America Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 78 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on January 18, 2025. He first performed it at Great Northern Hotel on January 19, 1982, 42 years and 11 months earlier.
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
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Great Northern Hotel The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 01/19/1982
The Venue Robyn Hitchcock Orchestra London England UK 03/24/1982
Hope & Anchor "Robyn Hitchcock & Chums" (First Egyptians gig) London England UK 09/29/1984
Dingwalls Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 11/17/1984
The Bell Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 12/17/1984
Dingwalls Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 03/15/1985
Marquee Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 04/27/1985
Irving Plaza Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 06/21/1985
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 11/09/1985
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/13/1985
7th St. Entry Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/16/1985
Mabel's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Champaign Illinois US 11/19/1985
Patio Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Indianapolis Indiana US 11/20/1985
688 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 11/22/1985
Rose Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cologne Germany 04/16/1986
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 04/01/1988
Union Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Madison Wisconsin US 04/10/1988
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
Borderline Nigel and the Crosses London England UK 05/28/1989
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/19/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/03/1996
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/13/1997
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/04/1998
Mercury Lounge Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/20/1998
Magic Bag Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Ferndale Michigan US 11/06/1999
Top Cat's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Cincinnati Ohio US 11/07/1999
Metro Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Chicago Illinois US 11/10/1999
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/11/1999
Soiled Dove Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Denver Colorado US 11/13/1999
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Seattle Washington US 11/16/1999
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Portland Oregon US 11/17/1999
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA San Francisco California US 11/19/1999
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Los Angeles California US 11/20/1999
The Mint Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Los Angeles California US 11/22/1999
The Garage Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2000
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 11/17/2000
The Underworld Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/18/2000
The Garage Robyn Hitchcock and.... London England UK 01/25/2002
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock: 50th Birthday Celebration London England UK 03/02/2003
Somerville Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Symphony Space Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/22/2008
ABC2 Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 02/07/2009
South Hill Park Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock Bracknell England UK 02/14/2009
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/16/2009
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 02/17/2009
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 02/18/2009
Piazza Sasdelli Robyn Hitchcock Casola Valsenio Italy 08/14/2009
O2 ABC Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 04/08/2010
Club Academy Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 04/11/2010
O2 Academy Liverpool Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 04/12/2010
Carling Academy Oxford Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 04/14/2010
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 04/16/2010
O2 Academy Birmingham Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 04/18/2010
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 04/19/2010
O2 Academy Islington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/20/2010
Palazzo d'Avalos Robyn Hitchcock Vasto Italy 08/01/2010
Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/28/2013
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/11/2014
The Dock Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 03/24/2016
Open Arts Stage Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 03/28/2016
The Grey Eagle Robyn Hitchcock & Eugene Mirman Asheville North Carolina US 04/16/2016
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Los Angeles California US 05/03/2017
The Federal Bar Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Los Angeles California US 05/07/2017
Canton Waterfront Park Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Baltimore Maryland US 07/06/2017
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires San Francisco California US 07/25/2017
Lincoln Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Washington DC US 04/28/2018
Club Academy Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Manchester England UK 05/11/2018
University London Union (ULU) Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires London England UK 05/12/2018
The Orpheum Theater Robyn Hitchcock Flagstaff Arizona US 03/07/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/20/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 09/11/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 05/07/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/24/2021
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/17/2022
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/23/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/03/2022
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 01/18/2025

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