Robyn and Emma's house
Details
- Date
- March 03, 2021
- Venue
- Robyn and Emma's house London, England
- Billed As
- Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift
- Gig Type
- Online
Notes
'Sweet Home Quarantine' online show on StageIt.com
Robyn's 68th birthday - that he celebrated by singing all Lou Reed songs!
Set List
- I'm Waiting for the Man Velvet Underground Robyn solo
- After Hours Velvet Underground Robyn solo
- Vicious Lou Reed Robyn solo
- The Day John Kennedy Died Lou Reed Robyn solo
- Rock and Roll Velvet Underground
- Candy Says Velvet Underground
- Coney Island Baby Lou Reed Emma vocals
- Beginning to See the Light Velvet Underground
- Rock and Roll Heart Lou Reed Robyn solo
- I'm Set Free Velvet Underground Robyn solo
- Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed with modified lyrics about, Tubby, Ringo, Perry et al
- I Often Dream of Trains incomplete, Robyn in Lou Reed voice
Reviews
Review by Adrienne Meddock from Zub Records
What a night to skid in late. I join with Lou night in full swing, Robyn and Em singing from Swiftcock Towers! I barely catch the song, and they converse, riffing on The Ramones somehow being in harnesses like Cirque du Soleil and opening for themselves and, as with the best of their banter, I can’t tell if I am glimpsing their skewed hive mind, lost from being late, or a beautiful amalgam of of both.
But tonight is about Lou Reed, and the two launch into a wistful ‘Candy Says,’ Robyn’s brightest tone acoustic pulling duty as the axe of choice. Lou could write a pretty song, couldn’t he.
Robyn announced after the song that he is holding a trolley bus fundraiser for the trolley bus deprived “namely me.” He thanked the Groovers for a thoughtful Zoom greeting that they put together for his birthday. He seems genuinely moved, so well done, Groovers.
Next up is a request for Harold Lepidus, ‘Coney Island Baby,’ sung by Emma and joined on the last chorus by RH, in his best Lou impersonation. It’s fun and lovely at the same time.
Then, we’re back to the party mode, Lou being a man who felt the extremes. It’s Velvet Underground Lou again, ‘Beginning to See the Light.’ RH is having a blast with his Lou-isms abounding. The chorus ends by repeating “How does it feel to be loved?” Robyn assures us “one day we’ll find out.” He then launches into “Rock n Roll Heart,” Em across the room, off-camera, infectiously joining the chorus, and quickly dancing on screen with Tubby. It’s a Lou Party!
Robyn then continues on the VU vein with “I’m Set Free,” and I am sadly prematurely exiting from a very fun and loving acknowledgement of the great Lou Reed.
--The Adrienne Underground featuring Meddocko (Imagine a Warhol banana cover here)
What a night to skid in late. I join with Lou night in full swing, Robyn and Em singing from Swiftcock Towers! I barely catch the song, and they converse, riffing on The Ramones somehow being in harnesses like Cirque du Soleil and opening for themselves and, as with the best of their banter, I can’t tell if I am glimpsing their skewed hive mind, lost from being late, or a beautiful amalgam of of both.
But tonight is about Lou Reed, and the two launch into a wistful ‘Candy Says,’ Robyn’s brightest tone acoustic pulling duty as the axe of choice. Lou could write a pretty song, couldn’t he.
Robyn announced after the song that he is holding a trolley bus fundraiser for the trolley bus deprived “namely me.” He thanked the Groovers for a thoughtful Zoom greeting that they put together for his birthday. He seems genuinely moved, so well done, Groovers.
Next up is a request for Harold Lepidus, ‘Coney Island Baby,’ sung by Emma and joined on the last chorus by RH, in his best Lou impersonation. It’s fun and lovely at the same time.
Then, we’re back to the party mode, Lou being a man who felt the extremes. It’s Velvet Underground Lou again, ‘Beginning to See the Light.’ RH is having a blast with his Lou-isms abounding. The chorus ends by repeating “How does it feel to be loved?” Robyn assures us “one day we’ll find out.” He then launches into “Rock n Roll Heart,” Em across the room, off-camera, infectiously joining the chorus, and quickly dancing on screen with Tubby. It’s a Lou Party!
Robyn then continues on the VU vein with “I’m Set Free,” and I am sadly prematurely exiting from a very fun and loving acknowledgement of the great Lou Reed.
--The Adrienne Underground featuring Meddocko (Imagine a Warhol banana cover here)