Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 7 records:

fegMANIA!, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 822 (2 versions)
fegMANIA!, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71837 (2 versions)
fegMANIA!, 1986  (CD)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.08 CD
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Slash Records 1-25316
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Plane 88425
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.08 D
fegMANIA!, 1985  (Cassette)  Slash Records 4-25316


Lyrics:

Lift up your candle dress
Unweave your nylon spine
In velvet and in onions
You will soon be mine

I am your humble servant
Madam as you see
Tonight I am determined
You will lie along with me

You are an insect mother
With a black shiny head
That parts your cloak to open
Human you upon the bed

You are an insect mother
I your jammy son
And now we've found each other 15
There is nowhere else to run

Lift up your candle dress
Unweave your nylon spine
In velvet and in onions
You will soon be mine


And all to hope for offal                          15a
In home counties there we run                      16a


No guitar tab entered.


Known to have been played live at 26 gigs:

Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians:
Ronnie Scott's (London, England UK), 4/21/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Electric Screen Cinema (London, England UK), 9/6/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 11/9/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 7th St. Entry (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/17/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ronnie Scott's (London, England UK), 5/10/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 7/13/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/18/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/18/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 7/24/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 7/28/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/30/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Inkstick Shibura Factory (Tokyo, Japan), 9/16/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Town and Country Club (London, England UK), 10/6/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Centre Stage (Atlanta, Georgia US), 6/9/1989 (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: St. Andrew's Hall (Detroit, Michigan US), 6/28/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ark (Ann Arbor, Michigan US), 4/14/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Union Chapel (Islington, England UK), 5/18/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 9/10/1996 Homer (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Sweetwater (Mill Valley, California US), 6/2/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Aladdin Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 11/17/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 6/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Park West (Chicago, Illinois US), 4/16/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 4/23/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/27/2002 (Concert)

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