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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 8 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on October 19, 2022. He first performed it at Robyn & Emma's house on July 22, 2020, 2 years and 2 months earlier.

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Notes from Robyn on Patreon in 2020.
Here is another demo of a song I’m working on for my new album. It began life on the piano, but we can’t get that tuned these days so it’s migrated over to a nylon-stringed Spanish guitar tuned down a tone. It may sprout harmonies, riffs, handclaps and all kinds of sugar protuberances on its way to the vinyl grooves. But here it is, just for you, in its pure form...

Incidentally, it's the first song of mine to strongly feature my feline muse, Tubby.

Lyrics

This is 'Upgrade Me' take one
Ah one, two, three, four

Upgrade me darling, like a Fold
That's too cute to be very old
Upgrade me sister, like a tree
Grows through the walls of memory
Upgrade me as the tide rolls in
Upgrade me till I'm without sin

Upgrade me honey, in your sleep
And let me be the one you keep
Beside you like a bedside lamp
All turned on and free from damp
Upgrade me till my hourglass drains
Away all my sandy remains
Upgrade me

Upgrade me Tubby with thine eye
That shines on me, that shines on I
When you and I are side by side
Oh good Sir Tubbs, the wall of pride
Is looming like it always does
The stop sign between them and us
Upgrade me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Upgrade me

Upgrade me Jesus, like a cork
That bobs around you as you walk
Across the water, in your shorts
To see what kind of fish you caught
Upgrade me with thy wand and staff
Upgrade me in my tartan scarf
Upgrade me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Upgrade me

I just gonna dissolve without you
I just want to evolve without you
yeah, yeah, yeah
Mmmmmm

Upgrade me domino on high
Teach me to love before I die
I'm ready to be upside down
I'm ready to spin round and round
And round and round the seagulls wheal
I'll steal what the seagulls steal
Upgrade me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Upgrade me