According to our records, Robyn has played this song 68 times, most recently at Green Dragon Hotel
on December 21, 2008.
He first performed it at St John's Pythagoras Room
on November 24, 1977, 31 years earlier.
Releases
Title
Artist
Label
Type
Year
Two Halves for the Price of One
The Soft Boys
Armageddon Records
Album
1981
The Soft Boys 1976-1981
The Soft Boys
Rykodisc
Album
1993
Rout Of The Clones
The Soft Boys
Bootleg
1995
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Gigs
Venue
Billed As
City
State
Country
Date
St John's Pythagoras Room
Robyn Hitchcock
Cambridge
England
UK
11/24/1977
The Penthouse
The Soft Boys
Scarborough
England
UK
05/05/1978
Hope & Anchor
The Soft Boys
London
England
UK
05/06/1978
The Roundhouse
The Soft Boys
London
England
UK
05/07/1978
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
05/20/1978
Marquee
The Soft Boys
London
England
UK
05/25/1978
Rock Garden
The Soft Boys
Middlesbrough
England
UK
06/02/1978
Tiffany's
The Soft Boys
Edinburgh
Scotland
UK
06/05/1978
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Comments
"Mystery Train" is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Junior Parker in 1953. Originally performed in the style of a Memphis blues or rhythm and blues tune, it was inspired by earlier songs and later became a popular rockabilly song, as first covered by Elvis Presley, then numerous others.