The Three Kings Set List Notes Reviews Media

Details

Date
April 20, 2003
Venue
The Three Kings London, England (Clerkenwell)
Billed As
Robyn Hitchcock
Gig Type
Concert
Guests
Kimberly Rew, Morris Windsor, Jon Brion, Mark Ellen

Notes

"Naff 70s Songs Against the War"
MSF benefit.

Set List

  1. Together We Are Beautiful Fern Kinney
  2. I Am the Fly Wire
  3. Funky Town Lipps Inc.
  4. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
  5. Love Don't Live Here Anymore Rose Royce
  6. Golden Years David Bowie
  7. Dancing Queen ABBA
  8. Ring My Bell Anita Ward
  9. All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople
  10. Spacer Sheila and B. Devotion
  11. Stuck in the Middle with You Stealers Wheel
  12. Another Girl, Another Planet The Only Ones
  13. Rebel Rebel David Bowie medley
  14. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones medley
  15. Vicious Lou Reed enter Jon and Mark
  16. A Walking Miracle Limmie & the Family Cookin'
  17. Sound & Vision David Bowie medley
  18. Rock Your Baby George McCrae medley
  19. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook medley
Encore
  1. Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas
  2. D.I.S.C.O. Ottawan

Media

Audio recording of show

Reviews

From George:
I went to the Three Kings, Clerkenwell on Easter Sunday evening 20 Apr 2003

Proceeds to Oxfam

Very small bar, City of London, packed with 70 people, most of whom ended up singing along.

KFF was sung acapella, off mic, with the whole crowd supplementing flute, grunts, 'where where', etc

During the auction, Marc Ellen commented on the RH's sublime adaptation of the Rebel Rebel lyric, namely: 'Rebel Rebel, Your face is a dress'

This gig has gone straight into my personal top 5 gigs I've ever attended. I can't think of a gig I've enjoyed more. But then, I am a 70s casualty :)

From John:
I thought you might like a few details from Robyn's "Naff 70s Songs Againat the War" gig at the Three Kings Clerkenwell on Easter Sunday, which also featured Kimberley and Morris.

It was a hugely enjoyable and unique show in an intimate setting, although the fact that we watched the entire gig within inches of the bar makes my recollections a little hazy.

Some of the songs most definitely were naff but others were classics. These included:

Together We Are Beautiful (Fern Kinney)
Funky Town (Lipps Incorporated)
I Am the Fly (Wire)
Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile) (Cockney Rebel)
Sound and Vision (David Bowie)
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Rose Royce)
Spacer (?) (Sheila B Devotion)
Another Girl Another Planet (Only Ones)
All the Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople)
Golden Years (David Bowie)
Rebel Rebel (David Bowie)/Rock Your Baby (George McRae)/ When You're in Love
With a Beautiful Woman (Dr Hook) medley
Kung Fu Fighting accapella (Carl Douglas)

There may have been others but as you can see it was a fairly eclectic set and brilliantly performed as ever. On a personal note, seeing my favourite ever song (Another Girl Another Planet) performed by my favourite ever artist (RH) took some beating. My mate Nod liked it so much he also went to the Easter Monday show, which was pretty much the same set but with the Rolling Stones' Tumbling Dice thrown in.