Dismal City Albums Gigs Lyrics

Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
63

Albums

Title Artist Label Type Year
Tromso, Kaptein Robyn Hitchcock Hype City Authorized 2011

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
Robyn Hitchcock Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Los Angeles California US March 31, 2011
Robyn Hitchcock Teatro Civico Dalmine Italy April 15, 2011
Robyn Hitchcock Auditorium Flaiano Pescara Italy April 18, 2011
Robyn Hitchcock Big Dipper Oslo Norway May 04, 2011
Robyn Hitchcock Firestation Arts Center Windsor England UK June 02, 2011
Robyn Hitchcock Concerts In The Studio Freehold New Jersey US November 20, 2011
Robyn Hitchcock End Of The Road Festival Tollard Royal England UK September 01, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock Samsung Studio Buenos Aires Argentina September 28, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix Arizona US October 04, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock Cat's Cradle Carrboro North Carolina US October 11, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock SPACE Evanston Illinois US October 14, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 The Doug Fir Portland Oregon US October 25, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Triple Door Seattle Washington US October 29, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock Porgy & Bess Vienna Austria November 24, 2012
Robyn Hitchcock BBC 6 Music - Gideon Coe London England UK February 21, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock The Junction Cambridge England UK March 02, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock South Street Arts Center Reading England UK March 09, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock The Thekla Bristol England UK March 10, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock Main & The Jr Austin Texas US March 13, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock Oliver Spencer Menswear London England UK April 20, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock The Lantern Bristol England UK November 08, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock Band on the Wall Manchester England UK November 12, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Ponte Vedra Beach Florida US January 25, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US January 29, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock The Melting Point Athens Georgia US January 30, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Cat's Cradle Back Room Carrboro North Carolina US February 05, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Headliners Music Hall Louisville Kentucky US February 20, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US February 22, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Rams Head on Stage Annapolis Maryland US February 25, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Stage on Herr at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center Harrisburg Pennsylvania US February 26, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Kilbey The Gov Adelaide South Australia Australia April 25, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Kilbey The Metro Sydney New South Wales Australia May 10, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock McCabe's Santa Monica California US June 20, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada September 12, 2014
Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival The Bell House New York New York US September 20, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock The Junction Cambridge England UK October 06, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Electric Circus Edinburgh Scotland UK October 19, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US November 01, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock Arts at the Armory Somerville Massachusetts US November 12, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock The Ark Ann Arbor Michigan US November 20, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock McGonigel's Mucky Duck Houston Texas US February 06, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock KUTX Austin Texas US February 07, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock High Noon Saloon Madison Wisconsin US February 23, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock Shank Hall Milwaukee Wisconsin US February 24, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock Jamboree Barcelona Spain April 30, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock Umberslade Estate Tanworth In Arden England UK June 07, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary Newport Kentucky US September 23, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock The Trades Club Hebden Bridge England UK November 01, 2015
Robyn Hitchcock South Orange Performing Arts Center South Orange New Jersey US January 30, 2016
Robyn Hitchcock The Grand Victory New York New York US April 03, 2016
Robyn Hitchcock Philharmonic Hall Liverpool England UK October 22, 2016
Robyn Hitchcock Festival Place Sherwood Park Alberta Canada March 25, 2018
Robyn Hitchcock Columbus Theatre Providence Rhode Island US November 17, 2018
Robyn Hitchcock Michael's On Main Soquel California US December 29, 2018
Robyn Hitchcock Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Minneapolis Minnesota US April 06, 2019
Robyn Hitchcock Caffe Lena Saratoga Springs New York US April 14, 2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Crescent York England UK May 08, 2019
Robyn Hitchcock Monarch Tavern Toronto Ontario Canada June 24, 2019
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US August 26, 2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK December 30, 2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK May 05, 2021
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK May 07, 2021
Robyn Hitchcock Stoughton Opera House Stoughton Wisconsin US April 19, 2022

Lyrics

Give me a rainy, grey, drizzly day
I feel okay when the skies are grey
Like a bullfrog in the reeds
A tiny pulse is all I need

Dismal city
That's where I belong
Dismal city
It's got it going on

Your idea of fun's not mine
I like to go where the sun don't shine
Sunlight falls it's much too harsh
I'd rather bloat in a cool dank marsh

Dismal city
That's where I belong
Dismal city
It's right here in this song

Through the endless grey parade
Of terraced houses in the shade
To the statues in the park
Where moss grows in the dark
Dismal city
That's where I belong

Plump & round on a lilipad
I think of you and I ain't half glad
Too much brightness is a blight
Twilight's where I feel alright

Dismal city
That's where I belong
Dismal city
I love it when it all goes wrong

England is a dismal place
Woah oh-oh oh-oh
I've got England on my face
Woah oh-oh oh-oh

Don't get too big for your boots
And don't stray too far from your roots
Negative, not moi, you know
I need someplace to go

Dismal city
That's where I belong
Dismal city
I love it when it all goes wrong
Dismal city
It's got it going on
Dismal city
That's where I belong
Oh yeah