The Speed of Things
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Author: Robyn Hitchcock
Released on 4
records:
Inflatable Hitchcock, 2000 (CD) [none listed]
Moss Elixir, 1996 (CD) Warner Brothers PRO-CD-46302
Moss Elixir, 1996 (CD) Warner Brothers 9 46302-2
Moss Elixir, 1996 (Cassette) Warner Brothers 4-46302
Lyrics:
All in the terror of the moment
That pounces as it open swings
A line of dots illuminated
For I have seen the speed of things
I fed you in your chair this morning
You made a mess of everything
By afternoon, you drove a sports car
You were driving at the speed of things
You held my hand when I was crying
You were allergic to bee stings
I threw some earth onto your coffin
And thought about the speed of things
I kissed you by the clear, cold river
I felt like I was growing wings
But I grew horns and found another
Oh, a girl to share the speed of things
Oh, a girl to share the speed of things
All in the terror of the moment
That pounces as it open swings
A line of dots illuminated
For I have seen the speed of things
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Known to have been
played live at 45 gigs:
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Tipitina's (New Orleans, Louisiana US), 6/29/1992 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Spectrum Cabaret (Winnipeg, Canada), 10/9/1994 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 1/19/1996 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 9/3/1996 (Concert) electric
Robyn Hitchcock: Ogden Theatre (Boulder, Colorado US), 11/2/1996 Deni Bonet (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bluebird Café (Nashville, Tennessee US), 2/22/1997 (Concert) electric
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: Knitting Factory (New York, New York US), 3/12/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Iron Horse (Northampton, Massachusetts US), 3/19/1997 w/ Dear Janes (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Magic Stick (Detroit, Michigan US), 5/22/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Shank Hall (Milwaukee, Wisconsin US), 5/23/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Roxy (Los Angeles, California US), 5/31/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Melarkey's (Sacramento, California US), 6/3/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert) encore
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 6/4/1997 Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: 12 Bar Club (London, England UK), 7/16/1997 with Ntshuks Bonga and the Dear Janes (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Mean Fiddler (London, England UK), 12/9/1997 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Estragon (Bologna, Italy), 2/10/1999 (Concert) electric
Robyn Hitchcock: Hotel du Nord (Paris, France), 6/27/1999 with Peter Blegvad and Syd Straw (Concert) (solo encore)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 8/26/1999 and the Café Largo Bunch (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Washington US), 9/6/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Dingwall's (London, England UK), 9/22/1999 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Portland Arms (Cambridge, England UK), 9/27/1999 with Kimberley Rew, Terry Edwards (Concert) 2nd encore (solo)
Robyn Hitchcock: G2 (Glasgow, Scotland UK), 9/30/1999 (Concert) [encore, Kim, Terry, Ian]
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Fletcher's (Baltimore, Maryland US), 10/27/1999 (Concert) solo electric
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: Upstage (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 10/29/1999 (Concert) solo encore
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA: The Paradise (Boston, Massachusetts US), 10/30/1999 (Concert) encore #2
Robyn Hitchcock: Storyville (Arezzo, Italy), 1/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 2/26/2000 with Jon Brion and Friends (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Point (Oxford, England UK), 11/17/2000 and friend (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Underworld (Camden, England UK), 11/18/2000 and friend(s) (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/30/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, Canada), 7/24/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room (Edinburgh, Scotland UK), 8/13/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Queen Elizabeth Hall (London, England UK), 3/2/2003 Tim Keegan, Kimberley Rew, Deni Bonet, Peter Blegvad, more (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Aladdin Theatre (Portland, Oregon US), 11/12/2003 w/ Scott McCaughey (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 11/17/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Waterloo Records (Austin, Texas US), 10/29/2004 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Scranton Cultural Center (Scranton, Pennsylvania US), 11/11/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: World Café Live (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US), 11/15/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Club Congress (Tucson, Arizona US), 3/13/2005 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Queen Elizabeth Hall (London, England UK), 6/24/2005 w/ John Paul Jones & Lenny Kaye (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5: Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, Oregon US), 3/3/2006 Sean Nelson (Concert)
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