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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 13 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on December 08, 2021. He first performed it at The Nightstage on October 08, 1990, 31 years and 2 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Side Three The Soft Boys Editions PAF! Album 2002
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/08/1990
Theatre of Living Arts The Soft Boys Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/20/2001
9:30 Club The Soft Boys Washington DC US 03/21/2001
Irving Plaza The Soft Boys New York New York US 03/24/2001
Paradise Rock Club The Soft Boys Boston Massachusetts US 03/26/2001
St. Andrew's Hall The Soft Boys Detroit Michigan US 03/29/2001
Metro The Soft Boys Chicago Illinois US 03/30/2001
First Avenue The Soft Boys Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/31/2001
Crocodile Café The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 04/04/2001
The Fillmore The Soft Boys San Francisco California US 04/07/2001
Pavilion Theatre The Soft Boys Brighton England UK 04/20/2001
The Cathouse The Soft Boys Glasgow Scotland UK 04/24/2001
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/08/2021

Comments

Originally a 'Queen Elvis'-era outtake, Evil Guy was revived for the 2001 Soft Boys reunion tour.

Lyrics

Sha-la-la

Evil Guy with your gouging horn
Were you this evil when you were born?
Sha-la-la

He's got no idea of love
He wants to soil the virgin's glove
Sha-la-la

He sniffs the beauty of the rose
Just like cocaine into his nose
Sha-la-la

He just wants power over you
And when he's had it, then he's through

Evil guy, if you were me,
What kind of person would I be?
Sha-la-la

Embedded deep in someone else
I never could forget myself
Sha-la-la