Muriel's Hoof/The Rout of the Clones Releases Gigs Comments

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 14 times, most recently at Tiffany's on May 22, 1979. He first performed it at Hope & Anchor on March 29, 1978, 1 year and 1 month earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
A Can of Bees The Soft Boys Two Crabs Music Album 1979
Invisible Hits The Soft Boys Midnight Music Album 1983
Rout Of The Clones The Soft Boys Bootleg 1995
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 03/29/1978
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 04/15/1978
Alex Wood Hall Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 04/29/1978
The Penthouse The Soft Boys Scarborough England UK 05/05/1978
Alex Wood Hall The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 05/13/1978
Nashville Rooms The Soft Boys London England UK 05/14/1978
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 11/11/1978
Nashville Rooms The Soft Boys London England UK 11/16/1978
Lady Mitchell Hall The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 11/27/1978
Rock Garden The Soft Boys London England UK 12/22/1978
Lady Mitchell Hall The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 03/01/1979
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 03/24/1979
Woods The Soft Boys Plymouth England UK 05/16/1979
Tiffany's The Soft Boys Edinburgh Scotland UK 05/22/1979

Comments

Muriel's Hoof/The Rout of the Clones is the Soft Boys' take on "Bryan O'Lynn/The Hag With the Money," an early Steeleye Span tune (on Please to See the King, 1971) interpreting the classic Irish jig Bryan O'Lynn. The Soft Boys added it to their setlists starting in 1978 and ultimately released it posthumously under the new name (on Invisible Hits in 1983 and as a bonus track on Can of Bees in 2011). It is not entirely clear who should get author credit, but perhaps because it comes from a traditional tune, the arrangement appears to be credited to Robyn Hitchcock.