Insect Mother Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 44 times, most recently at Rebecca Schiffman's house on May 28, 2025. He first performed it at Ronnie Scott's on April 21, 1985, 40 years and 1 month earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
fegMANIA! Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Midnight Music / Slash Records Album 1985
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/21/1985
Electric Screen Cinema Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 09/06/1985
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 11/09/1985
7th St. Entry Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/17/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/10/1987
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/13/1987
Club Lingerie Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 07/17/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
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 07/30/1988
Inkstick Shibura Factory Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tokyo Japan 09/16/1988
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 09/20/1988
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 10/06/1988
Tate Center - Georgia Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Athens Georgia US 06/08/1989
Centre Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 06/09/1989
1313 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charlotte North Carolina US 06/10/1989
Rialto Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Raleigh North Carolina US 06/11/1989
Diamond Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Toronto Ontario Canada 06/22/1989
Newport Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Columbus Ohio US 06/27/1989
St. Andrew's Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Detroit Michigan US 06/28/1989
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/09/1990
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 04/07/1995
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 04/14/1995
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/18/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/05/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/10/1996
Sweetwater Robyn Hitchcock Mill Valley California US 06/02/1997
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Portland Oregon US 11/17/1999
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/16/2000
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/16/2002
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/23/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/27/2002
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Pestival London England UK 09/04/2009
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/16/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 05/12/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/18/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/17/2021
Cluny 2 Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 05/01/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/08/2022
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 02/26/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 04/02/2025
Rebecca Schiffman's house Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/28/2025

Lyrics

Lift up your candle dress
Unweave your nylon spine
In velvet and in onions
You will soon be mine

I am your humble servant
Madam as you see
Tonight I am determined
You will lie along with me

You are an insect mother
With a black shiny head
That parts your cloak to open
Human you upon the bed

You are an insect mother
I your jammy son
And now we've found each other 15
There is nowhere else to run

Lift up your candle dress
Unweave your nylon spine
In velvet and in onions
You will soon be mine

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And all to hope for offal                          15a
In home counties there we run                      16a