America Albums Gigs Lyrics

Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
71

Albums

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

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
The Soft Boys Great Northern Cambridge England UK January 19, 1982
"Robyn Hitchcock & Chums" (First Egyptians gig) Hope & Anchor London England UK September 29, 1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dingwalls London England UK November 17, 1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Bell London England UK December 17, 1984
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dingwalls London England UK March 15, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Marquee London England UK April 27, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Irving Plaza New York New York US June 21, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 9:30 Club Washington DC US November 09, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Blind Pig Ann Arbor Michigan US November 13, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 7th Street Entry Minneapolis Minnesota US November 16, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Mabel's Champaign Illinois US November 19, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Patio Indianapolis Indiana US November 20, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 688 Club Atlanta Georgia US November 22, 1985
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Union Theatre Madison Wisconsin US April 10, 1988
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Ritz New York New York US September 20, 1988
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Town and Country Club London England UK October 06, 1988
Nigel and the Crosses Borderline London England UK May 28, 1989
Robyn Hitchcock Great American Music Hall San Francisco California US May 30, 1990
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK January 19, 1996
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK September 03, 1996
Robyn Hitchcock Knitting Factory New York New York US March 13, 1997
Robyn Hitchcock Mean Fiddler London England UK April 04, 1998
Robyn Hitchcock Mercury Lounge New York New York US November 20, 1998
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Magic Bag Ferndale Michigan US November 06, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Top Cat's Cincinnati Ohio US November 07, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Metro Chicago Illinois US November 10, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota US November 11, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Soiled Dove Denver Colorado US November 13, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Crocodile Café Seattle Washington US November 16, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Aladdin Theater Portland Oregon US November 17, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Great American Music Hall San Francisco California US November 19, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA The Troubadour Los Angeles California US November 20, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA The Mint Los Angeles California US November 22, 1999
Robyn Hitchcock The Garage London England UK February 01, 2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Point Oxford England UK November 17, 2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Underworld Camden England UK November 18, 2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Garage London England UK January 25, 2002
Robyn Hitchcock Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall London England UK March 02, 2003
Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Theatre Somerville Massachusetts US November 21, 2008
Robyn Hitchcock Symphony Space New York New York US November 22, 2008
Robyn Hitchcock ABC2 Glasgow Scotland UK February 07, 2009
Robyn Hitchcock South Hill Park Arts Centre Bracknell England UK February 14, 2009
Robyn Hitchcock The Junction Cambridge England UK February 17, 2009
Robyn Hitchcock The Fleece Bristol England UK February 18, 2009
Robyn Hitchcock Piazza Sasdelli Casola Valsenio Italy August 14, 2009
Robyn Hitchcock Zodiac Oxford England UK April 14, 2010
Robyn Hitchcock The Fleece Bristol England UK April 16, 2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham England UK April 18, 2010
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Brighton England UK April 19, 2010
Robyn Hitchcock O2 Academy Islington London England UK April 20, 2010
Robyn Hitchcock Palazzo d'Avalos Vasto Italy August 01, 2010
Robyn Hitchcock Village Underground London England UK February 28, 2013
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada September 11, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock The Dock Ithaca New York US March 24, 2016
Robyn Hitchcock Open Arts Stage Bordentown New Jersey US March 28, 2016
Robyn Hitchcock & Eugene Mirman The Grey Eagle Asheville North Carolina US April 16, 2016
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires The Troubadour Los Angeles California US May 03, 2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires The Federal Bar Los Angeles California US May 07, 2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Canton Waterfront Park Baltimore Maryland US July 06, 2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires The Fillmore San Francisco California US July 25, 2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Lincoln Theatre Washington DC US April 28, 2018
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires O2 Academy Manchester Manchester England UK May 11, 2018
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires University London Union (ULU) London England UK May 12, 2018
Robyn Hitchcock The Orpheum Theater Flagstaff Arizona US March 07, 2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US May 20, 2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK September 11, 2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK May 07, 2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK November 24, 2021
Robyn Hitchcock Unknown Hotel Chicago Illinois US April 17, 2022
Robyn Hitchcock Harlow's Sacramento California US May 23, 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