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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 168 times, most recently at Old Town School of Folk Music on June 07, 2025. He first performed it at BBC Radio 1 - Saturday Live on September 15, 1984, 40 years and 8 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Patreon 2022 Robyn Hitchcock Internet 2022
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
BBC Radio 1 - Saturday Live Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/15/1984
Hope & Anchor "Robyn Hitchcock & Chums" (First Egyptians gig) London England UK 09/29/1984
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/02/1986
Paradise Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Reading England UK 06/02/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/13/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/1987
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/05/1987
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Manchester England UK 02/09/1988
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/20/1988
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/24/1988
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/29/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/30/1988
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 04/23/1990
Trax Robyn Hitchcock Charlottesville Virginia US 04/25/1990
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/30/1990
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 05/01/1990
Club Dada Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 05/16/1990
Belly Up Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Solana Beach California US 05/24/1990
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/30/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/05/1991
The Three Kings Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/19/1996
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/29/1998
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/12/1998
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/12/1998
Gardner Arts Centre Yo La Tengo Brighton England UK 05/06/2000
Southbank Centre - Royal Festival Hall Yo La Tengo London England UK 05/08/2000
Mitchell Theatre Yo La Tengo Glasgow Scotland UK 05/13/2000
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/16/2000
The Troubadour Grant Lee Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 06/20/2000
Great American Music Hall Grant Lee Hitchcock San Francisco California US 06/21/2000
Sweetwater Café Grant Lee Hitchcock Mill Valley California US 06/22/2000
Aladdin Theatre Grant Lee Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 06/23/2000
Crocodile Café Grant Lee Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 06/24/2000
Maxwell's Grant Lee Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 10/18/2000
Joe's Pub Grant Lee Hitchcock New York New York US 10/19/2000
The Middle East Grant Lee Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/22/2000
The Middle East Grant Lee Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/23/2000
Polish Club Robyn Hitchcock Sheffield England UK 10/05/2004
Rex Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/09/2004
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/03/2005
KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 03/08/2005
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/09/2005
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/13/2005
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 03/28/2005
Duncan Hall Robyn Hitchcock Lafayette Indiana US 04/03/2005
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/11/2007
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock Exeter England UK 01/25/2008
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock Nottingham England UK 01/27/2008
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/29/2008
Faraday Festival Robyn Hitchcock Barcelona Spain 07/04/2008
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 07/09/2008
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/13/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Somerville Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Symphony Space Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/22/2008
89.3 The Current Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/20/2009
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 02/28/2010
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 06/09/2010
OzenBar Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 09/09/2011
Teatro Lara Son Estrella Galicia Robyn Hitchcock Madrid Spain 02/22/2012
Butlin's Robyn Hitchcock Minehead England UK 03/09/2012
The Lexington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/02/2012
Village Underground Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/28/2012
LindolfoBar Robyn Hitchcock Montevideo Uruguay 09/26/2012
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 10/12/2012
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 10/14/2012
South Street Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Reading England UK 03/09/2013
St. Pancras Old Church Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/01/2013
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2016
Irvington Town Hall Theater Robyn Hitchcock Irvington New York US 04/07/2018
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 04/10/2018
Unitarian Church Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/18/2018
La Chapelle des Lombards Robyn Hitchcock Paris France 06/08/2018
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 08/30/2018
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 10/30/2018
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 11/07/2018
Colony Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/14/2018
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 11/16/2018
Columbus Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Providence Rhode Island US 11/17/2018
Prairie Center for the Arts Robyn Hitchcock Schaumburg Illinois US 01/19/2019
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 01/24/2019
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 03/30/2019
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 04/02/2019
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 04/03/2019
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/06/2019
The Barns at Wolf Trap Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 04/11/2019
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
Firehouse Center For The Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock Newburyport Massachusetts US 04/17/2019
The Center For Arts Robyn Hitchcock Natick Massachusetts US 04/20/2019
South Street Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Reading England UK 04/30/2019
St Mary's Creative Space Robyn Hitchcock Chester England UK 05/09/2019
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 06/19/2019
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 06/22/2019
Monarch Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/24/2019
Café Berlin Robyn Hitchcock Madrid Spain 10/03/2019
Mediathèque Robyn Hitchcock St Amand-les-Eaux France 10/15/2019
The Capstone Theater Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 10/19/2019
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 10/20/2019
BBC 6 Music - Marc Riley Robyn Hitchcock Salford England UK 10/23/2019
St Paul's Church Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 10/25/2019
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/29/2019
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/13/2019
The ArtsCenter Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 11/14/2019
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 11/17/2019
Murmrr Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/21/2019
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/22/2019
Columbus Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Providence Rhode Island US 11/23/2019
Concerts In The Studio Robyn Hitchcock Freehold New Jersey US 11/25/2019
Levontin7 Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv Israel 02/01/2020
Circolo Della Musica Robyn Hitchcock Rivoli Italy 02/07/2020
Chiesa Valdese Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 02/08/2020
Cripta Romanics del Duomo Robyn Hitchcock Avellino Italy 02/09/2020
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 02/27/2020
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 02/29/2020
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 03/13/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor & Terry Edwards London England UK 06/18/2021
St Mary's Creative Space Robyn Hitchcock Chester England UK 09/30/2021
Outpost in the Burbs Robyn Hitchcock Montclair New Jersey US 10/08/2021
City Winery (Pier 57) Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/12/2021
Musikfest Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Bethlehem Pennsylvania US 10/14/2021
The Hangar Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 10/15/2021
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 10/23/2021
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock Copenhagen Denmark 03/25/2022
Knuckleheads Robyn Hitchcock Kansas City Missouri US 04/14/2022
Stoughton Opera House Robyn Hitchcock Stoughton Wisconsin US 04/19/2022
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/21/2022
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/26/2022
Norwich Puppet Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Norwich England UK 09/23/2022
Madam Felle Robyn Hitchcock Bergen Norway 09/29/2022
Venue Folken Robyn Hitchcock Stavanger Norway 09/30/2022
Venskaben Robyn Hitchcock Asker Norway 10/02/2022
Bar Moskus Robyn Hitchcock Trondheim Norway 10/04/2022
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2022
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 02/28/2023
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 03/29/2023
The Betsey Trotwood Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/2023
Circolo Arci Bellezza Robyn Hitchcock Milan Italy 11/06/2023
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 01/20/2024
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 Great Club Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/01/2024
The Hamilton Live Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 04/19/2024
The Westport Library - Verso Studios Robyn Hitchcock Westport Connecticut US 04/28/2024
Cedar Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/02/2024
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 05/04/2024
The Crescent Robyn Hitchcock York England UK 09/01/2024
Oxted United Reformed Church Robyn Hitchcock Oxted England UK 09/08/2024
Saint Mary's Church Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 09/13/2024
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/09/2024
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/10/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/24/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 10/29/2024
Levon Helm Studios Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/01/2024
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/02/2024
Red Clay Music Foundry Robyn Hitchcock Duluth Georgia US 02/22/2025
South Broadway Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Albuquerque New Mexico US 05/02/2025
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 05/23/2025
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 06/07/2025

Comments

From Robyn on Patreon in 2022
This song was written in London in autumn 1982. I had just returned from my first trip to Norway, a place of endless twilights. It was the early days of my touring life, and I had played very few shows overseas. After a week in a yellow splitter van with seven other seedy Brit musicians, careening around blind corners 1000 metres above a winding fjord, I felt further away from home than I’d ever felt before. When we reached a plateau half way up the country that looked like the surface of Mars, it began to seem like an adventure.

Soon I was thinking quite loudly, and with the gain turned up, a Norwegian psychic landscape grew in my brain. Embryonic songs formed in it. One of them was set in a warm, wet night with dead leaves falling round a candle guttering on a small circular table. A wine bottle reflects the candlelight, opaque and menacing. Somebody appears from the shadows - their name begins with an E - and what follows may not be healthy but it will feel amazing. Next day, as so often happens, there will be no trace of the night before.

Lyrics

Long slender shadows pulsating in windows
While feathery curtain hide fountains of eyes
From the light

A different disease in another translation
Though you don't understand the familiar sensation

But who needs to talk when you're caught in the flavour of night?

And you, yeah you with your ice cream hands
You, yeah you are my friend

All that you want could be happening for you
Just like the road that unrolls there before you
Tonight

Eyes you don't trust but the fingers have beckoned
How long you got left? Well, how long do you reckon?

But who goes to waste when they're tasting the flavour of night?

And you, yeah you with your ice cream hands
You, yeah you are my friend

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How long you got left? About forty-five seconds     13a