Mr. Rock 'N' Roll Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 21 times, most recently at Unknown Hotel on April 17, 2022. He first performed it at Maxwell's on July 20, 1988, 33 years and 8 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
You & Oblivion Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1995
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/20/1988
Constitution Hall Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/21/1988
Pier 84 Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 07/22/1988
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/24/1988
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1988
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 07/31/1988
Paradise Lounge Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 08/02/1988
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 05/15/1990
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 05/15/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/25/1990
New George's Robyn Hitchcock San Rafael California US 07/07/1990
Kennel Club Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/21/1991
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 06/04/1991
City Stages Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Birmingham Alabama US 06/21/1992
Masquerade Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 06/23/1992
Newbury Comics Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 04/08/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/05/1996
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/30/2021
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/17/2022

Lyrics

I won't breathe and I won't snarl and I won't even come
I'll be like a statue, I'll be curious and numb
Sounds that grow on top of you will leave you standing hard
Like a damaged piece of wood or like a tub of lard

Mr. Rock 'N' Roll, are you receiving me?
Please.

I won't interact with you or mess you up at all
I won't stand and I won't crawl and I won't even fall
Silence is a radio that you can call your own
Be massaged by people who collect outside your phone

Mr. Rock 'N' Roll, are you receiving me?
Please.

We used to dance to you, boy
I used to dance to you, boy
And your humming

I won't dream and I won't blink and I won't even hear
There'll be a religious voice and no one will be there
Eyes that shine and globes that smart and you'll be feeling fine
Up on the horizon where the eagles' talons shine

Mr. Rock 'N' Roll, are you receiving me?
Please.

<alternates>
I'll be like a statue, I'll be serious and numb  2a

I used to dance through your voice   14&15a
I used to dance through your void    14&15