My Favourite Buildings Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 82 times, most recently at StageOne on November 02, 2024. He first performed it at Ronnie Scott's on April 21, 1985, 39 years and 6 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
Invisible Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock Glass Fish Records Album 1986
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/21/1985
Grove Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dorchester England UK 02/19/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/31/1988
Virgin Megastore Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/01/1988
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge Massachusetts US 06/18/1989
Maxwell's (Late show) Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 09/22/1989
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/05/1989
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/30/1990
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 05/04/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/26/1990
Lounge Ax Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/28/1990
Tramps Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/03/1990
The Haunt Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 10/13/1990
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 10/27/1990
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 05/07/1992
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/28/1992
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 05/10/1993
Ultrasound Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 05/10/1994
Neurotic Records Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 09/24/1994
The Three Kings Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/27/1996
Milestones Robyn Hitchcock Rochester New York US 03/07/1997
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/15/1997
Let It Be Records Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/24/1997
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 08/26/1999
Storyville Robyn Hitchcock Arezzo Italy 01/16/2000
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/24/2004
Kitty Kat Klub Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/04/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/08/2005
Schuba's Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 03/31/2005
Milestones Robyn Hitchcock Rochester New York US 03/07/2007
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock Exeter England UK 01/25/2008
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock Nottingham England UK 01/27/2008
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/29/2008
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 01/30/2008
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/13/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Somerville Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Symphony Space Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/22/2008
OzenBar Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 09/10/2011
Butlin's Robyn Hitchcock Minehead England UK 03/09/2012
The Lexington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/02/2012
Village Underground Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/28/2012
Samsung Studio Robyn Hitchcock Buenos Aires Argentina 09/28/2012
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 10/12/2012
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/13/2012
Fitzgerald Theater Wits Saint Paul Minnesota US 03/15/2013
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/21/2014
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 10/09/2016
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 05/13/2017
The ArtsCenter Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 05/14/2017
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 06/15/2017
Baby's All Right Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 09/03/2017
Carnegie Lecture Hall of Oakland Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/17/2017
Narrows Center for the Arts Robyn Hitchcock Fall River Massachusetts US 04/12/2018
The HUBS Robyn Hitchcock Sheffield England UK 05/25/2018
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 08/30/2018
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/06/2019
Levontin7 Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv Israel 02/02/2020
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 02/28/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/02/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/18/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 03/12/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 03/24/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor & Terry Edwards London England UK 06/18/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/01/2021
Foxlowe Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Leek England UK 09/24/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/08/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/09/2022
People's Republic of Camperdown Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/08/2022
Off Broadway Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/13/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 07/24/2022
Unknown Venue Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/22/2023
The Blue Door Robyn Hitchcock Oklahoma City Oklahoma US 01/22/2024
Industrie Fluviali Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 07/12/2024
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 09/29/2024
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/12/2024
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/02/2024

Lyrics

My favourite buildings are all falling down
Seems like I dwell in a different town
But why should I bother with painting them brown
When they'll all be pulled down in the end?

My favourite buildings stretch upwards for miles
Remind me somehow of your favorite smiles
Like oak leaves in autumn cascading on stiles
In the rain

Nobody seems to know how long
All of these buildings belong
Till they become part of you
People get down on your knees
Buildings are like a disease
You could wind up in a zoo
And most people do

My favourite buildings are all laid to waste
One might as well sculpt a statue from toothpaste
And some day I could have a fifty inch waist
It's all free
For my favourite buildings and me

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Why the hell bother with painting them brown       3a
You might as well sculpt a statue from toothpaste 17a