As recounted by Robyn on Patreon in 2021
I did actually get to appear on stage with Arthur at one of his epic “Forever Changes” shows at the Festival Hall, London that same year.
I was scheduled to join the band for “7 & 7 Is”, but Arthur, perhaps in a mischievous retaliation for my song “The Wreck Of The Arthur Lee” called me up a song early, for one I hadn’t rehearsed. He introduced me as Alfred Hitchcock and mimed shooting me (he’d just done a 5-year stretch in jail for pulling out a gun in a supermarket), but then gave me a big hug and after the show was very friendly. Some friends had persuaded him that my song was a tribute to him, which it was, of course. We Pisceans are a fun bunch.
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Little Red Book
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Orange Skies
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Your Mind and We Belong Together
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Alone Again Or
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A House Is Not A Motel
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Andmoreagain
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Daily Planet
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Old Man
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Red Telephone
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Between Clark and Hilldale
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Live and Let Live
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Good Humour Man
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Bummer in the Summer
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You Set The Scene
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Robert Montgomery
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My Flash on You
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Everybody's Gotta Live
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She Comes In Colours
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August
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Always See Your Face
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Listen To My Song
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My Anthem
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Signed DC
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Singing Cowboy
Love with Robyn Hitchcock
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7 & 7 Is
Love with Robyn Hitchcock
"Crowd was pleased to find that we would in fact be receiving the whole of Forever Changes complete with strings, although not advertised as such. Other than this, no real surprises with the set list , although 7 & 7 Is was saved to the end for the benefit of Robyn Hitchcock to guest on (He also played on Singing Cowboy). Band seemed more polished as you might expect at the end of the tour and especially compared to the first Royal Festival Hall show. Two mistakes in Bummer and You Set The Scene, but hey, given the amount of pleasure the shows have brought to people all over the UK, they can be entirely forgiven. The performance of FC brought an extra long standing ovation, thoroughly deserved."
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