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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 64 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on March 19, 2025. He first performed it at Maxwell's (Late show) on September 22, 1989, 35 years and 5 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Eye Robyn Hitchcock Twin/Tone; Glass Fish Records Album 1990
More Hits From Mid America Robyn Hitchcock Twin/Tone Records Compilation 1992
Live At the Cambridge Folk Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Strange Fruit/BBC Album 1998
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Maxwell's (Late show) Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 09/22/1989
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/05/1989
Flood Zone Robyn Hitchcock Richmond Virginia US 04/24/1990
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/30/1990
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 05/03/1990
Einstein a-Go-Go Robyn Hitchcock Jacksonville Beach Florida US 05/06/1990
Club Dada Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 05/16/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 05/19/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/25/1990
Bogart's Robyn Hitchcock Cincinnati Ohio US 10/20/1990
Stache's Robyn Hitchcock Columbus Ohio US 10/21/1990
After The Gold Rush Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tempe Arizona US 07/07/1992
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 07/10/1992
Wadsworth Arts Centre, UCLA Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 07/11/1992
Edge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Palo Alto California US 07/13/1992
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 07/14/1992
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 07/29/1992
Cambridge Folk Festival - Cherry Hinton Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge England UK 07/31/1992
Dingwalls (Jongleurs) Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/02/1995
Poor David's Pub Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 03/16/1995
SXSW - University of Texas Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 03/18/1995
Tin Angel Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/25/1995
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 03/28/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/30/1995
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 04/04/1995
Citadel Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock St. Helens England UK 05/13/1995
The Three Kings Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/1995
The Horseshoe Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 07/24/2002
Calgary Folk Music Festival Robyn Hitchcock Calgary Alberta Canada 07/27/2002
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Schubas Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 03/31/2005
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/17/2011
The Bell House Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2011
St. Leonard's Church Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/26/2011
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 01/21/2012
Ozen Bar Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 03/22/2012
La Cigale Robyn Hitchcock Buenos Aires Argentina 09/29/2012
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/13/2012
The Dock Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 03/24/2016
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 06/15/2017
Levontin7 Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv Israel 02/01/2020
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 02/27/2020
The Chapel Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/03/2020
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock San Diego California US 03/05/2020
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 06/24/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/26/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/23/2021
City Winery (Pier 57) Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/12/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/24/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/30/2022
Stoughton Opera House Robyn Hitchcock Stoughton Wisconsin US 04/19/2022
The Burl Robyn Hitchcock Lexington Kentucky US 04/23/2022
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/23/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 05/29/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock New London Connecticut US 07/14/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/19/2022
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 11/10/2022
Christ Church United Robyn Hitchcock Lowell Massachusetts US 04/26/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 12/11/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 12/18/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 02/12/2025
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 02/21/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 03/19/2025

Lyrics

Every day the satellite
Seems to be the door of someone's reach
Every day the satellite
Seems a little further on the beach

Satellites and stags                       
I'm growing Betsy in a bag
And she don't mind
As long as things are round

Every day the satellite
Jerky little canister of gold             
Who's to be the satellite
With inches of whole Betsy growing cold

I'm into you so far
I'm out the other side
And orbiting is just a waste of time      

Next time I get into you
I swear to God I won't come out again
Swear to God I won't come out again

Satellites and stags
I'm growing Betsy in a bag                
And she don't mind
As long as things are round

Every day the satellite
Seems a little further out of reach