The President Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 50 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on May 29, 2020. He first performed it at Irving Plaza on June 21, 1985, 34 years and 11 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Element of Light Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Glass Fish Records Album 1986
A Soft Boy No More Robyn Hitchcock Blue Lake Records Bootleg 1988
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Irving Plaza Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 06/21/1985
Cabaret Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 06/22/1985
Club Lingerie Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 06/28/1985
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 08/01/1985
Irving Plaza Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 08/02/1985
Jonathan Swift's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge Massachusetts US 08/03/1985
Electric Screen Cinema Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 09/06/1985
Mountford Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Liverpool England UK 10/25/1985
UMIST Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Manchester England UK 10/26/1985
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 11/09/1985
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/13/1985
7th St. Entry Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/16/1985
7th St. Entry Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/17/1985
Mabel's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Champaign Illinois US 11/19/1985
688 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 11/22/1985
I-Beam Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 03/17/1986
Berkeley Square Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley California US 03/19/1986
Starry Night Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 03/21/1986
Moore Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 03/22/1986
Town Pump Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Vancouver British Columbia Canada 03/24/1986
BBC Andy Kershaw Session Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/14/1986
BBC Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 05/29/1986
Norwich Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Norwich England UK 06/06/1986
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 06/10/1986
Glastonbury Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pilton England UK 06/21/1986
CND Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pilton England UK 06/22/1986
[unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 10/03/1986
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 11/01/1986
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 11/02/1986
Cabaret Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 11/07/1986
MyWay Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Piacenza Italy 02/10/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/30/1988
All Saints Centre Robyn Hitchcock Lewes England UK 06/17/1995
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 09/25/1995
Berbati's Pan Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/27/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/19/1996
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/13/1997
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 06/06/1997
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/09/1997
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/21/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/30/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/24/2004
Cedar Cultural Center (moved from First Avenue) Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/03/2004
Air America - Majority Report Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/08/2004
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 Portland Oregon US 03/03/2006
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2016
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/27/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/29/2020

Lyrics

The President is talking to us through a microphone
Like he's trying to pack his mother off
To an old people's home

I know you're out there
I know you're out there somewhere
I know you're out there
When I hear the word "Democracy"
I reach for my headphones

He's the president of Europe and he's talking to the dead
They're the only ones who'll listen or believe a word he said
You know I'm out here
But you can't see me, darlin'
You know I'm out here
When I hear the word "Security"
I reach for my shotgun

Whoa-oo-whoa-oo-oh

He's standing in a cemetery inside the western zone
I listen on the radio, I'm glad I'm not alone
I know you're out there
I know you're out there somewhere
God knows you're out there

I can almost hear it raining
I can almost hear it raining
I can almost hear it raining

<Alternates>
But you can't see me, can you?      12a

<Notes>
Hanns Johst, a german playwright of the Nazi era, wrote
"Wenn ich Kultur hore... entsichere ich meinen Browning"
(When I hear the word "Culture", I reach for my Browning (rifle)).