Nietzsche's Way Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 81 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on January 08, 2025. He first performed it at Largo on November 15, 1997, 27 years and 1 month earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
A Star For Bram Robyn Hitchcock Editions PAF! Album 2000
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/15/1997
Rams Head Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 06/13/1998
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 06/20/1998
Mercury Lounge Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/20/1998
Estragon Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 02/10/1999
KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/31/1999
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Seattle Washington US 11/16/1999
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Los Angeles California US 11/20/1999
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/26/2000
KCRW Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 03/19/2000
Coolidge Corner Cinema Robyn Hitchcock Brookline Massachusetts US 06/17/2000
The Middle East Grant Lee Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/22/2000
Rex Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/09/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/09/2005
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 03/26/2005
The Hideout Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/02/2005
Lions Lair Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 04/05/2005
Crystal Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/08/2005
The Key Club Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 West Hollywood California US 02/25/2006
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 11/03/2006
Y-Rock on WXPN Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/22/2006
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 01/21/2012
LindolfoBar Robyn Hitchcock Montevideo Uruguay 09/27/2012
Samsung Studio Robyn Hitchcock Buenos Aires Argentina 09/28/2012
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 10/05/2012
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 11/02/2014
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 11/08/2014
KUTX Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 02/07/2015
Workplay Theater Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham Alabama US 02/12/2015
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 02/22/2015
High Tea Emma Swift Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/05/2015
Botanic Park Taste The World Adelaide South Australia Australia 03/07/2015
Botanic Park Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Adelaide South Australia Australia 03/07/2015
Botanic Park Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Adelaide South Australia Australia 03/09/2015
The Factory Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & The Holy Soul Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/12/2015
Columbia City Theater Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/16/2015
WOW Hall Robyn Hitchcock Eugene Oregon US 03/17/2015
Raindogs House Robyn Hitchcock Savona Italy 04/08/2015
Unter Deck Robyn Hitchcock Munich Germany 04/20/2015
Club Manufaktur Robyn Hitchcock Schorndorf Germany 04/22/2015
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 06/02/2015
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/05/2015
Umberslade Estate Robyn Hitchcock Tanworth In Arden England UK 06/07/2015
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 06/09/2015
Barney Danson Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Ottawa Ontario Canada 07/09/2015
Bird's Hill Provincial Park Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Oakbank Manitoba Canada 07/11/2015
Prince's Island Park Robyn Hitchcock Calgary Alberta Canada 07/24/2015
Mountain Winery Robyn Hitchcock Saratoga California US 09/04/2015
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/11/2015
The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 09/23/2015
Golden Gate Park Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/03/2015
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/20/2015
Narrows Center for the Arts Robyn Hitchcock Fall River Massachusetts US 11/21/2015
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 01/28/2016
The Landmark on Main Street Robyn Hitchcock Port Washington New York US 01/29/2016
The Generator Robyn Hitchcock Johannesburg South Africa 02/06/2016
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 03/03/2016
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/05/2016
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 03/06/2016
Arden Gild Hall Robyn Hitchcock Arden Delaware US 03/18/2016
Cafe Nine Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 03/25/2016
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 06/03/2016
Grace Emily Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Adelaide South Australia Australia 12/15/2016
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/18/2016
Grammy Museum at L.A. Live Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 09/26/2017
Hanoi Social Club Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Hanoi Vietnam 12/01/2018
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 04/02/2019
Monarch Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/24/2019
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 02/28/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 04/15/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/17/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/04/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/16/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/03/2021
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/17/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/18/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 07/24/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/17/2022
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 04/05/2023
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Robyn Hitchcock Pioneertown California US 05/23/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 01/08/2025

Lyrics

Los Angeles police
They come in different flavors
And history refuses
To do them any favors

The insects point towards you
With numbers on their collars
I'm dancing with a sandwich
That cost eleven dollars

That's Nietzche's way of telling you
That's Nietzche's way of setting you down

You were in love with Caesar
But Caesar in a body bag
It could have been a grow bag
If he'd been a tomato

That's Nietzsche's way of tempting you
That's Nietzsche's way of setting you down

I don't like that word "absolute"
You see that loathsome superman
He flexes by your sundial
My physique was inadequate
So I became a dreamer

It's the privilege of youth and beauty
To hate themselves
It's the privilege of youth and beauty
To fade

If something doesn't kill you
It's gotta make you stronger
And as you haven't killed me
You must have made me stronger

It's the privilege of youth and beauty
To corrupt themselves
It's the privilege of youth and beauty
To decay

Los Angeles police
They come in different flavors
And history refuses
To do them any favors

That's Nietzsche's way of telling you
That's Nietzsche's way of setting you down
Of setting you down