I Want to Tell You About What I Want Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 159 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on January 19, 2025. He first performed it at Hillsborough Cup-A-Joe on February 08, 2017, 7 years and 11 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
88Nine Radio Milwaukee Presents: Studio Milwaukee Volume 7 Various Compilation 2017
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2017
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Hillsborough Cup-A-Joe Robyn Hitchcock Hillsborough North Carolina US 02/08/2017
Same Sky Productions Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 03/17/2017
The Standard Robyn Hitchcock Knoxville Tennessee US 03/24/2017
Ready Room Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/04/2017
KDHX Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/04/2017
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/06/2017
89.3 The Current Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/06/2017
Thalia Hall Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/08/2017
Marathon Center for Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock Findlay Ohio US 04/10/2017
The Majestic Robyn Hitchcock Detroit Michigan US 04/11/2017
WAPS Studio C Robyn Hitchcock Akron Ohio US 04/13/2017
The Kent Stage Robyn Hitchcock Kent Ohio US 04/13/2017
WYEP Community Broadcast Studio Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 04/14/2017
Mr. Smalls Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Millvale Pennsylvania US 04/14/2017
Town Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Buffalo New York US 04/15/2017
Capital Ale House Robyn Hitchcock Richmond Virginia US 04/19/2017
Lyric Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Blacksburg Virginia US 04/20/2017
WVTF Robyn Hitchcock Roanoke Virginia US 04/20/2017
KEXP Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 05/01/2017
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Los Angeles California US 05/03/2017
The Federal Bar Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Los Angeles California US 05/07/2017
Jammin Java Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 05/11/2017
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 05/13/2017
The ArtsCenter Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 05/14/2017
The Basement East Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 05/25/2017
Harbor Town Amphitheater Robyn Hitchcock Memphis Tennessee US 05/28/2017
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock San Diego California US 06/13/2017
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 06/17/2017
The Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 06/18/2017
SiriusXM The Loft Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 06/19/2017
Big Four Lawn Robyn Hitchcock Louisville Kentucky US 06/28/2017
Canton Waterfront Park Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Baltimore Maryland US 07/06/2017
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires San Francisco California US 07/25/2017
Pendarvis Farm Robyn Hitchcock Happy Valley Oregon US 08/04/2017
Musicians Corner, Centennial Park Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/26/2017
Woodstock Playhouse Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 09/02/2017
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/22/2017
KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/26/2017
KLOS Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 09/27/2017
Golden Gate Park Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/07/2017
Sala Estense Robyn Hitchcock Ferrara Italy 10/14/2017
The Globe Robyn Hitchcock Cardiff Wales UK 11/05/2017
White Rabbit Cabaret Robyn Hitchcock Indianapolis Indiana US 11/15/2017
Mountain Stage Robyn Hitchcock Charleston West Virginia US 11/19/2017
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & Elf Power Athens Georgia US 01/19/2018
Cafe Nine Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 02/18/2018
TivoliVredenburg Cloud Nine Robyn Hitchcock Utrecht Netherlands 02/27/2018
Festival Place Robyn Hitchcock Sherwood Park Alberta Canada 03/25/2018
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 04/04/2018
Irvington Town Hall Theater Robyn Hitchcock Irvington New York US 04/07/2018
Fat Lils Bar Robyn Hitchcock Witney England UK 05/15/2018
Unitarian Church Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/17/2018
Fruit Robyn Hitchcock Hull England UK 05/22/2018
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 05/23/2018
Oran Mor Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 05/24/2018
The HUBS Robyn Hitchcock Sheffield England UK 05/25/2018
Kingskerswell Parish Church Robyn Hitchcock Newton Abbot England UK 05/29/2018
The Brook Robyn Hitchcock Southampton England UK 05/30/2018
Ramsgate Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Ramsgate England UK 05/31/2018
La Chapelle des Lombards Robyn Hitchcock Paris France 06/08/2018
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs Portland Oregon US 10/06/2018
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 10/30/2018
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & Elf Power Athens Georgia US 11/08/2018
Colony Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/14/2018
Michael's On Main Robyn Hitchcock Soquel California US 12/29/2018
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock San Antonio Texas US 01/26/2019
Gasa Gasa Robyn Hitchcock New Orleans Louisiana US 02/02/2019
The Factory Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 02/22/2019
The State Room Robyn Hitchcock Salt Lake City Utah US 03/29/2019
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 03/30/2019
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 04/03/2019
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/06/2019
Chesapeake City Public Library Robyn Hitchcock Chesapeake Virginia US 04/10/2019
The Kate Robyn Hitchcock Old Saybrook Connecticut US 04/13/2019
Caffe Lena Robyn Hitchcock Saratoga Springs New York US 04/14/2019
The Stone Church Robyn Hitchcock Brattleboro Vermont US 04/16/2019
One Longfellow Square Robyn Hitchcock Portland Maine US 04/19/2019
The Smokehouse Robyn Hitchcock Ipswich England UK 05/03/2019
Central Library Robyn Hitchcock Huddersfield England UK 05/05/2019
The Crescent Robyn Hitchcock York England UK 05/08/2019
St James Wine Vaults Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 05/10/2019
Starline Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Oakland California US 05/16/2019
HopMonk Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Sebastopol California US 05/21/2019
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 06/19/2019
Club Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 06/21/2019
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/23/2019
Twyford Parish Hall Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 07/25/2019
The Bristol Folk House Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 07/26/2019
Café Berlin Robyn Hitchcock Madrid Spain 10/03/2019
Loco Club Robyn Hitchcock Valencia Spain 10/04/2019
Sala Upload Robyn Hitchcock Barcelona Spain 10/06/2019
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock Copenhagen Denmark 10/12/2019
Mediathèque Robyn Hitchcock St Amand-les-Eaux France 10/15/2019
The Jericho Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 10/17/2019
The Capstone Theater Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 10/19/2019
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 10/20/2019
The Deaf Institute Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 10/24/2019
St Paul's Church Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 10/25/2019
Storey's Field Centre Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 10/26/2019
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/13/2019
The ArtsCenter Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 11/14/2019
Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House Robyn Hitchcock Richmond Virginia US 11/16/2019
WPKN Robyn Hitchcock Bridgeport Connecticut US 11/22/2019
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/22/2019
The Chicago Theater Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 12/15/2019
Brewery Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Kendal England UK 01/25/2020
Drygate Brewing Co Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 01/26/2020
Whelan's Robyn Hitchcock Dublin Ireland 01/28/2020
Levontin7 Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv Israel 02/01/2020
Corner Live Robyn Hitchcock Mareno Di Piave Italy 02/05/2020
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/06/2020
The Outpost Performance Space Robyn Hitchcock Albuquerque New Mexico US 03/08/2020
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 03/13/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 04/29/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 11/04/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 03/31/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 05/14/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/25/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/08/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/29/2021
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock Copenhagen Denmark 03/25/2022
Off Broadway Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/13/2022
Knuckleheads Robyn Hitchcock Kansas City Missouri US 04/14/2022
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
Stoughton Opera House Robyn Hitchcock Stoughton Wisconsin US 04/19/2022
The Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 04/20/2022
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/21/2022
White Rabbit Cabaret Robyn Hitchcock Indianapolis Indiana US 04/22/2022
The Burl Robyn Hitchcock Lexington Kentucky US 04/23/2022
The Southgate House Revival Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 04/24/2022
Henry Tudor House Robyn Hitchcock Shrewsbury England UK 05/05/2022
Clwb Ifor Bach Robyn Hitchcock Cardiff Wales UK 05/06/2022
Gloucester Guildhall Robyn Hitchcock Gloucester England UK 05/07/2022
Moe's Alley Robyn Hitchcock Santa Cruz California US 05/20/2022
HIPNIC Robyn Hitchcock Big Sur California US 05/21/2022
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/23/2022
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Robyn Hitchcock Pioneertown California US 05/25/2022
The Cornish Bank Robyn Hitchcock Falmouth England UK 09/13/2022
Corn Exchange Robyn Hitchcock Hertford England UK 09/20/2022
Bar Moskus Robyn Hitchcock Trondheim Norway 10/04/2022
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 11/10/2022
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/22/2023
The Court House Robyn Hitchcock Bangor Northern Ireland UK 03/05/2023
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 03/28/2023
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 03/30/2023
Social Center TPO Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 11/05/2023
WaterColor Boathouse Robyn Hitchcock Santa Rosa Beach Florida US 01/12/2024
Red Fish Taco Robyn Hitchcock Santa Rosa Beach Florida US 01/14/2024
3TEN Austin City Limits Live Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 01/18/2024
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 01/19/2024
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 01/20/2024
Lulu's Downstairs Robyn Hitchcock Manitou Springs Colorado US 01/25/2024
The Armory Robyn Hitchcock Fort Collins Colorado US 01/27/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/21/2024
West Malvern Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Malvern England UK 08/30/2024
The Crescent Robyn Hitchcock York England UK 09/01/2024
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 10/23/2024
Levon Helm Studios Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/01/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 01/19/2025

Lyrics

You think I'm a thug?
I hear you thinking I’m a thug
Sentimental like a thug
Well I lack the physique but yes sir, it's a brutal try

We dive for pearls
In the drain
And hold dying competitions
Who can squirt blood furthest
Into the mouths of our cannibal overlords?

I want to tell you about what I want
I want to tell you about what I want

You think I'm ungenerous?
Really?
In what way?
The more you give someone the more they want from you
Rubbishing people is fun, it’s second to none in the joy that it brings to the self-righteous mind
Awooo! That's my head on a string baby

I want to tell you about what I want
I want to tell you about what I want

I want world peace
Gentle socialismo, no machismo
And the only god should be the god of L.O.V.E
I want a non-invasive kind of telepathy
That lets you feel what it's like to be somebody else
Feel what it's like to be somebody else

I want to tell you about what I want
I want to tell you about what I want

We're replacing ourselves with artificial thought
(boop boop b'doo)
And that could be our legacy
Before the feline dynasty
Scampers over history
Skiddly bop skiddly bop skiddly bop
And the machines
Count up to heaven
24/7
But 8 billion zeroes
Is still zero
If you've got no heart

I want to tell you about what I want
I want to tell you about what I want
I want to tell you about what I want
I want to tell you about what I want
What I want
What I want
(what I want)
(what I want)