Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 120 times, most recently at Randy Now's Man Cave on October 09, 2021. He first performed it at BBC Radio 1 - Saturday Live on September 15, 1984, 37 years earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
Gotta Let This Hen Out! Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Midnight Music Album 1985
A Soft Boy No More Robyn Hitchcock Blue Lake Records Bootleg 1988
Stand Back, Dennis! Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Bootleg 1994
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Yep Roc Records EP 2007
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
BBC Radio 1 - Saturday Live Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/15/1984
Hope & Anchor "Robyn Hitchcock & Chums" (First Egyptians gig) London England UK 09/29/1984
Dingwalls Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 11/17/1984
The Bell Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 12/17/1984
Onkel Pö Robyn Hitchcock Hamburg Germany 02/17/1985
Dingwalls Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 03/15/1985
Institute of Contemporary Arts Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 03/23/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/21/1985
Marquee Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 04/27/1985
Clarendon Hotel Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 05/17/1985
Institute of Contemporary Arts Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 05/23/1985
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
Continental Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Austin Texas US 06/29/1985
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
Patio Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Indianapolis Indiana US 11/20/1985
688 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 11/22/1985
UCSD Gym Steps Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Diego California US 03/13/1986
I-Beam Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 03/17/1986
Starry Night Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 03/21/1986
Moore Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 03/22/1986
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/26/1986
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 03/27/1986
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 03/28/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 03/30/1986
Zentrum Zoo Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tubingen Germany 04/13/1986
Metropol Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Aachen Germany 04/15/1986
Rose Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cologne Germany 04/16/1986
Fabrik Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hamburg Germany 04/20/1986
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
Nectarine Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/10/1986
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 11/13/1986
Haverford College, Founders Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Haverford Pennsylvania US 11/15/1986
I-Beam Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 11/17/1986
One Step Beyond Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Santa Clara California US 11/18/1986
Berkeley Square Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley California US 11/19/1986
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/23/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 11/25/1986
Teatro Ambra Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Turin Italy 02/09/1987
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/05/1987
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Manchester England UK 02/09/1988
Zap Club Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/16/1988
Hackney Empire Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/17/1988
Uptown Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Athens Georgia US 03/25/1988
Centre Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 03/26/1988
Graffiti Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 04/05/1988
St. Andrew's Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Detroit Michigan US 04/07/1988
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 04/13/1988
John Anson Ford Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 04/15/1988
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/05/1988
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/24/1988
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/29/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/31/1988
Paradise Lounge Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 08/02/1988
Bumbershoot Festival - Seattle Center Coliseum Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 09/05/1988
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 09/10/1988
Inkstick Shibura Factory Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tokyo Japan 09/16/1988
Virgin Megastore Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/01/1988
The Rat Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 04/30/1989
Turtle's Records Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 05/05/1989
1313 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charlotte North Carolina US 06/10/1989
St. Andrew's Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Detroit Michigan US 06/28/1989
Blue Wall (UMass) Robyn Hitchcock Amherst Massachusetts US 09/23/1989
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 09/24/1989
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/27/1989
Pine Street Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/28/1989
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/05/1989
Yaki Da Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Gothenburg Sweden 10/27/1989
Kulturbolaget Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Malmo Sweden 10/28/1989
Hultsfred Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hultsfred Sweden 11/08/1989
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 04/23/1990
Greenstreets Robyn Hitchcock Columbia South Carolina US 04/28/1990
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 05/04/1990
Old Nick's Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham Alabama US 05/08/1990
Tipitina's Robyn Hitchcock New Orleans Louisiana US 05/11/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 05/19/1990
Belly Up Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Solana Beach California US 05/24/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/26/1990
Crest Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 07/06/1990
Maintenance Shop Robyn Hitchcock Ames Iowa US 07/23/1990
Lounge Ax Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/27/1990
SUNY, Binghamton Robyn Hitchcock Binghamton New York US 10/02/1990
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/09/1990
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/11/1990
The Haunt Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 10/13/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 10/18/1990
Bogart's Robyn Hitchcock Cincinnati Ohio US 10/20/1990
Stache's Robyn Hitchcock Columbus Ohio US 10/21/1990
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 10/25/1990
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 12/30/1990
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Baltimore Maryland US 01/01/1991
Borderline Bingo Hand Job London England UK 03/14/1991
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 06/04/1991
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 05/07/1992
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 07/15/1992
Powerhaus The Soft Boys London England UK 10/17/1992
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
Monty Hall Robyn Hitchcock Jersey City New Jersey US 02/15/2018
Firehouse Center For The Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock Newburyport Massachusetts US 02/17/2018
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/25/2018
Green Heaven Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Hội An Vietnam 12/07/2018
Columbus Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Providence Rhode Island US 11/23/2019
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/02/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/09/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor & Terry Edwards London England UK 06/18/2021
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 10/09/2021

Lyrics

Sometimes I wish I was a pretty girl
So I could wreck myself in the shower
Sometimes I wish I was a pretty girl
So I could wreck myself in the shower

Been on my own so long
I can't tell left from wrong
Bloody red bats squelching offal
Foaming mutilations in the kiss of death

Sometimes I wish I was a pretty girl
So I could wreck myself in the shower
Sometimes I wish I was a pretty girl
So I could wreck myself in the shower

Been on my own all night
I can't tell left from right
Baby come back, give me fever
Cauterize this passion with a blood red kiss

Sometimes I wish I was a pretty girl
So I could wreck myself in the shower
Sometimes I wish I was a pretty girl
So I could ____/stab myself in the shower
Sometimes I wish I was a
So I could

<Alternates>
Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait   16a

Sometimes I   23a