Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 21 records:

Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 2001  (DVD)  Visionary VISDVD004
Invisible Hitchcock, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71840
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 823
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71838
Invisible Hitchcock, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 825
Robyn Hitchcock, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 899
Invisible History, 1994  (CD)  SPQR Records SPQR01CD
The Kershaw Sessions, 1994  (CD)  Strange Roots ROOTCD 001
Stand Back, Dennis!, 1994  (CD)  FEG 001
Exploding In Silence, 1986  (Vinyl 12")  Relativity Records EMC 8074
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1986  (CD)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 CD
Exploding In Silence, 1986  (Vinyl 12")  Relativity Records EMC 8074
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Cassette)  Relativity Records EMCT 8056
A Soft Boy No More, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Blue Lake Records RH85-1
Heaven, 1985  (Vinyl 7")  Relativity Records EMC 8076
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 S
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Cassette)  Midnight Music CHIME 00.15 CC
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Videotape)  Jettisoundz JE 139
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Videotape)  Jettisoundz JE 139N
Gotta Let This Hen Out!, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Relativity Records EMC 8056
Eaten By Her Own Dinner, 1982  (Vinyl 7")  Midnight Music Ding 2


Lyrics:

Lucifer in Frognal
Listening to The Higsons
One night in November
And I thought I heard them singing
Said "I gotta let this hen out
And give this hen some eyeballs
Running out of living"

Won't you see for me
Won't you see to me

Listening to The Higsons
One night in November
And I thought I heard them singing
Sing "I gotta let this hen out"
The Higsons come from Norwich
But I prefer East Grinstead
I'm running out of living

Won't you see to me
Won't you see for me

Listening to The Higsons

Gotta let
Gotta let this hen out



And they eat a lot of porridge   15a


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Known to have been played live at 155 gigs:

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: Club Lingerie (Hollywood, California US), 6/28/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 8/1/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Irving Plaza (New York, New York US), 8/2/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Jonathan Swift's (Boston, Massachusetts US), 8/3/1985 (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 Street Entry (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/16/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 7th St. Entry (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/17/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Mabel's (Champaign, Illinois US), 11/19/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Patio (Indianapolis, Indiana US), 11/20/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 688 Club (Atlanta, Georgia US), 11/22/1985 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: I-Beam (San Francisco, California US), 3/17/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Starry Night (Portland, Oregon US), 3/21/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Fabrik (Hamburg, Germany), 4/20/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: [unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) (Brighton, England UK), 10/3/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: The Ritz (New York, New York US), 11/1/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Paradise (Boston, Massachusetts US), 11/2/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Nectarine Ballroom (Ann Arbor, Michigan US), 11/10/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 11/13/1986 with Peter Buck (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Founder's Hall Haverford College (Haverford, Pennsylvania US), 11/15/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: I-Beam (San Francisco, California US), 11/17/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: One Step Beyond (Santa Clara, California US), 11/18/1986 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/23/1986 (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)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: MyWay (Piacenza, Italy), 2/10/1987 (Concert) and interview with italian fans
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Stereodrome (Bologna, Italy), 2/11/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Stereodrome (Bologna, Italy), 2/12/1987 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: ? (Atlanta, Georgia, US) (Atlanta, Georgia US), 2/3/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: BBC Radio 1 (London, England UK), 2/4/1988 (Radio)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Uptown Lounge (Athens, Georgia US), 3/25/1988 Peter Buck (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Centre Stage (Atlanta, Georgia US), 3/26/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Graffiti Club (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US), 4/5/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: St. Andrew's Hall (Detroit, Michigan US), 4/7/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Foellinger Auditorium (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois US), 4/8/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: 1st Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 4/11/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: The Fillmore (San Francisco, California US), 4/13/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: John Anson Ford Theater (Los Angeles, California US), 4/15/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/31/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Inkstick Shibura Factory (Tokyo, Japan), 9/16/1988 (Concert)
Nigel and the Crosses: Borderline (London, England UK), 5/28/1989 (REM, etc) (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Centre Stage (Atlanta, Georgia US), 6/9/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Lisner Auditorium George Washington University (Washington, DC US), 6/14/1989 (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: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 9/22/1989 (Concert) "Ferry/Jagger" version
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Yaki Da (Gothenburg, Sweden), 10/27/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Kulturbolaget (Malmo, Sweden), 10/28/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Hultsfred Festival (Hultsfred, Sweden), 11/8/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Library (Richmond, Virginia US), 4/24/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Greenstreets (Columbia, North Carolina US), 4/28/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 5/30/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 12/19/1990 (with some of REM) (Concert)
Bingo Hand Job: Borderline (London, England UK), 3/15/1991 (Concert)
Bingo Hand Job: Borderline (London, England UK), 3/15/1991 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 40 Watt Club (Athens, Georgia US), 8/17/1991 with Peter Buck and Mike Mills (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Powerhouse (London, England UK), 10/17/1992 Peter Buck, Kimberley Rew, Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 5/20/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Big Star Records (Adelaide, Australia), 11/1/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Quattro (Tokyo, Japan), 11/10/1993 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Toad's Place (New Haven, Connecticut US), 1/1/1994 (Concert)
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 & the Egyptians: The Bull & Gate (Kentish Town, England UK), 3/9/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Jazz Cafe (Camden, England UK), 3/14/1994 (Concert)
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: 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: Zaphod Beeblebrox (Ottawa, Canada), 10/14/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: El Caiman (A Coruna, Spain), 11/19/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Poor David's Pub (Dallas, Texas US), 3/16/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tin Angel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 3/25/1995 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 4/8/1995 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: 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: All Saints Centre (Lewes, England UK), 6/17/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Three Kings (Clerkenwell, England UK), 7/1/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 9/23/1995 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 1/19/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 8/13/1996 (Concert) w/Koffee and Kreame (Mark Ellen)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 9/17/1996 (Concert) electric
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 9/24/1996 with Morris Windsor & Tim Keegan (Concert) w/ Morris
Robyn Hitchcock: [unknown venue] (Detroit, Michigan US), 10/29/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 11/13/1996 with Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Keswick Theater (Glenside, Pennsylvania US), 11/14/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Avalon (Boston, Massachusetts US), 11/16/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert) w/Deni & Billy Bragg
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 12/6/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Point (Atlanta, Georgia US), 2/26/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Milestones (Rochester, New York US), 3/7/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Knitting Factory (New York, New York US), 3/14/1997 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Raoul's (Portland, Maine US), 3/20/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: TT the Bear's (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 3/21/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Mean Fiddler (London, England UK), 4/4/1998 with Kimberley Rew & Ntshuks Bonga (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Mercury Lounge (New York, New York US), 11/20/1998 with Deni Bonet and Terry Edwards (Concert) w/Deni andTerry
Robyn Hitchcock: Zoobar (Torino, Italy), 2/11/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: New Daisy Theater (Memphis, Tennessee US), 8/10/1999 (Concert) with members of Sebadoh/Lips
Robyn Hitchcock: Masquerade (Atlanta, Georgia US), 8/11/1999 (Concert) with Sebadoh
Robyn Hitchcock: 9:30 Club (Washington, DC US), 8/13/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tramps (New York, New York US), 8/17/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Tramps (New York, New York US), 8/18/1999 (Concert) with Sebadoh
Robyn Hitchcock: The Roxy (Boston, Massachusetts US), 8/20/1999 (Concert) with Sebadoh
Robyn Hitchcock: Agora Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio US), 8/22/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Dingwall's (London, England UK), 9/22/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Storyville (Arezzo, Italy), 1/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Crocodile Café (Seattle, Washington US), 4/21/2002 Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, Tad Hutchinson, more (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 4/23/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/30/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Congress (Tucson, Arizona US), 10/17/2003 (Concert) electric
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Congress (Tucson, Arizona US), 3/26/2004 w/ Howe Gelb, Zsa Zsa's (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/24/2004 Jon Brion (Concert) medley
Robyn Hitchcock: Conway Hall (London, England UK), 5/15/2004 w/ Paul Noble (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The CLUNY (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England UK), 10/4/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Smith's Olde Bar (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/31/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Smith's Olde Bar (Atlanta, Georgia US), 10/31/2004 (Concert) medley
Robyn Hitchcock: Let It Be Records (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 11/4/2004 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Rex Theatre (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US), 11/9/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Scranton Cultural Center (Scranton, Pennsylvania US), 11/11/2004 (Concert) medley
Robyn Hitchcock: Fleece & Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 12/2/2004 w/ Morris Windsor, Kimberly Rew, Paul Noble, Terry Edwards (Concert) medley
Robyn Hitchcock: Komedia (Brighton, England UK), 12/6/2004 w/ Morris Windsor, Kimberly Rew, Paul Noble, Terry Edwards (Concert) medley
Robyn Hitchcock: Arts Center (Norwich, England UK), 12/9/2004 w/ Morris Windsor (Concert) medley
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 3/10/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Black Cat (Washington, D.C. US), 3/23/2005 (Concert) medley - acoustic
Robyn Hitchcock: Schuba's (Chicago, Illinois US), 4/1/2005 (Concert) acoustic medley in audience
Robyn Hitchcock: The Hideout (Chicago, Illinois US), 4/2/2005 (Concert) medley
Robyn Hitchcock: Lions Lair (Denver, Colorado US), 4/5/2005 (Concert) medley
Red Locust Frenzy: Shepherds Bush Empire (London, England UK), 11/22/2005 [Robyn Hitchcock w/Scott McCaughey] (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Komedia (Brighton, England UK), 1/23/2006 w/ Tim Keegan (Concert) Peter drums, Bill bass
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Phoenix (Exeter, England UK), 1/27/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Slim's (San Francisco, California US), 2/27/2006 (Concert) w/ Minus 5, Peter drums
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Sam Bond's (Eugene, Oregon US), 3/2/2006 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, Oregon US), 3/3/2006 Sean Nelson (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Crocodile Café (Seattle, Washington US), 3/4/2006 (Concert) w/ The Minus Five
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3: Cannon Hill Park, MAC Theatre (Birmingham, England UK), 6/24/2006 (Concert) Peter Buck drums

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