America Releases Gigs Lyrics

Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
77

Releases

Title Artist Label Type Year
Groovy Decay Robyn Hitchcock Albion Records Album 1982
America Robyn Hitchcock Albion Records Single 1982
Groovy Decoy Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1985
Gotta Let This Hen Out! Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Midnight Music Album 1985
The Man Who Invented Himself Robyn Hitchcock United Records Compilation 1986
A Soft Boy No More Robyn Hitchcock Blue Lake Records Bootleg 1988
Catalog Sampler Robyn Hitchcock (& the Egyptians) Rhino Records Promo 1994
Gravy Deco Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1995
Rachel Getting Married (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Various Lakeshore Records Album 2008
Luminous Groove Box Set sampler Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Yep Roc Promo 2008
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
The Soft Boys Great Northern Hotel Cambridge England UK 01/19/1982
Robyn Hitchcock Orchestra The Venue London England UK 03/24/1982
"Robyn Hitchcock & Chums" (First Egyptians gig) Hope & Anchor London England UK 09/29/1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dingwalls London England UK 11/17/1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Bell London England UK 12/17/1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dingwalls London England UK 03/15/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Marquee London England UK 04/27/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Irving Plaza New York New York US 06/21/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 9:30 Club Washington DC US 11/09/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Blind Pig Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/13/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 7th St. Entry Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/16/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Mabel's Champaign Illinois US 11/19/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Patio Indianapolis Indiana US 11/20/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 688 Club Atlanta Georgia US 11/22/1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Rose Club Cologne Germany 04/16/1986
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Paradise Rock Club Boston Massachusetts US 04/01/1988
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Union Theatre Madison Wisconsin US 04/10/1988
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Ritz New York New York US 09/20/1988
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Town and Country Club London England UK 10/06/1988
Nigel and the Crosses Borderline London England UK 05/28/1989
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 01/19/1996
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 09/03/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Knitting Factory New York New York US 03/13/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Mean Fiddler London England UK 04/04/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Mercury Lounge New York New York US 11/20/1998
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Magic Bag Ferndale Michigan US 11/06/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Top Cat's Cincinnati Ohio US 11/07/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Metro Chicago Illinois US 11/10/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/11/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Soiled Dove Denver Colorado US 11/13/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Crocodile Café Seattle Washington US 11/16/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Aladdin Theater Portland Oregon US 11/17/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Great American Music Hall San Francisco California US 11/19/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA The Troubadour Los Angeles California US 11/20/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA The Mint Los Angeles California US 11/22/1999
Robyn Hitchcock The Garage London England UK 02/01/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Point Oxford England UK 11/17/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Underworld London England UK 11/18/2000
Robyn Hitchcock and.... The Garage London England UK 01/25/2002
Robyn Hitchcock Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall London England UK 03/02/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Theatre Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Symphony Space New York New York US 11/22/2008
Robyn Hitchcock ABC2 Glasgow Scotland UK 02/07/2009
Robyn Hitchcock South Hill Park Arts Centre Bracknell England UK 02/14/2009
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Brighton England UK 02/16/2009
Robyn Hitchcock The Junction Cambridge England UK 02/17/2009
Robyn Hitchcock The Fleece Bristol England UK 02/18/2009
Robyn Hitchcock Piazza Sasdelli Casola Valsenio Italy 08/14/2009
Robyn Hitchcock O2 ABC Glasgow Scotland UK 04/08/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Club Academy Manchester England UK 04/11/2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool England UK 04/12/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Carling Academy Oxford Oxford England UK 04/14/2010
Robyn Hitchcock The Fleece Bristol England UK 04/16/2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham England UK 04/18/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Brighton England UK 04/19/2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Islington London England UK 04/20/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Palazzo d'Avalos Vasto Italy 08/01/2010
Robyn Hitchcock Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective London England UK 02/28/2013
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada 09/11/2014
Robyn Hitchcock The Dock Ithaca New York US 03/24/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Open Arts Stage Bordentown New Jersey US 03/28/2016
Robyn Hitchcock & Eugene Mirman The Grey Eagle Asheville North Carolina US 04/16/2016
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires The Troubadour Los Angeles California US 05/03/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires The Federal Bar Los Angeles California US 05/07/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Canton Waterfront Park Baltimore Maryland US 07/06/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires The Fillmore San Francisco California US 07/25/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Lincoln Theatre Washington DC US 04/28/2018
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Club Academy Manchester England UK 05/11/2018
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires University London Union (ULU) London England UK 05/12/2018
Robyn Hitchcock The Orpheum Theater Flagstaff Arizona US 03/07/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 05/20/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 09/11/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 05/07/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 11/24/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Unknown Hotel Chicago Illinois US 04/17/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Harlow's Sacramento California US 05/23/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 06/03/2022

Lyrics

Where do you live?  Where do you eat?
Do you still live on Semaphore Street?
The children we were have grown into us
You in a car and me in a bus

How do you know you'll recognize me?
I'm not too clear, but I'm easy to see
Moving alone through the fossilized crowd
People in motion who feel so loud, yeah

I gave America your name and she taped it on the sea
I gave America your kiss and she blew it over me
What ya see

How do you know when you've gone too far?
Look in the mirror, that's where you are
People go by on their legs and their hands
Bury their heads in the evening sands

I gave America my blood and she drank it gratefully
I told America her weight and she said you'd wait for me
All of me

Someone like you impresses my head
Maybe it's true I'm not totally dead
This is goodbye, yeah, I've said it before
This time you're not gonna see me no more, well

I gave America her head and she fired it at me
I gave America her mouth and she turned it on to me
I gave America her heart and it's beating over me
I gave America her gold and she melted over me