Brenda's Iron Sledge Releases Gigs Lyrics

Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
170

Releases

Title Artist Label Type Year
Black Snake Diamond Role Robyn Hitchcock Armageddon Records Album 1981
Brenda's Iron Sledge Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Midnight Music EP 1985
Gotta Let This Hen Out! Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Midnight Music Album 1985
The Man Who Invented Himself Robyn Hitchcock United Records Compilation 1986
A Soft Boy No More Robyn Hitchcock Blue Lake Records Bootleg 1988
Brenda Of The Lightbulb Eyes Robyn Hitchcock A&M Records Video 1989
The Kershaw Sessions Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Strange Roots Album 1994
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Selections From the I Wanna Go Backwards Box Set Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Promo 2007
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
The Soft Boys Hope & Anchor London England UK 01/23/1981
The Soft Boys Hope & Anchor London England UK 01/30/1981
The Soft Boys Golden Lion London England UK 02/08/1981
Robyn Hitchcock Orchestra The Venue London England UK 03/24/1982
"Robyn Hitchcock & Chums" (First Egyptians gig) Hope & Anchor London England UK 09/29/1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dingwalls London England UK 11/17/1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Bell London England UK 12/17/1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dingwalls London England UK 03/15/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Institute of Contemporary Arts London England UK 03/23/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Old Grey Whistle Test London England UK 04/16/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Marquee London England UK 04/27/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Clarendon Hotel London England UK 05/17/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Institute of Contemporary Arts London England UK 05/23/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Irving Plaza New York New York US 06/21/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cabaret Metro Chicago Illinois US 06/22/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Club Lingerie Los Angeles California US 06/28/1985
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 Boston Massachusetts US 08/03/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians UMIST Manchester England UK 10/26/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 9:30 Club Washington DC US 11/09/1985
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 7th St. Entry Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/17/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Mabel's Champaign Illinois US 11/19/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Patio Indianapolis Indiana US 11/20/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 688 Club Atlanta Georgia US 11/22/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians UCSD Gym Steps San Diego California US 03/13/1986
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 Theater 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 Irving Plaza New York New York US 03/29/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 03/30/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Zentrum Zoo Tubingen Germany 04/13/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Metropol Aachen Germany 04/15/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Rose Club Cologne Germany 04/16/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Fabrik Hamburg Germany 04/20/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Town and Country Club London England UK 06/10/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Glastonbury Festival Pilton England UK 06/21/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians CND Festival Pilton England UK 06/22/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians [unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) Brighton England UK 10/03/1986
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 Founder's Hall Haverford College 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 Town and Country Club London England UK 01/25/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tenda Partenope Naples Italy 02/09/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stereodrome Bologna Italy 02/11/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Vinile Rosà Italy 02/15/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Glastonbury Festival Pilton England UK 06/19/1987
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Yaki Da Gothenburg Sweden 10/27/1989
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Kulturbolaget Malmo Sweden 10/28/1989
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 10/31/2003
Robyn Hitchcock The CLUNY Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 10/04/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Cat's Cradle Carrboro North Carolina US 11/01/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Ohio US 11/08/2004
Robyn Hitchcock World Café Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/15/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Fleece and Firkin Bristol England UK 12/02/2004
Robyn Hitchcock and the Final Groove Komedia Brighton England UK 12/06/2004
Robyn Hitchcock The Garage London England UK 12/07/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Great American Music Hall San Francisco California US 03/03/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Belcourt Theatre Nashville Tennessee US 03/20/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Lions Lair Denver Colorado US 04/05/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Belcourt Theatre Nashville Tennessee US 03/18/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta Georgia US 03/20/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 40 Watt Club Athens Georgia US 03/21/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cat's Cradle Carrboro North Carolina US 03/23/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 World Café Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/26/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 03/29/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 TT the Bear's Cambridge Massachusetts US 03/30/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Doug Fir Lounge Portland Oregon US 04/07/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Spaceland Los Angeles California US 04/12/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Club Congress Tucson Arizona US 04/14/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Wychwood Festival Cheltenham England UK 06/01/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Handelsbeurs Gent Belgium 06/09/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tivoli de Helling Utrecht Netherlands 06/11/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Debaser Stockholm Sweden 06/13/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Norwegian Wood Festival Oslo Norway 06/16/2007
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Doug Fir Lounge Portland Oregon US 12/01/2007
Robyn Hitchcock Soho Arts Theatre London England UK 05/18/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Green Dragon Hotel Hereford England UK 12/21/2008
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 04/10/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Irving Plaza New York New York US 04/11/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago Illinois US 04/18/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/19/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Rams Head on Stage Annapolis Maryland US 06/07/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 The Bell House New York New York US 06/11/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Zilker Park Austin Texas US 10/02/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Spaceland Los Angeles California US 10/06/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Crocodile Café Seattle Washington US 10/10/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Hotel California Todos Santos Baja California Mexico 01/11/2012
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 The Third Ear Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 03/23/2012
Robyn Hitchcock Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective London England UK 02/28/2013
Robyn Hitchcock Berklee College of Music Boston Massachusetts US 11/13/2014
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo Rough Trade Brooklyn New York New York US 02/28/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo The Bowery Ballroom New York New York US 03/01/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Musicians Corner, Centennial Park Nashville Tennessee US 08/26/2017
Robyn Hitchcock KLOS Los Angeles California US 09/27/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo The Fillmore San Francisco California US 09/29/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo Regent Theatre Los Angeles California US 10/01/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Grace Emily Hotel Adelaide South Australia Australia 12/06/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Hạ Long Bay Hạ Long Vietnam 12/02/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Electrospective The Tote Melbourne Victoria Australia 03/01/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Denver Colorado US 03/30/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Boileroom Guildford England UK 07/21/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Twyford Parish Hall Twyford England UK 07/25/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Bristol Folk House Bristol England UK 07/26/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Union Chapel London England UK 10/29/2019
Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs Mercy Lounge Nashville Tennessee US 12/06/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Brewery Arts Center Kendal England UK 01/25/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 04/29/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 06/12/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 09/02/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 11/04/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 11/06/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 12/25/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 04/07/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 09/01/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Exeter England UK 09/09/2021
Robyn Hitchcock The Horn St Albans England UK 09/14/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Ramsgate Music Hall Ramsgate England UK 09/15/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Rondo Theatre Bath England UK 09/17/2021
Robyn Hitchcock The Trades Club Hebden Bridge England UK 09/21/2021
Robyn Hitchcock The Bodega Nottingham England UK 09/23/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Foxlowe Arts Center Leek England UK 09/24/2021
Robyn Hitchcock More Music Morecombe England UK 09/25/2021
Robyn Hitchcock The Crescent York England UK 09/28/2021
Robyn Hitchcock St Mary's Creative Space Chester England UK 09/30/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 12/01/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Private House Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/03/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Henry Tudor House Shrewsbury England UK 05/05/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff Wales UK 05/06/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Gloucester Guildhall Gloucester England UK 05/07/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Storey's Field Centre Cambridge England UK 05/12/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Cornish Bank Falmouth England UK 09/13/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Barrel House Ballroom Totnes England UK 09/14/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Redgrave Theatre Bristol England UK 09/15/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Corn Exchange Hertford England UK 09/20/2022
Robyn Hitchcock South Street Arts Center Reading England UK 09/21/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Lighthouse Deal England UK 09/22/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Norwich Puppet Theatre Norwich England UK 09/23/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Basement Nashville Tennessee US 11/16/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 12/14/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Brighton England UK 02/22/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Mono - Kings Court Glasgow Scotland UK 03/01/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz California US 03/22/2023
Robyn Hitchcock Zebulon Los Angeles California US 03/25/2023
Robyn Hitchcock The Bowery Ballroom New York New York US 04/01/2023
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery Boston Massachusetts US 04/02/2023
Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band SALA X Seville Spain 04/11/2023
Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Independance Club Madrid Spain 04/12/2023
Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Bastero Auditorio Andoain Spain 04/14/2023
Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Loco Club Valencia Spain 04/16/2023
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 Braziers Park Wallingford England UK 09/17/2023

Lyrics

We head downhill
Our hands fly back
Our fingers freeze
Our hair falls out, our hair falls out
Our fingers freeze
Our hair falls out

The iron piston pumps and spouts
The steaming air as hot as sprouts

Ah, all aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
All aboard
Brenda's iron sledge

The ones on top are comfortable (Yeah)
They're sitting on a human chain, a human chain
They're sitting on a human chain
Their limbs, compressed in icy slush,
Are freezing in a raw meat groove

Ah, all aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
All aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
Please don't call me Reg
It's not my name

The bodies rear the bucking sled
Which hits a tree
And falls asleep, and falls asleep
Which hits a tree
And that is that

The grasshoppers curl up and burst
And Brenda shovels on the wurst

Ah, all aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
All aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
Please don't call me Reg
It's not my name
All aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
All aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
All aboard
Brenda's iron sledge
Please don't call me Reg
It's not my name

<Alternates>
Ladies and Gentlemen! Please do not leave the sledge while it is still in motion!  23.1a  [spoken]
And disintegrates!    26a  [omitting 27 and 28