The Man Who Loves the Rain Releases Gigs Lyrics Comments

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 90 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on January 15, 2025. He first performed it at Robyn & Emma's house on August 26, 2020, 4 years and 4 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
The Man Who Loved the Rain Robyn Hitchcock Internet 2020
Shufflemania! Robyn Hitchcock Tiny Ghost Records Album 2022
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 08/26/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 08/28/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 09/11/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/27/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 01/27/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 02/19/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 03/10/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/25/2021
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/03/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/17/2022
The Cornish Bank Robyn Hitchcock Falmouth England UK 09/13/2022
The Barrel House Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Totnes England UK 09/14/2022
Redgrave Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 09/15/2022
Corn Exchange Robyn Hitchcock Hertford England UK 09/20/2022
South Street Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Reading England UK 09/21/2022
The Lighthouse Robyn Hitchcock Deal England UK 09/22/2022
Norwich Puppet Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Norwich England UK 09/23/2022
Madam Felle Robyn Hitchcock Bergen Norway 09/29/2022
Venskaben Robyn Hitchcock Asker Norway 10/02/2022
Bar Moskus Robyn Hitchcock Trondheim Norway 10/04/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/07/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/12/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/19/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Amsterdam Netherlands 10/21/2022
STILL - Ambacht in de Stad Robyn Hitchcock Utrecht Netherlands 10/23/2022
The Lounge at World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/03/2022
WXPN Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/03/2022
Cafe Nine Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 11/06/2022
WNYC - Soundcheck Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/08/2022
Relix Media Group Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/08/2022
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 11/10/2022
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/12/2022
The Basement Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 11/16/2022
Studentsamfunnet Driv Robyn Hitchcock Tromsø Norway 11/25/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/30/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/28/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/11/2023
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/15/2023
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/22/2023
Alexandra Palace Theatre Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/25/2023
Mono - Kings Court Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 03/01/2023
Whelan's Robyn Hitchcock Dublin Ireland 03/03/2023
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/08/2023
Neptune Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/17/2023
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 03/19/2023
The Chapel Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/21/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/24/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/25/2023
89.3 The Current Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 03/28/2023
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 03/29/2023
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 03/30/2023
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/01/2023
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 04/02/2023
The Betsey Trotwood Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/30/2023
The Betsey Trotwood Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/2023
Claypath Delicatessen Robyn Hitchcock Durham England UK 08/18/2023
Mid Sussex Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Hassocks England UK 09/03/2023
The Old Woollen Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 09/06/2023
The Talleyrand Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 09/09/2023
3TEN Austin City Limits Live Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 01/18/2024
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 01/20/2024
The Blue Door Robyn Hitchcock Oklahoma City Oklahoma US 01/22/2024
LowDown Robyn Hitchcock Tulsa Oklahoma US 01/23/2024
Lulu's Downstairs Robyn Hitchcock Manitou Springs Colorado US 01/25/2024
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 01/26/2024
The Merri Creek Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 03/10/2024
The Grey Eagle Robyn Hitchcock Asheville North Carolina US 04/16/2024
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 04/17/2024
The Hamilton Live Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 04/19/2024
White Eagle Hall Robyn Hitchcock Jersey City New Jersey US 04/23/2024
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 04/24/2024
Christ Church United Robyn Hitchcock Lowell Massachusetts US 04/26/2024
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 04/27/2024
The Westport Library - Verso Studios Robyn Hitchcock Westport Connecticut US 04/28/2024
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/16/2024
Smiå Robyn Hitchcock Egersund Norway 07/05/2024
Industrie Fluviali Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 07/12/2024
Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Villa Demidoff Robyn Hitchcock Pratolino Italy 07/13/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/19/2024
The Crescent Robyn Hitchcock York England UK 09/01/2024
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 09/11/2024
Saint Mary's Church Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 09/13/2024
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/09/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 10/16/2024
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 10/23/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/24/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 10/29/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 12/04/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 01/08/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 01/15/2025

Comments

The song is based on list of unused book titles by Raymond Chandler and was initially written and recorded for a project organized by writer Gina Arnold. The original title was 'The Man Who Loved the Rain' but Robyn subsequently changed it is 'Loves'. Robyn's original recording can be heard on Soundcloud here

Lyrics

Respect the dead
You will be joining them soon
Honour your mother and father
And all of the folks
On the moon

In watery handwriting scattered in drops
On my window pane
He wrote: “I am the weathervane
I’m the man who loves the rain”

Don’t last too long
The world changes under your feet
Life is eternal life is so brief and
Life is so sweet
Sweeter than even a fox in a hole
Or a thought in a brain.

He wrote: “I am the weathervane
Swaying with every feeling that hits me again and again
I’m the man who loves the rain
The man who loves the rain”

You have two graves
Your name’s on both of them
I like to keep people guessing as well when I’m close to them
I have two clouds
Both of them hard to contain
One of them showers the flowers
The other one bursts into flames

I am the weathervane
Love me or leave me
You have to believe me
I’ll jump your train

I’m the man who loves the rain
The man who loves the rain

Don’t try to go
Don’t try to remain
I’m the man who loves the rain