Sounds Great When You're Dead Releases Gigs Lyrics

Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
133

Releases

Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
Gotta Let This Hen Out! Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians Jettisoundz Album 1985
The Hooded One Robyn Hitchcock Feg You Records Bootleg 1988
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ronnie Scott's London England UK 04/21/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 08/01/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Irving Plaza New York New York US 08/02/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Jonathan Swift's Cambridge Massachusetts US 08/03/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Electric Screen Cinema London England UK 09/06/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 9:30 Club Washington DC US 11/09/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Blind Pig Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/13/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 7th St. Entry Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/16/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ronnie Scott's London England UK 02/02/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians I-Beam San Francisco California US 03/17/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley Square Berkeley California US 03/19/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Starry Night Portland Oregon US 03/21/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Moore Theatre Seattle Washington US 03/22/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/26/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 9:30 Club Washington DC US 03/28/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Zentrum Zoo Tubingen Germany 04/13/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Rose Club Cologne Germany 04/16/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Paradise Centre Reading England UK 06/02/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Norwich Arts Centre Norwich England UK 06/06/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Ritz New York New York US 11/01/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Paradise Rock Club Boston Massachusetts US 11/02/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cabaret Metro Chicago Illinois US 11/07/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Nectarine Ballroom Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/10/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 9:30 Club Washington DC US 11/13/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Haverford College, Founders Hall Haverford Pennsylvania US 11/15/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians I-Beam San Francisco California US 11/17/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians One Step Beyond Santa Clara California US 11/18/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley Square Berkeley California US 11/19/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/23/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 11/26/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tartan Bar Leeds England UK 01/24/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tenda Partenope Naples Italy 02/09/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians MyWay Piacenza Italy 02/10/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stereodrome Bologna Italy 02/11/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stereodrome Bologna Italy 02/12/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Vinile Rosà Italy 02/15/1987
Robyn Hitchcock McCabe's Santa Monica California US 05/25/1990
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 05/24/1996
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 02/03/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 06/18/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 08/26/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Two Bells Seattle Washington US 09/04/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Colchester Arts Centre Colchester England UK 09/23/1999
Robyn Hitchcock G2 Glasgow Scotland UK 09/30/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Cactus Café Austin Texas US 10/24/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 10/31/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 02/19/2000
Robyn Hitchcock Fleece and Firkin Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Exeter England UK 01/25/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Rescue Rooms Nottingham England UK 01/27/2008
Robyn Hitchcock BBC TV - Later With Jools Holland London England UK 01/28/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall London England UK 01/29/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Faraday Festival Barcelona Spain 07/04/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Largo at the Coronet Los Angeles California US 11/13/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Robyn Hitchcock World Café Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Theatre Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Symphony Space New York New York US 11/22/2008
Robyn Hitchcock ABC2 Glasgow Scotland UK 02/07/2009
Robyn Hitchcock Brudenell Social Club Leeds England UK 02/10/2009
Robyn Hitchcock The Met Bury England UK 02/13/2009
Robyn Hitchcock South Hill Park Arts Centre Bracknell England UK 02/14/2009
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Brighton England UK 02/16/2009
Robyn Hitchcock The Junction Cambridge England UK 02/17/2009
Robyn Hitchcock The Fleece Bristol England UK 02/18/2009
Robyn Hitchcock Piazza Sasdelli Casola Valsenio Italy 08/14/2009
Robyn Hitchcock Teatro Dal Verme Milan Italy 11/19/2009
Robyn Hitchcock Club Academy Manchester England UK 04/11/2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool England UK 04/12/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Carling Academy Oxford Oxford England UK 04/14/2010
Robyn Hitchcock The Fleece Bristol England UK 04/16/2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham England UK 04/18/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Brighton England UK 04/19/2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Islington London England UK 04/20/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline Massachusetts US 06/08/2010
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada 06/11/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Los Angeles California US 03/30/2011
Robyn Hitchcock Teatro Civico Dalmine Italy 04/15/2011
Robyn Hitchcock Auditorium Flaiano Pescara Italy 04/18/2011
Robyn Hitchcock Firestation Arts Center Windsor England UK 06/02/2011
Robyn Hitchcock OzenBar Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 09/09/2011
Robyn Hitchcock Butlin's Minehead England UK 03/09/2012
Robyn Hitchcock The Lexington London England UK 04/02/2012
Robyn Hitchcock Piazza della Vittoria Sportorno Italy 08/13/2012
Robyn Hitchcock Village Underground London England UK 08/28/2012
Robyn Hitchcock Porgy & Bess Vienna Austria 11/24/2012
Robyn Hitchcock The Junction Cambridge England UK 03/02/2013
Robyn Hitchcock South Street Arts Center Reading England UK 03/09/2013
Robyn Hitchcock Northcote Social Club Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
Robyn Hitchcock Botanique Bologna Italy 07/03/2014
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US 10/31/2014
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery New York New York US 11/10/2014
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery New York New York US 11/10/2014
Robyn Hitchcock Columbia City Theater Seattle Washington US 03/16/2015
Robyn Hitchcock City Vinyard at Pier 26 New York New York US 11/18/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Night train to Danang Danang Vietnam 12/04/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Gasa Gasa New Orleans Louisiana US 02/02/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Factory Theatre Sydney New South Wales Australia 02/22/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The State Room Salt Lake City Utah US 03/29/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/06/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Stone Church Brattleboro Vermont US 04/16/2019
Robyn Hitchcock St Mary's Creative Space Chester England UK 05/09/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Mediathèque St Amand-les-Eaux France 10/15/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Union Chapel London England UK 10/29/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Fremont Abbey Arts Center Seattle Washington US 02/27/2020
Robyn Hitchcock The Old Church Portland Oregon US 02/29/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 09/04/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 10/14/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 10/30/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 04/23/2021
Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor & Terry Edwards Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 06/18/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 11/24/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Storey's Field Centre Cambridge England UK 05/12/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Private House Nashville Tennessee US 07/24/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Lighthouse Deal England UK 09/22/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 10/26/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Private House Nashville Tennessee US 10/31/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Alexandra Palace Theatre London England UK 02/25/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Neptune Theater Seattle Washington US 03/17/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Doug Fir Lounge Portland Oregon US 03/18/2023
Robyn Hitchcock The Old Church Portland Oregon US 03/19/2023
Robyn Hitchcock The Chapel San Francisco California US 03/21/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz California US 03/22/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Zebulon Los Angeles California US 03/24/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Zebulon Los Angeles California US 03/25/2023
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery Boston Massachusetts US 04/02/2023
The Wednesday Session Tall Trees Cambridge England UK 06/14/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Esquires Bedford England UK 09/01/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Rondo Theatre Bath England UK 09/07/2023
Robyn Hitchcock The Portland Arms Cambridge England UK 09/14/2023
Robyn Hitchcock St. Stephen's Church Ipswich England UK 09/16/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Klubokawiarnia OPO / OPO Festival Opole Poland 11/03/2023

Lyrics

Your mother is a journalist
Your father is a creep
They make it in your bedroom
When they think you're fast asleep
The scenes that they're enacting now
Beside your little bed
Are never in you consciousness
But always in your head

Baby, it might sound dodgy now
But it sounds great when you're dead
It sounds great when you're

Your sister is a butterfly
Your brother is a drunk
You gaze at him reclining in
Formaldehyde: a trunk
He lives and breathes on systems
That nobody can supply
And you're immune to everything
Except the butterfly

Yeah

Baby, it might sound dodgy now
But it sounds great when you're dead
It sounds great when you're dead

Baby, you're incredible
I think that you're the most
I've searched around for everything
Like you from coast to coast
Your name, engraved in diamond
Is written in my heart
We're at our most together
When we're at our most apart

Baby, it might sound dodgy now
But it sounds great when you're dead
Baby, it might sound dodgy now
But baby, let me assure you
It sounds great when you're dead

<Alternates>
The way their bodies integrate   5a
Beside your narrow bed           6a

Your brother's always drunk                   13a
She draws a yellow circle 'round              14a
His body on a trunk                           15a
He sinks down to the bottom and the fishes eat his eyes    16a
And you're immune to everything except for butterflies     17a

Your father is an alchemist, your mother is a creep   1b

Beside your feather bed 6b

Your sister is an embryo             12b

You chalk around his outline while   14b
He's sleeping in a trunk             15b

Your name, engraved in diamonds      28b

Baby, this might sound dodgy now     32b
[17 Feb 85]