Clean Steve Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 131 times, most recently at Fremont Abbey Arts Center on October 11, 2024. He first performed it at Slim's on October 05, 1989, 35 years earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Eye Robyn Hitchcock Twin/Tone; Glass Fish Records Album 1990
Live Death Robyn Hitchcock A&M Records Promo 1992
Give It To The Thoth Boys Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Fan Club release 1993
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/05/1989
Cat's Cradle (Chapel Hill NC) Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 04/27/1990
Greenstreets Robyn Hitchcock Columbia South Carolina US 04/28/1990
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 05/01/1990
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 05/04/1990
Club Dada Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 05/16/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 05/19/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/25/1990
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/30/1990
Crest Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 07/06/1990
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 07/10/1990
University Centre Auditorium Robyn Hitchcock Victoria British Columbia Canada 07/12/1990
Herman's Hideaway Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 07/17/1990
Mississippi Nights Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 07/19/1990
The Bottleneck Robyn Hitchcock Lawrence Kansas US 07/21/1990
Maintenance Shop Robyn Hitchcock Ames Iowa US 07/23/1990
Fine Line Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 07/24/1990
Club de Wash Robyn Hitchcock Madison Wisconsin US 07/25/1990
Lounge Ax Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/27/1990
Lounge Ax Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/28/1990
SUNY, Binghamton Robyn Hitchcock Binghamton New York US 10/02/1990
Tramps Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/03/1990
Tramps Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/04/1990
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 10/07/1990
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/08/1990
SUNY, Albany Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Albany New York US 10/10/1990
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/11/1990
The Haunt Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 10/13/1990
Nietzsche's Robyn Hitchcock Buffalo New York US 10/14/1990
Diamond Club Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 10/16/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 10/18/1990
Jake's Robyn Hitchcock Bloomington Indiana US 10/19/1990
Bogart's Robyn Hitchcock Cincinnati Ohio US 10/20/1990
Stache's Robyn Hitchcock Columbus Ohio US 10/21/1990
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 10/23/1990
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 10/25/1990
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 10/27/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/05/1991
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/05/1991
Kennel Club Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/21/1991
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 06/01/1991
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 06/04/1991
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 08/17/1991
Magasinet Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Gothenburg Sweden 11/15/1991
University London Union (ULU) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 01/17/1992
Mountain Stage (Capitol Music Hall) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charleston West Virginia US 01/26/1992
Variety Playhouse Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 01/29/1992
Lisner Auditorium George Washington University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 02/01/1992
Trocadero Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 02/02/1992
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Haven Connecticut US 02/04/1992
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Northampton Massachusetts US 02/06/1992
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 02/07/1992
Avalon Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 02/08/1992
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 02/14/1992
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 02/17/1992
Boulder Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boulder Colorado US 02/19/1992
Roseland Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 02/23/1992
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 02/26/1992
The Palace Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 02/28/1992
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 03/01/1992
328 Performance Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Nashville Tennessee US 06/20/1992
City Stages Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Birmingham Alabama US 06/21/1992
Masquerade Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 06/23/1992
Tipitina's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Orleans Louisiana US 06/29/1992
Liberty Lunch Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Austin Texas US 07/02/1992
Deep Ellum Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dallas Texas US 07/03/1992
After The Gold Rush Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tempe Arizona US 07/07/1992
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 07/14/1992
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 07/29/1992
Cambridge Folk Festival - Cherry Hinton Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge England UK 07/31/1992
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 05/19/1993
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Haven Connecticut US 05/20/1993
Keswick Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Glenside Pennsylvania US 05/21/1993
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 01/01/1994
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/12/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/24/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/13/1996
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 02/25/1997
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 03/03/1997
8 X 10 Club Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 03/05/1997
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/12/1997
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/15/1997
The Magic Stick Robyn Hitchcock Detroit Michigan US 05/22/1997
Fox Theatre & Café Robyn Hitchcock Ogden Colorado US 05/27/1997
Roxy Robyn Hitchcock West Hollywood California US 05/31/1997
Sweetwater Robyn Hitchcock Mill Valley California US 06/02/1997
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 06/04/1997
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 06/06/1997
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 06/07/1997
Crocodile Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 06/13/1997
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/16/1997
Boat Race Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 07/17/1997
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/30/1997
Robyn at Sea Robyn Hitchcock Lymington Harbour England UK 08/16/1997
Bumbershoot Festival Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 08/30/1997
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/15/1997
Jazz Cafe Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/20/1997
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 12/01/1997
Rams Head Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 06/13/1998
Dingwalls Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/22/1999
The Zodiac Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 09/28/1999
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/23/1999
Top Cat's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Cincinnati Ohio US 11/07/1999
Sweetwater Café Grant Lee Hitchcock Mill Valley California US 06/22/2000
The Attic Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/26/2000
Bommens Salonger Robyn Hitchcock Gothenburg Sweden 12/26/2000
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Southpaw Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/13/2004
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Norwich England UK 12/09/2004
Black Cat Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 03/23/2005
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock Hamilton Ontario Canada 11/15/2007
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/12/2008
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/17/2011
The Bell House Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2011
St. Leonard's Church Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/26/2011
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 01/21/2012
Ozen Bar Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 03/22/2012
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/13/2012
Cyclops Cafe & Lounge Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/30/2012
Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/28/2013
The Bodega Robyn Hitchcock Nottingham England UK 03/07/2013
The Chapel Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/03/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/26/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/30/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/30/2021
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/15/2023
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/08/2024
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/09/2024
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/11/2024

Lyrics

Man next door came round one night
To ask me for a drink
I said I didn't anymore
He said, "That's what you think."

A tendril curled around his leg
As he got up to leave
He said, "A friend of yours was here
But we all call him Steve."

Clean Steve
Clean Steve
They don't come any dirtier than me
Better watch out all you space cats
Clean Steve is a mineral man

My cousin Bruce came round to stay
The father of my son
He tore apart a stethoscope
And pointed at the sun

"There's tentacles between our worlds,"
He said, "so I believe."
I said, "The man next door's best friend
Was making videos with Clean Steve."

You could have knocked him down with a feather*

Clean Steve lent me a pound
In nineteen seventy-four
That was a lot of money then
I was extremely poor

We had a party three years later
Clean Steve wore a robe
He brought a new Nick Lowe cassette
And played it in the road

Clean Steve
Clean Steve
They don't come any dirtier than me
Better watch out all you space cats
Clean Steve is a mineral man

I called up Mark Ellen
But he wasn't really in
Instead I talked to his wife Claire
About some gigs she'd seen

Clean Steve was outside the house
Washing both his feet
We all had dinner with him once
He gave us lots to eat

There's some real people in the world
And some who are pretend
Clean Steve is making videos
With the man next door's best friend

He's good at playing frisbee
And his teeth are shining bright
I think he comes from Leatherhead
If all my facts are right

Clean Steve
Clean Steve
They don't come any dirtier than me
Better watch out all you space cats
Clean Steve is a mineral man

Lyrical variations:

*(if you'd had one)
knocked him down with a wardrobe
leatherhead, a small town just off the A25
knocked him down with a railway train
could have shaved his head off with a machete