came along
You were not at all predictable     20

I didn't think you'd be like this
I didn't think you'd be like this
Well, I didn't even think that you'd be like this
That you'd be like this
That I'd feel like this, but        25

I something you
As the nights get colder
And you heat up
And you are next to me
In the twilight of this world       30
You are my Dutch, Australian, Hungarian, Jewish girl
I something you
You whatnot me

I something you
You something me                    35



How To Play This Song:

Note: All chords are played in open positions (C, A7, Am, Dm,
G, G7)  except F and Bb which are always played as a barré.

Intro
                                                        
|-----3--x--0---0-----------------------------------|
|-----0--0--0---1----------------------------------|
|-----0--0--0---0------------------------------------|
|-----0--0--0---2---------------------------------|
|-----2--0--2---3----------------------------------|
|-----3--x--x----x-----------------------------------|
                                                             
C            A7 Dm                  G
I something you   as the nights get older

C            A7 Dm                   G7
I something you  as if you couldn't see

       F
In the best years of my life

            C             A7
at least I haven't got a wife

             Dm G              Am F Bb B
I something you   you what not me

C            A7 Dm                   G
I something you  as the dead things molder

C              A7  Dm                    G7
In Leicester Square  that's the place to be

      F                             C              A7
after all these ruined years let me realize your fears

             Dm G            Am  F  Bb  B  C  C#  D
I something you you what not me

D                                     G    
In this kind of songs middle bits are so predictable

D            Dm                    G7
But you came along you were not at all predictable

F
I didn't think you'd be like this 

                             Bb
I didn't think you'd be like this

        C                            D                                
well I didn't even think that you'd be like this

           F
that you'd be like this

       Bb         B
But I feel like this but

C            A7 Dm                  G
I something you  as the nights get colder

C            A7 Dm                  G7       
and you heat up  and you are next to me

F                         
In the twilight of this world 
           C                                  A7
you are my dutch-australian-hungarian-jewish girl

             Dm G             Am
I something you  you what not me

F               Bb        B    C Bb C
I something you you something me



Known to have been played live at 117 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock:
Big Star Records (Adelaide, Australia), 11/1/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Quattro (Tokyo, Japan), 11/10/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Mark Radcliffe Show (London, England UK), 11/13/1993 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: BBC (London, England UK), 11/15/1993 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Auditorium Flog (Florence, Italy), 3/4/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ruvido Club (Bologna, Italy), 3/5/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Blob House (Bergamo, Italy), 3/7/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Jazz Cafe (Camden, England UK), 3/14/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Peter Curran Show, 3/18/1994 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ultrasound (Toronto, Canada), 5/10/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Kulturmejeret (Lund, Sweden), 5/24/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: St. James Church Crypt (Clerkenwell, England UK), 7/14/1994 with Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 9/16/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 9/16/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: KCRW (Santa Monica, California US), 9/16/1994 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 9/17/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 9/17/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Coach House (San Juan Capistrano, California US), 9/18/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 9/21/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, California US), 9/22/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, California US), 9/23/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: La Luna (Portland, Oregon US), 9/27/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Backstage (Seattle, Washington US), 10/1/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Crocodile Cafe (Seattle, Washington US), 10/4/1994 with The Young Fresh Fellows (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Spectrum Cabaret (Winnipeg, Canada), 10/9/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Zaphod Beeblebrox (Ottawa, Canada), 10/14/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: El Caiman (A Coruna, Spain), 11/19/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & John Hegley: BBC (London, England UK), 2/16/1995 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Poor David's Pub (Dallas, Texas US), 3/16/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: SXSW (Austin, Texas US), 3/18/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tin Angel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/25/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tin Angel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/25/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tin Angel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/26/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: WXPN (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/26/1995 Deni Bonet (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 3/29/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 3/30/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 3/30/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 3/31/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 3/31/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Mountain Stage (Charleston, West Virginia US), 4/1/1995 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Late Night With Conan O'Brien (New York, New York US), 4/3/1995 (Television)
Robyn Hitchcock: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 4/5/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: WYBC (New Haven, Connecticut US), 4/5/1995 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Newbury Comics (Boston, Massachusetts US), 4/8/1995 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 4/8/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 4/8/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Amherst College (Amherst, Massachusetts US), 4/9/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Peabody's Down Under (Cleveland, Ohio US), 4/13/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ark (Ann Arbor, Michigan US), 4/14/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Park West (Chicago, Illinois US), 4/15/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: KREV (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 4/18/1995 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 4/18/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Doornroosje - Fast Forward Hometaping Festival (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), 4/21/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Telford's Warehouse (Chester, England UK), 5/3/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Citadel Arts Centre (St. Helens, England UK), 5/13/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Union Chapel (Islington, England UK), 5/18/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Phoenix Festival (Stratford Upon Avon, England UK), 7/15/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 9/25/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Backstage (Seattle, Washington US), 9/29/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 10/4/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 12/27/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: WHFS at Omega Studios (Rockville, Maryland US), 1/7/1996 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Alligator Lounge (Santa Monica, California US), 3/19/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Salon El Carmen (Bilbao, Spain), 4/18/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 5/24/1996 with Otis 'Horns' Fletcher on sax (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 8/6/1996 The Gliders (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 8/20/1996 Homer (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ogden Theatre (Boulder, Colorado US), 11/2/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Vogue Theater (Vancouver, Canada), 11/5/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Moore Theater (Seattle, Washington US), 11/6/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Warfield (San Francisco, California US), 11/8/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, California US), 11/10/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Avalon (Boston, Massachusetts US), 11/16/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 12/6/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bluebird Café (Nashville, Tennessee US), 2/22/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Flamingo's Bar & Grill (Knoxville, Tennessee US), 2/23/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 2/24/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Point (Atlanta, Georgia US), 2/25/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, North Carolina US), 3/3/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 8 X 10 Club (Baltimore, Maryland US), 3/5/1997 w/ Dear Janes (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Milestones (Rochester, New York US), 3/7/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Park West (Clifton Park, New York US), 3/8/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Knitting Factory (New York, New York US), 3/14/1997 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Knitting Factory (New York, New York US), 3/15/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Santa Fe (Tivoli, New York US), 3/18/1997 w/ Dear Janes (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Iron Horse (Northampton, Massachusetts US), 3/19/1997 w/ Dear Janes (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: House of Blues (Chicago, Illinois US), 5/21/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 7/16/1997 with Ntshuks Bonga and the Dear Janes (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Two Bells (Seattle, Washington US), 8/31/1997 with Scott McCaughney & Kurt Bloch (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 11/15/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Boat Race (Cambridge, England UK), 12/4/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Princess Charlotte (Leicester, England UK), 12/6/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Mean Fiddler (London, England UK), 12/9/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 2/3/1998 with Kimberley Rew (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 6/20/1998 with Jon Brion (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Estragon (Bologna, Italy), 2/10/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Zoobar (Torino, Italy), 2/11/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bloom (Milano, Italy), 2/13/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: ABC Radio National (, Australia), 6/12/1999 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock: Hotel du Nord (Paris, France), 6/27/1999 with Peter Blegvad and Syd Straw (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Metro (Chicago, Illinois US), 7/17/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Roseland Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 7/25/1999 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Fillmore (San Francisco, California US), 7/27/1999 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tramps (New York, New York US), 8/18/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Washington US), 9/6/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ronnie Scott's (London, England UK), 9/26/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Portland Arms (Cambridge, England UK), 9/27/1999 with Kimberley Rew, Terry Edwards (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Vecchi Magazzini Gernali (Verona, Italy), 8/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bommens Salonger (Gothenburg, Sweden), 12/26/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Clerkenwell Festival (London, England UK), 7/19/2003 Paul Noble (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The CLUNY (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England UK), 10/4/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/3/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 11/14/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Pour House Music Hall (Raleigh, North Carolina US), 3/21/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Schuba's (Chicago, Illinois US), 3/31/2005 (Concert) acoustic
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Crocodile Café (Seattle, Washington US), 3/4/2006 (Concert) RH solo
Robyn Hitchcock & Venus 3: FAB (Tokyo, Japan), 10/6/2006 w/ The Minus 5 & Morgan Fisher (Concert)

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